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ArticleFrontiers in physiology2020

The Acute Effects of 5 Fluorouracil on Skeletal Muscle Resident and Infiltrating Immune Cells in Mice.

Brandon N VanderVeen, Alexander T Sougiannis, Kandy T Velazquez, James A Carson, Daping Fan, E Angela Murphy

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Article in Frontiers in physiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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30 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Brandon N VanderVeenDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, United States.
Alexander T SougiannisDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, United States.
Kandy T VelazquezDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, United States.
James A CarsonDepartment of Physical Therapy, College of Health Professionals, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States.
Daping FanAcePre, LLC, Columbia, SC, United States.
E Angela MurphyDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, United States.
University of South Carolina · USUniversity of Tennessee Health Science Center · US

Funding

The effects of Ojeok-san on neuro-immune interactions in cancer-induced visceral painR00AT009206 · NCCIH · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · PI VELAZQUEZ, KANDY T · 2019 to 2021
$747k
Emodin as a complementary dietary therapy to reduce toxicity of 5 fluorouracilR41AT009964 · NCCIH · ACEPRE, LLC · PI MURPHY, ELIZABETH ANGELA · 2018 to 2019
$300k
NCCIH NIH HHS R00 AT009206NCCIH NIH HHS R41 AT009964
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

5 fluorouracil (5FU) has been a first-choice chemotherapy drug for several cancer types (e.g., colon, breast, head, and neck); however, its efficacy is diminished by patient acquired resistance and pervasive side effects. Leukopenia is a hallmark of 5FU; however, the impact of 5FU-induced leukopenia on healthy tissue is only becoming unearthed. Recently, skeletal muscle has been shown to be impacted by 5FU in clinical and preclinical settings and weakness and fatigue remain among the most consistent complaints in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Monocytes, or more specifically macrophages, are the predominate immune cell in skeletal muscle which regulate turnover and homeostasis through removal of damaged or old materials as well as coordinate skeletal muscle repair and remodeling. Whether 5FU-induced leukopenia extends beyond circulation to impact resident and infiltrating skeletal muscle immune cells has not been examined. The purpose of the study was to examine the acute effects of 5FU on resident and infiltrating skeletal muscle monocytes and inflammatory mediators. Male C57BL/6 mice were given a physiologically translatable dose (35 mg/kg) of 5FU, or PBS, i.p. once daily for 5 days to recapitulate 1 dosing cycle. Our results demonstrate that 5FU reduced circulating leukocytes, erythrocytes, and thrombocytes while inducing significant body weight loss (>5%). Flow cytometry analysis of the skeletal muscle indicated a reduction in total CD45+ immune cells with a corresponding decrease in total CD45+CD11b+ monocytes. There was a strong relationship between circulating leukocytes and skeletal muscle CD45+ immune cells. Skeletal muscle Ly6c

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bone marrowchemotherapymacrophagesmonocytesskeletal muscle

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