Megestrol acetate: its impact on muscle protein metabolism supports its use in cancer cachexia

Clinical Nutrition : Official Journal of the European Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
Sílvia BusquetsJosep M Argilés

Abstract

Cachexia is a multiorganic syndrome associated with cancer, characterized by body weight loss, muscle and adipose tissue wasting and inflammation, being often associated with anorexia. The aim of the present investigation was to examine the effect of megestrol acetate (MA) in cachectic tumour-bearing animals analyzing changes in muscle proteolysis and in parameters related with quality of life. The effects of MA (100mg/kg) were tested in cachectic tumour-bearing rats (Yoshida AH-130 ascites hepatoma). Administration of MA to tumour-bearing rats resulted in an important reversal of the muscle wasting process, as reflected by individual muscle weights. MA also decreased the rate of protein degradation in incubated isolated skeletal muscles. Real-time PCR analysis revealed that MA treatment resulted in a decrease in ubiquitin, E2 and atrogin-1 mRNA content in muscles, therefore suggesting that the main anti-proteolytic action of the drug may be based on an inhibition of the ATP-ubiquitin-dependent proteolytic system. The drug also improves appetite, weight loss, total physical activity and grip force. The results indicate that treatment with megestrol acetate increases appetite, weight loss, physical performance and muscle force i...Continue Reading

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Jul 4, 2012·Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD·J M ArgilésS Busquets
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