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Table 2 Effect of myocardial infarction and cardiac hypertrophy on tumor progression: Evidence from in vivo studies

From: Current evidence regarding the cellular mechanisms associated with cancer progression due to cardiovascular diseases

Model

Cardiac changes

Plasma biomarker changes

Tumor status

Interpretation

Refs.

LV function

LVH

Fibrosis

mRNA expression

Protein and immune

Cancer type

Growth

Metastasis

mRNA expression and immune

MI-induced HF APCmin mice

↓

↑

↑

↑SerpinA3, SerpinA1, FN, CP, PON1, CTGF

–

Colon

↑

–

–

HF enhanced colon cancer growth irrespective of hemodynamics through cardiac excreted factors

[16]

Heterotopic heart transplant of MI heart in APCmin mice into APCmin mice

↔

↑

↑

↑SerpinA3, FN, PON1

 ↔ SerpinA1, CP

–

Colon

↑

–

–

MI-induced HF mice with xenograft LLC

↓

–

–

↑miR-22-3p, pre-mi-R-22

↑miR-22-3p

Lung

↑↑

–

↑miR-22-3p

↔pre-mi-R-22

MI-induced HF enhanced tumor growth by attenuation of tumor sensitivity to ferroptosis via miR-22-3p

[18]

MI-induced HF mice with xenograft LLC + erastin 30 mg/kg/IP/OD

↓

–

–

–

–

Lung

↑

–

–

MI-induced HF mice with xenograft LLC + IKE 30 mg/kg/IP/OD

↓

–

–

–

–

Lung

↑

–

–

Xenograft LLC mice + erastin 30 mg/kg/IP/OD

↔

–

–

–

–

Lung

↓↓

–

–

Xenograft LLC mice + erastin 30 mg/kg/IP/OD + Sham-EXO/Intra-tumor/q 48 h

↔

–

–

–

–

Lung

↓↓

–

–

Xenograft LLC mice + erastin 30 mg/kg/IP/OD + Sham-EXO/Intra-tumor/q 48 h

↓

–

–

–

–

Lung

↓

–

–

MI-induced HF in inhibited cardiomyocyte specific miR-22-3p mice with xenograft LLC + erastin 30 mg/kg/IP/OD

↓

–

–

↓ miR-22-3p

↓ miR-22-3p

Lung

↓

–

↓ miR-22-3p

TAC-induced pressure overload mice with orthotopic breast cancer (PyMT)

↓

↑

↔

↑periostin, CTGF

↑periostin, CTGF

↔CD8+ T cell

Breast

↑

↔

↔CD8+ T cell

Early cardiac remodeling increased breast and lung cancer growth and metastasis possibly via periostin and CTGF

[23]

TAC-induced pressure overload mice + PyMT injection

↓

↑

↔

↑periostin, CTGF

↑periostin, CTGF

Breast

–

↑

–

TAC-induced pressure overload mice with xenograft lung cancer (LLC)

↓

↑

↔

↑periostin, CTGF

↑periostin, CTGF

↔CD8+ T cell

Lung

↑

↔

↔CD8+ T cell

TAC-induced pressure overload mice + LLC injection

↓

↑

↔

↑periostin, CTGF

↑periostin, CTGF

Lung

–

↑

–

TAC-induced pressure overload NOD/SCID mice with orthotopic breast cancer

↓

↑

↔

↑periostin, CTGF

↑periostin, CTGF

Breast

↑

–

–

TAC-induced pressure overload MCRR mice with orthotopic breast cancer

↔

↔

–

↔periostin, CTGF

↔periostin, CTGF

Breast

↔

–

–

Low-dose PE induced hypertension mice with orthotopic breast cancer (PyMT)

↔

↑

↑

↑periostin, FN

↔CTGF, SerpinA3, SerpinE1, PON1, CP

↑periostin, FN, CTGF

Breast

↑

–

↑CTGF

↔periostin, FN, SerpinA3, SerpinE1, PON1, CP

Cardiac remodeling in the absence of contractile dysfunction was sufficient to promote breast cancer growth

