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SUBMITTER: Chen L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4899266 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Liang L Duan Zhigang Z Tinker Lesley L Sangi-Haghpeykar Haleh H Strickler Howard H Ho Gloria Y F GY Gunter Marc J MJ Rohan Thomas T Logsdon Craig C White Donna L DL Royse Kathryn K El-Serag Hashem B HB Jiao Li L
Cancer epidemiology 20160418
<h4>Objectives</h4>Receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) expressed on adipocytes and immune cells can bind to ligand N(ε)-(carboxymethyl)-lysine (CML) and trigger dysregulation of adipokines and chronic inflammation. Soluble RAGE (sRAGE) mitigates the detrimental effect of RAGE. We examined the associations between circulating levels of CML-AGE and sRAGE and colorectal cancer (CRC).<h4>Methods</h4>In a case-cohort study of the Women's Health Initiative Study, blood levels of CML-AG ...[more]