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Liu T, Wang Y, Wang Y, Cheung SKK, Or PMY, Wong CW, Guan J, Li Z, Yang W, Tu Y, Wang J, Ho WLH, Gu H, Cheng ASL, Tsui SKW, Chan AM. The mitotic regulator RCC2 promotes glucose metabolism through BACH1-dependent transcriptional upregulation of hexokinase II in glioma. Cancer Lett 2022; 549:215914. [PMID: 36116740 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2022.215914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) identified a cell-cycle module that is associated with poor prognosis and aggressiveness of glioma. One of the core members, Regulator of chromatin condensation 2 (RCC2) is a component of the chromosome passenger complex. Accumulating evidence suggests that RCC2 plays a vital role in the mitotic process and that abnormal RCC2 expression is involved in cancer development. Gene silencing experiments show that RCC2 is required for glioma cell proliferation and migration. RNA-Sequencing analysis reveals a dual role of RCC2 in both the cell cycle and metabolism. Specifically, RCC2 regulates G2/M progression via CDC2 phosphorylation at Tyrosine 15. Metabolomic analysis identifies a role for RCC2 in promoting the glycolysis and pentose phosphate pathway. RCC2 exerts effects on metabolism by stabilizing the transcription factor BACH1 at its C-terminus leading to the transcriptional upregulation of hexokinase 2 (HK2). These findings elucidate a novel PTEN/RCC2/BACH1/HK2 signaling axis that drives glioma progression through the dual regulation of mitotic cell cycle and glycolytic events.
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- Tian Liu
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Room G03, Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Room G03, Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China; School of Life Science and Technology, Weifang Medical University, Shandong Province, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Room G03, Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Room G03, Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Room G03, Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Room G03, Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Room G03, Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Room G03, Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Room G03, Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Room G03, Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Room G03, Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Center of Translational Science, Florida International University, Port Saint Lucie, FL, USA
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Room G03, Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Room G03, Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Room G03, Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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Yu J, Wang Z, Wang J, Mohisn A, Liu H, Zhang Y, Zhuang Y, Guo M. Physiological metabolic topology analysis of Halomonas elongata DSM 2581 T in response to sodium chloride stress. Biotechnol Bioeng 2022; 119:3509-3525. [PMID: 36062959 DOI: 10.1002/bit.28222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Revised: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The halophilic bacterium Halomonas elongata DSM 2581T generally adapts well to high level of salinity by biosynthesizing ectoine, which functions as an important compatible solute protecting the cell against external salinity environment. Halophilic bacteria have specific metabolic activities under high-salt conditions and are gradually applied in various industries. The present study focuses on investigating the physiological and metabolic mechanism of Halomonas elongata DSM 2581T driven by the external salinity environment. The physiological metabolic dynamics under salt stress were investigated to evaluate the effect of NaCl stress on the metabolism of H. elongata. The obtained results demonstrated that ectoine biosynthesis transited from a non-growth-related process to a growth-related process when the NaCl concentration varied from 1% to 13% (w/v). The maximum biomass (Xm =41.37 g/L), and highest ectoine production (Pm =12.91 g/L) were achieved under 8% NaCl. Moreover, the maximum biomass (Xm ) and the maximum specific growth rates (μm ) showed a first rising and then declining trend with the increased NaCl stress. Furthermore, the transcriptome analysis of H. elongata under different NaCl concentrations demonstrated that both 8% and 13% NaCl conditions resulted in increased expressions of genes involved in the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP), Entner-Doudoroff (ED) pathway, Flagellar assembly pathway and ectoine metabolism, but negatively affected the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and Fatty acid metabolism. At last, the proposed possible adaptation mechanism under the optimum NaCl concentration in H. elongata was described. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Junxiong Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Rd, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Rd, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering for Energy Resources, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Rd, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Rd, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Rd, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Rd, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Rd, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Rd, Shanghai, 200237, China
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Abdelhamed H, Ramachandran R, Narayanan L, Islam S, Ozan O, Freitag N, Lawrence ML. Role of FruR transcriptional regulator in virulence of Listeria monocytogenes and identification of its regulon. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0274005. [PMID: 36054213 PMCID: PMC9439231 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Listeria monocytogenes is a ubiquitous opportunistic foodborne pathogen capable of survival in various adverse environmental conditions. Pathogenesis of L. monocytogenes is tightly controlled by a complex regulatory network of transcriptional regulators that are necessary for survival and adaptations to harsh environmental conditions both inside and outside host cells. Among these regulatory pathways are members of the DeoR-family transcriptional regulators that are known to play a regulatory role in sugar metabolism. In this study, we deciphered the role of FruR, a DeoR family protein, which is a fructose operon transcriptional repressor protein, in L. monocytogenes pathogenesis and growth. Following intravenous (IV) inoculation in mice, a mutant strain with deletion of fruR exhibited a significant reduction in bacterial burden in liver and spleen tissues compared to the parent strain. Further, the ΔfruR strain had a defect in cell-to-cell spread in L2 fibroblast monolayers. Constitutive activation of PrfA, a pleiotropic activator of L. monocytogenes virulence factors, did not restore virulence to the ΔfruR strain, suggesting that the attenuation was not a result of impaired PrfA activation. Transcriptome analysis revealed that FruR functions as a positive regulator for genes encoding enzymes involved in the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) and as a repressor for genes encoding enzymes in the glycolysis pathway. These results suggested that FruR may function to facilitate NADPH regeneration, which is necessary for full protection from oxidative stress. Interestingly, deletion of fruR increased sensitivity of L. monocytogenes to H2O2, confirming a role for FruR in survival of L. monocytogenes during oxidative stress. Using anti-mouse neutrophil/monocyte monoclonal antibody RB6-8C5 (RB6) in an in vivo infection model, we found that FruR has a specific function in protecting L. monocytogenes from neutrophil/monocyte-mediated killing. Overall, this work clarifies the role of FruR in controlling L. monocytogenes carbon flow between glycolysis and PPP for NADPH homeostasis, which provides a new mechanism allowing metabolic adaptation of L. monocytogenes to oxidative stress.
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- Hossam Abdelhamed
- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, United States of America
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- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, United States of America
- Department of Poultry Science, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, United States of America
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- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, United States of America
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- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, United States of America
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- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, United States of America
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Zheng X, Pan Y, Yang G, Liu Y, Zou J, Zhao H, Yin G, Wu Y, Li X, Wei Z, Yu S, Zhao Y, Wang A, Chen W, Lu Y. Kaempferol impairs aerobic glycolysis against melanoma metastasis via inhibiting the mitochondrial binding of HK2 and VDAC1. Eur J Pharmacol 2022; 931:175226. [PMID: 36007607 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2022.175226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Metastasis is the leading cause of death in melanoma patients. Aerobic glycolysis is a common metabolic feature in tumor and is closely related to cell growth and metastasis. Kaempferol (KAM) is one of the active ingredients in the total flavonoids of Chinese traditional medicine Sparganii Rhizoma. Studies have shown that it interferes with the cell cycle, apoptosis, angiogenesis and metastasis of tumor cells, but whether it can affect the aerobic glycolysis of melanoma is still unclear. Here, we explored the effects and mechanisms of KAM on melanoma metastasis and aerobic glycolysis. KAM inhibited the migration and invasion of A375 and B16F10 cells, and reduced the lung metastasis of melanoma cells. Extracellular acidification rates (ECAR) and glucose consumption were obviously suppressed by KAM, as well as the production of ATP, pyruvate and lactate. Mechanistically, the activity of hexokinase (HK), the first key kinase of aerobic glycolysis, was significantly inhibited by KAM. Although the total protein expression of HK2 was not significantly changed, the binding of HK2 and voltage-dependent anion channel 1 (VDAC1) on mitochondria was inhibited by KAM through AKT/GSK-3β signal pathway. In conclusion, KAM inhibits melanoma metastasis via blocking aerobic glycolysis of melanoma cells, in which the binding of HK2 and VDAC1 on mitochondria was broken.
