Altered expression of genes in adipose tissues associated with reduced fat mass in patients with pancreatic cancer
- 11 February 2011
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry
- Vol. 117 (2), 78-87
- https://doi.org/10.3109/13813455.2011.560609
Abstract
Loss of adipose tissue in patients with pancreatic cancer may involve altered gene expression. Peri-operative mRNA levels of 44 genes were analysed by RT-PCR in intra-abdominal (IAAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SCAT) sampled from pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) patients undergoing tumour resection (n = 20), and control patients without cancer (n = 11). Peri- and post-operative IAAT and SCAT masses were measured by computerized tomography. PDAC patients displayed 2.6- and 1.7-fold higher Zn-α2-glycoprotein (AZGP1) mRNA levels than controls in IAAT and SCAT, respectively (P < 0.01), but expression was not correlated with post-operative changes in fat masses. IAAT mass changes correlated with genes in lipid metabolism, inflammation and apoptosis: e.g. stearoyl-Coenzyme A desaturase 1 (SCD), tumour necrosis factor (TNF) and chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2 (CCL2; MCP-1). Patients with PDAC displayed increased AZGP1 mRNA levels in both IAAT and SCAT, but expression of other genes may predict IAAT loss.Keywords
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