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Caloric restriction and cancer: molecular mechanisms and clinical implications
Ophélie Meynet1, Jean-Ehrland Ricci2
1Inserm, U1065, Centre Méditerranéen de Médecine Moléculaire (C3M), Équipe "Contrôle Métabolique des Morts Cellulaires", 06204 Cedex 3, Nice, France; Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis, Faculté de Médecine, 06100, Nice, France.
Abstract:
Caloric restriction (CR) is currently the most robust environmental intervention known to increase healthy life and prolong lifespan in several models, from yeast to mice. Although the protective effect of CR on the incidence of cancer is well established, its impact on tumor cell responses to chemotherapeutic treatment is currently being investigated. Interestingly, the molecular mechanisms required to extend lifespan upon reduced food intake are being evaluated, and these mechanisms may offer new opportunities for therapeutic intervention. In addition, new findings suggest a beneficial effect of CR in enhancing the efficiency of tumor cell killing by chemotherapeutic drugs and inducing an anticancer immune response.
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