title: The metabolic response of tumour-bearing mice to fasting.
abstract: The suggestion that the ketonaemic response to fasting may be altered in the tumour-bearing state was investigated by studying the metabolism of fasted C57/BL6j mice bearing transplanted B16 melanomas. Ketone body (D-3-hydroxybutyrate and acetoacetate) concentrations in the blood of the tumour-bearing mice were significantly increased after a 24 h fast compared to control mice with identical dietary histories. Hepatic glycogen levels were lower at the start of the fasting period in the tumour-bearing mice as were the fat stores. The loss of adipose tissue during the fasting period was greater in the tumour-bearing mice. After 48 h of fasting, the ketonaemia was significantly lower in the tumour-bearing mice compared to the appropriate controls. Two distinct metabolic states are indicated in these fasted tumour-bearing mice, one characterised by accelerated ketonaemia, and a later, near terminal stage, where fat deposits are markedly depleted and ketonaemia is decreased.
mesh_terms: D020155:3-Hydroxybutyric Acid; D000090:Acetoacetates / Q000378:metabolism; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D005215:Fasting; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates / Q000378:metabolism; D007657:Ketone Bodies / Q000378:metabolism; D007773:Lactates / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008112:Liver Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D011773:Pyruvates / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000090:Acetoacetates; D001786:Blood Glucose; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates; D007657:Ketone Bodies; D007773:Lactates; D008112:Liver Glycogen; D011773:Pyruvates; D005947:Glucose; D020155:3-Hydroxybutyric Acid