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Feng W, Xu B, Zhu X. Multi-dimension metabolic prognostic model for gastric cancer. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1228136. [PMID: 38144563 PMCID: PMC10748418 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1228136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023] Open
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Background Metabolic reprogramming is involved in different stages of tumorigenesis. There are six widely recognized tumor-associated metabolic pathways, including cholesterol catabolism process, fatty acid metabolism, glutamine metabolic process, glycolysis, one carbon metabolic process, and pentose phosphate process. This study aimed to classify gastric cancer patients into different metabolic bio-similar clusters. Method We analyzed six tumor-associated metabolic pathways and calculated the metabolic pathway score through RNA-seq data using single sample gene set enrichment analysis. The consensus clustering analysis was performed to classify patients into different bio-similar clusters by multi-dimensional scaling. Kaplan-Meier curves were presented between different metabolic bio-similar groups for OS analysis. Results A training set of 370 patients from the Cancer Genome Atlas database with primary gastric cancer was chosen. Patients were classified into four metabolic bio-similar clusters, which were identified as metabolic non-specificity, metabolic-active, cholesterol-silence, and metabolic-silence clusters. Survival analysis showed that patients in metabolic-active cluster and metabolic-silence cluster have significantly poor prognosis than other patients (p=0.031). Patients in metabolic-active cluster and metabolic-silence cluster had significantly higher intra-tumor heterogeneity than other patients (p=0.032). Further analysis was performed in metabolic-active cluster and cholesterol-silence cluster. Three cell-cycle-related pathways, including G2M checkpoints, E2F targets, and MYC targets, were significantly upregulated in metabolic-active cluster than in cholesterol-silence cluster. A validation set of 192 gastric cancer patients from the Gene Expression Omnibus data portal verified that metabolic bio-similar cluster can predict prognosis in gastric cancer. Conclusion Our study established a multi-dimension metabolic prognostic model in gastric cancer, which may be feasible for predicting clinical outcome.
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- Wanjing Feng
- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Shi P, Xia B, Qin Y, Zhou Y. Removal of multiple lipids from human plasma using a hydroxyl-functionalized covalent organic framework aerogel as a new sorbent. Mikrochim Acta 2023; 190:222. [PMID: 37184589 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-023-05770-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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A hydroxyl-functionalized covalent organic framework aerogel COFTHB-TAPB-aerogel was designed and prepared as an adsorbent for the removal of multiple lipids from human plasma. The applications of 1,3,5-tris(4'-hydroxy-5'-formylphenyl)benzene (THB) and 1,3,5-tris(4-aminophenyl)benzene (TAPB) as monomers, DMSO/mesitylene (v/v, 4/1) as reaction solvent, and n-propylamine as reaction regulator endow COFTHB-TAPB-aerogel with good adsorption performance for multiple lipids. The morphology, phase purity, specific surface area, pore size, surface charge, and stability of COFTHB-TAPB-aerogel were characterized. Adsorption thermodynamics and adsorption kinetics studies showed that COFTHB-TAPB-aerogel had high equilibrium adsorption capacities (> 15913 mg g-1) and fast adsorption equilibrium (≤ 10 s) for the four model lipids tested. COFTHB-TAPB-aerogel had good reusability with the removal of the model lipids being still more than 91% after 10 use cycles. The sample pretreatment conditions and adsorbent amounts used in lipids removal experiments were optimized. Under the optimized conditions, the method of ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-high-resolution mass spectrometry (UHPLC-HRMS) using COFTHB-TAPB-aerogel as solid-phase extraction sorbent was validated with negligible matrix effects (0.4-3.0%) and good accuracy (86.7-110%) and was applied to determine 20 amino acids in human plasma samples from healthy individuals and gastric adenocarcinoma (GA) patients. The established method has been proved to have good application potential for the removal of multiple lipids in human plasma to reduce the matrix effects and improve the accuracy of clinical LC-MS analysis.
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- Peiyu Shi
- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Chengdu Institute of Food Inspection, Chengdu, 611135, China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Clinical Pharmacology Lab, Clinical Trial Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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NMR-Based Metabolomic Analysis of Cardiac Tissues Clarifies Molecular Mechanisms of CVB3-Induced Viral Myocarditis and Dilated Cardiomyopathy. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27186115. [PMID: 36144851 PMCID: PMC9500976 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27186115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Revised: 09/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Viral myocarditis (VMC), which is defined as inflammation of the myocardium with consequent myocardial injury, may develop chronic disease eventually leading to dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Molecular mechanisms underlying the progression from acute VMC (aVMC), to chronic VMC (cVMC) and finally to DCM, are still unclear. Here, we established mouse models of VMC and DCM with Coxsackievirus B3 infection and conducted NMR-based metabolomic analysis of aqueous metabolites extracted from cardiac tissues of three histologically classified groups including aVMC, cVMC and DCM. We showed that these three pathological groups were metabolically distinct from their normal counterparts and identified three impaired metabolic pathways shared by these pathological groups relative to normal controls, including nicotinate and nicotinamide metabolism; alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism; and D-glutamine and D-glutamate metabolism. We also identified two extra impaired metabolic pathways in the aVMC group, including glycine, serine and threonine metabolism; and taurine and hypotaurine metabolism Furthermore, we identified potential cardiac biomarkers for metabolically distinguishing these three pathological stages from normal controls. Our results indicate that the metabolomic analysis of cardiac tissues can provide valuable insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying the progression from acute VMC to DCM.
