Adipose Tissue—Breast Cancer Crosstalk Leads to Increased Tumor Lipogenesis Associated with Enhanced Tumor Growth

We sought to identify therapeutic targets for breast cancer by investigating the metabolic symbiosis between breast cancer and adipose tissue. To this end, we compared orthotopic E0771 breast cancer tumors that were in direct contact with adipose tissue with ectopic E0771 tumors in mice. Orthotopic...

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Autores principales: Peter Micallef, Yanling Wu, Marco Bauzá-Thorbrügge, Belén Chanclón, Milica Vujičić, Eduard Peris, C. Joakim Ek, Ingrid Wernstedt Asterholm
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:efcb9a24ab954ef5b1ffc5d9bba20aba2021-11-11T17:18:09ZAdipose Tissue—Breast Cancer Crosstalk Leads to Increased Tumor Lipogenesis Associated with Enhanced Tumor Growth10.3390/ijms2221118811422-00671661-6596https://doaj.org/article/efcb9a24ab954ef5b1ffc5d9bba20aba2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/21/11881https://doaj.org/toc/1661-6596https://doaj.org/toc/1422-0067We sought to identify therapeutic targets for breast cancer by investigating the metabolic symbiosis between breast cancer and adipose tissue. To this end, we compared orthotopic E0771 breast cancer tumors that were in direct contact with adipose tissue with ectopic E0771 tumors in mice. Orthotopic tumors grew faster and displayed increased de novo lipogenesis compared to ectopic tumors. Adipocytes release large amounts of lactate, and we found that both lactate pretreatment and adipose tissue co-culture augmented de novo lipogenesis in E0771 cells. Continuous treatment with the selective FASN inhibitor Fasnall dose-dependently decreased the E0771 viability in vitro. However, daily Fasnall injections were effective only in 50% of the tumors, while the other 50% displayed accelerated growth. These opposing effects of Fasnall in vivo was recapitulated in vitro; intermittent Fasnall treatment increased the E0771 viability at lower concentrations and suppressed the viability at higher concentrations. In conclusion, our data suggest that adipose tissue enhances tumor growth by stimulating lipogenesis. However, targeting lipogenesis alone can be deleterious. To circumvent the tumor’s ability to adapt to treatment, we therefore believe that it is necessary to apply an aggressive treatment, preferably targeting several metabolic pathways simultaneously, together with conventional therapy.Peter MicallefYanling WuMarco Bauzá-ThorbrüggeBelén ChanclónMilica VujičićEduard PerisC. Joakim EkIngrid Wernstedt AsterholmMDPI AGarticleE0771luminal Bbreast canceradipose tissuemouselipolysisBiology (General)QH301-705.5ChemistryQD1-999ENInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 22, Iss 11881, p 11881 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic E0771
luminal B
breast cancer
adipose tissue
mouse
lipolysis
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Chemistry
QD1-999
spellingShingle E0771
luminal B
breast cancer
adipose tissue
mouse
lipolysis
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Chemistry
QD1-999
Peter Micallef
Yanling Wu
Marco Bauzá-Thorbrügge
Belén Chanclón
Milica Vujičić
Eduard Peris
C. Joakim Ek
Ingrid Wernstedt Asterholm
Adipose Tissue—Breast Cancer Crosstalk Leads to Increased Tumor Lipogenesis Associated with Enhanced Tumor Growth
description We sought to identify therapeutic targets for breast cancer by investigating the metabolic symbiosis between breast cancer and adipose tissue. To this end, we compared orthotopic E0771 breast cancer tumors that were in direct contact with adipose tissue with ectopic E0771 tumors in mice. Orthotopic tumors grew faster and displayed increased de novo lipogenesis compared to ectopic tumors. Adipocytes release large amounts of lactate, and we found that both lactate pretreatment and adipose tissue co-culture augmented de novo lipogenesis in E0771 cells. Continuous treatment with the selective FASN inhibitor Fasnall dose-dependently decreased the E0771 viability in vitro. However, daily Fasnall injections were effective only in 50% of the tumors, while the other 50% displayed accelerated growth. These opposing effects of Fasnall in vivo was recapitulated in vitro; intermittent Fasnall treatment increased the E0771 viability at lower concentrations and suppressed the viability at higher concentrations. In conclusion, our data suggest that adipose tissue enhances tumor growth by stimulating lipogenesis. However, targeting lipogenesis alone can be deleterious. To circumvent the tumor’s ability to adapt to treatment, we therefore believe that it is necessary to apply an aggressive treatment, preferably targeting several metabolic pathways simultaneously, together with conventional therapy.
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author Peter Micallef
Yanling Wu
Marco Bauzá-Thorbrügge
Belén Chanclón
Milica Vujičić
Eduard Peris
C. Joakim Ek
Ingrid Wernstedt Asterholm
author_facet Peter Micallef
Yanling Wu
Marco Bauzá-Thorbrügge
Belén Chanclón
Milica Vujičić
Eduard Peris
C. Joakim Ek
Ingrid Wernstedt Asterholm
author_sort Peter Micallef
title Adipose Tissue—Breast Cancer Crosstalk Leads to Increased Tumor Lipogenesis Associated with Enhanced Tumor Growth
title_short Adipose Tissue—Breast Cancer Crosstalk Leads to Increased Tumor Lipogenesis Associated with Enhanced Tumor Growth
title_full Adipose Tissue—Breast Cancer Crosstalk Leads to Increased Tumor Lipogenesis Associated with Enhanced Tumor Growth
title_fullStr Adipose Tissue—Breast Cancer Crosstalk Leads to Increased Tumor Lipogenesis Associated with Enhanced Tumor Growth
title_full_unstemmed Adipose Tissue—Breast Cancer Crosstalk Leads to Increased Tumor Lipogenesis Associated with Enhanced Tumor Growth
title_sort adipose tissue—breast cancer crosstalk leads to increased tumor lipogenesis associated with enhanced tumor growth
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/efcb9a24ab954ef5b1ffc5d9bba20aba
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