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Nicotine induces IL-8 secretion from pancreatic cancer stroma and worsens cancer-induced cachexia

Cancers, ISSN: 2072-6694, Vol: 12, Issue: 2
2020
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Smoking is highly associated with pancreatic cancer. Nicotine, the addictive component of tobacco, is involved in pancreatic cancer tumorigenesis, metastasis, and chemoresistance. This work aimed to describe the role of nicotine within the pancreatic cancer tumor microenvironment. Nicotine treatment was used in vitro to assess its effect on tumor-associated stromal cells and pancreatic cancer cells. Nicotine treatment was then used in a pancreatic cancer patient-derived xenograft model to study the effects in vivo. Nicotine induced secretion of interleukin 8 (IL-8) by tumor-associated stroma cells in an extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)-dependent fashion. The secreted IL-8 and nicotine acted on the pancreatic cancer cell, resulting in upregulation of IL-8 receptor. Nicotine treatment of mice bearing pancreatic cancer patient-derived xenografts had significantly increased tumor mass, increased tumor-free weight loss, and decreased muscle mass. These represent important pathways through which nicotine acts within the tumor microenvironment and worsens pancreatic cancer-induced cachexia, potentially representing future therapeutic targets.

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Underwood, Patrick W; Zhang, Dong Yu; Cameron, Miles E; Gerber, Michael H; Delitto, Daniel; Maduka, Michael U; Cooper, Kyle J; Han, Song; Hughes, Steven J; Judge, Sarah M; Judge, Andrew R; Trevino, Jose G

MDPI AG

Medicine; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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