
The known link between obesity and cancer suggests an important interaction between the host lipid metabolism and tumorigenesis. Here, we used a syngeneic tumor graft model to demonstrate that tumor development influences the host lipid metabolism. BCR-Abl-transformed precursor B cell tumors induced hyperlipidemia by stimulating very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) production and blunting VLDL and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) turnover. To assess whether tumor progression was dependent on tumor-induced hyperlipidemia, we utilized the VLDL production-deficient mouse model, carboxylesterase3/triacylglycerol hydrolase (Ces3/TGH) knockout mice. In Ces3/Tgh(-/-) tumor-bearing mice, plasma triglyceride and cholesterol levels were attenuated. Importantly tumor weight was reduced in Ces3/Tgh(-/-) mice. Mechanistically, reduced tumor growth in Ces3/Tgh(-/-) mice was attributed to reversal of tumor-induced PCSK9-mediated degradation of hepatic LDLR and decrease of LDL turnover. Our data demonstrate that tumor-induced hyperlipidemia encompasses a feed-forward loop that reprograms hepatic lipoprotein homeostasis in part by providing LDL cholesterol to support tumor growth.
Transcription, Genetic, QH301-705.5, Cell Survival, Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl, Hyperlipidemias, Lipoproteins, VLDL, Models, Biological, Article, Neoplasms, Chylomicrons, Animals, Insulin, Biology (General), Cell Line, Transformed, Cell Proliferation, Mice, Knockout, B-Lymphocytes, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Liver, Proprotein Convertase 9, Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases
Transcription, Genetic, QH301-705.5, Cell Survival, Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl, Hyperlipidemias, Lipoproteins, VLDL, Models, Biological, Article, Neoplasms, Chylomicrons, Animals, Insulin, Biology (General), Cell Line, Transformed, Cell Proliferation, Mice, Knockout, B-Lymphocytes, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Liver, Proprotein Convertase 9, Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases
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