Low dosage combination treatment with metformin and simvastatin inhibits obesity-promoted pancreatic cancer development in male KrasG12D mice

© 2023. Springer Nature Limited..

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), a highly lethal disease with limited therapeutic options, may benefit from repurposing of FDA-approved drugs in preventive or interceptive strategies in high-risk populations. Previous animal studies demonstrated that the use of metformin and statins as single agents at relatively high doses restrained PDAC development. Here, four-week-old mice expressing KrasG12D in all pancreatic lineages (KC mice) and fed an obesogenic high fat, high calorie diet that promotes early PDAC development were randomized onto low dosage metformin, simvastatin, or both drugs in combination administered orally. Dual treatment attenuated weight gain, fibro-inflammation, and development of advanced PDAC precursor lesions (pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia [PanIN]-3) in male KC mice, without significant effect in females or when administered individually. Dual-treated KC mice had reduced proliferation of PanIN cells and decreased transcriptional activity of the Hippo effectors, YAP and TAZ, which are important regulators of PDAC development. Metformin and simvastatin also synergistically inhibited colony formation of pancreatic cancer cells in vitro. Together, our data demonstrated that a combination of low doses of metformin and simvastatin inhibits PDAC development and imply that both drugs are promising agents for being tested in clinical trials for preventing pancreatic cancer progression.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Scientific reports - 13(2023), 1 vom: 26. Sept., Seite 16144

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Teper, Yaroslav [VerfasserIn]
Ye, Linda [VerfasserIn]
Waldron, Richard T [VerfasserIn]
Lugea, Aurelia [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Xiaoying [VerfasserIn]
Sinnett-Smith, James [VerfasserIn]
Hines, Oscar J [VerfasserIn]
Pandol, Stephen J [VerfasserIn]
Rozengurt, Enrique [VerfasserIn]
Eibl, Guido [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

AGG2FN16EV
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Simvastatin

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 28.09.2023

Date Revised 13.12.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41598-023-43498-9

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM362485739