| Title: | Proteomics signature of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and risk of multimorbidity of cancer and cardiometabolic diseases |
| Journal: | Communications Medicine |
| Published: | 13 Mar 2026 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41826625/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-026-01514-9 |
| URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43856-026-01514-9 |
Publication 17397
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Abstract
BackgroundModerate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is inversely associated with risks of cancer, cardiovascular diseases (CVD), type 2 diabetes (T2D), and their co-occurrence, defined as multimorbidity; however, the underlying biological pathways remain unclear.MethodsIn 33,806 UK Biobank participants with 2911 measured blood proteins, a proteomic signature of MVPA was derived with linear and LASSO regressions. Multivariable Cox models, adjusted for MVPA, estimated prospective associations with cancer, CVD, T2D, and multimorbidity.ResultsWe show that after multiple testing corrections, 220 proteins are retained in the MVPA signature. Proteins related to food intake, metabolism, and cell growth (e.g., LEP, MSTN) are inversely associated, while those involved in immune cell migration and musculoskeletal integrity (e.g., integrins, COMP) are positively associated with MVPA. Several proteins positively associated with MVPA are inversely associated with disease risk (e.g., integrins, CLEC4A for cancer; LPL, LEP for T2D), while proteins negatively associated with MVPA are positively associated with disease risk (e.g., CD38, TGFA for CVD). The proteomic signature score is inversely associated with cancer risk (hazard ratio per interquartile range: 0.87; 95% confidence interval: 0.78, 0.96) and T2D (0.66; 0.60, 0.72). For multimorbidity, proteins inversely related to MVPA align with expected risk patterns (e.g., GGT1, HR: 1.32; 95% CI: 1.12, 1.57), but the proteomic signature score is not associated.ConclusionsThis study identifies several proteins associated with MVPA that are also associated with cancer, CVD, T2D, and the multimorbidity of these conditions. Further studies investigating the causal nature of these associations are welcome.</p>
16 Authors
- Michael J. Stein
- Hansjörg Baurecht
- Patricia Bohmann
- Reynalda Cordova
- Pietro Ferrari
- Béatrice Fervers
- Christine M. Friedenreich
- Marc J. Gunter
- Laia Peruchet-Noray
- Diana Wu
- Charlotte Onland-Moret
- Maria-José Sánchez
- María-Dolores Chirlaque
- Michael F. Leitzmann
- Vivian Viallon
- Heinz Freisling
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