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- Xiuqin Zheng
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China; Department of Pharmacy, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Prevention and Treatment of Tumor, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Prevention and Treatment of Tumor, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Prevention and Treatment of Tumor, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Prevention and Treatment of Tumor, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Prevention and Treatment of Tumor, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Prevention and Treatment of Tumor, Nanjing, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Prevention and Treatment of Tumor, Nanjing, China.
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Mao Z, Tan Y, Tao J, Li L, Yu F, Zhao M. mTORC1 activation induced proximal tubular damage via the pentose phosphate pathway in lupus nephritis. Free Radic Biol Med 2022; 189:91-101. [PMID: 35863688 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2022.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2022] [Revised: 07/03/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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More recent studies suggested that metabolic disorders could contribute to the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and lupus nephritis (LN). The present work aimed at identifying metabolic reprogramming in the kidney of lupus nephritis via proteomics and investigating the potential regulatory mechanism. The proteomic studies on the renal biopsies revealed that the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) was significantly enriched in the kidneys of LN patients compared with normal controls (NCs). Immunohistochemical stanning of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), the key rate-limiting enzyme of PPP, verify the results of proteomics. We found that G6PD was highly expressed in the kidneys of LN patients and correlated with several clinicopathological indices. The univariate Cox regression analysis (HR, 95%CI, 1.877 (1.059-3.328), P = 0.031) and Kaplan-Meier (KM) analysis (P = 0.028) suggested that high G6PD expression in the tubulointerstitial area was a risk factor for worse prognosis. Moreover, the Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) demonstrated that the mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) signaling pathway ranked first in the kidneys of LN patients with high G6PD expression and G6PD was co-localized with mTORC1 activation in the tubule. Immunoglobulin G (IgG) isolated from LN patients significantly activated the mTORC1 pathway and increased G6PD expression, G6PD activity, NADPH production, NADPH oxidase 2 (NOX2) expression, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, and cell apoptosis in tubule cells in vitro. The above phenotypes were partially rescued after the addition of rapamycin or knock-down of G6PD. Overall, our study suggested that renal G6PD expression was associated with the overall enhanced disease activity and worse renal prognosis. mTORC1 activation might be involved in IgG-LN-induced tubular damage via PPP.
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- Zhaomin Mao
- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Peking University Institute of Nephrology, Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China, Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, 100034, PR China; Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100034, PR China
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Peking University Institute of Nephrology, Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China, Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, 100034, PR China
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Peking University Institute of Nephrology, Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China, Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, 100034, PR China
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Peking University Institute of Nephrology, Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China, Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, 100034, PR China
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Peking University Institute of Nephrology, Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China, Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, 100034, PR China; Department of Nephrology, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, 102206, PR China.
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Peking University Institute of Nephrology, Key Laboratory of Renal Disease, Ministry of Health of China, Key Laboratory of Chronic Kidney Disease Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, 100034, PR China; Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100034, PR China
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Herheliuk TS, Perepelytsina OM, Chmelnytska YM, Kuznetsova GM, Dzjubenko NV, Raksha NG, Gorbach OI, Sydorenko MV. Study of Cancer Stem Cell Subpopulations in Breast Cancer Models. CYTOL GENET+ 2022. [DOI: 10.3103/s0095452722040041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Koju N, Qin ZH, Sheng R. Reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate in redox balance and diseases: a friend or foe? Acta Pharmacol Sin 2022; 43:1889-1904. [PMID: 35017669 PMCID: PMC9343382 DOI: 10.1038/s41401-021-00838-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Revised: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+/NADH) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP+/NADPH) redox couples function as cofactors or/and substrates for numerous enzymes to retain cellular redox balance and energy metabolism. Thus, maintaining cellular NADH and NADPH balance is critical for sustaining cellular homeostasis. The sources of NADPH generation might determine its biological effects. Newly-recognized biosynthetic enzymes and genetically encoded biosensors help us better understand how cells maintain biosynthesis and distribution of compartmentalized NAD(H) and NADP(H) pools. It is essential but challenging to distinguish how cells sustain redox couple pools to perform their integral functions and escape redox stress. However, it is still obscure whether NADPH is detrimental or beneficial as either deficiency or excess in cellular NADPH levels disturbs cellular redox state and metabolic homeostasis leading to redox stress, energy stress, and eventually, to the disease state. Additional study of the pathways and regulatory mechanisms of NADPH generation in different compartments, and the means by which NADPH plays a role in various diseases, will provide innovative insights into its roles in human health and may find a value of NADPH for the treatment of certain diseases including aging, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, cardiovascular diseases, ischemic stroke, diabetes, obesity, cancer, etc.
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- Nirmala Koju
- grid.263761.70000 0001 0198 0694Department of Pharmacology and Laboratory of Aging and Nervous Diseases, Jiangsu Key laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123 China
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- grid.263761.70000 0001 0198 0694Department of Pharmacology and Laboratory of Aging and Nervous Diseases, Jiangsu Key laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123 China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Laboratory of Aging and Nervous Diseases, Jiangsu Key laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
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Tomruk A, Ozgur-Buyukatalay E, Ozturk GG, Ulusu NN. Short-term exposure to radiofrequency radiation and metabolic enzymes' activities during pregnancy and prenatal development. Electromagn Biol Med 2022; 41:370-378. [PMID: 35904122 DOI: 10.1080/15368378.2022.2104309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Radiofrequency radiation (RFR) as an environmental and physical pollutant may induce vulnerability to toxicity and disturb fetal development. Therefore, the potential health effects of short-term mobile phone like RFR exposure (GSM 1800 MHz; 14 V/m, 2 mW/kg specific absorption rate (SAR) during 15 min/day for a week) during pregnancy and also the development of fetuses were investigated. Hepatic glucose regulation and glutathione-dependent enzymes' capacities were biochemically analyzed in adult (female) and pregnant New Zealand White rabbits. Pregnant rabbits' two-day-old offspring were included to understand their developmental stages under short-term maternal RFR exposure. We analyzed two regulatory enzymes in the oxidative phase of phosphogluconate pathways to interpret the cytosolic NADPH's biosynthesis for maintaining mitochondrial energy metabolism. Moreover, the efficiencies of maternal glutathione-dependent enzymes on both the removal of metabolic disturbances during pregnancy and fetus development were examined. Whole-body RFR exposures were applied to pregnant animals from the 15th to the 22nd day of their gestations, i.e., the maturation periods of tissues and organs for rabbit fetuses. There were significant differences in hepatic glucose regulation and GSH-dependent enzymes' capacities with pregnancy and short-term RFR exposure. Consequently, we observed that intrauterine exposure to RFR might lead to cellular ROS- dependent disturbances in metabolic activity and any deficiency in the intracellular antioxidant (ROS-scavenging) system. This study might be a novel insight into further studies on the possible effects of short-term RF exposure and prenatal development.
