Auhtors: Welsh J, Bak MJ, Narvaez CJ PMID: 36028390 PMCID: PMC9509427 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2022.07.002 Abstract Phylloquinone (vitamin K1) and menaquinones (vitamin K2 family) are essential for post-translational γ-carboxylation of a small number of proteins, including clotting factors. These modified proteins have now been implicated in diverse physiological and pathological processes including cancer. Vitamin K intake has [...]

Auhtors: Schwalfenberg GK PMID: 28698808 PMCID: PMC5494092 DOI: 10.1155/2017/6254836 Abstract Objective: To review the evidence for the use of vitamin K supplementation in clinical conditions such as osteoporosis, vascular calcification, arthritis, cancer, renal calculi, diabetes, and warfarin therapy. Quality of evidence: PubMed was searched for articles on vitamin K (K1 and K2) along with books [...]

Auhtors: Nimptsch K, Rohrmann S, Kaaks R, Linseisen J PMID: 20335553 DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28691 Abstract Background: Anticarcinogenic activities of vitamin K have been observed in animal and cell studies. Objective: On the basis of the growth inhibitory effects of vitamin K as observed in a variety of cancer cell lines, we hypothesized that dietary intake of [...]