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Morigny, P. ; Zuber, J. ; Haid, M. ; Kaltenecker, D. ; Riols, F. ; Lima, J.D.C.* ; Simoes, E.* ; Otoch, J.P.* ; Schmidt, S.F. ; Herzig, S. ; Adamski, J. ; Seelaender, M.* ; Berriel Diaz, M. ; Rohm, M.

High levels of modified ceramides are a defining feature of murine and human cancer cachexia.

J. Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle 11, 1459-1475 (2020)
Verlagsversion DOI PMC
Open Access Gold
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Background Cancer cachexia (CCx) is a multifactorial energy-wasting syndrome reducing the efficiency of anti-cancer therapies, quality of life, and survival of cancer patients. In the past years, most studies focused on the identification of tumour and host-derived proteins contributing to CCx. However, there is still a lack of studies addressing the changes in bioactive lipids. The aim of this study was to identify specific lipid species as a hallmark of CCx by performing a broad range lipid analysis of plasma from well-established CCx mouse models as well as cachectic and weight stable cancer patients. Methods Plasma from non-cachectic (PBS-injected mice, NC26 tumour-bearing mice), pre-cachectic and cachectic mice (C26 and LLC tumour-bearing mice, Apc(Min/+)mutant mice), and plasma from weight stable and cachectic patients with gastrointestinal cancer, were analysed using the Lipidyzer (TM) platform. In total, 13 lipid classes and more than 1100 lipid species, including sphingolipids, neutral and polar glycerolipids, were covered by the analysis. Correlation analysis between specific lipid species and readouts of CCx were performed. Lipidomics data were confirmed by gene expression analysis of metabolic organs to analyse enzymes involved in sphingolipid synthesis and degradation. Results A decrease in several lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) species and an increase in numerous sphingolipids including sphingomyelins (SMs), ceramides (CERs), hexosyl-ceramides (HCERs) and lactosyl-ceramides (LCERs), were mutual features of CCx in both mice and cancer patients. Notably, sphingolipid levels gradually increased during cachexia development. Key enzymes involved in ceramide synthesis were elevated in liver but not in adipose, muscle, or tumour tissues, suggesting that ceramide turnover in the liver is a major contributor to elevated sphingolipid levels in CCx. LPC(16:1), LPC(20:3), SM(16:0), SM(24:1), CER(16:0), CER(24:1), HCER(16:0), and HCER(24:1) were the most consistently affected lipid species between mice and humans and correlated negatively (LPCs) or positively (SMs, CERs and HCERs) with the severity of body weight loss. Conclusions High levels of sphingolipids, specifically ceramides and modified ceramides, are a defining feature of murine and human CCx and may contribute to tissue wasting and skeletal muscle atrophy through the inhibition of anabolic signals. The progressive increase in sphingolipids during cachexia development supports their potential as early biomarkers for CCx.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
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Schlagwörter Cancer Cachexia ; Lipidomics ; Signalling Lipids ; Sphingolipids ; Ceramides; Polyunsaturated Fatty-acids; Oral Nutritional Supplements; Insulin-resistance; Lung-cancer; Protein; Plasma; Energy
ISSN (print) / ISBN 2190-5991
e-ISSN 2190-6009
Zeitschrift Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
Quellenangaben Band: 11, Heft: 1, Seiten: 1459-1475 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
Verlag Springer
Verlagsort Heidelberg
Nichtpatentliteratur Publikationen
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
Institut(e) Institute of Diabetes and Cancer (IDC)
Molekulare Endokrinologie und Metabolismus (MEM)
Förderungen FAPESP
Novo Nordisk Foundation
Erwin Schrodinger Fellowship from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft)
Helmholtz Alliance 'Ageing and Metabolic Programming' (AMPro)