R-ketorolac ameliorates cancer-associated cachexia and prolongs survival of tumour-bearing mice.
cachexia
cancer
inflammation
ketorolac
Journal
Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle
ISSN: 2190-6009
Titre abrégé: J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 101552883
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Feb 2024
01 Feb 2024
Historique:
revised:
25
10
2023
received:
24
02
2023
accepted:
07
12
2023
medline:
2
2
2024
pubmed:
2
2
2024
entrez:
1
2
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Cancer-associated cachexia (CAC) is a debilitating syndrome associated with poor quality of life and reduced life expectancy of cancer patients. CAC is characterized by unintended body weight reduction due to muscle and adipose tissue loss. A major hallmark of CAC is systemic inflammation. Several non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been suggested for CAC treatment, yet no single medication has proven reliable. R-ketorolac (RK) is the R-enantiomer of a commonly used NSAID. The effect of RK on CAC has not yet been evaluated. Ten- to 11-week-old mice were inoculated with C26 or CHX207 cancer cells or vehicle control (phosphate-buffered saline [PBS]). After cachexia onset, 2 mg/kg RK or PBS was administered daily by oral gavage. Body weight, food intake and tumour size were continuously measured. At study endpoints, blood was drawn, mice were sacrificed and tissues were excised. Immune cell abundance was analysed using a Cytek® Aurora spectral flow cytometer. Cyclooxygenase (COX) activity was determined in lung homogenates using a fluorometric kit. Muscle tissues were analysed for mRNA and protein expression by quantitative real-time PCR and western blotting analysis, respectively. Muscle fibre size was determined on histological slides after haematoxylin/eosin staining. Ten-day survival rate of C26-bearing animals was 10% while RK treatment resulted in a 100% survival rate (P = 0.0009). Chemotherapy resulted in a 10% survival rate 14 days after treatment initiation, but all mice survived upon co-medication with RK and cyclophosphamide (P = 0.0001). Increased survival was associated with a protection from body weight loss in C26 (-0.61 ± 1.82 vs. -4.48 ± 2.0 g, P = 0.0004) and CHX207 (-0.49 ± 0.33 vs. -2.49 ± 0.93 g, P = 0.0003) tumour-bearing mice treated with RK, compared with untreated mice. RK ameliorated musculus quadriceps (-1.7 ± 7.1% vs. -27.8 ± 8.3%, P = 0.0007) and gonadal white adipose tissue (-18.8 ± 49% vs. -69 ± 15.6%, P = 0.094) loss in tumour-bearing mice, compared with untreated mice. Mechanistically, RK reduced circulating interleukin-6 (IL-6) concentrations from 334 ± 151 to 164 ± 123 pg/mL (P = 0.047) in C26 and from 93 ± 39 to 35 ± 6 pg/mL (P = 0.0053) in CHX207 tumour-bearing mice. Moreover, RK protected mice from cancer-induced T-lymphopenia (+1.8 ± 42% vs. -49.2 ± 12.1% in treated vs. untreated mice, respectively). RK was ineffective in ameliorating CAC in thymus-deficient nude mice, indicating that the beneficial effect of RK depends on T-cells. RK improved T-lymphopenia and decreased systemic IL-6 concentrations, resulting in alleviation of cachexia and increased survival of cachexigenic tumour-bearing mice, even under chemotherapy and independent of COX inhibition. Considering its potential, we propose that the use of RK should be investigated in patients suffering from CAC.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Cancer-associated cachexia (CAC) is a debilitating syndrome associated with poor quality of life and reduced life expectancy of cancer patients. CAC is characterized by unintended body weight reduction due to muscle and adipose tissue loss. A major hallmark of CAC is systemic inflammation. Several non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been suggested for CAC treatment, yet no single medication has proven reliable. R-ketorolac (RK) is the R-enantiomer of a commonly used NSAID. The effect of RK on CAC has not yet been evaluated.
METHODS
METHODS
Ten- to 11-week-old mice were inoculated with C26 or CHX207 cancer cells or vehicle control (phosphate-buffered saline [PBS]). After cachexia onset, 2 mg/kg RK or PBS was administered daily by oral gavage. Body weight, food intake and tumour size were continuously measured. At study endpoints, blood was drawn, mice were sacrificed and tissues were excised. Immune cell abundance was analysed using a Cytek® Aurora spectral flow cytometer. Cyclooxygenase (COX) activity was determined in lung homogenates using a fluorometric kit. Muscle tissues were analysed for mRNA and protein expression by quantitative real-time PCR and western blotting analysis, respectively. Muscle fibre size was determined on histological slides after haematoxylin/eosin staining.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Ten-day survival rate of C26-bearing animals was 10% while RK treatment resulted in a 100% survival rate (P = 0.0009). Chemotherapy resulted in a 10% survival rate 14 days after treatment initiation, but all mice survived upon co-medication with RK and cyclophosphamide (P = 0.0001). Increased survival was associated with a protection from body weight loss in C26 (-0.61 ± 1.82 vs. -4.48 ± 2.0 g, P = 0.0004) and CHX207 (-0.49 ± 0.33 vs. -2.49 ± 0.93 g, P = 0.0003) tumour-bearing mice treated with RK, compared with untreated mice. RK ameliorated musculus quadriceps (-1.7 ± 7.1% vs. -27.8 ± 8.3%, P = 0.0007) and gonadal white adipose tissue (-18.8 ± 49% vs. -69 ± 15.6%, P = 0.094) loss in tumour-bearing mice, compared with untreated mice. Mechanistically, RK reduced circulating interleukin-6 (IL-6) concentrations from 334 ± 151 to 164 ± 123 pg/mL (P = 0.047) in C26 and from 93 ± 39 to 35 ± 6 pg/mL (P = 0.0053) in CHX207 tumour-bearing mice. Moreover, RK protected mice from cancer-induced T-lymphopenia (+1.8 ± 42% vs. -49.2 ± 12.1% in treated vs. untreated mice, respectively). RK was ineffective in ameliorating CAC in thymus-deficient nude mice, indicating that the beneficial effect of RK depends on T-cells.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
RK improved T-lymphopenia and decreased systemic IL-6 concentrations, resulting in alleviation of cachexia and increased survival of cachexigenic tumour-bearing mice, even under chemotherapy and independent of COX inhibition. Considering its potential, we propose that the use of RK should be investigated in patients suffering from CAC.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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Subventions
Organisme : Yinuoke Ltd
Organisme : University of Graz
Organisme : Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
Informations de copyright
© 2024 The Authors. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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