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Liu HY, Wang FH, Liang JM, Xiang YY, Liu SH, Zhang SW, Zhu CM, He YL, Zhang CH. Targeting NAD metabolism regulates extracellular adenosine levels to improve the cytotoxicity of CD8+ effector T cells in the tumor microenvironment of gastric cancer. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2022:10.1007/s00432-022-04124-9. [PMID: 35776198 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-022-04124-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) is closely related to the pathogenesis of tumors. However, the effect of NAD+ metabolism of gastric cancer (GC) cells on immune cells remains unexplained. We targeted nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT), a rate-limiting enzyme in the NAD+ synthesis salvage pathway, to observe its effect in the immune microenvironment. METHODS NAMPT of GC cell lines was inhibited by using the small molecule inhibitor (FK866) and short hairpin RNA (shRNA). CCK-8 test and flow cytometry were performed to detect cell viability and apoptosis. Immunofluorescence was used to observe changes in mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP).The transfected GC cells (AGS) and patient-derived organoids (PDOs) were cocultured with activated PBMCs, followed by flow cytometric analysis (FCA) for cytokines and inhibitory marker. The level of NAD and ATP of GC cells (AGS & MKN45) was tested combined with NMN and CD39 inhibitor. RESULTS Targeting NAD+ by FK866 obviously reduced MMP, which ultimately inhibited proliferation and increased the apoptosis of GC cells. NAMPT silencing reduced intracellular NAD and ATP,further decreased extracellular adenosine. Meawhile, the cytokines of CD8+T cells were significantly increased after cocultured with transfected AGS, and the expression of PD-1 was distinctly decreased. NMN reversed the effect of shNAMPT and enhanced the immunosuppression. Consistent results were obtained by coculturing PBMCs with PDOs. CONCLUSION Restraining the function of NAMPT resulted in the functional improvement of effector CD8+ T cells by decreasing extracellular adenosine levels and inducing apoptosis of GC cells simultaneously. Therefore, this study demonstrates that NAMPT can be an effective target for gastric cancer immunotherapy.
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- Han-Yuan Liu
- Digestive Disease Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Cancer Research, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 628 Zhenyuan Road, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- Digestive Disease Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Cancer Research, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 628 Zhenyuan Road, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- Digestive Disease Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Cancer Research, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 628 Zhenyuan Road, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- Digestive Disease Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Cancer Research, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 628 Zhenyuan Road, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- Digestive Disease Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Cancer Research, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 628 Zhenyuan Road, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- Digestive Disease Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Cancer Research, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 628 Zhenyuan Road, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- Digestive Disease Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Cancer Research, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 628 Zhenyuan Road, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- Digestive Disease Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Cancer Research, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 628 Zhenyuan Road, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- Digestive Disease Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digestive Cancer Research, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 628 Zhenyuan Road, Shenzhen, 518107, China.
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Cui MY, Yi X, Zhu DX, Wu J. The Role of Lipid Metabolism in Gastric Cancer. Front Oncol 2022; 12:916661. [PMID: 35785165 PMCID: PMC9240397 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.916661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Gastric cancer has been one of the most common cancers worldwide with extensive metastasis and high mortality. Chemotherapy has been found as a main treatment for metastatic gastric cancer, whereas drug resistance limits the effectiveness of chemotherapy and leads to treatment failure. Chemotherapy resistance in gastric cancer has a complex and multifactorial mechanism, among which lipid metabolism plays a vital role. Increased synthesis of new lipids or uptake of exogenous lipids can facilitate the rapid growth of cancer cells and tumor formation. Lipids form the structural basis of biofilms while serving as signal molecules and energy sources. It is noteworthy that lipid metabolism is capable of inducing drug resistance in gastric cancer cells by reshaping the tumor micro-environment. In this study, new mechanisms of lipid metabolism in gastric cancer and the metabolic pathways correlated with chemotherapy resistance are reviewed. In particular, we discuss the effects of lipid metabolism on autophagy, biomarkers treatment and drug resistance in gastric cancer from the perspective of lipid metabolism. In brief, new insights can be gained into the development of promising therapies through an in-depth investigation of the mechanism of lipid metabolism reprogramming and resensitization to chemotherapy in gastric cancer cells, and scientific treatment can be provided by applying lipid-key enzyme inhibitors as cancer chemical sensitizers in clinical settings.
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- *Correspondence: Jun Wu, ; Dan-Xia Zhu,
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Cui MY, Yi X, Zhu DX, Wu J. Aberrant lipid metabolism reprogramming and immune microenvironment for gastric cancer: a literature review. Transl Cancer Res 2022; 10:3829-3842. [PMID: 35116681 PMCID: PMC8797372 DOI: 10.21037/tcr-21-655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Objective We summarize the aberrant lipid metabolism disorders associated with enzyme activity and expression changes and related immune microenvironment for gastric cancer. Background Gastric cancer is a malignant tumor of the primary digestive system with high incidence, poor prognosis characterized by extensive metastasis and poor effect with radiotherapy and chemotherapy. One of the most important metabolic characteristics of cancer cells is lipid metabolism reprogramming to adapt to the tumor micro-environment. Methods The focus of research in recent years has also been on lipid metabolism disorders, particularly aberrant metabolism of fatty acids (FAs) in gastric cancer cells, as well as an upregulation of the expression and activity of key enzymes in lipid metabolism. These changes remind us of the occurrence and development of gastric cancer. These metabolic changes are not unique to cancer cells. Changes in metabolic procedures also determine the function and viability of immune cells. In the immune microenvironment of gastric cancer, the metabolic competition and interaction between cancer cells and immune cells are not very clear, while a deeper understanding of the topic is critical to targeting the differential metabolic requirements of them that comprise an immune response to cancer offers an opportunity to selectively regulate immune cell function. Conclusions Recent research suggests that targeting metabolism is an emerging and potentially promising treatment strategy for gastric cancer patients. We need to explore it further.
