Creatine supplementation in Walker 256 tumor-bearing rats

• Grant number: 12/02682-9
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: May 01, 2012
• End date: April 30, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Nutrition - Malnutrition and Physiological Development
• Principal Investigator: Antonio Herbert Lancha Junior
• Grantee: Patricia Lopes de Campos-Ferraz
• Host Institution: Escola de Educação Física e Esporte (EEFE). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Cancer is the general term used to characterize the abnormal and uncontrolled cell growth, resulting in dysfunctional cluster cell (tumor). These cells lead to collapse of the tissue, the compression of adjacent structures and severe metabolic consumption, with serious damage to the patient's body, except the abnormal cells are removed or destroyed. Moreover, another important aspect involved in Cancer and which is directly related to the survival of patients is Anorexia-Cachexia Syndrome. It is characterized by loss of lean and fat, psychological distress and worse quality of life. Creatine is a potentially interesting supplement with actions in other chronic diseases. A recent review published by our group shows the promising role of creatine as a treatment in muscle diseases due to their properties in maintaining bone and muscle mass, improved utilization of carbohydrates and fats, especially in glucose tolerance by mechanisms not yet elucidated . But few studies investigated whether creatine has these effects in Cancer.The objective of this study is to investigate whether creatine has beneficial effects in animal cancer, regarding the improvement of tumor caquexia, mainly. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

DE CAMPOS-FERRAZ, PATRICIA LOPES; ANDRADE, ISABEL; DAS NEVES, WILLIAN; HANGAI, ISABELA; RODRIGUES ALVES, CHRISTIANO ROBLES; LANCHA, JR., ANTONIO HERBERT. An overview of amines as nutritional supplements to counteract cancer cachexia. JOURNAL OF CACHEXIA SARCOPENIA AND MUSCLE, v. 5, n. 2, p. 105-110, JUN 2014. (12/02682-9, 13/04744-4, 12/25240-1, 12/07319-0)

DE CAMPOS-FERRAZ, PATRICIA LOPES; ANDRADE, ISABEL; DAS NEVES, WILLIAN; HANGAI, ISABELA; RODRIGUES ALVES, CHRISTIANO ROBLES; LANCHA, ANTONIO HERBERT, JR.. An overview of amines as nutritional supplements to counteract cancer cachexia. JOURNAL OF CACHEXIA SARCOPENIA AND MUSCLE, v. 5, n. 2, p. 6-pg., 2014-06-01. (12/02682-9, 13/04744-4, 12/07319-0, 12/25240-1)