Remote solid cancers rewire hepatic nitrogen metabolism via host nicotinamide-N-methyltransferase

The presence of cancer can induce systemic disruption of the host homeostasis. Here, the authors show that different solid tumours remotely increase hepatic nicotinamide-Nmethyltransferase disrupting the host urea cycle metabolism in the liver.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rin Mizuno, Hiroaki Hojo, Masatomo Takahashi, Soshiro Kashio, Sora Enya, Motonao Nakao, Riyo Konishi, Mayuko Yoda, Ayano Harata, Junzo Hamanishi, Hiroshi Kawamoto, Masaki Mandai, Yutaka Suzuki, Masayuki Miura, Takeshi Bamba, Yoshihiro Izumi, Shinpei Kawaoka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30926-z