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Faith Moves Mountains: A Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Appalachian Wellness & Cancer Prevention Program

ABSTRACT: The study purpose is to evaluate the effectiveness of a set of culturally appropriate, faith-placed lay health advisor interventions aimed at facilitating smoking cessation and increasing cancer screening among Appalachian participants.

DISEASE(S): Uterine Cervical Neoplasms,Lung Cancer,Cervical Cancer,Colorectal Cancer,Colorectal Neoplasms,Breast Cancer

PROVIDER: 2108167 | ecrin-mdr-crc |

REPOSITORIES: ECRIN MDR

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Project description:Background: Epigenetics is involved in various human diseases. Smoking is one of the most common environmental factors causing epigenetic changes. The DNA methylation changes and mechanisms after quitting smoking have not yet been defined. The present study examined the changes in DNA methylation level before and after short-term smoking cessation and explored the potential mechanism. Methods: Whole blood and clinical data were collected in 8 patients before and after short-term smoking cessation, DNA methylation was assessed, and differentially methylated sites were analyzed, followed by a comprehensive analysis of the differentially methylated sites with clinical data. GO/KEGG enrichment and protein-protein interaction (PPI) network identified the hub genes. The differentially methylated sites were detected by GEO2R between former smoking and current smoking in GSE50660 from the GEO database. Then, a Venn analysis was carried out using the differentially methylated sites. GO/KEGG enrichment analysis was performed on the genes corresponding to the common DNA methylation sites, the PPI network was constructed, and hub genes were predicted. The enriched genes associated with the cell cycle were selected, and the gene expression was analyzed in pan-cancer based on the TCGA database. Results: Most of the DNA methylation levels were decreased after short-term smoking cessation; a total of 694 hypermethylated CPG sites and 3184 hypomethylated CPG sites were identified. The DNA methylation levels altered according to the clinical data (body weight, expiratory, and tobacco dependence score). Enrichment analysis, construction of PPI network, and pan-cancer analysis suggested that smoking cessation may be involved in various biological processes. Conclusions: Smoking cessation leads to epigenetic changes, mainly observed in the decline of most DNA methylation levels. Bioinformatics further identified the biologically relevant changes after short-term smoking cessation.

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Faith Moves Mountains: A Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Appalachian Wellness & Cancer Prevention Program

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