eprintid: 99 rev_number: 7 eprint_status: archive userid: 2 importid: 0 dir: disk0/00/00/00/99 datestamp: 2021-05-31 14:17:25 lastmod: 2021-06-30 15:38:30 status_changed: 2021-05-31 14:17:25 type: article succeeds: 0 commentary: 0 metadata_visibility: show item_issues_count: 0 sword_depositor: 0 creators_name: Persano, Luca creators_name: Zagoura, Dimitra creators_name: Louisse, Jochem creators_name: Pistollato, Francesca creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: francesca.pistollato@uneatlantico.es title: Role of Environmental Chemicals, Processed Food Derivatives, and Nutrients in the Induction of Carcinogenesis ispublished: pub subjects: uneat_sn divisions: uneatlantico_produccion_cientifica full_text_status: none abstract: In recent years it has been hypothesized that cancer stem cells (CSCs) are the actual driving force of tumor formation, highlighting the need to specifically target CSCs to successfully eradicate cancer growth and recurrence. Particularly, the deregulation of physiological signaling pathways controlling stem cell proliferation, self-renewal, differentiation, and metabolism is currently considered as one of the leading determinants of cancer formation. Given their peculiar, slow-dividing phenotype and their ability to respond to multiple microenvironmental stimuli, stem cells appear to be more susceptible to genetic and epigenetic carcinogens, possibly undergoing mutations resulting in tumor formation. In particular, some animal-derived bioactive nutrients and metabolites known to affect the hormonal milieu, and also chemicals derived from food processing and cooking, have been described as possible carcinogenic factors. Here, we review most recent literature in this field, highlighting how some environmental toxicants, some specific nutrients and their secondary products can induce carcinogenesis, possibly impacting stem cells and their niches, thus causing tumor growth. date: 2015-00-00 date_type: published publication: Stem Cells and Development volume: 24 number: 20 pagerange: 2337-2352 pages: 0 id_number: doi:10.1089/scd.2015.0081 refereed: TRUE issn: 1547-3287 official_url: http://doi.org/10.1089/scd.2015.0081 num_pieces: 0 gscholar_impact: 0 gscholar_datestamp: 0000-00-00 00:00:00 citation: Artículo Materias > Alimentación Universidad Europea del Atlántico > Investigación > Producción Científica SIN ESPECIFICAR SIN ESPECIFICAR In recent years it has been hypothesized that cancer stem cells (CSCs) are the actual driving force of tumor formation, highlighting the need to specifically target CSCs to successfully eradicate cancer growth and recurrence. Particularly, the deregulation of physiological signaling pathways controlling stem cell proliferation, self-renewal, differentiation, and metabolism is currently considered as one of the leading determinants of cancer formation. Given their peculiar, slow-dividing phenotype and their ability to respond to multiple microenvironmental stimuli, stem cells appear to be more susceptible to genetic and epigenetic carcinogens, possibly undergoing mutations resulting in tumor formation. In particular, some animal-derived bioactive nutrients and metabolites known to affect the hormonal milieu, and also chemicals derived from food processing and cooking, have been described as possible carcinogenic factors. Here, we review most recent literature in this field, highlighting how some environmental toxicants, some specific nutrients and their secondary products can induce carcinogenesis, possibly impacting stem cells and their niches, thus causing tumor growth. metadata Persano, Luca; Zagoura, Dimitra; Louisse, Jochem y Pistollato, Francesca mail SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, francesca.pistollato@uneatlantico.es (2015) Role of Environmental Chemicals, Processed Food Derivatives, and Nutrients in the Induction of Carcinogenesis. Stem Cells and Development, 24 (20). pp. 2337-2352. ISSN 1547-3287