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- Arın Tomruk
- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Ba Y, Yang S, Yu S, Hou X, Du Y, Gao M, Zuo J, Sun L, Fu X, Li Z, Huang H, Zhou G, Yu F. Role of Glycolysis/Gluconeogenesis and HIF-1 Signaling Pathways in Rats with Dental Fluorosis Integrated Proteomics and Metabolomics Analysis. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23158266. [PMID: 35897842 PMCID: PMC9332816 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23158266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2022] [Revised: 07/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Fluoride is widely distributed, and excessive intake will lead to dental fluorosis. In this study, six offspring rats administrated 100 mg/L sodium fluoride were defined as the dental fluorosis group, and eight offspring rats who received pure water were defined as the control group. Differentially expressed proteins and metabolites extracted from peripheral blood were identified using the liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry and gas chromatography mass spectrometry, with the judgment criteria of fold change >1.2 or <0.83 and p < 0.05. A coexpression enrichment analysis using OmicsBean was conducted on the identified proteins and metabolites, and a false discovery rate (FDR) < 0.05 was considered significant. Human Protein Atlas was used to determine the subcellular distribution of hub proteins. The Gene Cards was used to verify results. A total of 123 up-regulated and 46 down-regulated proteins, and 12 up-regulated and 2 down-regulated metabolites were identified. The significant coexpression pathways were the HIF-1 (FDR = 1.86 × 10−3) and glycolysis/gluconeogenesis (FDR = 1.14 × 10−10). The results of validation analysis showed the proteins related to fluorine were mainly enriched in the cytoplasm and extrinsic component of the cytoplasmic side of the plasma membrane. The HIF-1 pathway (FDR = 1.01 × 10−7) was also identified. Therefore, the HIF-1 and glycolysis/gluconeogenesis pathways were significantly correlated with dental fluorosis.
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Zhu Y, Zhang Y, Zhang Q, Ma A, Zhang Y, Wang C, Gao P, Guo Q, Xia F, Tang H, Xu C, Wang J. Gambogic acid suppresses the pentose phosphate pathway by covalently inhibiting 6PGD protein in cancer cells. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:9030-9033. [PMID: 35876000 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc03069a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Whether or not the anticancer activity of gambogic acid is achieved via regulating the cellular metabolic process remains unclear. Here we report that gambogic acid suppresses the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) by covalently inhibiting the 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6PGD) protein. This study elucidates the mechanism of action of gambogic acid from the perspective of metabolic reprogramming regulation in cancer cells.
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- Yinhua Zhu
- Artemisinin Research Center, and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
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- Artemisinin Research Center, and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
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- Pharmaceutical College, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China.
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- Artemisinin Research Center, and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
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- Artemisinin Research Center, and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
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- Artemisinin Research Center, and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
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- Artemisinin Research Center, and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
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- Artemisinin Research Center, and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
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- Artemisinin Research Center, and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
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- Artemisinin Research Center, and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
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- Artemisinin Research Center, and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
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- Artemisinin Research Center, and Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
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Zhu Y, Zhang Y, Li Y, Guo C, Fan Z, Li Y, Yang M, Zhou X, Sun Z, Wang J. Integrative proteomics and metabolomics approach to elucidate metabolic dysfunction induced by silica nanoparticles in hepatocytes. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 434:128820. [PMID: 35427968 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) are derived from manufactured materials and the natural environment, and they cause detrimental effects on human health via various exposure routes. The liver is proven to be a key target organ for SiNP toxicity; however, the mechanisms causing toxicity remain largely uncertain. Here, we investigated the effects of SiNPs on the metabolic spectrum in hepatocytes via integrative analyses of proteomics and metabolomics. First, a proteomic analysis was used to screen for critical proteins (including RPL3, HSP90AA1, SOD, PGK1, GOT1, and PNP), indicating that abnormal protein synthesis, protein misfolding, oxidative stress, and metabolic dysfunction may contribute to SiNP-induced hepatotoxicity. Next, metabolomic data demonstrated that SiNPs caused metabolic dysfunction by altering vital metabolites (including glucose, alanine, GSH, CTP, and ATP). Finally, a systematic bioinformatic analysis of protein-metabolite interactions showed that SiNPs disturbed glucose metabolism (glycolysis and pentose phosphate pathways, amino acid metabolism (alanine, aspartate, and glutamate), and ribonucleotide metabolism (purine and pyrimidine). These metabolic dysfunctions could exacerbate oxidative stress and lead to liver injury. Moreover, SOD, TKT, PGM1, GOT1, PNP, and NME2 may be key proteins for SiNP-induced hepatotoxicity. This study revealed the metabolic mechanisms underlying SiNP-induced hepatotoxicity and illustrated that integrative omics analyses can be a powerful approach for toxicity evaluations and risk assessments of nanoparticles.
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- Ye Zhu
- aDepartment of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China; bBeijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China
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- aDepartment of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China; bBeijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China
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- aDepartment of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China; bBeijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China
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- aDepartment of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China; bBeijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China
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- aDepartment of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China; bBeijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China
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- aDepartment of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China; bBeijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China
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- aDepartment of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China; bBeijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China.
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- aDepartment of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China; bBeijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China
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- aDepartment of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China; bBeijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China
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- aDepartment of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China; bBeijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China.
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Parker AL, Toulabi L, Oike T, Kanke Y, Patel D, Tada T, Taylor S, Beck JA, Bowman E, Reyzer ML, Butcher D, Kuhn S, Pauly GT, Krausz KW, Gonzalez FJ, Hussain SP, Ambs S, Ryan BM, Wang XW, Harris CC. Creatine riboside is a cancer cell-derived metabolite associated with arginine auxotrophy. J Clin Invest 2022; 132:157410. [PMID: 35838048 PMCID: PMC9282934 DOI: 10.1172/jci157410] [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: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The metabolic dependencies of cancer cells have substantial potential to be exploited to improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Creatine riboside (CR) is identified as a urinary metabolite associated with risk and prognosis in lung and liver cancer. However, the source of high CR levels in patients with cancer as well as their implications for the treatment of these aggressive cancers remain unclear. By integrating multiomics data on lung and liver cancer, we have shown that CR is a cancer cell–derived metabolite. Global metabolomics and gene expression analysis of human tumors and matched liquid biopsies, together with functional studies, revealed that dysregulation of the mitochondrial urea cycle and a nucleotide imbalance were associated with high CR levels and indicators of a poor prognosis. This metabolic phenotype was associated with reduced immune infiltration and supported rapid cancer cell proliferation that drove aggressive tumor growth. CRhi cancer cells were auxotrophic for arginine, revealing a metabolic vulnerability that may be exploited therapeutically. This highlights the potential of CR not only as a poor-prognosis biomarker but also as a companion biomarker to inform the administration of arginine-targeted therapies in precision medicine strategies to improve survival for patients with cancer.
