单位:[1]Department of Oncology, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China肿瘤科华中科技大学同济医学院附属同济医院[2]Reproductive Medicine Center, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China妇产科学系计划生育专科华中科技大学同济医学院附属同济医院[3]Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China内科学系大内科呼吸内科华中科技大学同济医学院附属同济医院
Skeletal muscle wasting is the most remarkable phenotypic feature of cancer cachexia that increases the risk of morbidity and mortality. However, there are currently no effective drugs against cancer cachexia. Ursolic acid (UA) is a lipophilic pentacyclic triterpene that has been reported to alleviate muscle atrophy and reduce muscle decomposition in some disease models. This study aimed to explore the role and mechanisms of UA treatment in cancer cachexia. We found that UA attenuated Lewis lung carcinoma (LLC)-conditioned medium-induced C2C12 myotube atrophy and muscle wasting of LLC tumor-bearing mice. Moreover, UA dose-dependently activated SIRT1 and downregulated MuRF1 and Atrogin-1. Molecular docking results revealed a good binding effect on UA and SIRT1 protein. UA rescued vital features wasting without impacting tumor growth, suppressed the elevated spleen weight, and downregulated serum concentrations of inflammatory cytokines in vivo. The above phenomena can be attenuated by Ex-527, an inhibitor of SIRT1. Furthermore, UA remained protective against cancer cachexia in the advanced stage of tumor growth. The results revealed that UA exerts an anti-cachexia effect via activating SIRT1, thereby downregulating the phosphorylation levels of NF-?B and STAT3. UA might be a potential drug against cancer cachexia.
基金:
National Key Research and Development Projects [2017YFC1309201]
第一作者单位:[1]Department of Oncology, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Tao Weili,Ouyang Ze,Liao Zhiqi,et al.Ursolic Acid Alleviates Cancer Cachexia and Prevents Muscle Wasting via Activating SIRT1[J].CANCERS.2023,15(8):doi:10.3390/cancers15082378.
APA:
Tao, Weili,Ouyang, Ze,Liao, Zhiqi,Li, Lu,Zhang, Yujie...&Yu, Shiying.(2023).Ursolic Acid Alleviates Cancer Cachexia and Prevents Muscle Wasting via Activating SIRT1.CANCERS,15,(8)
MLA:
Tao, Weili,et al."Ursolic Acid Alleviates Cancer Cachexia and Prevents Muscle Wasting via Activating SIRT1".CANCERS 15..8(2023)