* Dietary fat, bile acid metabolism and colorectal cancer.
- Colorectal cancer (CRC) risk is predominantly driven by environmental factors, in particular diet. A high intake of dietary fat has been implicated as a risk factor inducing the formation of pre-neoplastic lesions (e.g., adenomatous polyps) and/or exacerbating colonic tumorigenesis. Recent data attributed the tumor-promoting activity of high-fat diets to their effects on gut microbiota composition and metabolism, in particular with regard to bile acids. Bile acids are synthesized in the liver in response to dietary fat and facilitate lipid absorption in the small intestine. The majority of bile acids is re-absorbed during small intestinal transit and subjected to enterohepatic circulation. Bile acids entering the colon undergo complex biotransformation performed by gut bacteria, resulting in secondary bile acids that show tumor-promoting activity. Excessive dietary fat leads to high levels of secondary bile acids in feces and primes the gut microbiota to bile acid metabolism. This promotes an altered overall bile acid pool, which activates or restricts intestinal and hepatic cross-signaling of the bile acid receptor, farnesoid X receptor (FXR). Recent studies provided evidence that FXR is a main regulator of bile acid-mediated effects on intestinal tumorigenesis integrating dietary, microbial and genetic risk factors for CRC. Selective FXR agonist or antagonist activity by specific bile acids depends on additional factors (e.g., bile acid concentration, composition of bile acid pool, genetic instability of cells) and, thus, may differ in healthy and tumorigenic conditions in the intestine. In conclusion, fat-mediated alterations of the gut microbiota link bile acid metabolism to CRC risk and colonic tumorigenesis, exemplifying how gut microbial co-metabolism affects colon health.
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Overview of noun risk
The noun risk has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (4) hazard, jeopardy, peril, risk, endangerment -- (a source of danger; a possibility of
incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard")
2. (2) risk, peril, danger -- (a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; "he
saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing")
3. risk, risk of infection -- (the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an
infectious agent has occurred)
4. risk, risk of exposure -- (the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent)
Overview of verb risk
The verb risk has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (8) risk, put on the line, lay on the line -- (expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked
losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line when
she told the boss that he was wrong")
2. (2) gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance -- (take a
risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling")
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