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- Meng-Ying Cui
- Department of Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou, China
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Dai D, Yang Y, Yu J, Dang T, Qin W, Teng L, Ye J, Jiang H. Interactions between gastric microbiota and metabolites in gastric cancer. Cell Death Dis 2021; 12:1104. [PMID: 34819503 PMCID: PMC8613192 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-021-04396-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Revised: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The development and progression of gastric cancer (GC) is greatly influenced by gastric microbiota and their metabolites. Here, we characterized the gastric microbiome and metabolome profiles of 37 GC tumor tissues and matched non-tumor tissues using 16s rRNA gene sequencing and ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry, respectively. Microbial diversity and richness were higher in GC tumor tissues than in non-tumor tissues. The abundance of Helicobacter was increased in non-tumor tissues, while the abundance of Lactobacillus, Streptococcus, Bacteroides, Prevotella, and 6 additional genera was increased in the tumor tissues. The untargeted metabolome analysis revealed 150 discriminative metabolites, among which the relative abundance of the amino acids, carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates, glycerophospholipids, and nucleosides was higher in tumor tissues compared to non-tumor tissues. The targeted metabolome analysis further demonstrated that the combination of 1-methylnicotinamide and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine-6-phosphate could serve as a robust biomarker for distinction between GC tumors and non-tumor tissues. Correlation analysis revealed that Helicobacter and Lactobacillus were negatively and positively correlated with the majority of differential metabolites in the classes of amino acids, carbohydrates, nucleosides, nucleotides, and glycerophospholipids, respectively, suggesting that Helicobacter and Lactobacillus might play a role in degradation and synthesis of the majority of differential metabolites in these classes, respectively. Acinetobacter, Comamonas, Faecalibacterium, Sphingomonas, and Streptococcus were also significantly correlated with many differential amino acids, carbohydrates, nucleosides, nucleotides, and glycerophospholipids. In conclusion, the differences in metabolome profiles between GC tumor and matched non-tumor tissues may be partly due to the collective activities of Helicobacter, Lactobacillus, and other bacteria, which eventually affects GC carcinogenesis and progression.
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- Daofeng Dai
- Jiangxi Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Institute, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Jiangxi Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Institute, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Jiangxi Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Institute, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Human Genetic Resources Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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- Jiangxi Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Institute, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
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- Jiangxi Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Institute, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
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Huang S, Guo Y, Li Z, Zhang Y, Zhou T, You W, Pan K, Li W. A systematic review of metabolomic profiling of gastric cancer and esophageal cancer. Cancer Biol Med 2021; 17:181-198. [PMID: 32296585 PMCID: PMC7142846 DOI: 10.20892/j.issn.2095-3941.2019.0348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Objective: Upper gastrointestinal (UGI) cancers, predominantly gastric cancer (GC) and esophageal cancer (EC), are malignant tumor types with high morbidity and mortality rates. Accumulating studies have focused on metabolomic profiling of UGI cancers in recent years. In this systematic review, we have provided a collective summary of previous findings on metabolites and metabolomic profiling associated with GC and EC. Methods: A systematic search of three databases (Embase, PubMed, and Web of Science) for molecular epidemiologic studies on the metabolomic profiles of GC and EC was conducted. The Newcastle–Ottawa Scale (NOS) was used to assess the quality of the included articles. Results: A total of 52 original studies were included for review. A number of metabolites were differentially distributed between GC and EC cases and non-cases, including those involved in glycolysis, anaerobic respiration, tricarboxylic acid cycle, and protein and lipid metabolism. Lactic acid, glucose, citrate, and fumaric acid were among the most frequently reported metabolites of cellular respiration while glutamine, glutamate, and valine were among the most commonly reported amino acids. The lipid metabolites identified previously included saturated and unsaturated free fatty acids, aldehydes, and ketones. However, the key findings across studies to date have been inconsistent, potentially due to limited sample sizes and the majority being hospital-based case-control analyses lacking an independent replication group. Conclusions: Studies on metabolomics have thus far provided insights into etiological factors and biomarkers for UGI cancers, supporting the potential of applying metabolomic profiling in cancer prevention and management efforts.
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- Sha Huang
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China.,Joint International Research Center of Translational and Clinical Research, Beijing 100142, China
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Ganesan R, Vasantha-Srinivasan P, Sadhasivam DR, Subramanian R, Vimalraj S, Suk KT. Carbon Nanotubes Induce Metabolomic Profile Disturbances in Zebrafish: NMR-Based Metabolomics Platform. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:688827. [PMID: 34277704 PMCID: PMC8283261 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.688827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The present study aims to investigate the metabolic effects of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) on zebrafish (Danio rerio) using 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR) spectroscopy. However, there is no significant information available regarding the characterization of organic molecules, and metabolites with SWCNT exposure. Noninvasive biofluid methods have improved our understanding of SWCNT metabolism in zebrafish in recent years. Here, we used targeted metabolomics to quantify a set of metabolites within biological systems. SWCNT at various concentrations was given to zebrafish, and the metabolites were extracted using two immiscible solvent systems, methanol and chloroform. Metabolomics profiling was used in association with univariate and multivariate data analysis to determine metabolomic phenotyping. The metabolites, malate, oxalacetate, phenylaniline, taurine, sn-glycero-3-phosphate, glycine, N-acetyl mate, lactate, ATP, AMP, valine, pyruvate, ADP, serine, niacinamide are significantly impacted. The metabolism of amino acids, energy and nucleotides are influenced by SWCNT which might indicate a disturbance in metabolic reaction networks. In conclusion, using high-throughput analytical methods, we provide a perspective of metabolic impacts and the underlying associated metabolic pathways.
