PMID- 25220417 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20151001 LR - 20211021 IS - 1476-5594 (Electronic) IS - 0950-9232 (Print) IS - 0950-9232 (Linking) VI - 34 IP - 27 DP - 2015 Jul TI - Omega-3 fatty acids reduce obesity-induced tumor progression independent of GPR120 in a mouse model of postmenopausal breast cancer. PG - 3504-13 LID - 10.1038/onc.2014.283 [doi] AB - Obesity and inflammation are both risk factors for a variety of cancers, including breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Intake of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (omega-3 PUFAs) decreases the risk of breast cancer, and also reduces obesity-associated inflammation and insulin resistance, but whether the two effects are related is currently unknown. We tested this hypothesis in a postmenopausal breast cancer model using ovariectomized, immune-competent female mice orthotopically injected with Py230 mammary tumor cells. Obesity, whether triggered genetically or by high-fat diet (HFD) feeding, increased inflammation in the mammary fat pad and promoted mammary tumorigenesis. The presence of tumor cells in the mammary fat pad further enhanced the local inflammatory milieu. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) was the most highly upregulated cytokine in the obese mammary fat pad, and we observed that TNF-alpha dose-dependently stimulated Py230 cell growth in vitro. An omega-3 PUFA-enriched HFD (referred to as fish oil diet, FOD) reduced inflammation in the obese mammary fat pad in the absence of tumor cells and inhibited Py230 tumor growth in vivo. Although some anti-inflammatory effects of omega-3 PUFAs were previously shown to be mediated by the G-protein-coupled receptor 120 (GPR120), the FOD reduced Py230 tumor burden in GPR120-deficient mice to a similar degree as observed in wild-type mice, indicating that the effect of FOD to reduce tumor growth does not require GPR120 in the host mouse. Instead, in vitro studies demonstrated that omega-3 PUFAs act directly on tumor cells to activate c-Jun N-terminal kinase, inhibit proliferation and induce apoptosis. Our results show that obesity promotes mammary tumor progression in this model of postmenopausal breast cancer and that omega-3 PUFAs, independent of GPR120, inhibit mammary tumor progression in obese mice. FAU - Chung, H AU - Chung H AD - Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of California, La Jolla, CA, USA. FAU - Lee, Y S AU - Lee YS AD - Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of California, La Jolla, CA, USA. FAU - Mayoral, R AU - Mayoral R AD - 1] Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of California, La Jolla, CA, USA [2] Biomedical Network Center for the study of Hepatic and Digestive Diseases (CIBERehd), Madrid, Spain. FAU - Oh, D Y AU - Oh DY AD - Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of California, La Jolla, CA, USA. FAU - Siu, J T AU - Siu JT AD - Department of Pathology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA. FAU - Webster, N J AU - Webster NJ AD - 1] Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of California, La Jolla, CA, USA [2] Moores Cancer Center, University of California, La Jolla, CA, USA [3] San Diego VA Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA. FAU - Sears, D D AU - Sears DD AD - 1] Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of California, La Jolla, CA, USA [2] Moores Cancer Center, University of California, La Jolla, CA, USA. FAU - Olefsky, J M AU - Olefsky JM AD - 1] Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of California, La Jolla, CA, USA [2] Moores Cancer Center, University of California, La Jolla, CA, USA. FAU - Ellies, L G AU - Ellies LG AD - 1] Department of Pathology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA [2] Moores Cancer Center, University of California, La Jolla, CA, USA. LA - eng GR - P30 CA23100/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - P01 DK074868/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - K22 CA118182/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 DK063491/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 CA023100/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - I01 BX000130/BX/BLRD VA/United States GR - U54 CA155435/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - P50 HD012303/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DK101395/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. DEP - 20140915 PL - England TA - Oncogene JT - Oncogene JID - 8711562 RN - 0 (FFAR4 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Fatty Acids, Omega-3) RN - 0 (Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Diet, High-Fat MH - Disease Progression MH - Fatty Acids, Omega-3/*pharmacology MH - Female MH - Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/*complications/genetics/*pathology MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mice, Obese MH - Obesity/*complications/metabolism MH - Ovariectomy MH - Postmenopause/physiology MH - Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/*physiology PMC - PMC4362785 MID - NIHMS617196 EDAT- 2014/09/16 06:00 MHDA- 2015/10/02 06:00 PMCR- 2016/01/01 CRDT- 2014/09/16 06:00 PHST- 2014/04/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/06/27 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2014/07/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/09/16 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/09/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/10/02 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - onc2014283 [pii] AID - 10.1038/onc.2014.283 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Oncogene. 2015 Jul;34(27):3504-13. doi: 10.1038/onc.2014.283. Epub 2014 Sep 15.