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Concurrent Physical Activity Protects Against C26 Adenocarcinoma Tumor-Mediated Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction and Wasting in Males.

Louisa Tichy, Kimberly F Allred, Erika T Rezeli, Michael F Coleman, Clinton D Allred, Stephen D Hursting, Traci L Parry

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7 authors.

Louisa TichyDepartment of Kinesiology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27412, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1913-9139
Kimberly F AllredDepartment of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27412, USA.
Erika T RezeliDepartment of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5468-0150
Michael F ColemanDepartment of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6914-848X
Clinton D AllredDepartment of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27412, USA.
Stephen D HurstingDepartment of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3605-2833
Traci L ParryDepartment of Kinesiology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27412, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2957-4537

Funding

UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CLINICAL NUTRITION RESEARCH UNITP30DK056350 · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · 1999 to 2025
$5.9M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA202697NCI NIH HHS R35 CA197627NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK056350NIEHS NIH HHS R56 ES033052
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Muscle loss unresponsive to nutritional supplementation affects up to 80% of cancer patients and severely reduces survival and treatment response. Exercise may help preserve muscle mass and function, yet the translatability of preclinical methods remains questionable. This study aimed to assess how voluntary wheel running, a clinically relevant physical activity, protects skeletal and cardiac muscle against cancer-mediated dysfunction and identify underlying molecular mechanisms.

methodsBALB/c mice were assigned to sedentary nontumor-bearing (SED+NT), sedentary tumor-bearing (SED+T), wheel run nontumor-bearing (WR+NT), and wheel run tumor-bearing (WR+T). Tumor-bearing groups received 5 × 10

resultsSED+T mice exhibited significant fat and lean mass loss, indicating cachexia, which was prevented in WR+T mice. SED+T also showed 15% reduced grip strength and cardiac dysfunction, while WR+T preserved function. WR+T mice had lower expression of muscle wasting markers (Atrogin1, MuRF1, GDF15, GDF8/11). Physical activity also reduced tumor mass by 57% and volume by 37%.

conclusionVoluntary wheel running confers tumor-suppressive, myoprotective, and cardioprotective effects. These findings support physical activity as a non-pharmacological strategy to combat cancer-related muscle wasting and dysfunction.

Indexed as

AdenocarcinomaHeartMuscle, SkeletalMuscular AtrophyMyocardiumPhysical Conditioning, AnimalAnimalsCachexiaCell Line, TumorMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB Ccancerexercisemuscle wastingphysical activityprotection

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PMID40558549
PMCPMC12190267

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