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- Raja Ganesan
- Institute for Liver and Digestive Diseases, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea.,Department of Biological Sciences, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea.,Department of Pharmacology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, Chennai, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, Chennai, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, Chennai, India.,Center for Biotechnology, Anna University, Chennai, India
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- Institute for Liver and Digestive Diseases, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea
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Huang S, Guo Y, Li ZW, Shui G, Tian H, Li BW, Kadeerhan G, Li ZX, Li X, Zhang Y, Zhou T, You WC, Pan KF, Li WQ. Identification and Validation of Plasma Metabolomic Signatures in Precancerous Gastric Lesions That Progress to Cancer. JAMA Netw Open 2021; 4:e2114186. [PMID: 34156450 PMCID: PMC8220475 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.14186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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IMPORTANCE Metabolic deregulation plays an important role in gastric cancer (GC) development. To date, no studies have comprehensively explored the metabolomic profiles along the cascade of gastric lesions toward GC. OBJECTIVE To draw a metabolic landscape and define metabolomic signatures associated with the progression of gastric lesions and risk of early GC. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS A 2-stage, population-based cohort study was initiated in 2017 in Linqu County, Shandong Province, China, a high-risk area for GC. Prospective follow-up was conducted during the validation stage (June 20, 2017, to May 27, 2020). A total of 400 individuals were included based on the National Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Early Detection Program in China. The discovery stage involved 200 individuals with different gastric lesions or GC (high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia or invasive GC). The validation stage prospectively enrolled 152 individuals with gastric lesions who were followed up for 118 to 1063 days and 48 individuals with GC. EXPOSURES Metabolomic profiles and metabolite signatures were examined based on untargeted plasma metabolomics assay. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The risk of GC overall and early GC (high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia), and progression of gastric lesions. RESULTS Of the 400 participants, 124 of 200 (62.0%) in the discovery set were men; mean (SD) age was 56.8 (7.5) years. In the validation set, 136 of 200 (68.0%) were men; mean (SD) age was 57.5 (8.1) years. Distinct metabolomic profiles were noted for gastric lesions and GC. Six metabolites, including α-linolenic acid, linoleic acid, palmitic acid, arachidonic acid, sn-1 lysophosphatidylcholine (LysoPC)(18:3), and sn-2 LysoPC(20:3) were significantly inversely associated with risk of GC overall and early GC (high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia). Among these metabolites, the first 3 were significantly inversely associated with gastric lesion progression, especially for the progression of intestinal metaplasia (α-linolenic acid: OR, 0.42; 95% CI, 0.18-0.98; linoleic acid: OR, 0.43; 95% CI, 0.19-1.00; and palmitic acid: OR, 0.32; 95% CI, 0.13-0.78). Compared with models including only age, sex, Helicobacter pylori infection, and gastric histopathologic findings, integrating these metabolites significantly improved the performance for predicting the progression of gastric lesions (area under the curve [AUC], 0.86; 95% CI, 0.70-1.00 vs AUC, 0.69; 95% CI, 0.50-0.88; P = .02) and risk of early GC (AUC, 0.83; 95% CI, 0.58-1.00 vs AUC, 0.61; 95% CI, 0.31-0.91; P = .03). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE This study defined metabolite signatures that might serve as meaningful biomarkers for assessing high-risk populations and early diagnosis of GC, possibly advancing targeted GC prevention and control.
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- Sha Huang
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- LipidALL Technologies Company Limited, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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Rodríguez-Tomàs E, Arenas M, Gómez J, Acosta J, Trilla J, López Y, Árquez M, Torres L, Araguas P, Hernández-Aguilera A, Baiges-Gaya G, Castañé H, Camps J, Joven J. Identification of potential metabolic biomarkers of rectal cancer and of the effect of neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0250453. [PMID: 33886674 PMCID: PMC8062076 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
We report a pilot study on the feasibility of determinations of circulating levels of paraoxonase-1 (PON1) and compounds related to energy metabolism as biomarkers for the evaluation of patients with rectal cancer (RC), and the effects produced by neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy (NRCT). We studied 32 patients treated with radiotherapy plus capecitabine concomitant chemotherapy and 48 control subjects. We identified pre-NRCT PON1 and α-ketoglutarate as the parameters that best discriminated between RC patients and the control group. Receiver operating characteristics analysis of the combination of the two parameters showed an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.918. Moreover, patients who presented a pathological complete response (pCR) to treatment had lower plasma pre-NRCT valine concentrations (AUC of 0.826). Patients who had a relapse had lower concentrations of succinate (AUC of 0.833). The results of the present study illustrate the usefulness of investigating alterations in oxidative stress and metabolism in RC. Due to the small number of patients studied, our results must be considered preliminary, but they suggest that the determination of circulating levels of PON1 and α-ketoglutarate might be a valuable tool for the early diagnosis of RC, while the determination of valine and succinate might effectively predict pCR and the appearance of relapse.
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- Elisabet Rodríguez-Tomàs
- Unitat de Recerca Biomèdica, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Hospital Universitari de Sant Joan, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Hospital Universitari de Sant Joan, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
- * E-mail: (MA); (JC)
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Hospital Universitari de Sant Joan, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Hospital Universitari de Sant Joan, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Hospital Universitari de Sant Joan, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Hospital Universitari de Sant Joan, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Hospital Universitari de Sant Joan, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Hospital Universitari de Sant Joan, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Hospital Universitari de Sant Joan, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
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- Unitat de Recerca Biomèdica, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Hospital Universitari de Sant Joan, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
- Department of Pathology, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Hospital Universitari de Sant Joan, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
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- Unitat de Recerca Biomèdica, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Hospital Universitari de Sant Joan, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
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- Unitat de Recerca Biomèdica, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Hospital Universitari de Sant Joan, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
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- Unitat de Recerca Biomèdica, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Hospital Universitari de Sant Joan, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
- * E-mail: (MA); (JC)
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- Unitat de Recerca Biomèdica, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Hospital Universitari de Sant Joan, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
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Kadam W, Wei B, Li F. Metabolomics of Gastric Cancer. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2021; 1280:291-301. [PMID: 33791990 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-51652-9_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
Gastric cancer is the fourth most common malignancy worldwide and the third leading cause of cancer deaths. Recent metabolomics research has advanced our understanding of the relationship between metabolic reprogramming and gastric cancer progression and led to the discovery of metabolic targets for potential clinical applications and therapeutic interventions. As a powerful tool for metabolite and flux measurement, metabolomics not only allows a comprehensive analysis of metabolites and related metabolic pathways but also can investigate the interactions between gastric cancer cells and tumour microenvironment as well as between the cancer cells and gastric microbiome. In this chapter, we aim to summarize the recent advances in gastric cancer metabolism and discuss the applications of metabolomics for target discovery in gastric cancer.
