Characterization of PPARgamma knockout macrophages subpopulation in breast cancer model and the influence of moderate aerobic training

• Grant number: 19/09679-2
• Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctorate
• Effective date (Start): February 01, 2020
• Effective date (End): January 31, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Physiology - General Physiology
• Principal researcher: José Cesar Rosa Neto
• Grantee: Loreana Sanches Silveira
• Home Institution: Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas (ICB). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 17/05264-7 - Cell metabolism, microbiota and immune system: new paradigms in renal diseases physiopathology, AP.TEM

Abstract

Tumor cells have characteristics of exaggerated proliferation, angiogenesis, growth, invasion and metastasis, and even resistance to death. Like many other diseases, cancer involves genetic and environmental risk factors. Unhealthy diet, low level of physical activity, alcohol consumption, exposure to radiation and smoking are among the main factors causing the disease related to the environment. Based on the protective role of exercise many works have emerged in an attempt to explain key mechanisms of interaction with the tumor. In some types of cancer it has been hypothesized that PPAR³ has anti-tumorigenic functions, including breast cancer. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of moderate physical exercise on the subpopulation of PPAR³ deletion-associated macrophages associated with triple-negative breast tumor induced in mice. For this female mice with deletion of PPAR³ in myeloid cells will be induced to breast cancer and subjected to a moderate training protocol (60% of maximum speed) for 4 weeks. The subpopulations of macrophages infiltrated in the tumor between the sedentary and exercised groups and the gene and protein expression in the tumor of factors related to tumor metabolism, cell cycle, apoptosis and inflammation will be evaluated.

Scientific publications

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ROSA-NETO, JOSE CESAR; SILVEIRA, LOREANA SANCHES. Endurance Exercise Mitigates Immunometabolic Adipose Tissue Disturbances in Cancer and Obesity. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, v. 21, n. 24 DEC 2020. Web of Science Citations: 0.