PMID- 28415598 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180326 LR - 20221207 IS - 1949-2553 (Electronic) IS - 1949-2553 (Linking) VI - 8 IP - 22 DP - 2017 May 30 TI - Caloric restriction delays early phases of carcinogenesis via effects on the tissue microenvironment. PG - 36020-36032 LID - 10.18632/oncotarget.16421 [doi] AB - Caloric restriction (CR) is an effective and consistent means to delay aging and the incidence of chronic diseases related to old age, including cancer. However, the precise mechanisms responsible for the beneficial effect of CR on carcinogenic process are yet to be identified.In the present studies the hypothesis was tested that the CR might delay carcinogenesis via modulatory effects exerted on the age-associated, neoplastic-prone tissue microenvironment. Using a well characterized, orthotopic cell transplantation (Tx) system in the rat, preneoplastic hepatocytes isolated from liver nodules were injected into either old syngeneic rats fed ad libitum (AL) or animals of the same age given a CR diet (70% of AL feeding). Analysis of donor-derived cell clusters performed at 10 weeks post-Tx revealed a significant shift towards smaller class sizes in the group receiving CR diet. Clusters comprising more than 50 cells, including large hepatic nodules, were thrice more frequent in AL vs. CR animals. Incidence of spontaneous endogenous nodules was also decreased by CR. Markers of cell senescence were equally expressed in the liver of AL and CR groups. However, higher levels of SIRT1 and FOXO1 proteins were detected in CR-exposed livers, while expression of HDAC1 and C/EBPbeta were decreased. These results are interpreted to indicate that CR delays the emergence of age-associated neoplastic disease through effects exerted, at least in part, on the tissue microenvironment. Nutrient-sensing pathways might mediate such modulatory effect. FAU - Cadoni, Erika AU - Cadoni E AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences, Unit of Experimental Medicine University of Cagliari-Italy, Cagliari, Italy. FAU - Marongiu, Fabio AU - Marongiu F AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences, Unit of Experimental Medicine University of Cagliari-Italy, Cagliari, Italy. FAU - Fanti, Maura AU - Fanti M AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences, Unit of Experimental Medicine University of Cagliari-Italy, Cagliari, Italy. FAU - Serra, Monica AU - Serra M AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences, Unit of Experimental Medicine University of Cagliari-Italy, Cagliari, Italy. FAU - Laconi, Ezio AU - Laconi E AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences, Unit of Experimental Medicine University of Cagliari-Italy, Cagliari, Italy. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Oncotarget JT - Oncotarget JID - 101532965 RN - 0 (Nerve Tissue Proteins) RN - 0 (Foxo1 protein, rat) RN - EC 3.5.1.- (Sirt1 protein, rat) RN - EC 3.5.1.- (Sirtuin 1) RN - EC 3.5.1.98 (Hdac1 protein, rat) RN - EC 3.5.1.98 (Histone Deacetylase 1) SB - IM MH - Aging/physiology MH - Animals MH - *Caloric Restriction MH - Carcinogenesis MH - *Cell Transplantation MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Cellular Senescence MH - Hepatocytes/*pathology/transplantation MH - Histone Deacetylase 1/metabolism MH - Liver/*pathology MH - Liver Neoplasms/*diet therapy MH - Male MH - Nerve Tissue Proteins/metabolism MH - Rats MH - Rats, Inbred F344 MH - Sirtuin 1/metabolism MH - Tumor Microenvironment PMC - PMC5482635 OTO - NOTNLM OT - aging OT - caloric restriction OT - carcinogenesis OT - microenvironment OT - pre-neoplastic hepatocytes COIS- CONFLICTS OF INTEREST Authors declare no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2017/04/19 06:00 MHDA- 2018/03/27 06:00 PMCR- 2017/05/30 CRDT- 2017/04/19 06:00 PHST- 2017/02/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/03/14 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/04/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/03/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/04/19 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/05/30 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 16421 [pii] AID - 10.18632/oncotarget.16421 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Oncotarget. 2017 May 30;8(22):36020-36032. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.16421.