Center for Energy Balance Journal Club
Transdisciplinary Energy Balance Journal Club is open to all!
Our journal club meets the second Friday of every month from 12-1 p.m. to discuss breaking state-of-the-science research related to Energy Balance. The transdisciplinary journal club on energy balance in cancer brings researchers from multiple disciplines together to examine a different energy balance-related topic each month. Our moderators discuss current research ranging from basic mechanisms of energy balance and cancer, effect of energy balance on clinical outcomes, behavior change and exercise, diet, and obesity, and public health implications. Our intent is to highlight the translational and multi-disciplinary nature of energy balance research and facilitate communication among interested researchers. Future topics include:
- Visceral adiposity
- Selection of animal models for energy balance research
- Circadian rhythms in energy balance-related behaviors and effects on weight changes
- Health disparities related to visceral adiposity
- And more!
Regular Moderators: Ann Klopp, Susan Schembre, and Rosemarie Schmandt
Upcoming Journal Club
October 11, 2013
Animal Models and Physical Activity
- Basterfield L, Reul JM, Mathers JC. Impact of Physical Activity on Intestinal Cancer Development in Mice.
- Bradley RL, Jeon JY, Liu FF, Maratos-Flier E. Voluntary exercise improves insulin sensitivity and adipose tissue inflammation in diet-induced obese mice.
- Phillip B, Roland CL, Daniluk J, Liu Y, et al. A High-Fat Diet Activates Oncogenic Kras and COX2 to Induce Development of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma in Mice.
Past Journal Clubs
September 13, 2013
Gut Microbiome - Debugging the Obesity and Cancer Link
- Everard et al. (2013) Cross-talk between Akkermansia muciniphila and intestinal epithelium controls diet-induced obesity.
- Chen et al. (2013) Decreased dietary fiber intake and structural alteration of gut microbiota in patients with advanced colorectal adenoma.
August 9, 2013
Built Environment & Fast Food Density
- Reitzel LR, Regan SD, Nguyen N, Cromley EK, Strong LL, Wetter DW, McNeill LH. Density and proximity of fast food restaurants and body mass index among African Americans.
- Strong LS, Reitzel LR, Wetter DW, & McNeill LH). Associations of Perceived Neighborhood Physical and Social Environments With Physical Activity & Television Viewing in African-American Men & Women.
July 12, 2013
Obesity and the Brain & Food Addictions. Can you be addicted to food?
- Volkow ND et al. (2013). Obesity and addiction - neurological overlaps.
- Ziaddeen H. and Fletcher P.C. (2013). Is food addiction a valid and useful concept?
June 14, 2013
Sound Mind, Sound Body: A Role for BDNF* in Cancer Prevention (*brain-derived neurotrophic factor)
- Can a Stimulating Life Ward Off Cancer? By Jocelyn Kaiser
- Cao, L., et al. (2010). Environmental and genetic activation of a brain-adipocyte BDNF/leptin axis causes cancer remission and inhibition
- Kappeler, L. & Meaney, M. (2010). Enriching stress research.
May 10, 2013
The Impact of Diabetes and Antidiabetic Treatments on Cancer
- He, X. et al. (2011). Metformin and thiazolidinediones are associated with improved breast cancer-specific survival of diabetic women with HER21 breast cancer
- He, X. et al. (2011). Thiazolidinediones and metformin associated with improved survival of diabetic prostate cancer patients
- Pan, J. et al. (2012). Differential impact of structurally different anti-diabetic drugs on proliferation and chemosensitivity of acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells
- Vu, K. et al. (2012). A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Intensive Insulin Regimen in Patients With Hyperglycemic Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
April 12, 2013
Fat or Fiction? The Myths, Presumptions and Facts about Obesity
March 8, 2013
Meeting in the Middle... The Bio-Behavioral Determinants of Visceral Adiposity
- Ekelund, U. et al. (2011). Physical activity and gain in abdominal adiposity and body weight: prospective cohort study in 288,498 men and women.
- Nieuwenhuizen, A. et al. (2008). The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal-axis in the regulation of energy balance.
- Schembre, S. et al. (2012). Associations between weight-related eating behaviors and adiposity in postmenopausal Japanese American and white women
February 8, 2013
Location, Location, Location... Why Visceral Fat Matters!
- Finley, D. et al. (2009). Periprostatic Adipose Tissue as a Modulator of Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness.
- Klopp, A. et al. (2012). Omental Adipose Tissue-Derived Stromal Cells Promote Vascularization and Growth of Endometrial Tumors.
- Tchernof, A. et al. (2013). Pathophysiology of Human Visceral Obesity: An Update.
June's Journal Club Teaser... Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) and Obesity
Please contact us with any energy balance-related topics or publications that you want to see discussed in the future!
Upcoming Events
October 10, 2013
Cancer Prevention and Control Grand Rounds
Technology based approaches to obesity prevention and treatment
Dr. Deborah Tate
8:00-9:00 a.m.
CPB 8 Rm 7 & Rm 8
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October 11, 2013
Energy Balance Journal Club
Animal Models and Physical Activity
Dr. Rosie Schmandt & Dr. Zobeida Cruz-Monserrate
12:00-1:00 p.m.
FCT 3.4166 Rm 2 & Rm 7 Add Event to Calendar
October 15, 2013
Integrative Medicine Program Lecture Series
Why Do We Need to Invest in Dietary Chemoprevention?
Dr. Robert Chapkin
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Hickey Auditorium (R11.1400) Learn more
February 12, 2014
Center for Energy Balance in Cancer Prevention & Survivorship Retreat
CPB 8
7:30a.m.-3p.m. Learn more