Journal
CANCER LETTERS
Volume 369, Issue 2, Pages 336-343Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2015.10.001
Keywords
Obesity; Colon cancer; Lgr5 stem cells; Adiponectin
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- NIH [CA129444, CA168312, P30ES023512]
- American Institute for Cancer Research
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There is an urgent need to elucidate the mechanistic links between obesity and colon cancer. Convincing evidence for the role of Lgr(5+) stem cells in colon tumorigenesis has been established; however, the influence of obesity on stem cell maintenance is unknown. We assessed the effects of high fat (HF) feeding on colonic stem cell maintenance during cancer initiation (AOM induced) and the responsiveness of stem cells to adipokine signaling pathways. The number of colonic GM stem cells was significantly higher in the AOM-injected HF group compared to the LF group. The Lgr(5+) stem cells of the HF fed mice exhibited statistically significant increases in cell proliferation and decreases in apoptosis in response to AOM injection compared to the LF group. Colonic organoid cultures from lean mice treated with an adiponectin receptor agonist exhibited a reduction in Lgr5-GPF(+) stem cell number and an increase in apoptosis; however, this response was diminished in the organoid cultures from obese mice. These results suggest that the responsiveness of colonic stem cells to adiponectin in diet-induced obesity is impaired and may contribute to the stem cell accumulation observed in obesity. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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