Hepatocellular carcinoma induces body mass loss in parallel with osmolyte and water retention in rats
Hepatocellular carcinoma induces body mass loss in parallel with osmolyte and water retention in rats
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肝细胞癌引起大鼠体重损失,同时导致渗透压和水潴留
DOI:
10.1016/j.lfs.2021.120192
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发表时间:
2022
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影响因子:
6.1
通讯作者:
Nishiyama Akira
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作者:
Kidoguchi Satoshi;Kitada Kento;Nakajima Kazuki;Nakano Daisuke;Ohsaki Hiroyuki;Kittikulsuth Wararat;Kobara Hideki;Masaki Tsutomu;Yokoo Takashi;Takahashi Kazuo;Titze Jens;Nishiyama Akira
AimsThe number of cancer survivors with cardiovascular disease is increasing. However, the effect of cancer on body fluid regulation remains to be clarified. In this study, we evaluated body osmolyte and water imbalance in rats with hepatocellular carcinoma.Main methodsWistar rats were administered diethylnitrosamine, a carcinogenic drug, to establish liver cancer. We analyzed tissue osmolyte and water content, and their associations with aldosterone secretion.Key findingsHepatocellular carcinoma rats had significantly reduced body mass and the amount of total body sodium, potassium, and water. However, these rats had significantly increased relative tissue sodium, potassium, and water content per tissue dry weight. Furthermore, these changes in sodium and water balance in hepatocellular carcinoma rats were significantly associated with increased 24-h urinary aldosterone excretion. Supplementation with 0.25% salt in drinking water improved body weight reduction associated with sodium and water retention in hepatocellular carcinoma rats, which was suppressed by treatment with spironolactone, a mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist. Additionally, the urea-driven water conservation system was activated in hepatocellular carcinoma rats.SignificanceThese findings suggest that hepatocellular carcinoma induces body mass loss in parallel with activation of the water conservation system including aldosterone secretion and urea accumulation to retain osmolyte and water. The osmolyte and water retention at the tissue level may be a causative factor for ascites and edema formation in liver failure rats.