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- UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Gao L, Li J, He J, Liang L, He Z, Yue C, Jin X, Luo G, Zhou Y. CD90 affects the biological behavior and energy metabolism level of gastric cancer cells by targeting the PI3K/AKT/HIF-1α signaling pathway. Oncol Lett 2021; 21:191. [PMID: 33574930 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2021.12451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
CD90, also known as Thy-1 cell surface antigen, is located on human chromosome 11q23.3, and encodes a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-linked cell surface glycoprotein. CD90 serves a key role in malignancy by regulating cell proliferation, metastasis and angiogenesis. Gastric cancer is one of the most common types of malignancy. Patients with advanced gastric cancer have a poor prognosis. CD90 plays a key role in the occurrence and progression of gastric cancer. However, the molecular mechanism of CD90 in gastric cancer is currently unclear. In order to identify the molecular mechanism by which CD90 affects the biological behavior and energy metabolism of gastric cancer cells, the present study used Cell Counting Kit-8 assays, lactate concentration determination and ATP content determination. The results demonstrated that CD90 promotes proliferation and inhibits senescence in gastric cancer cells. In addition, CD90 enhanced the invasion and migration abilities of AGS gastric cancer cells. Overexpression of CD90 resulted in the accumulation of intracellular lactic acid in AGS cells. CD90 upregulated lactate dehydrogenase levels and increased the NADPH/NADP+ ratio in AGS cells. CD90 overexpression decreased the ATP concentration in AGS cells. PI3K, PDK1, phosphorylated-AKT-Ser473, HIF-1α, MDM2 and SIRT1 levels were upregulated in CD90-overexpressing AGS cells, compared with AGS cells transfected with the empty vector. In contrast, PTEN, p53, SIRT2, SIRT3 and SIRT6 were downregulated. The results indicate that CD90 affects the biological behavior and levels of energy metabolism of gastric cancer cells by targeting the PI3K/AKT/HIF-1α signaling pathway.
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- Lu Gao
- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, P.R. China.,Cancer Research Institute, Basic School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, P.R. China
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- Department of Nursing, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, P.R. China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Basic School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, P.R. China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Basic School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, P.R. China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, P.R. China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Basic School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, P.R. China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Basic School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Basic School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, P.R. China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Hunan Cancer Hospital and The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, P.R. China.,Cancer Research Institute, Basic School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, P.R. China
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Kwon HN, Lee H, Park JW, Kim YH, Park S, Kim JJ. Screening for Early Gastric Cancer Using a Noninvasive Urine Metabolomics Approach. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12102904. [PMID: 33050308 PMCID: PMC7599479 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12102904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Simple Summary There are currently no effective specific biomarkers for the screening of early gastric cancer. Recently, metabolomics has been used to profile small endogenous metabolites, demonstrating significant potential in the diagnosis/screening of cancer, owing to its ability to conduct a noninvasive sample analysis. Here, we performed a urine metabolomics analysis in the context of an early diagnosis of gastric cancer. This approach showed very high diagnostic sensitivity and specificity and performed significantly better than the analysis of serum tumor markers modalities. An additional genomic data analysis revealed the up-regulation of several genes in gastric cancer. This metabolomics-based early diagnosis approach may have the potential for mass screening an average-risk population and may facilitate endoscopic examination through risk stratification. Abstract The early detection of gastric cancer (GC) could decrease its incidence and mortality. However, there are currently no accurate noninvasive markers for GC screening. Therefore, we developed a noninvasive diagnostic approach, employing urine nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) metabolomics, to discover putative metabolic markers associated with GC. Changes in urine metabolite levels during oncogenesis were evaluated using samples from 103 patients with GC and 100 age- and sex-matched healthy controls. Approximately 70% of the patients with GC (n = 69) had stage I GC, with the majority (n = 56) having intramucosal cancer. A multivariate statistical analysis of the urine NMR data well discriminated between the patient and control groups and revealed nine metabolites, including alanine, citrate, creatine, creatinine, glycerol, hippurate, phenylalanine, taurine, and 3-hydroxybutyrate, that contributed to the difference. A diagnostic performance test with a separate validation set exhibited a sensitivity and specificity of more than 90%, even with the intramucosal cancer samples only. In conclusion, the NMR-based urine metabolomics approach may have potential as a convenient screening method for the early detection of GC and may facilitate consequent endoscopic examination through risk stratification.
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- Hyuk Nam Kwon
- College of Pharmacy, Natural Product Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea;
- Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine/Helsinki Institute of Life Science, University of Helsinki, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, Korea; (H.L.); (J.W.P.); (Y.-H.K.)
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- Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, Korea; (H.L.); (J.W.P.); (Y.-H.K.)
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- Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, Korea; (H.L.); (J.W.P.); (Y.-H.K.)
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- College of Pharmacy, Natural Product Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea;
- Correspondence: (S.P.); (J.J.K.); Tel.: +82-(2)-880-7834 (S.P.); +82-(2)-3410-3409 (J.J.K.); Fax: +82-(2)-880-7831 (S.P.); +82-(2)-3410-6983 (J.J.K.)
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- Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, Korea; (H.L.); (J.W.P.); (Y.-H.K.)
- Correspondence: (S.P.); (J.J.K.); Tel.: +82-(2)-880-7834 (S.P.); +82-(2)-3410-3409 (J.J.K.); Fax: +82-(2)-880-7831 (S.P.); +82-(2)-3410-6983 (J.J.K.)
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Identification of Lesional Tissues and Nonlesional Tissues in Early Gastric Cancer Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Specimens Using a Fiber Optic Raman System. Gastroenterol Res Pract 2020; 2020:8015024. [PMID: 32508914 PMCID: PMC7245655 DOI: 10.1155/2020/8015024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 04/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Aim To identify lesional and nonlesional tissues from early gastric cancer (EGC) patients by Raman spectroscopy to build a diagnostic model and effectively diagnose EGC. Method Specimens were collected by endoscopic submucosal dissection from 13 patients with EGC, and 55 sets of standard Raman spectral data (each integrated 10 times) were obtained using the fiber optic Raman system; there were 33 sets of lesional tissue data, including 18 sets of high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia (HGIN) data and 15 sets of adenocarcinoma data, and 22 sets of nonlesional tissue data. After the preprocessing steps, the average Raman spectrum was obtained. Results The nonlesional tissues showed peaks at 891 cm−1, 1103 cm−1, 1417 cm−1, 1206 cm−1, 1234 cm−1, 1479 cm−1, 1560 cm−1, and 1678 cm−1. Compared with the peaks corresponding to nonlesional tissues, the peaks of the lesional tissues shifted by different magnitudes, and a new characteristic peak at 1324 cm−1 was observed. Comparing the peak intensity ratio and the integral energy ratio of the lesional tissues with those of the nonlesional tissues revealed a significant difference between the two groups (independent-samplest-test, P < 0.05). Considering the peak intensity ratio of I1560 cm−1/I1103 cm−1 as a diagnostic indicator, the accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of diagnosing EGC were 98.8%, 93.9%, and 91.9%, respectively. Considering the integral energy ratio (noncontinuous frequency band and continuous frequency band) as a diagnostic indicator, the accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of diagnosing EGC were 99.2-99.6%, 93.9-97.0%, and 95.5%, respectively. Conclusions The integral energy ratio of the Raman spectrum could be considered an effective indicator for the diagnosis of EGC.
