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ArticleScientific reports2017

Exosomes derived from pancreatic cancer cells induce insulin resistance in C2C12 myotube cells through the PI3K/Akt/FoxO1 pathway.

Lantian Wang, Bo Zhang, Wen Zheng, Muxing Kang, Qing Chen, Wenjie Qin, Chao Li, Yuefeng Zhang, Yingkuan Shao, Yulian Wu

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 73 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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73citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

73 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 99 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Lantian WangDepartment of Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, P.R. China.ORCID 0000-0003-2117-4985
Bo ZhangDepartment of Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, P.R. China.
Wen ZhengDepartment of Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, P.R. China.
Muxing KangDepartment of Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, P.R. China.
Qing ChenDepartment of Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, P.R. China.
Wenjie QinDepartment of Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, P.R. China.
Chao LiDepartment of Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, P.R. China.
Yuefeng ZhangDepartment of Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, P.R. China.
Yingkuan ShaoKey Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, China National Ministry of Education, Cancer Institute, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China.
Yulian WuDepartment of Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, P.R. China. wuyulian@medmail.com.cn.
Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University · CNZhejiang Cancer Hospital · CNZhejiang University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prospective epidemiological studies have consistently suggested that pancreatic cancer-associated new-onset diabetes mellitus (PC-DM) represents a potential platform for early diagnose of pancreatic cancer (PC). Despite the studies performed, the mechanism behind this phenomenon remains ambiguous. In this study, we explored the effects of two types of exosomes released by murine pancreatic cancer and ductal epithelial cells on murine skeletal muscle cells. The results show that PC-derived exosomes can readily enter C2C12 myotubes, triggering lipidosis and glucose intake inhibition. We also demonstrate that PC-derived exosomes can inhibit insulin and PI3K/Akt signalling, in which insulin-induced FoxO1 nuclear exclusion is preserved and Glut4 trafficking is impaired. Microarray and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analyses show that exosomal microRNAs (miRNAs) probably play key roles in this process, an assumption that is corroborated by in vitro studies. These results confirm that the insulin resistance (IR) of skeletal muscle cells is governed by PC-derived exosomes through the insulin and PI3K/Akt/FoxO1 signalling pathways, where exosomal miRNAs potentially contribute to this phenomenon. These novel findings pave the way towards a comprehensive understanding of the cancer theories: "metabolic reprogramming" and "metabolic crosstalk".

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAnimalsCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalCell CommunicationCell Line, TransformedClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesExosomesFemaleForkhead Box Protein O1Insulin ResistanceInsulin-Secreting CellsMiceMice, NudeMuscle, SkeletalMyoblastsPancreatic NeoplasmsClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesForkhead Box Protein O1Foxo1 protein, mousePhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPik3cd protein, mouseProto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt

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PMID28710412
PMCPMC5511275
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