TY - JOUR
T1 - Whole-food sources of vitamin A more effectively inhibit female rat sexual maturation, mammary gland development, and mammary carcinogenesis than retinyl palmitate
AU - McDaniel, Shauntae M.
AU - O'Neill, Caitlin
AU - Metz, Richard P.
AU - Tarbutton, Elizabeth
AU - Stacewicz-Sapuntzakis, Maria
AU - Heimendinger, Jerianne
AU - Wolfe, Pamela
AU - Thompson, Henry
AU - Schedin, Pepper
PY - 2007/6
Y1 - 2007/6
N2 - Previous work using an adolescent rat model for breast cancer showed increased tumor occurrence in rats fed a chemopreventive dose of vitamin A. Preclinical models for nutrient-cancer interactions utilizing defined diets do not replicate the complexity of the human diet and may be inadequate to investigate food patterns associated with reduced cancer risk in humans. To evaluate this concept, the effects of vitamin A on sexual maturation, mammary gland development, and sensitivity to carcinogenesis were determined in the context of a human food-based diet (whole food diet). At 20 d of age (p20), female rats received either a whole-food diet with adequate levels of vitamin A, a diet with a 5.5-fold increase in vitamin A from fruits and vegetables (S diet), or a diet with a 6.2-fold increase in vitamin A provided as retinyl palmitate (RP diet). To determine the effect of dietary intervention on pubertal mammary gland development, the dietary intervention period was restricted to postnatal d 21-63. Rats were injected with 50 mg 1-methyl-1-nitrosourea/kg body weight at d 66. Compared with adolescent rats that consumed the Ad diet, consumption of S and RP diets reduced mammary cancer multiplicity (relative risk 0.7, P ≤ 0.002), which was associated with a reduction in alveolar gland development. The S diet suppressed the onset of sexual maturation (P < 0.001) and inhibited markers of mammary alveologenesis more than the RP diet. These data demonstrate that the amount and source of vitamin A consumed by adolescent female rats can influence the onset of puberty, mammary gland alveolar development, and breast cancer risk and highlight the relevance of utilizing whole-food diets to evaluate the role of dietary factors in cancer prevention.
AB - Previous work using an adolescent rat model for breast cancer showed increased tumor occurrence in rats fed a chemopreventive dose of vitamin A. Preclinical models for nutrient-cancer interactions utilizing defined diets do not replicate the complexity of the human diet and may be inadequate to investigate food patterns associated with reduced cancer risk in humans. To evaluate this concept, the effects of vitamin A on sexual maturation, mammary gland development, and sensitivity to carcinogenesis were determined in the context of a human food-based diet (whole food diet). At 20 d of age (p20), female rats received either a whole-food diet with adequate levels of vitamin A, a diet with a 5.5-fold increase in vitamin A from fruits and vegetables (S diet), or a diet with a 6.2-fold increase in vitamin A provided as retinyl palmitate (RP diet). To determine the effect of dietary intervention on pubertal mammary gland development, the dietary intervention period was restricted to postnatal d 21-63. Rats were injected with 50 mg 1-methyl-1-nitrosourea/kg body weight at d 66. Compared with adolescent rats that consumed the Ad diet, consumption of S and RP diets reduced mammary cancer multiplicity (relative risk 0.7, P ≤ 0.002), which was associated with a reduction in alveolar gland development. The S diet suppressed the onset of sexual maturation (P < 0.001) and inhibited markers of mammary alveologenesis more than the RP diet. These data demonstrate that the amount and source of vitamin A consumed by adolescent female rats can influence the onset of puberty, mammary gland alveolar development, and breast cancer risk and highlight the relevance of utilizing whole-food diets to evaluate the role of dietary factors in cancer prevention.
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U2 - 10.1093/jn/137.6.1415
DO - 10.1093/jn/137.6.1415
M3 - Article
C2 - 17513400
AN - SCOPUS:34249774591
SN - 0022-3166
VL - 137
SP - 1415
EP - 1422
JO - Journal of Nutrition
JF - Journal of Nutrition
IS - 6
ER -