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Gu J, Huang C, Hu X, Xia J, Shao W, Lin D. Nuclear magnetic resonance-based tissue metabolomic analysis clarifies molecular mechanisms of gastric carcinogenesis. Cancer Sci 2020; 111:3195-3209. [PMID: 32369664 PMCID: PMC7469815 DOI: 10.1111/cas.14443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Revised: 04/26/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the deadliest cancers worldwide, and the progression of gastric carcinogenesis (GCG) covers multiple complicated pathological stages. Molecular mechanisms of GCG are still unclear. Here, we undertook NMR‐based metabolomic analysis of aqueous metabolites extracted from gastric tissues in an established rat model of GCG. We showed that the metabolic profiles were clearly distinguished among 5 histologically classified groups: control, gastritis, low‐grade gastric dysplasia, high‐grade gastric dysplasia (HGD), and GC. Furthermore, we carried out metabolic pathway analysis based on identified significant metabolites and revealed significantly disturbed metabolic pathways closely associated with the 4 pathological stages, including oxidation stress, choline phosphorylation, amino acid metabolism, Krebs cycle, and glycolysis. Three metabolic pathways were continually disturbed during the progression of GCG, including taurine and hypotaurine metabolism, glutamine and glutamate metabolism, alanine, aspartate, and glutamate metabolism. Both the Krebs cycle and glycine, serine, and threonine metabolism were profoundly impaired in both the HGD and GC stages, potentially due to abnormal energy supply for tumor cell proliferation and growth. Furthermore, valine, leucine, and isoleucine biosynthesis and glycolysis were significantly disturbed in the GC stage for higher energy requirement of the rapid growth of tumor cells. Additionally, we identified potential gastric tissue biomarkers for metabolically discriminating the 4 pathological stages, which also showed good discriminant capabilities for their serum counterparts. This work sheds light on the molecular mechanisms of GCG and is of benefit to the exploration of potential biomarkers for clinically diagnosing and monitoring the progression of GCG.
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- Jinping Gu
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, High-field NMR Center, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.,College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Key Laboratory for Green Pharmaceutical Technologies and Related Equipment of Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- Research and Communication Center of Exercise and Health, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, High-field NMR Center, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Biogenetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Xiamen, China
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- Affiliated Cardiovascular Hospital of Xiamen University, Medical College of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, High-field NMR Center, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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Abouleila Y, Onidani K, Ali A, Shoji H, Kawai T, Lim CT, Kumar V, Okaya S, Kato K, Hiyama E, Yanagida T, Masujima T, Shimizu Y, Honda K. Live single cell mass spectrometry reveals cancer-specific metabolic profiles of circulating tumor cells. Cancer Sci 2019; 110:697-706. [PMID: 30549153 PMCID: PMC6361580 DOI: 10.1111/cas.13915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Revised: 12/05/2018] [Accepted: 12/09/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Recently, there has been increased attention on the analysis of circulating tumor cells (CTCs), also known as liquid biopsy, owing to its potential benefits in cancer diagnosis and treatment. Circulating tumor cells are released from primary tumor lesions into the blood stream and eventually metastasize to distant body organs. However, a major hurdle with CTC analysis is their natural scarcity. Existing methods lack sensitivity, specificity, or reproducibility required in CTC characterization and detection. Here, we report untargeted molecular profiling of single CTCs obtained from gastric cancer and colorectal cancer patients, using live single cell mass spectrometry integrated with microfluidics‐based cell enrichment techniques. Using this approach, we showed the difference in the metabolomic profile between CTCs originating from different cancer groups. Moreover, potential biomarkers were putatively annotated to be specific to each cancer type.
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- Yasmine Abouleila
- RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics research (BDR), Osaka, Japan.,Natural Science for Basic Research and Development, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.,Misr International University Research Center (MIU-RC), Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Biomarkers for Early Detection of Cancer, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics research (BDR), Osaka, Japan.,Natural Science for Basic Research and Development, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.,Misr International University Research Center (MIU-RC), Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Biomarkers for Early Detection of Cancer, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan.,Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics research (BDR), Osaka, Japan.,Japan Science and Technology Agency, PRESTO, Saitama, Japan.,Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore.,Biomedical Institute for Global Health Research and Technology, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics research (BDR), Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Biomarkers for Early Detection of Cancer, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Natural Science for Basic Research and Development, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics research (BDR), Osaka, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics research (BDR), Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Biomarkers for Early Detection of Cancer, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan.,Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) CREST, Tokyo, Japan
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Tsai CK, Yeh TS, Wu RC, Lai YC, Chiang MH, Lu KY, Hung CY, Ho HY, Cheng ML, Lin G. Metabolomic alterations and chromosomal instability status in gastric cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2018; 24:3760-3769. [PMID: 30197481 PMCID: PMC6127658 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i33.3760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2018] [Revised: 06/27/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
AIM To explore the correlation of metabolomics profiles of gastric cancer (GC) with its chromosomal instability (CIN) status.
METHODS Nineteen GC patients were classified as CIN and non-CIN type by The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Group system, based on 409 oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes sequenced. The aqueous metabolites of the GC tumor and its surrounding adjacent healthy tissues were identified through liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Groups were compared by defining variable importance in projection score of > 1.2, a fold change value or its reciprocal of > 1.2, and a P value of < 0.05 as a significant difference.
RESULTS In total, twelve men and seven women were enrolled, with a median age of 66 years (range, 47-87 years). The numbers of gene alterations in the CIN GC group were significantly higher than those in the non-CIN GC (32-218 vs 2-17; P < 0.0005). Compared with the adjacent healthy tissues, GC tumors demonstrated significantly higher aspartic acid, citicoline, glutamic acid, oxidized glutathione, succinyladenosine, and uridine diphosphate-N-acetylglucosamine levels, but significantly lower butyrylcarnitine, glutathione hydroxyhexanoycarnitine, inosinic acid, isovalerylcarnitine, and threonine levels (all P < 0.05). CIN tumors contained significantly higher phosphocholine and uridine 5’-monophosphate levels but significantly lower beta-citryl-L-glutamic acid levels than did non-CIN tumors (all P < 0.05). CIN GC tumors demonstrated additional altered pathways involving alanine, aspartate, and glutamate metabolism, glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism, histidine metabolism, and phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan biosynthesis.
