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Biomarkers related to fatty acid oxidative capacity are predictive for continued weight loss in cachectic cancer patients
- Source :
- Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, Vol 12, Iss 6, Pp 2101-2110 (2021), Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2021.
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Abstract
- Background Cachexia is characterized by a negative protein and energy balance leading to loss of adipose tissue and muscle mass. Cancer cachexia negatively impacts treatment tolerability and prognosis. Supportive interventions should be initiated as early as possible. Biomarkers for early prediction of continuing weight loss during the course of disease are currently lacking. Methods In this pilot, observational, cross‐sectional, case–control study, cachectic cancer patients undergoing systemic first‐line cancer treatment were matched 2:1 with healthy controls according to age, gender and body mass index. Alterations in amino acid and energy metabolism, as indicated by acylcarnitine levels, were analysed using mass spectrometry in plasma samples (PS) and dried blood specimen (DBS). Welch's two‐sample t‐test was used for comparative analysis of metabolites between cancer patients and healthy matched controls and to identify the metabolomic profiles related to weight loss across different time points. A linear regression model was applied to correlate weight loss and single metabolites as predictor variables. Finally, metabolite pathway enrichment analyses were performed. Results Eighteen cases (14 male and 4 female) and 36 paired controls were enrolled. There was a good correlation between baseline PS and DBS of healthy controls for the levels of most amino acids but not for acylcarnitine. Amino acid levels related to cancer metabolism were significantly altered in cancer patients compared with controls in both DBS and PS for arginine, citrulline, histidine and ornithine and in DBS only for asparagine, glutamine, methylhistidine, methionine, ornithine, serine, threonine and leucine/isoleucine. Metabolite enrichment analysis in PS of cancer patients revealed histidine metabolism activation (P = 0.0025). Baseline acylcarnitine analysis in DBS was indicative for alterations of the mitochondrial carnitine shuttle, related to β‐oxidation: The ratio palmitoylcarnitine/acylcarnitine (Q2) and the ratio palmitoylcarnitine + octadecenoylcarnitine/acylcarnitine (Q3) were predictive for early weight loss (P
- Subjects :
- Male
Weight loss
medicine.medical_specialty
Cachexia
Metabolite
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Carnitine shuttle
chemistry.chemical_compound
Neoplasms
Physiology (medical)
Internal medicine
medicine
Humans
Metabolomics
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Cancer
Methionine
Mass spectrometry
business.industry
Fatty Acids
QM1-695
Original Articles
Ornithine
medicine.disease
Glutamine
Oxidative Stress
Cross-Sectional Studies
Endocrinology
RC925-935
chemistry
Case-Control Studies
Human anatomy
Female
Original Article
medicine.symptom
business
Biomarkers
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 21906009 and 21905991
- Volume :
- 12
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....66689f9dada77dd0b7216d37e6c33172