Metabolic and histomorphological changes of adipose tissue in cachexia

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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To describe the role of the main changes occurring in adipose tissue during cachexia and how these affects patient's outcomes, with a specific focus on cancer.

RECENT FINDINGS: In cachexia, the changes within the adipose tissue have been recently described as the presence of inflammatory infiltration (T-lymphocytes and macrophages), enhanced fibrosis, and the occurrence of beige adipocytes (i.e., browning). The latter one is a process driving cachexia enhancing thermogenesis, primarily via modulation of uncoupling protein 1. Also, increased lipolysis of white adipose tissue, especially in cancer, via higher expression of hormone sensible and adipose tissue triglyceride lipases, was detected in experimental models and in human adipose tissue. Other systemic metabolic alterations occur in association with changes in adiposity, including insulin resistance and increased inflammation, all conditions associated with a worse outcome. Moreover, these profound metabolic alterations were shown to be implicated in several consequences, including extreme and progressive unvoluntary body weight loss.

SUMMARY: Alterations in adiposity occur early during cachexia. Adipose tissue atrophy, as well as metabolic changes of white adipose tissues were observed to be pivotal in cachexia, and to be implicated in several clinical complications and poor prognosis.Further research is necessary to clarify the mechanisms underlying the loss of adiposity and therefore to identify novel therapeutic options to counteract this phenomenon in cachexia.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:26

Enthalten in:

Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care - 26(2023), 3 vom: 01. Mai, Seite 235-242

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Molfino, Alessio [VerfasserIn]
Imbimbo, Giovanni [VerfasserIn]
Muscaritoli, Maurizio [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 07.04.2023

Date Revised 20.04.2023

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Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1097/MCO.0000000000000923

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NLM354482491