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ArticlePloS one2011

The regulation of skeletal muscle protein turnover during the progression of cancer cachexia in the Apc(Min/+) mouse.

James P White, John W Baynes, Stephen L Welle, Matthew C Kostek, Lydia E Matesic, Shuichi Sato, James A Carson

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Article in PloS one, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 161 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

James P WhiteDepartment of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America.
John W Baynes
Stephen L Welle
Matthew C Kostek
Lydia E Matesic
Shuichi Sato
James A Carson
University of South Carolina · USUniversity of Rochester · US

Funding

TISSUE BIOREPOSITORYP20RR017698 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · PI PENA, MARIA MARJORETTE · 2002 to 2011
$22.5M
Cachexia in ApcMin/+ mice: The role of IL-6R01CA121249 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCI CTR · PI CARSON, JAMES A · 2008 to 2018
$2.7M
NCI NIH HHS 5R01CA121249NCI NIH HHS R01 CA121249NCRR NIH HHS P20 RR017698
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Muscle wasting that occurs with cancer cachexia is caused by an imbalance in the rates of muscle protein synthesis and degradation. The Apc(Min/+) mouse is a model of colorectal cancer that develops cachexia that is dependent on circulating IL-6. However, the IL-6 regulation of muscle protein turnover during the initiation and progression of cachexia in the Apc(Min/+) mouse is not known. Cachexia progression was studied in Apc(Min/+) mice that were either weight stable (WS) or had initial (≤5%), intermediate (6-19%), or extreme (≥20%) body weight loss. The initiation of cachexia reduced %MPS 19% and a further ∼50% with additional weight loss. Muscle IGF-1 mRNA expression and mTOR targets were suppressed with the progression of body weight loss, while muscle AMPK phosphorylation (Thr 172), AMPK activity, and raptor phosphorylation (Ser 792) were not increased with the initiation of weight loss, but were induced as cachexia progressed. ATP dependent protein degradation increased during the initiation and progression of cachexia. However, ATP independent protein degradation was not increased until cachexia had progressed beyond the initial phase. IL-6 receptor antibody administration prevented body weight loss and suppressed muscle protein degradation, without any effect on muscle %MPS or IGF-1 associated signaling. In summary, the %MPS reduction during the initiation of cachexia is associated with IGF-1/mTOR signaling repression, while muscle AMPK activation and activation of ATP independent protein degradation occur later in the progression of cachexia. IL-6 receptor antibody treatment blocked cachexia progression through the suppression of muscle protein degradation, while not rescuing the suppression of muscle protein synthesis. Attenuation of IL-6 signaling was effective in blocking the progression of cachexia, but not sufficient to reverse the process.

Indexed as

Disease ProgressionAdenosine TriphosphateAdiposityAMP-Activated Protein KinasesAnimalsBody WeightCachexiaEnzyme ActivationInflammationInsulin-Like Growth Factor IInterleukin-6MiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Mutant StrainsMuscle ProteinsMuscle, SkeletalAdenosine TriphosphateAMP-Activated Protein KinasesInsulin-Like Growth Factor IInterleukin-6Muscle ProteinsTOR Serine-Threonine Kinases

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PMID21949739
PMCPMC3176277
OpenAlexW2151316758

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