Abstract
Background
Higher intakes of cruciferous vegetables or their constituents have been shown to
lower inflammation in animal studies. However, evidence for this anti-inflammatory
effect of cruciferous vegetable consumption in humans is scarce.
Objective/Design
In this cross-sectional analysis, we evaluated associations of vegetable intake with
a panel of inflammatory and oxidative stress markers among 1,005 middle-aged Chinese
women. Dietary intake of foods was assessed by a food frequency questionnaire.
Results
Multivariable-adjusted circulating concentrations of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α),
interlukin-1β (IL-1β), and IL-6 were lower among women with higher intakes of cruciferous
vegetables. The differences in concentrations of inflammatory biomarkers between extreme
quintiles of cruciferous vegetable intake were 12.66% for TNF-α (Ptrend=0.01), 18.18% for IL-1β (Ptrend=0.02), and 24.68% for IL-6 (Ptrend=0.02). A similar, but less apparent, inverse association was found for intakes of
all vegetables combined but not for noncruciferous vegetables. Levels of the urinary
oxidative stress markers F2-isoprostanes and their major metabolite, 2,3-dinor-5,6-dihydro-15-F2t-IsoP, were not associated with intakes of cruciferous vegetables or all vegetables
combined.
Conclusions
This study suggests that the previously observed health benefits of cruciferous vegetable
consumption may be partly associated with the anti-inflammatory effects of these vegetables.
Keywords
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Biography
Y. Jiang is deputy chief, Division of Chronic Disease Control and Prevention, Changning Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China, and a research fellow trainee, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN.
Biography
S.-H. Wu is a research fellow, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN.
Biography
X.-O. Shu is a professor, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN.
Biography
W. Zheng is a professor, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN.
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Q. Cai is an associate professor, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN.
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X. Zhang is an assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN.
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G. Yang is a research associate professor, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN.
Biography
G. L Milne is a research associate professor, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN.
Biography
Y.-B. Xiang is a professor, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Shanghai, China.
Biography
Y.-T. Gao is a professor, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Shanghai, China.
Biography
B.-T. Ji is a staff scientist, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD.
Article info
Publication history
Published online: March 13, 2014
Accepted:
December 10,
2013
Footnotes
STATEMENT OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.
Supplementary materials: Figure 1, Figure 2, and Table 3 available at www.andjrnl.org
FUNDING/SUPPORT This study was supported by Public Health Service grants from the US National Cancer Institute, including grant number R01CA122364 (to G. Yang) for the inflammation and oxidative stress biomarker assays, R37 CA070867 (to W. Zheng) for the baseline data collection and genotyping, and a contract, NO2-CP-11010-66 (to X.-O. Shu) for biospecimen collection. Y. Jiang was supported by a training grant from the Fogarty International Center (D43 TW008313 to X.-O. Shu). G. L. Milne acknowledges support from the Vanderbilt University Center in Molecular Toxicology (NIH P30 ES000267).
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