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Food Science 2019

November 11-12, 2019

Food Science and Technology

November 11-12, 2019 | London, UK

3

rd

International Conference on

Volume 3

Applied Food Science Journal

Appl Food Sci J. | Volume 3

Advanced glycation end products: A tumor promoting consequence of Nutrition

David P Turner

Medical University of South Carolina, USA

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ur research has demonstrated that advanced glycation end products (AGEs) derived from diet can directly

impact both pubertal developmental programs and neoplastic growth to increase cancer risk and progression.

Most people are unaware of what AGEs are or the damage they can cause, but we are exposed to them every day

through the lives we lead and the foods that we eat. The Western diet together with more sedentary habits means

that lifestyle-associated AGEs are accumulating in our bodies at a faster rate than ever before. Changes in the AGE

equilibrium due to lifestyle cause protein dysfunction, reduced genetic fidelity, and aberrant cell signaling activation

which we believe contribute to cancer outcomes. Disparity populations defined by AGE-associated risk factors

such as diet, smoking, drinking and physical inactivity often bear a greater cancer burden when compared to the

general population (reviewed by the PI, Cancer Research 2015). Lifestyle associated AGEs therefore may represent

a unifying biological consequence of the social, demographic and environmental risk factors that contribute to

increased cancer incidence and mortality. Early life exposures during mammary development influence the breast

microenvironment to increase breast cancer risk. We show that due to an innate ability to influence the cellular

matrix, dietary AGEs disrupt mammary development during puberty and accelerate tumor growth and progression.

Critically, dietary-AGE mediated effects on pubertal development and tumor growth were dependent upon the

stromal activation of the receptor for AGE (RAGE). Our studies show that dietary-AGE activation of RAGE alters

cytokine profiles and increases immune cell recruitment to produce an activated stroma. An activated stroma was

characterized by the increased recruitment and activation of fibroblasts and macrophages. stromal cells adopt

distinct metabolic patterns which function to maintain the energy requirements needed for cell differentiation and

functionality. Pathway analysis of expression data from excised tumors shows that AGE consumption significantly

impacts energy metabolism through the aberrant expression of MYC regulated transcriptional targets. Our combined

data show that AGEs contained in the foods we eat can impact cancer risk and progression. Due to their links with

lifestyle, both pharmacological and/or interventional strategies aimed at reducing the AGE accumulation pool may

be viewed as universal health care preventive and/or therapeutic initiatives. This may be an attractive option for

populations where lifestyle change is not feasible due to poverty, inability, illness, treatment side effects, time,

apathy and/or depression.

Biography

David Turner has accumulated over 20 years of basic and translational cancer research experience in the UK, Europe and USA and

has a track record of success. Through peer reviewed publications, multiple intercontinental collaborations, and numerous scientific

meetings around the world his work is internationally recognized. His research program has been dedicated to defining the biological

mechanisms involved in promoting cancer with a emphasis on the effects of lifestyle and diet. In order to be successful in his chosen

field he has established working collaborations with a multidisciplinary team of investigators including clinicians, epidemiologists as well

as behavioral and population scientists in order to fully comprehend the translational link between lifestyle, cancer and cancer disparity.

He continues to show a strong commitment to community outreach and has developed bridges with numerous community leaders and

has presented at many community events.

turnerda@musc.edu