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- Amelia L Parker
- Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- National Research Resource for Imaging Mass Spectrometry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Pathology and Histotechnology Laboratory, Frederick National Laboratory, Frederick, Maryland, USA
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- Center for Cancer Research Collaborative Bioinformatics Resource
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- Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.,Liver Cancer Program, Center for Cancer Research, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Immune-Related LncRNAs as Prognostic Factors for Pediatric Rhabdoid Tumor of the Kidney. DISEASE MARKERS 2022; 2022:4752184. [PMID: 35756490 PMCID: PMC9217527 DOI: 10.1155/2022/4752184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background Immune-related long noncoding RNAs (IrlncRNAs) are recognized as important prognostic factors in a variety of cancers, but thus far, their prognostic value in pediatric rhabdoid tumor of the kidney (pRTK) has not been reported. Here, we clarified the associations between IrlncRNAs and overall survival (OS) of pRTK patients and constructed a model to predict their prognosis. Methods We accessed RNA sequencing data and corresponding clinical data of pRTK from the Therapeutically Applicable Research to Generate Effective Treatments (TARGET) database. An expression profile of immune-related genes (Irgenes) and lncRNAs of pRTK was extracted from the RNA sequencing data. IrlncRNAs were defined by co-expression analysis of lncRNAs and Irgenes. The limma R package was used to identify differential expression IrlncRNAs. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were conducted to build a prognostic IrlncRNAs model. The performance of this prognostic model was validated by multimethods, like ROC curve analysis. Results A total of 1097 IrlncRNAs were defined. Univariate Cox regression analysis identified 7 IrlncRNAs (AC004791.2, AP003068.23, RP11-54O7.14, RP11-680F8.1, TBC1D3P1-DHX40P1, TUNAR, and XXbac-BPG308K3.5) and were significantly associated with OS. Multivariate regression analysis constructed the best prognostic model based on the expression of AC004791.2, AP003068.23, RP11-54O7.14, TBC1D3P1-DHX40P1, and TUNAR. According to the prognostic model, a risk score of each patient was calculated, and patients were divided into high-risk and low-risk groups accordingly. The survival time of low-risk patients was significantly better than high-risk patients (p < 0.001). Univariate (hazard ratio 1.098, 95% confidence interval 1.048-1.149, p value <0.001) and multivariate (hazard ratio 1.095, 95% confidence interval 1.043-1.150, p value <0.001) analyses confirmed that the prognostic model was reliable and independent in prediction of OS. Time-dependent ROC analysis showed that 1-year survival AUC of prognostic model, stage, age, and sex was 0.824, 0.673, 0.531, and 0.495, respectively, which suggested that the prognostic model was the best predictor of survival in pRTK patients. Conclusions The prognostic model based on 5 IrlncRNAs was robust and could better predict the survival of pRTK than other clinical factors. Additionally, the mechanism of regulation and action of prognosis-associated lncRNAs could provide new avenues for basic research to explore the mechanism of tumor initiation and development in order to prevent and treat pRTK.
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Exploring the Interplay between Metabolism and Tumor Microenvironment Based on Four Major Metabolism Pathways in Colon Adenocarcinoma. JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2022; 2022:2159794. [PMID: 35747126 PMCID: PMC9213191 DOI: 10.1155/2022/2159794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Revised: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Tumor metabolism plays a critical role in tumor progression. However, the interaction between metabolism and tumor microenvironment (TME) has not been comprehensively revealed in colon adenocarcinoma (COAD). We used unsupervised consensus clustering to establish three molecular subtypes (clusters) based on the enrichment score of four major metabolism pathways in TCGA-COAD dataset. GSE17536 was used as a validation dataset. Single-cell RNA sequencing data (GSE161277) was employed to further verify the reliability of subtyping and characterize the correlation between metabolism and TME. Three clusters were identified and they performed distinct prognosis and molecular features. Clust3 had the worst overall survival and the highest enrichment score of glycolysis. 86 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified, in which 11 DEGs were associated with favorable prognosis and 75 DEGs were associated with poor prognosis. Striking correlations were observed between hypoxia and glycolysis, clust3 and hypoxia, and clust3 and angiogenesis (P < 0.001).We constructed a molecular subtyping system which was effective and reliable for predicting COAD prognosis. The 86 identified key DEGs may be greatly involved in COAD progression, and they provide new perspectives and directions for further understanding the mechanism of metabolism in promoting aggressive phenotype by interacting with TME.
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Zeng X, Guo H, Liu Z, Qin Z, Cong Y, Ren N, Zhang Y, Zhang N. S100A11 activates the pentose phosphate pathway to induce malignant biological behaviour of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Cell Death Dis 2022; 13:568. [PMID: 35752610 PMCID: PMC9233679 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-022-05004-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Revised: 05/22/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most refractory malignancies and has a poor prognosis. In recent years, increasing evidence has shown that an imbalance of metabolism may contribute to unrestricted pancreatic tumour progression and that the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) plays a pivotal role in cellular metabolism. S100A11 has been shown to regulate multiple biological functions related to the progression and metastasis of various cancer types. However, the exact mechanisms and prognostic value of S100A11 in PDAC remain unclear. Here, we found that S100A11 expression was increased in PDAC and significantly associated with worse prognosis and disease progression. Mechanistically, S100A11 knockdown suppressed the PPP by impairing nascent mRNA synthesis of TKT (transketolase). The current study also demonstrated that H3K4me3 at the -268/+77 region of the TKT promoter was required for its transcriptional activation and S100A11 promoted H3K4me3 loading to the TKT promoter by interacting with SMYD3 protein. Taking these findings together, this study provided new insights into the potential value of S100A11 for treating pancreatic cancer, suggesting that it could be a therapeutic target for PDAC patients.
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- Xue Zeng
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Shenyang, 110042, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Shenyang, 110042, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Shenyang, 110042, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Shenyang, 110042, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Shenyang, 110042, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Shenyang, 110042, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Shenyang, 110042, PR China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Shenyang, 110042, PR China.
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Franceschi S, Lessi F, Morelli M, Menicagli M, Pasqualetti F, Aretini P, Mazzanti CM. Sedoheptulose Kinase SHPK Expression in Glioblastoma: Emerging Role of the Nonoxidative Pentose Phosphate Pathway in Tumor Proliferation. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23115978. [PMID: 35682658 PMCID: PMC9180619 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23115978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common form of malignant brain cancer and is considered the deadliest human cancer. Because of poor outcomes in this disease, there is an urgent need for progress in understanding the molecular mechanisms of GBM therapeutic resistance, as well as novel and innovative therapies for cancer prevention and treatment. The pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) is a metabolic pathway complementary to glycolysis, and several PPP enzymes have already been demonstrated as potential targets in cancer therapy. In this work, we aimed to evaluate the role of sedoheptulose kinase (SHPK), a key regulator of carbon flux that catalyzes the phosphorylation of sedoheptulose in the nonoxidative arm of the PPP. SHPK expression was investigated in patients with GBM using microarray data. SHPK was also overexpressed in GBM cells, and functional studies were conducted. SHPK expression in GBM shows a significant correlation with histology, prognosis, and survival. In particular, its increased expression is associated with a worse prognosis. Furthermore, its overexpression in GBM cells confirms an increase in cell proliferation. This work highlights for the first time the importance of SHPK in GBM for tumor progression and proposes this enzyme and the nonoxidative PPP as possible therapeutic targets.
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- Sara Franceschi
- Fondazione Pisana per la Scienza, 56017 Pisa, Italy; (F.L.); (M.M.); (M.M.); (P.A.); (C.M.M.)
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- Fondazione Pisana per la Scienza, 56017 Pisa, Italy; (F.L.); (M.M.); (M.M.); (P.A.); (C.M.M.)
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- Fondazione Pisana per la Scienza, 56017 Pisa, Italy; (F.L.); (M.M.); (M.M.); (P.A.); (C.M.M.)
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- Fondazione Pisana per la Scienza, 56017 Pisa, Italy; (F.L.); (M.M.); (M.M.); (P.A.); (C.M.M.)
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy;
- Department of Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- Fondazione Pisana per la Scienza, 56017 Pisa, Italy; (F.L.); (M.M.); (M.M.); (P.A.); (C.M.M.)
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- Fondazione Pisana per la Scienza, 56017 Pisa, Italy; (F.L.); (M.M.); (M.M.); (P.A.); (C.M.M.)
