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Abstract #1165

The Impact of Pancreatic Cancer Glutamine Transporter Downregulation on Cachexia and Visceral Organ Metabolism

Raj Kumar Sharma1, Balaji Krishnamachary1, Paul Winnard1, Yelena Mironchik1, Marie France Penet1, and Zaver M. Bhujwalla1
1Department of Radiology, Division of Cancer Imaging and Reserach, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States., Baltimore, MD, United States

Synopsis

Keywords: Cancer, Cancer, PDAC, Pancreatic cancer, Glutamine tarnsporter

Motivation: We previously identified alterations in brain and plasma glutamine/ glutamate with cachexia that led us to downregulate the glutamine transporter, SLC1A5, in the cachexia-inducing patient derived Pa04C PDAC cells.

Goal(s): Targeting the glutamine transporter represents a promising approach to delay tumor progression and establish a novel treatment strategy in PDAC cachexia.

Approach: We performed 1H MRS to determine the metabolic changes in multiple organs of mice.

Results: We identified metabolic differences in organs of mice bearing SLC1A5 downregulated tumors compared to wild type or empty vector tumors. Our data identify SLC1A5 as a target to reduce PDAC induced cachexia and associated pathways

Impact: By detecting these visceral organ metabolic changes we identified potential metabolic pathways that can be targeted to reduce cachexia.

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