Search Results - "Levasseur, Peter R"
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The TLR7/8 agonist R848 remodels tumor and host responses to promote survival in pancreatic cancer
Published in Nature communications (15-10-2019)“…A priority in cancer research is to innovate therapies that are not only effective against tumor progression but also address comorbidities such as cachexia…”
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Lipocalin 2 mediates appetite suppression during pancreatic cancer cachexia
Published in Nature communications (06-04-2021)“…Lipocalin 2 (LCN2) was recently identified as an endogenous ligand of the type 4 melanocortin receptor (MC4R), a critical regulator of appetite. However, it…”
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Muscle atrophy in response to cytotoxic chemotherapy is dependent on intact glucocorticoid signaling in skeletal muscle
Published in PloS one (25-09-2014)“…Cancer cachexia is a syndrome of weight loss that results from the selective depletion of skeletal muscle mass and contributes significantly to cancer…”
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Chronic cerebral lipocalin 2 exposure elicits hippocampal neuronal dysfunction and cognitive impairment
Published in Brain, behavior, and immunity (01-10-2021)“…•LCN2 is robustly upregulated in the central nervous system during acute and chronic inflammation.•Chronic, but not acute, central LCN2 treatment alters…”
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Establishment and characterization of a novel murine model of pancreatic cancer cachexia
Published in Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (01-10-2017)“…Background Cachexia is a complex metabolic and behavioural syndrome lacking effective therapies. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most…”
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Central nervous system inflammation induces muscle atrophy via activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
Published in The Journal of experimental medicine (21-11-2011)“…Skeletal muscle catabolism is a co-morbidity of many chronic diseases and is the result of systemic inflammation. Although direct inflammatory cytokine action…”
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TRIF is a key inflammatory mediator of acute sickness behavior and cancer cachexia
Published in Brain, behavior, and immunity (01-10-2018)“…•TRIFKO mice have attenuated sickness behavior after LPS exposure.•TRIF is important for neutrophil recruitment and microglia activation after central LPS…”
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Circulating myeloid cells invade the central nervous system to mediate cachexia during pancreatic cancer
Published in eLife (11-05-2020)“…Weight loss and anorexia are common symptoms in cancer patients that occur prior to initiation of cancer therapy. Inflammation in the brain is a driver of…”
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Persistent Toll-like receptor 7 stimulation induces behavioral and molecular innate immune tolerance
Published in Brain, behavior, and immunity (01-11-2019)“…•Within the CNS, toll-like receptor 7 (Tlr7) is most abundantly expressed in microglia.•Microglia produce abundant pro-inflammatory signals upon initial Tlr7…”
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Inflammation-induced lethargy is mediated by suppression of orexin neuron activity
Published in The Journal of neuroscience (03-08-2011)“…In response to illness, animals subvert normal homeostasis and divert their energy utilization to fight infection. An important and unexplored feature of this…”
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Amplification and propagation of interleukin-1β signaling by murine brain endothelial and glial cells
Published in Journal of neuroinflammation (01-07-2017)“…During acute infections and chronic illnesses, the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-1β (IL-1β) acts within the brain to elicit metabolic derangements and…”
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Cancer‐ and endotoxin‐induced cachexia require intact glucocorticoid signaling in skeletal muscle
Published in The FASEB journal (01-09-2013)“…Cachexia is a wasting condition defined by skeletal muscle atrophy in the setting of systemic inflammation. To explore the site at which inflammatory mediators…”
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Physiologic and molecular characterization of a novel murine model of metastatic head and neck cancer cachexia
Published in Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (01-10-2021)“…Background Cancer cachexia is a metabolic disorder characterized by the progressive loss of fat and lean mass that results in significant wasting, ultimately…”
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GDF15 and LCN2 for early detection and prognosis of pancreatic cancer
Published in Translational oncology (01-12-2024)“…•Circulating GDF15 and LCN2 are higher in patients and mice with PDAC.•Elevated GDF15 and LCN2 are correlated to PDAC onset, progression and poor…”
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Critical changes in hypothalamic gene networks in response to pancreatic cancer as found by single-cell RNA sequencing
Published in Molecular metabolism (Germany) (01-04-2022)“…Cancer cachexia is a devastating chronic condition characterized by involuntary weight loss, muscle wasting, abnormal fat metabolism, anorexia, and fatigue…”
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Ghrelin Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease: Improvements in Lean Body Mass and Cytokine Profile
Published in Endocrinology (Philadelphia) (01-02-2008)“…Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with an increase in inflammatory cytokines and can result in cachexia with loss of muscle and fat stores. We…”
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Dexamethasone Chemotherapy Does Not Disrupt Orexin Signaling
Published in PloS one (20-12-2016)“…Steroid-induced sleep disturbance is a common and highly distressing morbidity for children receiving steroid chemotherapy for the treatment of pediatric acute…”
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Genetic Dissection of the Functions of the Melanocortin-3 Receptor, a Seven-transmembrane G-protein-coupled Receptor, Suggests Roles for Central and Peripheral Receptors in Energy Homeostasis
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (25-11-2011)“…The melanocortin-3 receptor (MC3R) gene is pleiotropic, influencing body composition, natriuresis, immune function, and entrainment of circadian rhythms to…”
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Publisher Correction: The TLR7/8 agonist R848 remodels tumor and host responses to promote survival in pancreatic cancer
Published in Nature communications (15-11-2019)“…An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper…”
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Maternal high-fat diet and obesity compromise fetal hematopoiesis
Published in Molecular metabolism (Germany) (01-01-2015)“…Abstract Objective Recent evidence indicates that the adult hematopoietic system is susceptible to diet-induced lineage skewing. It is not known whether the…”
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