2024
The crosstalk between macrophages and cancer cells potentiates pancreatic cancer cachexia
Liu M, Ren Y, Zhou Z, Yang J, Shi X, Cai Y, Arreola A, Luo W, Fung K, Xu C, Nipp R, Bronze M, Zheng L, Li Y, Houchen C, Zhang Y, Li M. The crosstalk between macrophages and cancer cells potentiates pancreatic cancer cachexia. Cancer Cell 2024, 42: 885-903.e4. PMID: 38608702, PMCID: PMC11162958, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2024.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic cancer cachexiaTumor cellsCancer cachexiaTherapeutic targetLimited treatment optionsPancreatic cancer cellsImmune microenvironmentCCL2/CCR2 axisPotential therapeutic targetTreatment optionsMuscle wastingReprogram macrophagesTumorMuscle atrophyCachexiaCancer cellsMacrophagesNon-autonomous activationMuscle remodelingCancerMuscle degradationSecretionCellsMuscleTWEAK
2022
Acetyl-Coenzyme A Synthetase 2 Potentiates Macropinocytosis and Muscle Wasting Through Metabolic Reprogramming in Pancreatic Cancer
Zhou Z, Ren Y, Yang J, Liu M, Shi X, Luo W, Fung K, Xu C, Bronze M, Zhang Y, Houchen C, Li M. Acetyl-Coenzyme A Synthetase 2 Potentiates Macropinocytosis and Muscle Wasting Through Metabolic Reprogramming in Pancreatic Cancer. Gastroenterology 2022, 163: 1281-1293.e1. PMID: 35777482, PMCID: PMC9613512, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.06.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetabolic reprogrammingDynamin 2Transcriptional activationShort palindromic repeat-associated protein 9 (CRISPR/Cas9) systemSingle-cell RNA sequencing dataRNA sequencing dataProtein 9 (Cas9) systemGlycogen synthase kinasePancreatic cancerEpigenetic reprogrammingFamily member 2Chromatin immunoprecipitationMuscle wastingDownstream targetsSequencing dataSyndecan-1ReprogrammingSynthase kinaseWorse prognosisMacropinocytosisZIP4ACSS2Mouse modelProtein 4Uptake assaysCircular RNA ANAPC7 Inhibits Tumor Growth and Muscle Wasting via PHLPP2–AKT–TGF-β Signaling Axis in Pancreatic Cancer
Shi X, Yang J, Liu M, Zhang Y, Zhou Z, Luo W, Fung K, Xu C, Bronze M, Houchen C, Li M. Circular RNA ANAPC7 Inhibits Tumor Growth and Muscle Wasting via PHLPP2–AKT–TGF-β Signaling Axis in Pancreatic Cancer. Gastroenterology 2022, 162: 2004-2017.e2. PMID: 35176309, PMCID: PMC10428768, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.02.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZinc-dependent transcription factorsFunction of circRNAsMiR-373Dephosphorylation of AktDephosphorylation of CREBNovel tumor suppressorCyclin D1Feed-forward loopMouse skeletal muscleHuman pancreatic cancer cellsRNA interactionsTumor growthTranscription factorsCircular RNAsPancreatic cancer progressionMuscle wastingAkt dephosphorylationRNA immunoprecipitationCancer cell proliferationDownstream targetsPancreatic cancer cellsTumor suppressorSilico analysisPancreatic cancerSignaling Axis