High-fat, high-calorie diet promotes early pancreatic neoplasia in the conditional KrasG12D mouse model

There is epidemiologic evidence that obesity increases the risk of cancers. Several underlying mechanisms, including inflammation and insulin resistance, are proposed. However, the driving mechanisms in pancreatic cancer are poorly understood. The goal of the present study was to develop a model of diet-induced obesity and pancreatic cancer development in a state-of-the-art mouse model, which resembles important clinical features of human obesity, for example, weight gain and metabolic disturbances. Offspring of Pdx-1-Cre and LSL-KrasG12D mice were allocated to either a high-fat, high-calorie diet (HFCD; ∼4,535 kcal/kg; 40% of calories from fats) or control diet (∼3,725 kcal/kg; 12% of calories from fats) for 3 months. Compared with control animals, mice fed with the HFCD significantly gained more weight and developed hyperinsulinemia, hyperglycemia, hyperleptinemia, and elevated levels of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I). The pancreas of HFCD-fed animals showed robust signs of inflammation with increased numbers of infiltrating inflammatory cells (macrophages and T cells), elevated levels of several cytokines and chemokines, increased stromal fibrosis, and more advanced PanIN lesions. Our results show that a diet high in fats and calories leads to obesity and metabolic disturbances similar to humans and accelerates early pancreatic neoplasia in the conditional KrasG12D mouse model. This model and findings will provide the basis for more robust studies attempting to unravel the mechanisms underlying the cancer-promoting properties of obesity, as well as to evaluate dietary- and chemopreventive strategies targeting obesity-associated pancreatic cancer development.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:6

Enthalten in:

Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) - 6(2013), 10 vom: 13. Okt., Seite 1064-73

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dawson, David W [VerfasserIn]
Hertzer, Kathleen [VerfasserIn]
Moro, Aune [VerfasserIn]
Donald, Graham [VerfasserIn]
Chang, Hui-Hua [VerfasserIn]
Go, Vay Liang [VerfasserIn]
Pandol, Steven J [VerfasserIn]
Lugea, Aurelia [VerfasserIn]
Gukovskaya, Anna S [VerfasserIn]
Li, Gang [VerfasserIn]
Hines, Oscar J [VerfasserIn]
Rozengurt, Enrique [VerfasserIn]
Eibl, Guido [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Actins
Chemokines
Cytokines
EC 3.6.5.2
Fibronectins
Journal Article
Ras Proteins
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 12.05.2014

Date Revised 30.03.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-13-0065

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM230013619