Dietary caloric input and tumor growth accelerate senescence and modulate liver and adipose tissue crosstalk

Abstract Metabolic alterations are related to tumorigenesis and other age-related diseases that are accelerated by “Westernized” diets. In fact, hypercaloric nutrition is associated with an increased incidence of cancers and faster aging. Conversely, lifespan-extending strategies, such as caloric re...

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Main Authors: José Xavier do Nascimento Júnior, Júlia da Conceição Gomes, Ricardo Imbroisi Filho, Helber de Maia Valença, Jéssica Ristow Branco, Amanda Bandeira Araújo, Amanda de Oliveira Esteves Moreira, Letícia Diniz Crepaldi, Larissa Pereira Paixão, Alan C. Ochioni, Thainá M. Demaria, João Gabriel Bernardo Leandro, Livia Marques Casanova, Mauro Sola-Penna, Patricia Zancan
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-01-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-07451-y
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author José Xavier do Nascimento Júnior
Júlia da Conceição Gomes
Ricardo Imbroisi Filho
Helber de Maia Valença
Jéssica Ristow Branco
Amanda Bandeira Araújo
Amanda de Oliveira Esteves Moreira
Letícia Diniz Crepaldi
Larissa Pereira Paixão
Alan C. Ochioni
Thainá M. Demaria
João Gabriel Bernardo Leandro
Livia Marques Casanova
Mauro Sola-Penna
Patricia Zancan
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Júlia da Conceição Gomes
Ricardo Imbroisi Filho
Helber de Maia Valença
Jéssica Ristow Branco
Amanda Bandeira Araújo
Amanda de Oliveira Esteves Moreira
Letícia Diniz Crepaldi
Larissa Pereira Paixão
Alan C. Ochioni
Thainá M. Demaria
João Gabriel Bernardo Leandro
Livia Marques Casanova
Mauro Sola-Penna
Patricia Zancan
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description Abstract Metabolic alterations are related to tumorigenesis and other age-related diseases that are accelerated by “Westernized” diets. In fact, hypercaloric nutrition is associated with an increased incidence of cancers and faster aging. Conversely, lifespan-extending strategies, such as caloric restriction, impose beneficial effects on both processes. Here, we investigated the metabolic consequences of hypercaloric-induced aging on tumor growth in female mice. Our findings indicate that a high-fat high-sucrose diet increases tumor growth mainly due to the boosted oxidation of glucose and fatty acids. Consequently, through an increased expression of lactate, IGFBP3, and PTHLH, tumors modulate liver and white adipose tissue metabolism. In the liver, the induced tumor increases fibrosis and accelerates the senescence process, despite the lower systemic pro-inflammatory state. Importantly, the induced tumor induces the wasting and browning of white adipose tissue, thereby reversing diet-induced insulin resistance. Finally, we suggest that tumor growth alters liver-adipose tissue crosstalk that upregulates Fgf21, induces senescence, and negatively modulates lipids and carbohydrates metabolism even in caloric-restricted-fed mice.
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spelling doaj-art-47fa09ee20bb4544841c2c454afb0e3a2025-01-12T12:35:44ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Biology2399-36422025-01-018111610.1038/s42003-025-07451-yDietary caloric input and tumor growth accelerate senescence and modulate liver and adipose tissue crosstalkJosé Xavier do Nascimento Júnior0Júlia da Conceição Gomes1Ricardo Imbroisi Filho2Helber de Maia Valença3Jéssica Ristow Branco4Amanda Bandeira Araújo5Amanda de Oliveira Esteves Moreira6Letícia Diniz Crepaldi7Larissa Pereira Paixão8Alan C. Ochioni9Thainá M. Demaria10João Gabriel Bernardo Leandro11Livia Marques Casanova12Mauro Sola-Penna13Patricia Zancan14The MetaboliZSm GrouP, Departamento de Biotecnologia Farmacêutica, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroThe MetaboliZSm GrouP, Departamento de Biotecnologia Farmacêutica, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroThe MetaboliZSm GrouP, Departamento de Biotecnologia Farmacêutica, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroThe MetaboliZSm GrouP, Departamento de Biotecnologia Farmacêutica, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroThe MetaboliZSm GrouP, Departamento de Biotecnologia Farmacêutica, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroThe MetaboliZSm GrouP, Departamento de Biotecnologia Farmacêutica, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroThe MetaboliZSm GrouP, Departamento de Biotecnologia Farmacêutica, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroThe MetaboliZSm GrouP, Departamento de Biotecnologia Farmacêutica, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroThe MetaboliZSm GrouP, Departamento de Biotecnologia Farmacêutica, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroThe MetaboliZSm GrouP, Departamento de Biotecnologia Farmacêutica, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroThe MetaboliZSm GrouP, Departamento de Biotecnologia Farmacêutica, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroThe MetaboliZSm GrouP, Departamento de Biotecnologia Farmacêutica, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroThe MetaboliZSm GrouP, Departamento de Biotecnologia Farmacêutica, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroThe MetaboliZSm GrouP, Departamento de Biotecnologia Farmacêutica, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroThe MetaboliZSm GrouP, Departamento de Biotecnologia Farmacêutica, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroAbstract Metabolic alterations are related to tumorigenesis and other age-related diseases that are accelerated by “Westernized” diets. In fact, hypercaloric nutrition is associated with an increased incidence of cancers and faster aging. Conversely, lifespan-extending strategies, such as caloric restriction, impose beneficial effects on both processes. Here, we investigated the metabolic consequences of hypercaloric-induced aging on tumor growth in female mice. Our findings indicate that a high-fat high-sucrose diet increases tumor growth mainly due to the boosted oxidation of glucose and fatty acids. Consequently, through an increased expression of lactate, IGFBP3, and PTHLH, tumors modulate liver and white adipose tissue metabolism. In the liver, the induced tumor increases fibrosis and accelerates the senescence process, despite the lower systemic pro-inflammatory state. Importantly, the induced tumor induces the wasting and browning of white adipose tissue, thereby reversing diet-induced insulin resistance. Finally, we suggest that tumor growth alters liver-adipose tissue crosstalk that upregulates Fgf21, induces senescence, and negatively modulates lipids and carbohydrates metabolism even in caloric-restricted-fed mice.https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-07451-y
spellingShingle José Xavier do Nascimento Júnior
Júlia da Conceição Gomes
Ricardo Imbroisi Filho
Helber de Maia Valença
Jéssica Ristow Branco
Amanda Bandeira Araújo
Amanda de Oliveira Esteves Moreira
Letícia Diniz Crepaldi
Larissa Pereira Paixão
Alan C. Ochioni
Thainá M. Demaria
João Gabriel Bernardo Leandro
Livia Marques Casanova
Mauro Sola-Penna
Patricia Zancan
Dietary caloric input and tumor growth accelerate senescence and modulate liver and adipose tissue crosstalk
Communications Biology
title Dietary caloric input and tumor growth accelerate senescence and modulate liver and adipose tissue crosstalk
title_full Dietary caloric input and tumor growth accelerate senescence and modulate liver and adipose tissue crosstalk
title_fullStr Dietary caloric input and tumor growth accelerate senescence and modulate liver and adipose tissue crosstalk
title_full_unstemmed Dietary caloric input and tumor growth accelerate senescence and modulate liver and adipose tissue crosstalk
title_short Dietary caloric input and tumor growth accelerate senescence and modulate liver and adipose tissue crosstalk
title_sort dietary caloric input and tumor growth accelerate senescence and modulate liver and adipose tissue crosstalk
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-07451-y
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