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ArticleCancers2021

Bile Acid Dysregulation Is Intrinsically Related to Cachexia in Tumor-Bearing Mice.

Morgane M Thibaut, Justine Gillard, Adeline Dolly, Martin Roumain, Isabelle A Leclercq, Nathalie M Delzenne, Giulio G Muccioli, Laure B Bindels

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Article in Cancers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Cancer cachexia: molecular basis and therapeutic advances.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2026
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  8. Metabolomics-driven discovery of therapeutic targets for cancer cachexia.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2024
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  11. Cancer cachexia as a multiorgan failure: Reconstruction of the crime scene.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Morgane M ThibautMetabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
Justine GillardMetabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
Adeline DollyMetabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
Martin RoumainBioanalysis and Pharmacology of Bioactive Lipids Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), 1200 Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-8915-795X
Isabelle A LeclercqLaboratory of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
Nathalie M DelzenneMetabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), 1200 Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-2115-6082
Giulio G MuccioliBioanalysis and Pharmacology of Bioactive Lipids Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), 1200 Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-1600-9259
Laure B BindelsMetabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), 1200 Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-3747-3234
UCLouvain · BE

Funding

Fund for Scientific Research CDR J.0019.18 and MIS F.4512.20
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bile acids exert diverse actions on host metabolism and immunity through bile acid-activated receptors, including Takeda G protein-coupled receptor 5 (TGR5). We have recently evidenced an alteration in bile acids in cancer cachexia, an inflammatory and metabolic syndrome contributing to cancer death. This current study aims to further explore the links emerging between bile acids and cancer cachexia. First, we showed that bile flow is reduced in cachectic mice. Next, comparing mice inoculated with cachexia-inducing and with non-cachexia-inducing C26 colon carcinoma cells, we demonstrated that alterations in the bile acid pathways and profile are directly associated with cachexia. Finally, we performed an interventional study using ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), a compound commonly used in hepatobiliary disorders, to induce bile acid secretion and decrease inflammation. We found that UDCA does not improve hepatic inflammation and worsens muscle atrophy in cachectic mice. This exacerbation of the cachectic phenotype upon UDCA was accompanied by a decreased TGR5 activity, suggesting that TGR5 agonists, known to reduce inflammation in several pathological conditions, could potentially counteract cachectic features. This work brings to light major evidence sustaining the emerging links between bile acids and cancer cachexia and reinforces the interest in studying bile acid-activated receptors in this context.

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bile flowGPBAR1G protein-coupled bile acid receptorhepatic inflammationmuscle atrophyNC26non-cachectic C26 miceTGR5TGR5 cell reporter assayursodeoxycholic acid

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PMID34945009
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