BACKGROUND & AIMS:
:Vitamin D and its analogues exhibit potent antitumor effects in many tissues, including the pancreas. Normal and malignant pancreatic tissues were recently shown to express high levels of vitamin D 1-alpha-hydroxylase, which converts circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D to active 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D. We examined associations between dietary intake of vitamin D, calcium, and retinol and subsequent risk for pancreatic cancer. We conducted prospective studies in cohorts of 46,771 men ages 40 to 75 years as of 1986 (the Health Professionals Follow-up Study), and 75,427 women ages 38 to 65 years as of 1984 (the Nurses' Health Study), documenting incident pancreatic cancer through the year 2000. Diet was ascertained by semiquantitative food-frequency questionnaire. We identified 365 incident cases of pancreatic cancer over 16 years of follow-up. Compared with participants in the lowest category of total vitamin D intake (<150 IU/d), pooled multivariate relative risks for pancreatic cancer were 0.78 [95% confidence interval (95% CI), 0.59-1.01] for 150 to 299 IU/d, 0.57 (95% CI, 0.40-0.83) for 300 to 449 IU/d, 0.56 (95% CI, 0.36-0.87) for 450 to 599 IU/d, and 0.59 (95% CI, 0.40-0.88) for >/=600 IU/d (P(trend) = 0.01). These associations may be stronger in men than women. After adjusting for vitamin D intake, calcium and retinol intakes were not associated with pancreatic cancer risk. In two U.S. cohorts, higher intakes of vitamin D were associated with lower risks for pancreatic cancer. Our results point to a potential role for vitamin D in the pathogenesis and prevention of pancreatic cancer.
背景与目标:
维生素D及其类似物在包括胰腺在内的许多组织中均显示出强大的抗肿瘤作用。最近显示正常和恶性胰腺组织表达高水平的维生素D1-α-羟化酶,可将循环中的25-羟基维生素D转化为活性1,25-二羟基维生素D。视黄醇和随后的胰腺癌风险。截至1986年,我们对46,771名40-75岁的男性(健康专业人员随访研究)和75,427名38-65岁的女性(队列1984年)(护士健康研究)进行了前瞻性研究,记录了胰腺癌的发生情况。到2000年。通过半定量食物频率问卷确定饮食。在16年的随访中,我们确定了365例胰腺癌事件病例。与总维生素D摄入量最低的类别(<150 IU / d)的参与者相比,胰腺癌的汇总多元相对风险为0.78 [95%置信区间(95%CI),0.59-1.01],范围为150至299 IU / d,对于300至449 IU / d为0.57(95%CI,0.40-0.83),对于450至599 IU / d为0.56(95%CI,0.36-0.87),对于0.59(95%CI,0.40-0.88) > / = 600 IU / d(P(趋势)= 0.01)。这些联系在男性中可能比女性更强。在调整了维生素D的摄入量之后,钙和视黄醇的摄入量与胰腺癌的风险无关。在美国的两个队列中,维生素D的摄入量增加与胰腺癌的风险降低有关。我们的研究结果表明维生素D在胰腺癌的发病机理和预防中的潜在作用。