Separating food intake-dependent and -independent effects in cancer cachexia

Authors
Yanshan Liang, Young-Yon Kwon, Sheng Hui


Lab

Journal
iScience

Abstract

Summary

Cancer cachexia is characterized by involuntary weight loss and wasting of fat and muscle, with diminished food intake commonly cited as a cause. However, the extent to which reduced food intake drives these symptoms, and other phenotypes such as physical weakness, remains unclear. Using the colon carcinoma 26 (C26) mouse model, we assessed the role of food intake in key cachexia phenotypes. We found that reduced food intake was the predominant driver of body weight loss and tissue wasting, suggesting no additional causal mechanisms. In contrast, food intake reduction did not affect physical performance, indicating food intake-independent factors in causing weakness. Thus, depending on the model or patient group, reduced food intake may primarily drive some cachectic phenotypes while having no role in others. Discriminating between food intake-mediated effects and those independent of it is critical for guiding research focus and unraveling the causal pathways of cancer cachexia.

Keywords/Topics
Nutrition; Physiology; Cancer

BIOSEB Instruments Used:
Grip strength test (BIO-GS4)

Source :

https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(26)00900-4

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