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Kubik J, Humeniuk E, Adamczuk G, Madej-Czerwonka B, Korga-Plewko A. Targeting Energy Metabolism in Cancer Treatment. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23105572. [PMID: 35628385 PMCID: PMC9146201 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23105572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/15/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Cancer is the second most common cause of death worldwide after cardiovascular diseases. The development of molecular and biochemical techniques has expanded the knowledge of changes occurring in specific metabolic pathways of cancer cells. Increased aerobic glycolysis, the promotion of anaplerotic responses, and especially the dependence of cells on glutamine and fatty acid metabolism have become subjects of study. Despite many cancer treatment strategies, many patients with neoplastic diseases cannot be completely cured due to the development of resistance in cancer cells to currently used therapeutic approaches. It is now becoming a priority to develop new treatment strategies that are highly effective and have few side effects. In this review, we present the current knowledge of the enzymes involved in the different steps of glycolysis, the Krebs cycle, and the pentose phosphate pathway, and possible targeted therapies. The review also focuses on presenting the differences between cancer cells and normal cells in terms of metabolic phenotype. Knowledge of cancer cell metabolism is constantly evolving, and further research is needed to develop new strategies for anti-cancer therapies.
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- Joanna Kubik
- Independent Medical Biology Unit, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (J.K.); (G.A.); (A.K.-P.)
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- Independent Medical Biology Unit, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (J.K.); (G.A.); (A.K.-P.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-81-448-65-20
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- Independent Medical Biology Unit, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (J.K.); (G.A.); (A.K.-P.)
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- Human Anatomy Department, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, Poland;
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- Independent Medical Biology Unit, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (J.K.); (G.A.); (A.K.-P.)
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Effects of Glucose Metabolism, Lipid Metabolism, and Glutamine Metabolism on Tumor Microenvironment and Clinical Implications. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12040580. [PMID: 35454171 PMCID: PMC9028125 DOI: 10.3390/biom12040580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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In recent years, an increasingly more in depth understanding of tumor metabolism in tumorigenesis, tumor growth, metastasis, and prognosis has been achieved. The broad heterogeneity in tumor tissue is the critical factor affecting the outcome of tumor treatment. Metabolic heterogeneity is not only found in tumor cells but also in their surrounding immune and stromal cells; for example, many suppressor cells, such as tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs), myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), and tumor-associated T-lymphocytes. Abnormalities in metabolism often lead to short survival or resistance to antitumor therapy, e.g., chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy. Using the metabolic characteristics of the tumor microenvironment to identify and treat cancer has become a great research hotspot. This review systematically addresses the impacts of metabolism on tumor cells and effector cells and represents recent research advances of metabolic effects on other cells in the tumor microenvironment. Finally, we introduce some applications of metabolic features in clinical oncology.
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Curcumae Radix Decreases Neurodegenerative Markers through Glycolysis Decrease and TCA Cycle Activation. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14081587. [PMID: 35458149 PMCID: PMC9024545 DOI: 10.3390/nu14081587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Neurodegenerative diseases (ND) are being increasingly studied owing to the increasing proportion of the aging population. Several potential compounds are examined to prevent neurodegenerative diseases, including Curcumae radix, which is known to be beneficial for inflammatory conditions, metabolic syndrome, and various types of pain. However, it is not well studied, and its influence on energy metabolism in ND is unclear. We focused on the relationship between ND and energy metabolism using Curcumae radix extract (CRE) in cells and animal models. We monitored neurodegenerative markers and metabolic indicators using Western blotting and qRT-PCR and then assessed cellular glycolysis and metabolic flux assays. The levels of Alzheimer’s disease-related markers in mouse brains were reduced after treatment with the CRE. We confirmed that neurodegenerative markers decreased in the cerebrum and brain tumor cells following low endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress markers. Furthermore, glycolysis related genes and the extracellular acidification rate decreased after treatment with the CRE. Interestingly, we found that the CRE exposed mouse brain and cells had increased mitochondrial Tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and Oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) related genes in the CRE group. Curcumae radix may act as a metabolic modulator of brain health and help treat and prevent ND involving mitochondrial dysfunction.
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Zhang J, Jiang C, Liu X, Jiang CX, Cao Q, Yu B, Ni Y, Mao S. The metabolomic profiling identifies N, N-dimethylglycine as a facilitator of dorsal root ganglia neuron axon regeneration after injury. FASEB J 2022; 36:e22305. [PMID: 35394692 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202101698r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2021] [Revised: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Identifying novel molecules involved in axon regeneration of neurons in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) will be of benefit in obtaining a therapeutic strategy for repairing axon damage both in the PNS and the central nervous system (CNS). Metabolism and axon regeneration are tightly connected. However, the overall metabolic processes and the landscape of the metabolites in axon regeneration of PNS neurons are uncovered. Here, we used an ultra high performance liquid tandem chromatography quadrupole time of flight mass spectrometry (UHPLC-QTOFMS)-based untargeted metabolomics to analyze dorsal root ganglia (DRG) metabolic characteristics at different time points post sciatic nerve injury and acquired hundreds of differentially changed metabolites. In addition, the results reveal that several metabolic pathways were significantly altered, such as 'Histidine metabolism', 'Glycine serine and threonine metabolism', 'Arginine and proline metabolism', 'taurine and hypotaurine metabolism' and so on. Given metabolite could alter a cell's or an organism's phenotype, further investigation demonstrated that N, N-dimethylglycine (DMG) has a promoting effect on the regenerative ability post injury. Overall, our data may serve as a resource useful for further understanding how metabolites contribute to axon regeneration in DRG during sciatic nerve regeneration and suggest DMG may be a candidate drug to repair nerve injury.
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- Junjie Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products, Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products, Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, China.,Department of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products, Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products, Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products, Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products, Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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Wang Y, Chen J, Duan R, Gu R, Wang W, Wu J, Lian H, Hu Y, Yuan A. High-Z-Sensitized Radiotherapy Synergizes with the Intervention of the Pentose Phosphate Pathway for In Situ Tumor Vaccination. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2109726. [PMID: 35102614 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202109726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In situ tumor vaccination is preliminarily pursued to strengthen antitumor immune response. Immunogenic tumor cell death spontaneously releases abundant antigens and adjuvants for activation of dendritic cells, providing a paragon opportunity for establishing efficient in situ vaccination. Herein, Phy@PLGdH nanosheets are constructed by integrating physcion (Phy, an inhibitor of the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP)) with layered gadolinium hydroxide (PLGdH) nanosheets to boost radiation-therapy (RT)-induced immunogenic cell death (ICD) for potent in situ tumor vaccination. It is first observed that sheet-like PLGdH can present superior X-ray deposition and tumor penetrability, exhibiting improved radiosensitization in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, the destruction of cellular nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) and nucleotide homeostasis by Phy-mediated PPP intervention can further amplify PLGdH-sensitized RT-mediated oxidative stress and DNA damage, which correspondingly results in effective ICD and enhance the immunogenicity of irradiated tumor cells. Consequently, Phy@PLGdH-sensitized RT successfully primes robust CD8+ -T-cell-dependent antitumor immunity to potentiate checkpoint blockade immunotherapies against primary and metastatic tumors.
