Data di Pubblicazione:
2017
Citazione:
Vitamin D and VDR in cancer cachexia and muscle regeneration / A. Camperi, F. Pin, D. Costamagna, F. Penna, M.L. Menduina, Z. Aversa, T. Zimmers, R. Verzaro, R. Fittipaldi, G. Caretti, F.M. Baccino, M. Muscaritoli, C. Paola. - In: ONCOTARGET. - ISSN 1949-2553. - 8:13(2017), pp. 21778-21793. [10.18632/oncotarget.15583]
Abstract:
Low circulating levels of vitamin D were associated with decreased muscle strength and physical performance. Along this line, the present study was aimed to investigate: i) the therapeutic potential of vitamin D in cancer-induced muscle wasting; ii) the mechanisms by which vitamin D affects muscle phenotype in tumorbearing animals. Rats bearing the AH130 hepatoma showed decreased circulating vitamin D compared to control rats, while muscle vitamin D receptor (VDR) mRNA was upregulated. Both circulating vitamin D and muscle VDR expression increased after vitamin D administration, without exerting appreciable effects on body weight and muscle mass. The effects of vitamin D on muscle cells were studied in C2C12 myocytes. Vitamin D-treated myoblasts did not differentiate properly, fusing only partially and forming multinucleated structures with aberrant shape and low myosin heavy chain content. Vitamin D treatment resulted in VDR overexpression and myogenin down-regulation. Silencing VDR expression in C2C12 cultures abrogated the inhibition of differentiation exerted by vitamin D treatment. These data suggest that VDR overexpression in tumor-bearing animals contributes to muscle wasting by impairing muscle regenerative program. In this regard, attention should be paid when considering vitamin D supplementation to patients affected by chronic pathologies where muscle regeneration may be involved.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Circulating vitamin D; Muscle wasting; Myogenin; Regeneration; Vitamin D receptor; Oncology
Elenco autori:
A. Camperi, F. Pin, D. Costamagna, F. Penna, M.L. Menduina, Z. Aversa, T. Zimmers, R. Verzaro, R. Fittipaldi, G. Caretti, F.M. Baccino, M. Muscaritoli, C. Paola
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