2020
Skin carotenoids are inversely associated with adiposity in breast cancer survivors
Cartmel B, Anderson C, Irwin ML, Harrigan M, Sanft T, Li F, Gellermann W, Ermakov IV, Ferrucci LM. Skin carotenoids are inversely associated with adiposity in breast cancer survivors. Nutrition Research 2020, 79: 77-86. PMID: 32650223, PMCID: PMC7409553, DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2020.05.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer survivorsSkin carotenoid scoreUsual care groupCancer survivorsSkin carotenoidsBody fatCare groupSerum biomarkersAdiposity measuresLog C-reactive protein levelsBaseline percent body fatObese breast cancer survivorsC-reactive protein levelsDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryStrong associationBreast cancer patientsWeight loss trialStudy of overweightTotal body fatPercent body fatX-ray absorptiometryLog leptinPoor outcomeCancer patientsHip circumference
2014
Skin and plasma carotenoid response to a provided intervention diet high in vegetables and fruit: uptake and depletion kinetics 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 5
Jahns L, Johnson LK, Mayne ST, Cartmel B, Picklo MJ, Ermakov IV, Gellermann W, Whigham LD. Skin and plasma carotenoid response to a provided intervention diet high in vegetables and fruit: uptake and depletion kinetics 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 5. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2014, 100: 930-937. PMID: 25008856, DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.114.086900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin carotenoid statusCarotenoid statusFruit intakeObjective biomarkersPlasma valuesTime pointsSkin carotenoid concentrationLow-carotenoid dietIntervention dietIntervention trialsUsual dietSkin carotenoidsFeeding interventionsPlasma carotenoidsGood biomarkerBaseline concentrationsBlood carotenoidsCarotenoid concentrations
2013
Single v. multiple measures of skin carotenoids by resonance Raman spectroscopy as a biomarker of usual carotenoid status
Scarmo S, Cartmel B, Lin H, Leffell DJ, Ermakov IV, Gellermann W, Bernstein PS, Mayne ST. Single v. multiple measures of skin carotenoids by resonance Raman spectroscopy as a biomarker of usual carotenoid status. British Journal Of Nutrition 2013, 110: 911-917. PMID: 23351238, PMCID: PMC3696054, DOI: 10.1017/s000711451200582x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin carotenoid statusRecent sun exposureCarotenoid statusSkin carotenoidsSun exposureRR measuresFruit/vegetable intakeLower carotenoid statusSeason of measurementMean ageNon-invasive methodVegetable intakeInverse associationDietary dataTime pointsSignificant predictorsMultiple measuresPositive associationIntakeBiomarkersPresent studyStatusPredictorsAssociationExposure