CONCLUSION Metabolomic profiles of GC tumors and the adjacent healthy tissue are distinct, and the CIN status is associated with downstream metabolic alterations in GC.
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- Cheng-Kun Tsai
- Clinical Metabolomics Core Lab, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Imaging Core Lab, Institute for Radiological Research, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Imaging Core Lab, Institute for Radiological Research, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Clinical Metabolomics Core Lab, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Imaging Core Lab, Institute for Radiological Research, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Imaging Core Lab, Institute for Radiological Research, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Imaging Core Lab, Institute for Radiological Research, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Clinical Metabolomics Core Lab, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Clinical Metabolomics Core Lab, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Department of Biomedical Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Clinical Metabolomics Core Lab, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Imaging Core Lab, Institute for Radiological Research, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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Kelly RS, Vander Heiden MG, Giovannucci E, Mucci LA. Metabolomic Biomarkers of Prostate Cancer: Prediction, Diagnosis, Progression, Prognosis, and Recurrence. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2016; 25:887-906. [PMID: 27197278 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-15-1223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2015] [Accepted: 03/23/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Metabolite profiling is being increasing employed in the study of prostate cancer as a means of identifying predictive, diagnostic, and prognostic biomarkers. This review provides a summary and critique of the current literature. Thirty-three human case-control studies of prostate cancer exploring disease prediction, diagnosis, progression, or treatment response were identified. All but one demonstrated the ability of metabolite profiling to distinguish cancer from benign, tumor aggressiveness, cases who recurred, and those who responded well to therapy. In the subset of studies where biomarker discriminatory ability was quantified, high AUCs were reported that would potentially outperform the current gold standards in diagnosis, prognosis, and disease recurrence, including PSA testing. There were substantial similarities between the metabolites and the associated pathways reported as significant by independent studies, and important roles for abnormal cell growth, intensive cell proliferation, and dysregulation of lipid metabolism were highlighted. The weight of the evidence therefore suggests metabolic alterations specific to prostate carcinogenesis and progression that may represent potential metabolic biomarkers. However, replication and validation of the most promising biomarkers is currently lacking and a number of outstanding methodologic issues remain to be addressed to maximize the utility of metabolomics in the study of prostate cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 25(6); 887-906. ©2016 AACR.
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- Rachel S Kelly
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts. Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts. Broad Institute of Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts. Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts. Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Yuan LW, Yamashita H, Seto Y. Glucose metabolism in gastric cancer: The cutting-edge. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22:2046-2059. [PMID: 26877609 PMCID: PMC4726677 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i6.2046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2015] [Revised: 09/18/2015] [Accepted: 12/01/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Glucose metabolism in gastric cancer cells differs from that of normal epithelial cells. Upregulated aerobic glycolysis (Warburg effect) in gastric cancer meeting the demands of cell proliferation is associated with genetic mutations, epigenetic modification and proteomic alteration. Understanding the mechanisms of aerobic glycolysis may contribute to our knowledge of gastric carcinogenesis. Metabolomic studies offer novel, convenient and practical tools in the search for new biomarkers for early detection, diagnosis, prognosis, and chemosensitivity prediction of gastric cancer. Interfering with the process of glycolysis in cancer cells may provide a new and promising therapeutic strategy for gastric cancer. In this article, we present a brief review of recent studies of glucose metabolism in gastric cancer, with primary focus on the clinical applications of new biomarkers and their potential therapeutic role in gastric cancer.
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Overmyer KA, Thonusin C, Qi NR, Burant CF, Evans CR. Impact of anesthesia and euthanasia on metabolomics of mammalian tissues: studies in a C57BL/6J mouse model. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0117232. [PMID: 25658945 PMCID: PMC4319778 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2014] [Accepted: 12/15/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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A critical application of metabolomics is the evaluation of tissues, which are often the primary sites of metabolic dysregulation in disease. Laboratory rodents have been widely used for metabolomics studies involving tissues due to their facile handing, genetic manipulability and similarity to most aspects of human metabolism. However, the necessary step of administration of anesthesia in preparation for tissue sampling is not often given careful consideration, in spite of its potential for causing alterations in the metabolome. We examined, for the first time using untargeted and targeted metabolomics, the effect of several commonly used methods of anesthesia and euthanasia for collection of skeletal muscle, liver, heart, adipose and serum of C57BL/6J mice. The data revealed dramatic, tissue-specific impacts of tissue collection strategy. Among many differences observed, post-euthanasia samples showed elevated levels of glucose 6-phosphate and other glycolytic intermediates in skeletal muscle. In heart and liver, multiple nucleotide and purine degradation metabolites accumulated in tissues of euthanized compared to anesthetized animals. Adipose tissue was comparatively less affected by collection strategy, although accumulation of lactate and succinate in euthanized animals was observed in all tissues. Among methods of tissue collection performed pre-euthanasia, ketamine showed more variability compared to isoflurane and pentobarbital. Isoflurane induced elevated liver aspartate but allowed more rapid initiation of tissue collection. Based on these findings, we present a more optimal collection strategy mammalian tissues and recommend that rodent tissues intended for metabolomics studies be collected under anesthesia rather than post-euthanasia.
