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Oral resveratrol therapy inhibits cancer-induced skeletal muscle and cardiac atrophy in vivo.

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Shadfar, Scott, Couch, Marion E., McKinney, Kibwei A., Weinstein, Lisa J., Yin, Xiaoying, Rodríguez, Jessica E., Guttridge, Denis C., Willis, Monte·2011·Nutrition and Cancer

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The mechanism by which cancer mediates muscle atrophy has been delineated in the past 3 decades and includes a prominent role of tumor-derived cytokines, such as IL-6, TNFα, and IL-1. These cytokines interact with their cognate receptors on muscle to activate the downstream transcription factor NF-κB and induce sarcomere proteolysis. Experimentally, inhibiting NF-κB signaling largely prevents cancer-induced muscle wasting, indicating its prominent role in muscle atrophy. Resveratrol, a natural phytoalexin found in the skin of grapes, has recently been shown to inhibit NF-κB in cancer cells, which led us to hypothesize that it might have a protective role in cancer cachexia. Therefore, we investigated whether daily oral resveratrol could protect against skeletal muscle loss and cardiac atrophy in an established mouse model. We demonstrate resveratrol inhibits skeletal muscle and cardiac atrophy induced by C26 adenocarcinoma tumors through its inhibition of NF-κB (p65) activity in skeletal muscle and heart. These studies demonstrate for the first time the utility of oral resveratrol therapy to provide clinical benefit in cancer-induced atrophy through the inhibition of NF-κB in muscle. These findings may have application in the treatment of diseases with parallel pathophysiologies such as muscular dystrophy and heart failure.

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  • RSV has been reported to prevent muscle atrophy in several catabolic conditions, including cancer, diabetes, chronic kidney disease and disuse.

    “RSV has been reported to prevent muscle atrophy in several catabolic conditions, including cancer, diabetes, chronic kidney disease and disuse [27–30].”
  • Resveratrol inhibits protein degradation and attenuates skeletal muscle fiber atrophy in different disease models, including cancer, diabetes, and denervation.

    “Resveratrol (3, 5, 4′-trihydroxystilbene), a natural antioxidant found mainly in grape skin, and especially red wine, has been shown to inhibit protein degradation and attenuate skeletal muscle fiber atrophy in the different disease model, including cancer, diabetes, and denervation [86,87].”
  • Oral resveratrol treatment alleviates muscle atrophy induced by C26 adenocarcinoma through inhibition of NF-κB in CD2F1 mice.

    “Oral resveratrol treatment alleviates muscle atrophy induced by C26 adenocarcinoma through the inhibition of NF-κB in CD2F1 mice [87].”

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Authors
Shadfar, S., Couch, M. E., McKinney, K. A., Weinstein, L. J., Yin, X., Rodríguez, J. E., Guttridge, D. C., & Willis, M.
Affiliations
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Corresponding author
Willis, Monte
Venue
Nutrition and Cancer
Published
2011-07
Volume
63
Issue
5
Pages
749-762
ISSN
  • 0163-5581 (ISSN-L)
  • 1532-7914
OpenAlex
W2137590405
Cited by
98
References
64
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.80
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nutrition and Cancer (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (submittedVersion)
  • UNC Libraries
Funders
  • American Heart Association
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL104129)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine
Keywords
resveratrol, cancer cachexia, skeletal muscle atrophy, cardiac atrophy, NF-κB signaling, tumor-derived cytokines, interleukin-6, TNF-α, interleukin-1, oral supplementation, muscle atrophy, heart failure, muscular dystrophy
MeSH terms
Tripartite Motif Proteins, Resveratrol, Adenocarcinoma, Administration, Oral, Animals, Body Composition, Cachexia, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Echocardiography, Female, Heart, Muscle Proteins, Muscular Atrophy, Myocardium, Neoplasm Transplantation, Random Allocation, RNA, Messenger, Stilbenes, Weight Loss, Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic, Muscle, Skeletal, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, Cell Line, Tumor, Mice, Transcription Factor RelA

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