PMID- 27461772 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170926 LR - 20180514 IS - 1938-0690 (Electronic) IS - 1525-7304 (Linking) VI - 18 IP - 1 DP - 2017 Jan TI - Consequences of Late-Stage Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Cachexia on Muscle Metabolic Processes. PG - e1-e11 LID - S1525-7304(16)30143-7 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.cllc.2016.06.003 [doi] AB - INTRODUCTION: The loss of muscle is common in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and contributes to the high morbidity and mortality of this group. The exact mechanisms behind the muscle loss are unclear. PATIENTS AND METHODS: To investigate this, 4 patients with stage IV NSCLC who met the clinical definitions for sarcopenia and cachexia were recruited, along with 4 age-matched healthy volunteers. After an overnight fast, biopsy specimens were obtained from the vastus lateralis, and the key components associated with inflammation and the control of muscle protein, carbohydrate, and fat metabolism were assessed. RESULTS: Compared with the healthy volunteers, significant increases in mRNA levels for interleukin-6 and NF-kappaB signaling and lower intramyocellular lipid content in slow-twitch fibers were observed in NSCLC patients. Although a significant decrease in phosphorylation of the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling protein 4E-BP1 (Ser(65)) was observed, along with a trend toward reduced p70 S6K (Thr(389)) phosphorylation (P = .06), no difference was found between groups for the mRNA levels of MAFbx (muscle atrophy F box) and MuRF1 (muscle ring finger protein 1), chymotrypsin-like activity of the proteasome, or protein levels of multiple proteasome subunits. Moreover, despite decreases in intramyocellular lipid content, no robust changes in mRNA levels for key proteins involved in insulin signaling, glycolysis, oxidative metabolism, or fat metabolism were observed. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that examining the contribution of suppressed mTOR signaling in the loss of muscle mass in late-stage NSCLC patients is warranted and reinforces our need to understand the potential contribution of impaired fat metabolism and muscle protein synthesis in the etiology of cancer cachexia. CI - Copyright (c) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Murton, Andrew J AU - Murton AJ AD - Division of Nutritional Sciences, School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom; MRC Arthritis Research UK Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, School of Life Sciences, The University of Nottingham Medical School, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom. Electronic address: andrew.murton@nottingham.ac.uk. FAU - Maddocks, Matthew AU - Maddocks M AD - Department of Palliative Medicine, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom; King's College London, Cicely Saunders Institute, London, United Kingdom. FAU - Stephens, Francis B AU - Stephens FB AD - MRC Arthritis Research UK Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, School of Life Sciences, The University of Nottingham Medical School, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom. FAU - Marimuthu, Kanagaraj AU - Marimuthu K AD - MRC Arthritis Research UK Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, School of Life Sciences, The University of Nottingham Medical School, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom. FAU - England, Ruth AU - England R AD - Department of Palliative Medicine, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom. FAU - Wilcock, Andrew AU - Wilcock A AD - Department of Palliative Medicine, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom. LA - eng PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20160625 PL - United States TA - Clin Lung Cancer JT - Clinical lung cancer JID - 100893225 RN - 0 (Lipids) RN - 0 (Muscle Proteins) RN - EC 3.4.25.1 (Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex) SB - IM MH - Adenocarcinoma/*complications/metabolism/pathology MH - Aged MH - Cachexia/etiology/*metabolism/pathology MH - Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/*complications/metabolism/pathology MH - Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/*complications/metabolism/pathology MH - Case-Control Studies MH - Female MH - Follow-Up Studies MH - Humans MH - Inflammation/etiology/*metabolism/pathology MH - Lipids/analysis MH - Lung Neoplasms/*complications/metabolism/pathology MH - Male MH - Muscle Proteins/*metabolism MH - Neoplasm Staging MH - Prognosis MH - Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Lipid metabolism OT - Muscle protein synthesis OT - Proteolysis OT - Ubiquitin proteasome system OT - mTOR signaling EDAT- 2016/07/28 06:00 MHDA- 2017/09/28 06:00 CRDT- 2016/07/28 06:00 PHST- 2016/01/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/06/07 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/06/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/07/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/09/28 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/07/28 06:00 [entrez] AID - S1525-7304(16)30143-7 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.cllc.2016.06.003 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Clin Lung Cancer. 2017 Jan;18(1):e1-e11. doi: 10.1016/j.cllc.2016.06.003. Epub 2016 Jun 25.