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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Brain Behav Immun. 2015 May 6;49:1–17. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2015.04.010

Table 1.

Affective-like and cognitive behavioral and inflammatory consequences of peripheral tumor growth in rodents.

Publication Tumor model Behavioral Tests Putative Behavioral Correlate Peripheral Inflammatory Measures Central Inflammatory Measures
Yang 2012 mouse breast (SI; sc) Tail suspension ⬆ depressive-like behavior (learned helplessness/behavioral despair) hippocampal COX-2 and iNOS expression

Yang 2014 mouse colorectal (SI; sc) Tail suspension ⬆ depressive-like behavior (learned helplessness/behavioral despair) ⬆ blood IL-6 hippocampal IL-6 and TNFa mRNA
cell proliferation and neurogenesis markers and qualitatively shorter dendrites in dentate gyrus
hippocampal BDNF and COX-2 mRNA

Fang 2012 mouse colorectal (SI; sc) Tail suspension ⬆ depressive-like behavior (learned helplessness/behavioral despair) ⬆ blood IL-12 (initially) binding ratio of 123I-ADAM in various SERT-rich in relevant brain regions

Qi 2009 mouse hepatoma (SI; ip) Tail suspension ⬆ depressive-like behavior (learned helplessness/behavioral despair) whole brain SOD activity (reversible by fluoxetine)
hippocampal GMFβ and BDNF mRNA (reversible by fluoxetine)

Norden 2014 mouse colorectal (SI; sc) Tail suspension ⬆ depressive-like behavior (learned helplessness/behavioral despair) ⬆ blood IL-6 cortical microglial activation (reversible by minocycline)
Sucrose anhedonia ⬆ depressive-like behavior (anhedonia) hippocampal and cortical IL-1β and IL-6 (reversible by minocycline)

DeWys 1974 rat breast (SI; sc?) Sucrose anhedonia ⬆ depressive-like behavior (anhedonia)

Lamkin 2010 mouse ovarian (SI; ip) Sucrose anhedonia ⬆ depressive-like behavior (anhedonia) ⬆ blood IL-6, TNFα, IL-10

Xiu 2010 rat breast (SI; sc) Sucrose anhedonia ⬆ depressive-like behavior (anhedonia)

Smith 1994 rat sarcoma (implant; sc) Sucrose/saccharine anhedonia ⬆ depressive-like behavior (anhedonia)

Pyter 2009 rat breast (carcinogen) Porsolt forced swim ⬆ depressive-like behavior (learned helplessness/behavioral despair) ⬆ tumor IL-1β and GM-CSF mRNA hippocampal IL-1β, IL-6, TNFα, and IL-10
Sucrose anhedonia ⬆ depressive-like behavior (anhedonia)

Papiez 2009 rat myeloid leukemia (SI; ip) Porsolt forced swim ⬆ depressive-like behavior (learned helplessness/behavioral despair) cortical and hippocampal antioxident potential
cortical and hippocampal lipid peroxidation, mRNA response to oxidative stress challenge
cortical and hippocampal SOD activity (but initial decrease in hippocampus)
cortical 5-HT2a denstity and binding affinity of β-adrenergic receptors

Lebena 2014 mouse melanoma (SI; iv) tail suspension ⬆ depressive-like behavior (learned helplessness/behavioral despair) ⬆ blood IL-6 for large tumors hippocampal IL-6 and TNFα mRNA
striatal DOPAC, DA, 5-HT; prefrontal 5-HIAA, 5-HIAA/5- HT

Vegas 2004 mouse melanoma (SI; iv) Social defeat ⬆ potentially depressive-like behavior (social avoidance) hypothalamic 5-HT
hypothalamic 5-HIAA/5-HT ratio

Vegas 2004 mouse melanoma (SI; iv) Social defeat ⬆ anxiety-like behavior (exploration)
hypothalamic 5-HT
hypothalamic 5-HIAA/5-HT ratio

Pyter 2009 rat breast (carcinogen) Marble burying ⬆ anxiety-like behavior (obsessive- complusive) ⬆ tumor IL-1β and GM-CSF mRNA hippocampal IL-1β, IL-6, TNFα, and IL-10

Qi 2009 mouse hepatoma (SI; ip) Total locomotor activity ⬆ sickness behavior (lethargy) ⬇ anxiety-like behavior (hyperactivity) whole brain SOD activity (reversible by fluoxetine)
hippocampal GMFβ and BDNF mRNA (reversible by fluoxetine)

Fang 2012 mouse colorectal (SI; sc) Total locomotor activity Total ⬆ sickness behavior (lethargy) ⬇ anxiety-like behavior (hyperactivity) ⬆ blood IL-12 (initially) binding ratio of 123I-ADAM in various SERT-rich in relevant brain regions

Xiu 2010 rat breast (SI; sc) locomotor activity ⬆ sickness behavior (lethargy) ⬇ anxiety-like behavior (hyperactivity)

Lamkin 2010 mouse ovarian (SI; ip) Total locomotor activity ⬆ sickness behavior (lethargy) ⬇ anxiety-like behavior (hyperactivity) ⬆ blood IL-6, TNFα, IL-10

Papiez 2009 rat myeloid leukemia (SI; ip) Total locomotor activity ⬆ sickness behavior (lethargy) ⬇ anxiety-like behavior (hyperactivity) cortical and hippocampal antioxident potential
cortical and hippocampal lipid peroxidation, mRNA response to oxidative stress challenge
cortical and hippocampal SOD activity (but initial decrease in hippocampus)
cortical 5-HT2a denstity and binding affinity of β-adrenergic receptors

Yang 2014 mouse colorectal (SI; sc) Novel object recognition ⬇ cognition (temporal lobe-dependent learning and memory) hippocampal IL-6 and TNFa mRNA
cell proliferation and neurogenesis markers and qualitatively shorter dendrites in dentate gyrus
hippocampal BDNF and COX-2 mRNA

Pyter 2010 rat breast (carcinogen) Radial arm maze ⬇ cognition (hippocampal-dependent learning and memory - aversive) hippocampal IL-1β mRNA
Novel object recognition ⬇ cognition (temporal lobe-dependent learning and memory)

Bernstein 1985 rat leydigcell and breast (both implant; sc) Taste aversion (in advanced disease) ⬇ cognition (classical conditioning with tumor as unconditioned stimulus)

Treneer 1987 rat leydig cell (implant; sc) and tumor resection Taste aversion (reversal learning) ⬇ cognition (classical conditioning with tumor as unconditioned stimulus)

Bernstein 1980 rat sarcoma (implant; sc) Taste aversion ⬆ cognition (classical conditioning with tumor as unconditioned stimulus)

Bernstein 1983 rat leydig cell (implant; sc) Taste aversion ⬆ cognition (classical conditioning with tumor as unconditioned stimulus)

N/C = No change

SI = syngeneic inoculation

sc = subcutaneous

iv = intravenous

ip = intraperitoneal

OVX = ovariectomized