ReviewBiological trace element research2024
Zinc Deficiency as a General Feature of Cancer: a Review of the Literature.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.
- Serum Levels of Zinc and Copper in Patients with Endometrial Cancer: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Biological trace element research · 2025Pooled it
- Silymarin and Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Attenuate Experimental Colon Cancer in Rats Through Crosstalk of miR-192 and β-Catenin Pathways.Biomolecules · 2026Article
- Circulating CD28Journal of translational medicine · 2026Article
- The Exchangeable Copper-Zinc Ratio Links Sex Hormones, Tumor Burden, and Epithelial Remodeling in Colorectal Cancer.Biomolecules · 2026Article
- Plasma Copper and Zinc Levels in Ataxia-Telangiectasia.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- A Universal Framework for Blood Ionome Extraction and Intelligent Quality Control inAnalytical chemistry · 2026Article
- Metal-Based Therapeutic Approaches for Overcoming Cancer Drug Resistance: Mechanisms, Drug Delivery Strategies, and Clinical Perspectives.Oncology research · 2026Review
- Blood and cerebrospinal fluid metallomics uncover mercury, chromium, and iron alterations inJournal of Parkinson's disease · 2025Article
- Cisplatin-Induced Skeletal Muscle Atrophy: Biomolecular Mechanisms and the Protective Role of Exercise-Induced Myokines.Biomolecules · 2025Review
- The multifaceted role of hair as a biospecimen: recent advances in precision medicine and forensic science.Experimental & molecular medicine · 2025Review
- Exchangeable Copper Excess and Zinc Deficiency in the Serum of Patients with Colorectal Cancer.Biological trace element research · 2025Article
- Zinc, copper, copper-to-zinc ratio, and other biometals in blood serum and tumor tissue of patients with colorectal cancer.Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine · 2025Article
- Short-term oral zinc supplementation enhances Natural Killer cell functionality and decreases circulating Innate Lymphoid Cell counts and frequencies in healthy young adults.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Article
- Zinc as a Mechanism-Based Strategy for Mitigation of Metals Toxicity.Current environmental health reports · 2025Review
- Hepatic zinc deficiency dampens the acute phase response in patients with alcohol-associated hepatitis.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- Protective role of dietary zinc on DNA damage, oxidative stress, and metal toxicity.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2025Review
- The role of redox-active iron, copper, manganese, and redox-inactive zinc in toxicity, oxidative stress, and human diseases.EXCLI journal · 2025Review
- Mortality and cardiorenal outcomes among heart failure patients with zinc deficiency: a multicenter retrospective cohort study of 8,290 patients.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Selenium, Zinc, and Plasma Total Antioxidant Status and the Risk of Colorectal Adenoma and Cancer.Metabolites · 2024Article
- Trace element zinc metabolism and its relation to tumors.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Review
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Abstract
Trace elements are minerals that are present in very low concentrations in the human body and yet are crucial for a wide range of physiological functions. Zinc, the second most abundant trace element, is obtained primarily from the diet. After being taken up in the intestine, zinc is distributed to various target organs, where it plays key roles in processes such as immunity, protein folding, apoptosis, and antioxidant activity. Given the important role of zinc in a wide range of enzymatic reactions and physiological processes, zinc deficiency has been identified in a variety of diseases, notably cancer. In recent years, multiple meta-analyses and reviews looking at zinc levels in individual cancer types have been published, as have a plethora of primary studies demonstrating a link between low zinc levels and specific types of cancer. In this review, we summarize recent evidence implicating low zinc concentrations in serum or tissues as a characteristic in a wide range of cancers. We also discuss preliminary findings indicating that zinc level measurement could ultimately become a useful clinical tool for cancer diagnosis and predicting outcomes in patients with cancer. Finally, we suggest future directions for further elucidating the role of zinc deficiency in cancer development and progression.
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