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Cachexia-associated adipose tissue morphological rearrangement in gastrointestinal cancer patients
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Background and aims: Cachexia is a syndrome characterized by marked involuntary loss of body weight. Recently, adipose tissue (AT) wasting has been shown to occur before the appearance of other classical cachexia markers. We investigated the composition and rearrangement of the extracellular matrix, adipocyte morphology and inflammation in the subcutaneous AT (scAT) pad of gastrointestinal cancer patients. Methods: surgical biopsies for scAT were obtained from gastrointestinal cancer patients, who were signed up into the following groups: cancer cachexia (CC, n = 11), weight‐stable cancer (WSC, n = 9) and weight‐stable control (non‐cancer) (control, n = 7). The stable weight groups were considered as those with no important weight change during the last year and body mass index <25 kg/m2. Subcutaneous AT fibrosis was quantified and characterized by quantitative PCR, histological analysis and immunohistochemistry. Results: the degree of fibrosis and the distribution and collagen types (I and III) were different in WSC and CC patients. CC patients showed more pronounced fibrosis in comparison with WSC. Infiltrating macrophages surrounding adipocytes and CD3 Ly were found in the fibrotic areas of scAT. Subcutaneous AT fibrotic areas demonstrated increased monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP‐1) and Cluster of Differentiation (CD)68 gene expression in cancer patients. Conclusions: our data indicate architectural modification consisting of fibrosis and inflammatory cell infiltration in scAT as induced by cachexia in gastrointestinal cancer patients. The latter was characterized by the presence of macrophages and lymphocytes, more evident in the fibrotic areas. In addition, increased MCP‐1 and CD68 gene expression in scAT from cancer patients may indicate an important role of these markers in the early phases of cancer.
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BATISTA JR, Miguel l., HENRIQUES, Felipe s., NEVES, Rodrigo x., OLIVAN RIERA, Mireia, MATOS-NETO, Emídio m., ALCÂNTARA, Paulo s. m., MAXIMIANO, Linda f., OTOCH, José p., ALVES, Michele j., SEELAENDER, Marília. Cachexia-associated adipose tissue morphological rearrangement in gastrointestinal cancer patients. _Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle_. 2016. Vol. 7, núm. 1, pàgs. 37-47. [consulta: 20 de gener de 2026]. ISSN: 2190-5991. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/167784]