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- Yuxiang Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Medical School and School of Life Science, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Medical School and School of Life Science, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Medical School and School of Life Science, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Medical School and School of Life Science, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Medical School and School of Life Science, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Medical School and School of Life Science, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- Department of Urology, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Medical School and School of Life Science, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Medical School and School of Life Science, and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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Germain N, Dhayer M, Dekiouk S, Marchetti P. Current Advances in 3D Bioprinting for Cancer Modeling and Personalized Medicine. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23073432. [PMID: 35408789 PMCID: PMC8998835 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23073432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Tumor cells evolve in a complex and heterogeneous environment composed of different cell types and an extracellular matrix. Current 2D culture methods are very limited in their ability to mimic the cancer cell environment. In recent years, various 3D models of cancer cells have been developed, notably in the form of spheroids/organoids, using scaffold or cancer-on-chip devices. However, these models have the disadvantage of not being able to precisely control the organization of multiple cell types in complex architecture and are sometimes not very reproducible in their production, and this is especially true for spheroids. Three-dimensional bioprinting can produce complex, multi-cellular, and reproducible constructs in which the matrix composition and rigidity can be adapted locally or globally to the tumor model studied. For these reasons, 3D bioprinting seems to be the technique of choice to mimic the tumor microenvironment in vivo as closely as possible. In this review, we discuss different 3D-bioprinting technologies, including bioinks and crosslinkers that can be used for in vitro cancer models and the techniques used to study cells grown in hydrogels; finally, we provide some applications of bioprinted cancer models.
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- Nicolas Germain
- UMR 9020–UMR-S 1277–Canther–Cancer Heterogeneity, Plasticity and Resistance to Therapies, Institut de Recherche Contre le Cancer de Lille, University Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, F-59000 Lille, France; (M.D.); (S.D.)
- Banque de Tissus, Centre de Biologie-Pathologie, CHU Lille, F-59000 Lille, France
- Correspondence: (N.G.); (P.M.); Tel.: +33-3-20-16-92-20 (P.M.)
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- UMR 9020–UMR-S 1277–Canther–Cancer Heterogeneity, Plasticity and Resistance to Therapies, Institut de Recherche Contre le Cancer de Lille, University Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, F-59000 Lille, France; (M.D.); (S.D.)
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- UMR 9020–UMR-S 1277–Canther–Cancer Heterogeneity, Plasticity and Resistance to Therapies, Institut de Recherche Contre le Cancer de Lille, University Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, F-59000 Lille, France; (M.D.); (S.D.)
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- UMR 9020–UMR-S 1277–Canther–Cancer Heterogeneity, Plasticity and Resistance to Therapies, Institut de Recherche Contre le Cancer de Lille, University Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, F-59000 Lille, France; (M.D.); (S.D.)
- Banque de Tissus, Centre de Biologie-Pathologie, CHU Lille, F-59000 Lille, France
- Correspondence: (N.G.); (P.M.); Tel.: +33-3-20-16-92-20 (P.M.)
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Li S, Liu FL, Zhang Z, Yin XM, Ye TT, Yuan BF, Feng YQ. Ultrasensitive Determination of Sugar Phosphates in Trace Samples by Stable Isotope Chemical Labeling Combined with RPLC-MS. Anal Chem 2022; 94:4866-4873. [PMID: 35274930 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c00346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Sugar phosphates are important metabolic intermediates in organisms and play a vital role in energy and central carbon metabolism. Profiling of sugar phosphates is of great significance but full of challenges due to their high structural similarity and low sensitivities in liquid chromatography (LC)-mass spectrometry (MS). In this study, we developed a novel stable isotope chemical labeling combined with the reversed-phase (RP)LC-MS method for ultrasensitive determination of sugar phosphates at the single-cell level. By chemical derivatization with 2-(diazo-methyl)-N-methyl-N-phenyl-benzamide (2-DMBA) and d5-2-DMBA, sugar phosphate isomers can obtain better separation and identification, and the detection sensitivities of sugar phosphates increased by 3.5-147 folds. The obtained limits of detection of sugar phosphates ranged from 5 to 16 pg/mL. Using this method, we achieved ultrasensitive and accurate quantification of 12 sugar phosphates in different trace biological samples. Benefiting from the improved separation and detection sensitivity, we successfully quantified five sugar phosphates (d-glucose 1-phosphate, d-mannose 6-phosphate, d-fructose 6-phosphate, d-glucose 6-phosphate, and seduheptulose 7-phosphate) in a single protoplast of Arabidopsis thaliana.
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- Sha Li
- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, Hubei 430079, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.,School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.,School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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Hönigova K, Navratil J, Peltanova B, Polanska HH, Raudenska M, Masarik M. Metabolic tricks of cancer cells. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2022; 1877:188705. [PMID: 35276232 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2022.188705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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One of the characteristics of cancer cells important for tumorigenesis is their metabolic plasticity. Indeed, in various stress conditions, cancer cells can reshape their metabolic pathways to support the increased energy request due to continuous growth and rapid proliferation. Moreover, selective pressures in the tumor microenvironment, such as hypoxia, acidosis, and competition for resources, force cancer cells to adapt by complete reorganization of their metabolism. In this review, we highlight the characteristics of cancer metabolism and discuss its clinical significance, since overcoming metabolic plasticity of cancer cells is a key objective of modern cancer therapeutics and a better understanding of metabolic reprogramming may lead to the identification of possible targets for cancer therapy.
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- Katerina Hönigova
- Department of Pathological Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University / Kamenice 5, CZ-625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pathological Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University / Kamenice 5, CZ-625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pathological Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University / Kamenice 5, CZ-625 00 Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University / Kamenice 5, CZ-625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pathological Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University / Kamenice 5, CZ-625 00 Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University / Kamenice 5, CZ-625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pathological Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University / Kamenice 5, CZ-625 00 Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University / Kamenice 5, CZ-625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pathological Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University / Kamenice 5, CZ-625 00 Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University / Kamenice 5, CZ-625 00 Brno, Czech Republic; BIOCEV, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prumyslova 595, CZ-252 50 Vestec, Czech Republic.
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Chen S, Ning B, Song J, Yang Z, Zhou L, Chen Z, Mao L, Liu H, Wang Q, He S, Zhou Z. Enhanced pentose phosphate pathway activity promotes pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma progression via activating YAP/MMP1 axis under chronic acidosis. Int J Biol Sci 2022; 18:2304-2316. [PMID: 35414794 PMCID: PMC8990471 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.69526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: Acidic microenvironment is a common physiological phenomenon in tumors, and is closely related to cancer development, but the effects of acidosis on pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains to be elucidated. Methods: Metabonomic assay and transcriptomic microarray were used to detect the changes of metabolites and gene expression profile respectively in acidosis-adapted PDAC cells. Wound healing, transwell and in vivo assay were applied to evaluate cell migration and invasion capacity. CCK8 and colony formation assays were performed to determine cell proliferation. Results: The acidosis-adapted PDAC cells had stronger metastasis and proliferation ability compared with the control cells. Metabonomic analysis showed that acidosis-adapted PDAC cells had both increased glucose and decreased glycolysis, implying a shift to pentose phosphate pathway. The metabolic shift further led to the inactivation of AMPK by elevating ATP. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that the differentially expressed genes in acidosis-adapted cells were enriched in extracellular matrix modification and Hippo signaling. Besides, MMP1 was the most upregulated gene in acidosis-adapted cells, mediated by the YAP/TAZ pathway, but could be reduced by AMPK activator. Conclusion: The present study showed that metabolic reprogramming promotes proliferation and metastasis of acidosis-adapted PDAC cells by inhibiting AMPK/Hippo signaling, thus upregulating MMP1.
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- Siyuan Chen
- Department of Gastroenterology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, the Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biomedical Science, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, China
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- Department of Pathology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, China
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Wang Y, Zhang X, Wang S, Li Z, Hu X, Yang X, Song Y, Jing Y, Hu Q, Ni Y. Identification of Metabolism-Associated Biomarkers for Early and Precise Diagnosis of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12030400. [PMID: 35327590 PMCID: PMC8945702 DOI: 10.3390/biom12030400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2022] [Revised: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The 5-year survival rate for oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), one of the most common head and neck cancers, has not improved in the last 20 years. Poor prognosis of OSCC is the result of failure in early and precise diagnosis. Metabolic reprogramming, including the alteration of the uptake and utilisation of glucose, amino acids and lipids, is an important feature of OSCC and can be used to identify its biomarkers for early and precise diagnosis. In this review, we summarise how recent findings of rewired metabolic networks in OSCC have facilitated early and precise diagnosis of OSCC.
