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Robinson TP, Hamidi T, Counts B, Guttridge DC, Ostrowski MC, Zimmers TA, Koniaris LG. The impact of inflammation and acute phase activation in cancer cachexia. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1207746. [PMID: 38022578 PMCID: PMC10644737 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1207746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
Abstract
The development of cachexia in the setting of cancer or other chronic diseases is a significant detriment for patients. Cachexia is associated with a decreased ability to tolerate therapies, reduction in ambulation, reduced quality of life, and increased mortality. Cachexia appears intricately linked to the activation of the acute phase response and is a drain on metabolic resources. Work has begun to focus on the important inflammatory factors associated with the acute phase response and their role in the immune activation of cachexia. Furthermore, data supporting the liver, lung, skeletal muscle, and tumor as all playing a role in activation of the acute phase are emerging. Although the acute phase is increasingly being recognized as being involved in cachexia, work in understanding underlying mechanisms of cachexia associated with the acute phase response remains an active area of investigation and still lack a holistic understanding and a clear causal link. Studies to date are largely correlative in nature, nonetheless suggesting the possibility for a role for various acute phase reactants. Herein, we examine the current literature regarding the acute phase response proteins, the evidence these proteins play in the promotion and exacerbation of cachexia, and current evidence of a therapeutic potential for patients.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tyler P. Robinson
- Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR, United States
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- Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States
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- Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States
- Department of Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR, United States
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Tohyama T, Hosobe H, Kobayashi T, Murakami T, Fujimoto Y, Hayashi T, Matsumoto T, Asakawa T, Omori M. A case of granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor-producing gallbladder cancer with lymph node metastasis together with a literature review. Clin J Gastroenterol 2023; 16:732-742. [PMID: 37258993 DOI: 10.1007/s12328-023-01816-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
Abstract
The granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) glycoprotein stimulates precursor cell proliferation and differentiation in the bone marrow. Various G-CSF-producing tumors have been reported; they showed early progression and an extremely poor prognosis. Here, we report a case of G-CSF-producing gallbladder cancer with lymph node metastasis. In addition, we reviewed 30 previous case reports of G-CSF-producing gallbladder cancers to elucidate the characteristics and most appropriate treatment. During a routine visit to her local doctor for monitoring of diabetes and hypertension, a 68-year-old female was found to have an elevated white-blood-cell (WBC) count and C-reactive protein (CRP) level, and a gallbladder mass. Laboratory tests revealed a high serum G-CSF level, and imaging revealed a tumor of the gallbladder with regional lymphadenopathy. We diagnosed a G-CSF-producing gallbladder cancer and performed liver resection of segment IVa/V: regional lymph node dissection with extrahepatic bile duct resection. Pathologically, the tumor was a poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma. G-CSF immunostaining for tumor cells was positive. She is alive without recurrence at 16 months after surgery. If a patient exhibits a gallbladder tumor, with an elevated WBC count and CRP level but no symptoms of infection, a G-CSF-producing gallbladder cancer should be suspected; radical resection should be performed immediately after diagnosis.
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- Taiji Tohyama
- Department of Surgery, Kurashiki Medical Center, Bakuro-cho, Kurashiki, Okayama, 710-8522, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery, Kurashiki Medical Center, Bakuro-cho, Kurashiki, Okayama, 710-8522, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kurashiki Medical Center, Bakuro-cho, Kurashiki, Okayama, 710-8522, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kurashiki Medical Center, Bakuro-cho, Kurashiki, Okayama, 710-8522, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kurashiki Medical Center, Bakuro-cho, Kurashiki, Okayama, 710-8522, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kurashiki Medical Center, Bakuro-cho, Kurashiki, Okayama, 710-8522, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kurashiki Medical Center, Bakuro-cho, Kurashiki, Okayama, 710-8522, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Kurashiki Medical Center, Bakuro-cho, Kurashiki, Okayama, 710-8522, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kurashiki Medical Center, Bakuro-cho, Kurashiki, Okayama, 710-8522, Japan
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Okuno Y, Hori M, Hattori-Kato M, Fukuhara H, Nomiya A, Mikami K, Takeuchi T. Structural Analysis of the Colony-Stimulating Factor 3 Gene of Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor-Producing Urothelial Cancer. Cureus 2023; 15:e43981. [PMID: 37746465 PMCID: PMC10516146 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.43981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) is a member of the CSF family of glycoproteins that regulate the proliferation, differentiation, and mobilization of neutrophils. G-CSF-producing malignant cancers have been reported to occur in various organs and are mostly associated with poor clinical prognosis. Here, we analyzed the structure of the CSF3 gene encoding the G-CSF protein to delineate the mechanism of G-CSF production by the cancer cells. Methodology Two cases of G-CSF-producing urothelial cancers and three cases of G-CSF-nonproducing bladder cancers were enrolled for genetic analysis. Results In one case of G-CSF-producing bladder cancer, six somatic mutations were detected in the 5'- upstream region of the CSF3 gene. No somatic mutations in the CSF3 gene were detected in another case of G-CSF-producing renal pelvic cancer and G-CSF-nonproducing bladder cancers. Copy numbers of the CSF3 gene were not increased in G-CSF-producing urothelial cancers. Conclusions Somatic mutations in the 5'- upstream region of the CSF3 gene may cause G-CSF protein overproduction.
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- Yumiko Okuno
- Department of Urology, Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety, Kanto Rosai Hospital, Kawasaki, JPN
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- Department of Urology, Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety, Kanto Rosai Hospital, Kawasaki, JPN
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- Department of Urology, Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety, Kanto Rosai Hospital, Kawasaki, JPN
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- Department of Urology, Kyorin University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, JPN
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- Department of Urology, Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety, Kanto Rosai Hospital, Kawasaki, JPN
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- Department of Urology, Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety, Kanto Rosai Hospital, Kawasaki, JPN
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- Department of Urology, Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety, Kanto Rosai Hospital, Kawasaki, JPN
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Choi KJ, Kim KC, Kim EJ. A case of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor producing lung adenocarcinoma with anaplastic lymphoma kinase gene rearrangements. Respir Med Case Rep 2023; 46:101885. [PMID: 38222868 PMCID: PMC10784633 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2023.101885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024] Open
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A 49-year-old woman was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, stage IIIB, with increased leukocytes and neutrophils. Positron emission tomography showed dense uptake in right lung, but not in the bone marrow or bone. Biopsy revealed positive anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene rearrangements. First-line ALK inhibitor, crizotinib, was used for 9 weeks and its effect was limited. Second-line ALK inhibitor did not show effect. Positive immunostaining and high serum granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) levels confirmed G-CSF-producing lung adenocarcinoma. The patient died after 4.5 months of diagnosis. This is the first reported case of G-CSF-producing lung cancer with ALK rearrangements.
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- Keum-Ju Choi
- Department of Internal Medicine, Daegu Catholic University Medical Center, Daegu Catholic University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Daegu Catholic University Medical Center, Daegu Catholic University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Daegu Catholic University Medical Center, Daegu Catholic University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea
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