@article{jfnr20186125,
author={{Jun, Sung-Min and Bishop, Karen S.},
title={An <i>In Silico</i> Study: Can the Modulation of miRNA Expression through a Diet that Promotes the Production of Butyrate and Consumption of Genistein and Quercetin, Impact Cancer?},
journal={Journal of Food and Nutrition Research},
volume={6},
number={12},
pages={748--759},
year={2018},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/jfnr/6/12/5},
issn={2333-1240},
abstract={Diet plays a major role in regulating cancer. Bioactives such as polyphenols and isoflavones found naturally in our food are increasingly being recognised as regulators of interest. These compounds can regulate cancer pathways through microRNAs which are critical in modulating expression of various genes. We carried out a literature review wherein we assessed the impact of three dietary compounds, namely butyrate, genistein and quercetin, on miRNA expression followed by an <i>in silico</i> study utilising DIANA-miRPathv3 software. Our literature search found that miR-34a, miR-200a-3p and miR-200b-3p were modulated by all three compounds while miR-221, miR-222, miR-29a, miR-3935 and miR-574-3p were modulated by both genistein and butyrate and let-7b, miR-194, miR-96-5p and miR-424 were modulated by butyrate and quercetin. The <i>in silico </i>analysis identified key pathways of interest such as ˇ°bladder cancerˇ± which had significant interactions with the miRNAs modulated by the dietary compounds.},
doi={10.12691/jfnr-6-12-5}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}