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Dysregulated Free Fatty Acid Receptor 2 Exacerbates Colonic Adenoma Formation in Apc ^Min/+ Mice: Relation to Metabolism and Gut Microbiota Composition.

ABSTRACT: Free fatty acid receptor 2 (FFAR2) has been reported as a tumor suppressor in colon cancer development. The current study investigated the effects of FFAR2 signaling on energy metabolism and gut microbiota profiling in a colorectal cancer mouse model (Apc ^Min/+ ). Ffar2 deficiency promoted colonic polyp development and enhanced fatty acid oxidation and bile acid metabolism. Gut microbiome sequencing analysis showed distinct clustering among wild-type, Apc ^Min/+ , and Apc ^Min/+ -Ffar2 ^-/- mice. The relative abundance of Flavobacteriaceae and Verrucomicrobiaceae was significantly increased in the Apc ^Min/+ -Ffar2 ^-/- mice compared to the Apc ^Min/+ mice. In addition, knocking-down FFAR2 in the human colon cancer cell lines (SW480 and HT29) resulted in increased expression of several key enzymes in fatty acid oxidation, such as carnitine palmitoyltransferase 2, acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, C-2 to C-3 short chain, and hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase/3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase/enoyl-CoA hydratase, alpha subunit. Collectively, these results demonstrated that Ffar2 deficiency significantly altered profiles of fatty acid metabolites and gut microbiome, which might promote colorectal cancer development.

SUBMITTER: Huang YW

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8020170 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Dysregulated Free Fatty Acid Receptor 2 Exacerbates Colonic Adenoma Formation in Apc Min/+ Mice: Relation to Metabolism and Gut Microbiota Composition.

Huang Yi-Wen YW Lin Chien-Wei CW Pan Pan P Echeveste Carla Elena CE Dong Athena A Oshima Kiyoko K Yearsley Martha M Yu Jianhua J Wang Li-Shu LS

Journal of cancer prevention 20210301 1

Free fatty acid receptor 2 (FFAR2) has been reported as a tumor suppressor in colon cancer development. The current study investigated the effects of FFAR2 signaling on energy metabolism and gut microbiota profiling in a colorectal cancer mouse model (Apc Min/+ ). Ffar2 deficiency promoted colonic polyp development and enhanced fatty acid oxidation and bile acid metabolism. Gut microbiome sequencing analysis showed distinct clustering among wild-type ...[more]

PMID: 33842404

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Project description:An urgent need exists to identify efficacious therapeutic preventive interventions for individuals who are at high risk of developing colorectal cancer. To maximize the benefits of preventive intervention, it is vital to identify the time interval during which the initiation of a preventive intervention will lead to an optimal outcome. The goal of the present study was to determine if oncogenic events can be detected in the nonneoplastic colonic mucosa of Apc+/Min-FCCC mice prior to formation of the first adenoma, thus defining an earlier point of intervention along the cancer continuum. Tissues taken at three potential points of intervention were characterized: prior to Apc mutation (wild type Apc+/+-FCCC mice); after initiation but prior to colon adenoma formation (tumor-free Apc+/Min-FCCC mice); and after formation of the first colon adenoma (tumor-bearing Apc+/Min-FCCC mice). Experimentation focused on molecular processes that are dysregulated in early colon lesions: 1) cellular proliferation (proliferative index and size of the proliferative zone); 2) cellular stemness (expression of Ascl2, Grem1, Lgr5 and Muc2); 3) EGFR signaling (expression of Ereg); and 4) inflammation (expression of Mmp9, Ptsg2, and Reg4, as well as secretion of 18 cytokines involved in immune activation and response). Interestingly, the nonneoplastic colonic mucosa of wild type, tumor-free Apc+/Min-FCCC , and tumor-bearing Apc+/Min-FCCC mice did not display significant differences in average epithelial cell proliferation (fold change 0.8-1.3, p≥0.11), mucosal gene expression (fold change 0.8-1.4, p≥0.22), or secretion of specific cytokines from colonic mucosa (fold change 0.2-1.5, p≥0.06). However, the level of cytokine secretion was highly variable, with many (22% of wild type, 31% of tumor-free Apc+/Min-FCCC , and 31% of tumor-bearing Apc+/Min-FCCC ) mice categorized as outliers (> 1.5 x interquartile ranges below the first quartile or above the third quartile) due to elevated expression of at least one cytokine. In summary, no differences were observed in proliferation, stemness, and EGFR signaling in the colonic mucosa of wild type vs Apc+/Min-FCCC mice, with low baseline cytokine expression, prior to the formation of the first colon adenoma. The results of this study provide valuable baseline data to inform the design of future cancer prevention studies.

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Dysregulated Free Fatty Acid Receptor 2 Exacerbates Colonic Adenoma Formation in Apc ^Min/+ Mice: Relation to Metabolism and Gut Microbiota Composition.

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Dysregulated Free Fatty Acid Receptor 2 Exacerbates Colonic Adenoma Formation in <i>Apc</i> <sup><i>Min/+</i></sup> Mice: Relation to Metabolism and Gut Microbiota Composition.

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