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Broccoli, PTEN deletion and prostate cancer: where is the link?

Overview of attention for article published in Molecular Cancer, December 2010
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Title
Broccoli, PTEN deletion and prostate cancer: where is the link?
Published in
Molecular Cancer, December 2010
DOI 10.1186/1476-4598-9-308
Pubmed ID
Authors

Giovanni Appendino, Alberto Bardelli

Abstract

The concept that vegetables and fruits are relevant sources of cancer-preventive substances is strongly supported by population studies. Among others, cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts are thought to affect the development of various types of cancers and especially prostate tumors. Yet, the identification of the molecular mechanisms by which the 'active' compounds contained in these vegetables mediate their anticancer activity has historically lagged behind. Accordingly, direct laboratory evidence of how individual nutrients affect cancer genes and the pathways they control remains the major obstacle to progress in this research field. Here we review a recent report investigating the interaction between sulforaphane, a dietary isothiocyanate derived from broccoli, and expression of the PTEN tumor suppressor gene in pre malignant prostate tissue.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Portugal 2 5%
Germany 1 2%
Canada 1 2%
Unknown 37 90%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 6 15%
Student > Bachelor 6 15%
Researcher 5 12%
Student > Master 5 12%
Professor > Associate Professor 4 10%
Other 8 20%
Unknown 7 17%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 13 32%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 10 24%
Nursing and Health Professions 4 10%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 5%
Engineering 2 5%
Other 2 5%
Unknown 8 20%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 8. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 23 April 2015.
All research outputs
#4,760,313
of 25,374,647 outputs
Outputs from Molecular Cancer
#389
of 1,919 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#29,251
of 190,767 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Molecular Cancer
#8
of 14 outputs
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