[25]

ATF3-transgenic mice with orthotopic breast cancer (PyMT)

↓

↑

↑

↑periostin, SerpinA3, SerpinE1, CP, CTGF, FN

↔CP, CTGF, FN

Breast

↑

–

↑CTGF, FN

↔SerpinA3

Cardiac remodeling promoted tumor growth in ATF3-transgenic mice with breast and lung cancer models

[24]

ATF3-transgenic mice + PyMT injection

–

–

–

–

–

Breast

–

↑

–

ATF3-transgenic mice with xenograft LLC

↓

↑

–

–

–

Lung

↑

–

–

ATF3-transgenic mice with orthotopic breast cancer + doxycycline

–

↑

–

–

–

Breast

↑

–

–

ATF3-transgenic mice + doxycycline + PyMT injection

–

–

–

–

–

Breast

–

↑

–

MI-induced mice with orthotopic breast cancer (E0771)

↓

↑

–

–

↑Ly6Chi monocyte

Breast

↑

–

↑Ly6Chi monocyte

↓T cells

↑Treg cells

MI enhanced tumor growth in breast cancer mice model via reprogramming of myeloid cells toward immunosuppressive state

[17]

CD45.2 mice implanted E0771 tumor + isolated Ly6Chi monocytes from MI-induced CD45.1 non-tumor bearing mice

–

–

–

–

–

Breast

↔

–

↔Ly6Chi CD45.1

MI-induced CD45.2 mice implanted E0771 tumor + isolated Ly6Chi monocytes from naive CD45.1 non-tumor bearing mice

–

–

–

–

–

Breast

↔

–

↑Ly6Chi CD45.1

MI-induced CCR2DTR mice implanted E0771 tumor + DT injection (vs MI WT)

–

–

–

–

↓Ly6Chi monocyte

Breast

↓

–

↓Ly6Chi monocytes

↓Treg cells

↑CD8+ T cell

↑CD8+GrB+

Sham-operated CCR2DTR mice implanted E0771 tumor + DT injection

–

–

–

–

↓Ly6Chi monocyte

Breast

↔

–

↓Ly6Chi monocytes

 ↔ Treg cells

↑CD8+ T cell

 ↔ CD8+GrB+

MI-induced mice implanted E0771 tumor + anti-CD8

–

–

–

–

–

Breast

↔

–

↓T cells

Sham-operated mice implanted E0771 tumor + anti-CD8

–

–

–

–

–

Breast

↔

–

↓T cells

CD45.1 mice + BM transplant from MI-induced CD45.2 mice implanted E0771 tumor + implanted E0771 after BM transplant (vs sham)

–

–

–

–

↑Ly6Chi monocytes

Breast

↑

–

–

MI-induced MMTV-PyMT mice

–

–

–

–

–

Breast

↑

↑

↑Ly6Chi monocytes ↔ T cells

 ↔ Treg cells

MI-induced HF mice with orthotopic renal cancer (Renca cells)

↓

↑

↑

–

–

Renal

↔

↔

–

HF had neutral effect on renal cancer cell growth in MI-induced HF mice model

[19]

  1. ATF3 activating transcription factor 3, BM bone marrow, CP ceruloplasmin, CTGF connective tissue growth factor, DT diphtheria toxin, EXO exosomes, FN fibronectin, GrB granzyme B, HF heart failure, IKE imidazole ketone erastin, IP intraperitoneal, LLC Lewis lung carcinoma, LVH left ventricular hypertrophy, MCRR maladaptive cardiac remodeling-resistant, MI myocardial infarction, MMTV mouse mammary tumor virus, NOD nonobese diabetic, PON1 paraoxonase 1, PE phenylephrine, PyMT Polyoma middle T, OD once daily, SCID severe combined immunodeficient, TAC transverse aortic constriction, Treg regulatory T cells, WT wild-type