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| Title |
Leucine supplementation differentially enhances pancreatic cancer growth in lean and overweight mice
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Cancer & Metabolism, March 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/2049-3002-2-6 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Kristyn A Liu, Laura M Lashinger, Audrey J Rasmussen, Stephen D Hursting |
| Abstract |
The risk of pancreatic cancer, the 4th deadliest cancer for both men and women in the United States, is increased by obesity. Calorie restriction (CR) is a well-known dietary regimen that prevents or reverses obesity and suppresses tumorigenesis in a variety of animal models, at least in part via inhibition of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling. Branched-chain amino acids (BCAA), especially leucine, activate mTOR and enhance growth and proliferation of myocytes and epithelial cells, which is why leucine is a popular supplement among athletes. Leucine is also increasingly being used as a treatment for pancreatic cancer cachexia, but the effects of leucine supplementation on pancreatic tumor growth have not been elucidated. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 5 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 40% |
| Norway | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 2 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 60% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
| Scientists | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 79 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 79 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 22% |
| Researcher | 11 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 12 | 15% |
| Unknown | 17 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 18 | 23% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 13 | 16% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 15% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 6 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 6 | 8% |
| Unknown | 20 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. 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 13 February 2016.
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