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- Yuhan Wang
- Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China; (Y.W.); (X.Z.); (S.W.); (Z.L.); (X.H.); (Y.S.); (Y.J.)
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- Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China; (Y.W.); (X.Z.); (S.W.); (Z.L.); (X.H.); (Y.S.); (Y.J.)
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- Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China; (Y.W.); (X.Z.); (S.W.); (Z.L.); (X.H.); (Y.S.); (Y.J.)
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- Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China; (Y.W.); (X.Z.); (S.W.); (Z.L.); (X.H.); (Y.S.); (Y.J.)
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- Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China; (Y.W.); (X.Z.); (S.W.); (Z.L.); (X.H.); (Y.S.); (Y.J.)
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 210008, China;
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- Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China; (Y.W.); (X.Z.); (S.W.); (Z.L.); (X.H.); (Y.S.); (Y.J.)
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- Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China; (Y.W.); (X.Z.); (S.W.); (Z.L.); (X.H.); (Y.S.); (Y.J.)
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China
- Correspondence: (Q.H.); (Y.N.)
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- Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China; (Y.W.); (X.Z.); (S.W.); (Z.L.); (X.H.); (Y.S.); (Y.J.)
- Correspondence: (Q.H.); (Y.N.)
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Deng J, Xiao W, Wang Z. FAM46C as a Potential Marker for Pan-Cancer Prognosis and Predicting Immunotherapeutic Efficacy. Front Genet 2022; 13:810252. [PMID: 35222533 PMCID: PMC8864238 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.810252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Background:FAM46C is a common mutated gene in tumours. A comprehensive understanding of the relationship between FAM46C expression and pan-cancer can guide clinical prognosis and broaden the immunotherapeutic targets.Methods: Data from The Cancer Genome Atlas and Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) databases were obtained, and gene expression of different tumour types and stages was analysed. Immunohistochemical analysis was performed to detect differences in the FAM46C protein levels in normal and cancerous tissues. The genetic variation of FAM46C was characterised using cBioPortal. The clinical prognostic value of FAM46C and the impact of FAM46C expression levels on the prognosis of patients with different types of cancer were assessed based on Kaplan–Meier and Cox regression analyses. Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) was used to analyse the pathways associated with FAM46C. Correlations between FAM46C expression levels and immune infiltration were assessed using the TIMER2 database and CIBERSORT algorithm, and correlations between FAM46C expression and the ESTIMATE, immune and stromal scores were analysed using the ESTIMATE algorithm. In addition, we also analysed the correlation between FAM46C expression and immune activation, suppression genes and immune chemokines.Results: The expression level of FAM46C was correlated with the prognosis of most tumours, and low expression levels often suggested a poor prognosis. FAM46C was positively correlated with the abundance of CD4+ T cells, CD8+ T cells and plasma B lymphocytes in the tumour microenvironment. FAM46C exhibited a strong correlation with immunomodulatory pathways, immunomodulatory factors and immune markers. In addition, high FAM46C expression correlated with tumour mutational burden in acute myeloid leukaemia and microsatellite instability in endometrial cancer.Conclusion: Our study suggests that FAM46C can be a potential prognostic marker for pan-cancer, is closely associated with immune regulation and may be an immune checkpoint to guide future clinical immunotherapy.
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- Jiehua Deng
- Centre of Imaging Diagnosis, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi, China
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- Centre of Imaging Diagnosis, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
- *Correspondence: Zheng Wang,
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Kobayashi H, Imanaka S, Shigetomi H. Revisiting therapeutic strategies for ovarian cancer by focusing on redox homeostasis. Oncol Lett 2022; 23:80. [PMID: 35111249 PMCID: PMC8771630 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2022.13200] [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: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Recent advances in molecular genetics have expanded our understanding of ovarian cancer. High levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and upregulation of antioxidant genes are common characteristic features of human cancers. This review reconsiders novel therapeutic strategies for ovarian cancer by focusing on redox homeostasis. A literature search was performed for preclinical and clinical studies published between January 1998 and October 2021 in the PubMed database using a combination of specific terms. ROS serves a central role in tumor suppression and progression by inducing DNA damage and mutations, genomic instability, and aberrant anti- and pro-tumorigenic signaling. Cancer cells increase their antioxidant capacity to neutralize the extra ROS. Additionally, antioxidants, such as CD44 variant isoform 9 (CD44v9) and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), mediate redox homeostasis in ovarian cancer. Furthermore, studies conducted on different cancer types revealed the dual role of antioxidants in tumor progression and inhibition. However, in animal models, genetic loss of antioxidant capacity in the host cannot block cancer initiation and progression. Host-derived antioxidant systems are essential to suppress carcinogenesis, suggesting that antioxidants serve a pivotal role in suppressing cancer development. By contrast, antioxidant activation in cancer cells confers aggressive phenotypes. Antioxidant inhibitors can promote cancer cell death by enhancing ROS levels. Concurrent inhibition of CD44v9 and Nrf2 may trigger apoptosis induction, potentiate chemosensitivity and enhance antitumor activities through the ROS-activated p38/p21 pathway. Antioxidants may have tumor-promoting and -suppressive functions. Therefore, an improved understanding of the role of antioxidants in redox homeostasis and developing antioxidant-specific inhibitors is necessary for treating ovarian cancer.
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- Hiroshi Kobayashi
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara 634-8522, Japan.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ms. Clinic MayOne, Kashihara, Nara 634-0813, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara 634-8522, Japan.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ms. Clinic MayOne, Kashihara, Nara 634-0813, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara 634-8522, Japan.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aska Ladies Clinic, Nara 634-0001, Japan
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Fang C, Wang H, Lin Z, Liu X, Dong L, Jiang T, Tan Y, Ning Z, Ye Y, Tan G, Xu G. Metabolic Reprogramming and Risk Stratification of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Studied by Using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolomics. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14010231. [PMID: 35008393 PMCID: PMC8750553 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14010231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) displays a high degree of metabolic and phenotypic heterogeneity and has dismal prognosis in most patients. Here, a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)-based nontargeted metabolomics method was applied to analyze the metabolic profiling of 130 pairs of hepatocellular tumor tissues and matched adjacent noncancerous tissues from HCC patients. A total of 81 differential metabolites were identified by paired nonparametric test with false discovery rate correction to compare tumor tissues with adjacent noncancerous tissues. Results demonstrated that the metabolic reprogramming of HCC was mainly characterized by highly active glycolysis, enhanced fatty acid metabolism and inhibited tricarboxylic acid cycle, which satisfied the energy and biomass demands for tumor initiation and progression, meanwhile reducing apoptosis by counteracting oxidative stress. Risk stratification was performed based on the differential metabolites between tumor and adjacent noncancerous tissues by using nonnegative matrix factorization clustering. Three metabolic clusters displaying different characteristics were identified, and the cluster with higher levels of free fatty acids (FFAs) in tumors showed a worse prognosis. Finally, a metabolite classifier composed of six FFAs was further verified in a dependent sample set to have potential to define the patients with poor prognosis. Together, our results offered insights into the molecular pathological characteristics of HCC.
