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ArticleMolecular metabolism2025

Impact of sleep deprivation on colon cancer: Unraveling the KynA-P4HA2-HIF-1α axis in tumor lipid metabolism and metastasis.

Zuojie Peng, Jia Song, Wenzhong Zhu, Haijun Bao, Yuan Hu, Yongping Shi, Xukai Cheng, Mi Jiang, Feifei Fang, Jinhuang Chen and 1 more

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Article in Molecular metabolism, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07529626 (A Prospective Cohort Study on the Association Between Chronic Psychological Stress and Disease Course Outcomes in Pancreatic Cancer), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.

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NCT07529626 recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

A Prospective Cohort Study on the Association Between Chronic Psychological Stress and Disease Course Outcomes in Pancreatic Cancer: A Comprehensive Analysis Based on Multidimensional Dynamic Psychological Assessment (MIND-PANC)

Typeobservational_patient_registrySponsorShanghai Zhongshan HospitalRan2026 to 2028Enrolled320ConditionsPancreatic Tumor, Benign, Pancreatic Cancer, Adult, Pancreatic Cancer Resectable
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Sleep Deprivation Promotes Colorectal Cancer in ApcInternational journal of biological sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Zuojie PengDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Jiefang Road No.1277, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China.
Jia SongDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Jiefang Road No.1277, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China.
Wenzhong ZhuDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Jiefang Road No.1277, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China.
Haijun BaoDepartment of Emergency Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Jiefang Road No.1277, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China.
Yuan HuDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Jiefang Road No.1277, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China.
Yongping ShiDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Jiefang Road No.1277, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China.
Xukai ChengDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Jiefang Road No.1277, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China.
Mi JiangDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Jiefang Road No.1277, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China.
Feifei FangDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Jiefang Road No.1277, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China.
Jinhuang ChenDepartment of Emergency Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Jiefang Road No.1277, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China. Electronic address: huangxiong0603@sina.com.
Xiaogang ShuDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Jiefang Road No.1277, Wuhan 430022, Hubei, China. Electronic address: sxg678@hust.edu.cn.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThere is growing evidence that sleep deprivation promotes cancer progression. In addition, colon cancer patients often experience sleep deprivation due to factors such as cancer pain and side effects of treatment. The occurrence of liver metastases is an important factor in the mortality of colon cancer patients. However, the relationship between sleep deprivation and liver metastases from colon cancer has not been elucidated.

methodsA sleep deprivation liver metastasis model was constructed to evaluate the effect of sleep deprivation on liver metastasis of colon cancer. Subsequently, mice feces were collected for untargeted metabolomics to screen and identify the key mediator, Kynurenic acid (KynA). Furthermore, HILPDA was screened by transcriptomics, and its potential mechanism was explored through ChIP, co-IP, ubiquitination experiments, phenotyping experiments, etc.

resultsSleep deprivation promotes liver metastases in colon cancer. Functionally, sleep deprivation aggravates lipid accumulation and decreases the production of the microbiota metabolite KynA. In contrast, KynA inhibited colon cancer progression in vitro. In vivo, KynA supplementation reversed the promoting effects of sleep deprivation on liver metastases from colon cancer. Mechanistically, KynA downregulates the expression of P4HA2 to promote the ubiquitination and degradation of HIF-1α, which leads to a decrease in the transcription of HILPDA, and ultimately leads to an increase in lipolysis of colon cancer cells.

conclusionsOur findings reveal that sleep deprivation impairs intracellular lipolysis by KynA, leading to lipid droplets accumulation in colon cancer cells. This process ultimately promotes colon cancer liver metastasis. This suggests a promising strategy for colon cancer treatment.

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Colonic NeoplasmsHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitLipid MetabolismLiver NeoplasmsSleep DeprivationAnimalsCell Line, TumorHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitColon cancerKynurenic acidLipid metabolismLiver metastasisSleep deprivation

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PMID39920992
PMCPMC11869867

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