- Breast cancer is a serious cancer type. Researchers are still seeking to understand potential risk factors for breast cancer and ways to modify risk.
- Data from a recent study involving mice helped note the unique link between the gut microbiome and mammary gland expression of microRNA.
- Results further found that consuming flaxseed may influence the link between the gut microbiome and mammary gland microRNA expression, potentially aiding breast cancer prevention.
Researchers are learning more and more about how the microorganisms in the human gut, the gut microbiome, influence other areas of health. In a recent study published in Microbiology Spectrum, researchers wanted to look at the relationship between the gut microbiome and breast cancer risk.
In their research using female mice, researchers found a key connection between the gut microbiome and gene expression. They further found that flaxseed consumption among mice helped reduce breast cancer risk. While more research is needed, the results have potential clinical implications when it comes to reducing breast cancer risk.
Researchers of this current study wanted to understand more about a specific way to modify breast cancer risk. This particular study involved the analysis of data from female mice. Researchers were able to look at components of the gut microbiome and the associated relationship to breast cancer. The
First, they found that the microorganisms in the mice’s guts were related to mammary gland microRNA. They also found that mammary gland microRNA can influence breast cancer development. Study author Dr. Elena M Comelli, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, explained to MNT:
“We found that the relative abundance of certain microbiota…
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