PMID- 24732966 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150119 LR - 20211021 IS - 1932-6203 (Electronic) IS - 1932-6203 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 4 DP - 2014 TI - Effects of calorie restriction and diet-induced obesity on murine colon carcinogenesis, growth and inflammatory factors, and microRNA expression. PG - e94765 LID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0094765 [doi] LID - e94765 AB - Obesity is an established colon cancer risk factor, while preventing or reversing obesity via a calorie restriction (CR) diet regimen decreases colon cancer risk. Unfortunately, the biological mechanisms underlying these associations are poorly understood, hampering development of mechanism-based approaches for preventing obesity-related colon cancer. We tested the hypotheses that diet-induced obesity (DIO) would increase (and CR would decrease) colon tumorigenesis in the mouse azoxymethane (AOM) model. In addition, we established that changes in inflammatory cytokines, growth factors, and microRNAs are associated with these energy balance-colon cancer links, and thus represent mechanism-based targets for colon cancer prevention. Mice were injected with AOM once a week for 5 weeks and randomized to: 1) control diet; 2) 30% CR diet; or 3) DIO diet. Mice were euthanized at week 5 (n = 12/group), 10 (n = 12/group), and 20 (n = 20/group) after the last AOM injection. Colon tumors were counted, and cytokines, insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), IGF binding protein 3 (IGFBP-3), adipokines, proliferation, apoptosis, and expression of microRNAs (miRs) were measured. The DIO diet regimen induced an obese phenotype ( approximately 36% body fat), while CR induced a lean phenotype ( approximately 14% body fat); controls were intermediate ( approximately 26% body fat). Relative to controls, DIO increased (and CR decreased) the number of colon tumors (p = 0.01), cytokines (p<0.001), IGF-1 (p = 0.01), and proliferation (p<0.001). DIO decreased (and CR increased) IGFBP-3 and apoptosis (p<0.001). miRs including mir-425, mir-196, mir-155, mir-150, mir-351, mir-16, let-7, mir34, and mir-138 were differentially expressed between the dietary groups. We conclude that the enhancing effects of DIO and suppressive effects of CR on colon carcinogenesis are associated with alterations in several biological pathways, including inflammation, IGF-1, and microRNAs. FAU - Olivo-Marston, Susan E AU - Olivo-Marston SE AD - Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America; Division of Epidemioogy, The Ohio State University College of Public Health, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America. FAU - Hursting, Stephen D AU - Hursting SD AD - Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Texas-Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America; Department of Molecular Carcinogenesis, University of Texas-MD Anderson Cancer Center, Smithville, Texas, United States of America. FAU - Perkins, Susan N AU - Perkins SN AD - Center for Cancer Training, The National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America. FAU - Schetter, Aaron AU - Schetter A AD - Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America. FAU - Khan, Mohammed AU - Khan M AD - Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America. FAU - Croce, Carlo AU - Croce C AD - Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America. FAU - Harris, Curtis C AU - Harris CC AD - Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America. FAU - Lavigne, Jackie AU - Lavigne J AD - Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America. LA - eng GR - P30 CA016058/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20140414 PL - United States TA - PLoS One JT - PloS one JID - 101285081 RN - 0 (Adipokines) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 67763-96-6 (Insulin-Like Growth Factor I) SB - IM MH - Adipokines/metabolism MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis MH - Body Composition MH - Body Weight MH - *Caloric Restriction MH - Carcinogenesis MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Colonic Neoplasms/*complications/pathology MH - Cytokines/metabolism MH - *Diet MH - *Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - Glucose Tolerance Test MH - Inflammation/metabolism MH - Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3/metabolism MH - Insulin-Like Growth Factor I/metabolism MH - Male MH - Mice MH - MicroRNAs/*metabolism MH - Obesity/*complications MH - Random Allocation MH - Risk Factors PMC - PMC3986228 COIS- Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. EDAT- 2014/04/16 06:00 MHDA- 2015/01/20 06:00 PMCR- 2014/04/14 CRDT- 2014/04/16 06:00 PHST- 2012/12/20 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/05/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/04/16 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/04/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/01/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/04/14 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - PONE-D-13-00054 [pii] AID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0094765 [doi] PST - epublish SO - PLoS One. 2014 Apr 14;9(4):e94765. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094765. eCollection 2014.