Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
Manuscript ID	25931
Country	United States

Received	2016-03-27 09:25
Peer-Review Started	2016-03-27 18:13
To Make the First Decision	2016-05-13 16:31
Return for Revision	2016-05-14 20:22
Revised	2016-05-17 07:51
Second Decision	2016-06-29 10:54
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2016-06-29 21:54
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2016-07-13 11:53
Articles in Press	2016-07-13 11:53
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Typeset the Manuscript	2016-08-29 17:14
Publish the Manuscript Online	2016-09-12 10:43

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Cohort Study
Article Title	Association between serum vitamin D levels and gastric cancer: A retrospective chart analysis
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Neil Vyas, Rafael Ching Companioni, Melik Tiba, Hassan Alkhawam, Carmine Catalano, Robert Sogomonian, Joel Baum and Aaron Walfish
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Neil Vyas, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Elmhurst Hospital Center, 79-01 Broadway, Elmhurst, NY 11373, United States. neil.vyas@mssm.edu
Key Words	Gastric cancer; Adenocarcinoma; Vitamin D
Core Tip	In recent years, vitamin D deficiency (VDd) has been associated with several gastrointestinal malignancies largely mediated by vitamin D receptors. It affects multiple cellular processes such as inhibiting differentiation, metastasis, proliferation and inducing apoptosis and cell cycle arrest. All these mechanisms support vitamin D’s anti-cancer role. VDd removes the tumorigenic activity that it elicits from regulating cell cycle, inhibiting cellular proliferation, angiogenesis and molecular signaling. Several studies have revealed that vitamin D3 substantially promotes apoptosis in undifferentiated gastric malignant cells, specifically HCG-27. A retrospective research was conducted to find an association between vitamin D serum levels and gastric cancer.
Publish Date	2016-09-12 10:43
Citation	Vyas N, Companioni RC, Tiba M, Alkhawam H, Catalano C, Sogomonian R, Baum J, Walfish A. Association between serum vitamin D levels and gastric cancer: A retrospective chart analysis. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2016; 8(9): 688-694
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v8/i9/688.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v8.i9.688

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