Abstract
SUMMARYCancer cachexia is highly prevalent in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Although advanced cachexia is associated with inflammatory signaling, the early events driving wasting are poorly defined. Using an orthotopic mouse model of PDAC, we find that early cachexia is defined by a pronounced vulnerability to undernutrition, characterized by increased skeletal muscle wasting. PDAC suppresses lipid beta oxidation and impairs ketogenesis in the liver, which coordinates the adaptive response to nutritional scarcity. When PDAC mice are fed ketogenic diet, this effect is reversed, and muscle mass is preserved. Furthermore, physiologic levels of ketones are sufficient to protect myotubes against PDAC-associated wasting. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) drives liver metabolic reprogramming, and hepatocyte-specific loss of Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 (STAT3) is sufficient to prevent PDAC-associated muscle loss. Together, these studies define a key role for the liver in cachexia development and directly link skeletal muscle homeostasis to hepatic lipid oxidation.
Publisher
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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