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- Katherine A Overmyer
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Chan AW, Gill RS, Schiller D, Sawyer MB. Potential role of metabolomics in diagnosis and surveillance of gastric cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20:12874-12882. [PMID: 25278684 PMCID: PMC4177469 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.12874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2013] [Revised: 02/16/2014] [Accepted: 04/09/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Gastric cancer is one of the deadliest cancers worldwide, and is especially prevalent in Asian countries. With such high morbidity and mortality, early diagnosis is essential to achieving curative intent treatment and long term survival. Metabolomics is a new field of study that analyzes metabolites from biofluids and tissue samples. While metabolomics is still in its infancy, there are numerous potential applications in oncology, specifically early diagnosis. Only a few studies in the literature have examined metabolomics’ role in gastric cancer. Various fatty acid, carbohydrate, nucleic acid, and amino acid metabolites have been identified that distinguish gastric cancer from normal tissue and benign gastric disease. However, findings from these few studies are at times conflicting. Most studies demonstrate some relationship of cancer cells to the Warburg Effect, in that glycolysis predominates with conversion of pyruvate to lactate. This is one of the most consistent findings across the literature. There is less consistency in metabolomic signature with respect to nucleic acids, lipids and amino acids. In spite of this, metabolomics holds some promise for cancer surveillance but further studies are necessary to achieve consistency and validation before it can be widely employed as a clinical tool.
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Hur H, Paik MJ, Xuan Y, Nguyen DT, Ham IH, Yun J, Cho YK, Lee G, Han SU. Quantitative measurement of organic acids in tissues from gastric cancer patients indicates increased glucose metabolism in gastric cancer. PLoS One 2014; 9:e98581. [PMID: 24911788 PMCID: PMC4049586 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2014] [Accepted: 05/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The levels of organic acids representing metabolic pathway end products are important indicators of physiological status, and may be associated with metabolic changes in cancer. The aim of this study is to investigate the levels of organic acids in cancerous and normal tissues from gastric cancer patients and to confirm the role of metabolic alterations in gastric carcinogenesis. Organic acids in normal and cancerous tissues from forty-five patients with gastric adenocarcinoma were investigated by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in selected ion monitoring mode as methoxime/tert-butyldimethylsilyl derivatives. We analysed the significant differences in the levels of organic acids in normal and cancer tissues and investigated the correlation of these levels in cancer tissues with clinicopathological features. The levels of Krebs cycle components, including α-ketoglutaric acid, succinic acid, fumaric acid, malic acid and oxaloacetic acid, were significantly increased in cancer tissues compared to normal tissues. In addition, the levels of glycolytic products, including pyruvic acid and lactic acid, as well as the levels of ketone bodies, including 3-hydroxybutyric acid, were also significantly increased in cancer tissues compared to normal tissues. The levels of ketone bodies in cancer tissues with differentiated histology and in intestinal-type cancer tissues were significantly increased. The organic acid profiling analysis described here may be a generally useful clinical tool for understanding the complexity of metabolic events in gastric adenocarcinoma, and organic acids may have potential as metabolic markers for the future discovery of diagnostic and therapeutic modalities.
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- Hoon Hur
- Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
- Institute for Gastric Cancer Mechanism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Suncheon National University, Suncheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
- Department of Gastric Cancer and Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- National Institute of Drug Quality Control, Hoan Kiem, Ha Noi, Vietnam
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- Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
- Institute for Gastric Cancer Mechanism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
- Institute for Gastric Cancer Mechanism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Institute for Gastric Cancer Mechanism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
- Department of Physiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
- * E-mail: (GL); (S-UH)
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- Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
- Institute for Gastric Cancer Mechanism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
- * E-mail: (GL); (S-UH)
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Liesenfeld DB, Habermann N, Owen RW, Scalbert A, Ulrich CM. Review of mass spectrometry-based metabolomics in cancer research. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2013; 22:2182-201. [PMID: 24096148 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-13-0584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Metabolomics, the systematic investigation of all metabolites present within a biologic system, is used in biomarker development for many human diseases, including cancer. In this review, we investigate the current role of mass spectrometry-based metabolomics in cancer research. A literature review was carried out within the databases PubMed, Embase, and Web of Knowledge. We included 106 studies reporting on 21 different types of cancer in 7 different sample types. Metabolomics in cancer research is most often used for case-control comparisons. Secondary applications include translational areas, such as patient prognosis, therapy control and tumor classification, or grading. Metabolomics is at a developmental stage with respect to epidemiology, with the majority of studies including less than 100 patients. Standardization is required especially concerning sample preparation and data analysis. In the second part of this review, we reconstructed a metabolic network of patients with cancer by quantitatively extracting all reports of altered metabolites: Alterations in energy metabolism, membrane, and fatty acid synthesis emerged, with tryptophan levels changed most frequently in various cancers. Metabolomics has the potential to evolve into a standard tool for future applications in epidemiology and translational cancer research, but further, large-scale studies including prospective validation are needed.
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- David B Liesenfeld
- Authors' Affiliations: Division of Preventive Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT); German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany; International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France; and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC), Seattle, Washington
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Martin FPJ, Collino S, Rezzi S, Kochhar S. Metabolomic applications to decipher gut microbial metabolic influence in health and disease. Front Physiol 2012; 3:113. [PMID: 22557976 PMCID: PMC3337463 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2012.00113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2011] [Accepted: 04/05/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Dietary preferences and nutrients composition have been shown to influence human and gut microbial metabolism, which ultimately has specific effects on health and diseases’ risk. Increasingly, results from molecular biology and microbiology demonstrate the key role of the gut microbiota metabolic interface to the overall mammalian host’s health status. There is therefore raising interest in nutrition research to characterize the molecular foundations of the gut microbial–mammalian cross talk at both physiological and biochemical pathway levels. Tackling these challenges can be achieved through systems biology approaches, such as metabolomics, to underpin the highly complex metabolic exchanges between diverse biological compartments, including organs, systemic biofluids, and microbial symbionts. By the development of specific biomarkers for prediction of health and disease, metabolomics is increasingly used in clinical applications as regard to disease etiology, diagnostic stratification, and potentially mechanism of action of therapeutical and nutraceutical solutions. Surprisingly, an increasing number of metabolomics investigations in pre-clinical and clinical studies based on proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) spectroscopy and mass spectrometry provided compelling evidence that system wide and organ-specific biochemical processes are under the influence of gut microbial metabolism. This review aims at describing recent applications of metabolomics in clinical fields where main objective is to discern the biochemical mechanisms under the influence of the gut microbiota, with insight into gastrointestinal health and diseases diagnostics and improvement of homeostasis metabolic regulation.
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- François-Pierre J Martin
- Metabolomics and Biomarkers, Department of BioAnalytical Science, Nestlé Research Center, Nestec Ltd. Lausanne, Switzerland
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