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- Chengnan Fang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China; (C.F.); (X.L.); (Y.Y.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- International Cooperation Laboratory on Signal Transduction, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Institute, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200438, China; (H.W.); (L.D.); (T.J.); (Y.T.)
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China; (Z.L.); (Z.N.)
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China; (C.F.); (X.L.); (Y.Y.)
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- International Cooperation Laboratory on Signal Transduction, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Institute, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200438, China; (H.W.); (L.D.); (T.J.); (Y.T.)
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- International Cooperation Laboratory on Signal Transduction, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Institute, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200438, China; (H.W.); (L.D.); (T.J.); (Y.T.)
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- International Cooperation Laboratory on Signal Transduction, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Institute, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200438, China; (H.W.); (L.D.); (T.J.); (Y.T.)
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China; (Z.L.); (Z.N.)
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China; (C.F.); (X.L.); (Y.Y.)
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China; (Z.L.); (Z.N.)
- Correspondence: (G.T.); (G.X.)
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China; (C.F.); (X.L.); (Y.Y.)
- Correspondence: (G.T.); (G.X.)
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Zhang MJ, Zhao JH, Tang YS, Meng FY, Gao SQ, Han S, Hou SY, Liu LY. Quantification of carbohydrates in human serum using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry with the stable isotope-labeled internal standard method. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj01243j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Comparison of two derivatization approaches (silylation and acylation) for carbohydrate separation based on optimizing reaction conditions by artificial neural networks.
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- Ming-Jia Zhang
- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College, Harbin Medical University, 157 Bionian Road, Nan gang District, Harbin, P. R. China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College, Harbin Medical University, 157 Bionian Road, Nan gang District, Harbin, P. R. China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College, Harbin Medical University, 157 Bionian Road, Nan gang District, Harbin, P. R. China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College, Harbin Medical University, 157 Bionian Road, Nan gang District, Harbin, P. R. China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College, Harbin Medical University, 157 Bionian Road, Nan gang District, Harbin, P. R. China
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- Department of Parasitology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, P. R. China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College, Harbin Medical University, 157 Bionian Road, Nan gang District, Harbin, P. R. China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College, Harbin Medical University, 157 Bionian Road, Nan gang District, Harbin, P. R. China
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Parkinson EK, Adamski J, Zahn G, Gaumann A, Flores-Borja F, Ziegler C, Mycielska ME. Extracellular citrate and metabolic adaptations of cancer cells. Cancer Metastasis Rev 2021; 40:1073-1091. [PMID: 34932167 PMCID: PMC8825388 DOI: 10.1007/s10555-021-10007-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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It is well established that cancer cells acquire energy via the Warburg effect and oxidative phosphorylation. Citrate is considered to play a crucial role in cancer metabolism by virtue of its production in the reverse Krebs cycle from glutamine. Here, we review the evidence that extracellular citrate is one of the key metabolites of the metabolic pathways present in cancer cells. We review the different mechanisms by which pathways involved in keeping redox balance respond to the need of intracellular citrate synthesis under different extracellular metabolic conditions. In this context, we further discuss the hypothesis that extracellular citrate plays a role in switching between oxidative phosphorylation and the Warburg effect while citrate uptake enhances metastatic activities and therapy resistance. We also present the possibility that organs rich in citrate such as the liver, brain and bones might form a perfect niche for the secondary tumour growth and improve survival of colonising cancer cells. Consistently, metabolic support provided by cancer-associated and senescent cells is also discussed. Finally, we highlight evidence on the role of citrate on immune cells and its potential to modulate the biological functions of pro- and anti-tumour immune cells in the tumour microenvironment. Collectively, we review intriguing evidence supporting the potential role of extracellular citrate in the regulation of the overall cancer metabolism and metastatic activity.
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- E Kenneth Parkinson
- Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Dentistry, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Turner Street, London, E1 2AD, UK.
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- Institute of Experimental Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany.,Department of Experimental Genetics, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.,Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Institute of Pathology Kaufbeuren-Ravensburg, 87600, Kaufbeuren, Germany
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- Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Dentistry, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Turner Street, London, E1 2AD, UK
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- Department of Structural Biology, Institute of Biophysics and Physical Biochemistry, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstrasse 31, 93053, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Structural Biology, Institute of Biophysics and Physical Biochemistry, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstrasse 31, 93053, Regensburg, Germany.
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Wen L, Li Y, Li S, Hu X, Wei Q, Dong Z. Glucose Metabolism in Acute Kidney Injury and Kidney Repair. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 8:744122. [PMID: 34912819 PMCID: PMC8666949 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.744122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The kidneys play an indispensable role in glucose homeostasis via glucose reabsorption, production, and utilization. Conversely, aberrant glucose metabolism is involved in the onset, progression, and prognosis of kidney diseases, including acute kidney injury (AKI). In this review, we describe the regulation of glucose homeostasis and related molecular factors in kidneys under normal physiological conditions. Furthermore, we summarize recent investigations about the relationship between glucose metabolism and different types of AKI. We also analyze the involvement of glucose metabolism in kidney repair after injury, including renal fibrosis. Further research on glucose metabolism in kidney injury and repair may lead to the identification of novel therapeutic targets for the prevention and treatment of kidney diseases.
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- Lu Wen
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.,Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States.,Research Department, Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA, United States
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.,Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States.,Research Department, Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA, United States
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.,Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States.,Research Department, Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA, United States
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States.,Research Department, Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA, United States
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.,Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States.,Research Department, Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA, United States
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Huang H, Liu Z, Qi X, Gao N, Chang J, Yang M, Na S, Liu Y, Song R, Li L, Chen G, Zhou H. Rhubarb granule promotes diethylnitrosamine-induced liver tumorigenesis by activating the oxidative branch of pentose phosphate pathway via G6PD in rats. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2021; 281:114479. [PMID: 34343647 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Rhubarb is a natural herbal medicine widely used clinically with numerous pharmacological activities including anti-cancer. Specifically, several studies reported that free anthraquinones from Rhubarb suppressed the proliferation of hepatoma cells. Nonetheless, recent studies revealed that Rhubarb caused hepatotoxicity in vivo, confirming its "two-way" effect on the liver. Therefore, the efficacy and safety of Rhubarb in the in vivo treatment of liver cancer should be further elucidated. AIM OF THE STUDY This study investigated the presence of hepatoprotection or hepatotoxicity of Rhubarb in diethylnitrosamine (DEN)-induced hepatocarcinogenesis. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 112 male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 190-250 g were enrolled. The rats were induced hepatocarcinogenesis using diethylnitrosamine (0.002 g/rat) until 17 weeks. Starting at week 11, Rhubarb granules (4 g/kg and 8 g/kg) were intragastrically administered daily for 7 weeks. All rats were euthanized at week 20 and the livers were analyzed via non-targeted metabolomics analysis. We established hepatic glucose 6 phosphate (6PG) levels and glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) activities to assess the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP). And the liver injuries of rats were analyzed via histological changes, hepatic function, as well as hepatic protein levels of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), pyruvate kinase isozyme type M2 (PKM2), and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). Furthermore, polydatin (0.1 g/kg/d) as a specific inhibitor of G6PD was used to treat rats. Notably, their histological changes, hepatic function, hepatic 6PG levels, hepatic G6PD activities, PCNA levels, and PKM2 levels were recorded. RESULTS Non-targeted metabolomics revealed that Rhubarb regulated the PPP in the liver of Rhubarb-DEN-treated rats. Besides, Rhubarb activated the oxidative branch of the PPP by activating G6PD (a rate-limiting enzyme in the oxidative PPP) in the liver of Rhubarb-DEN-treated rats. Meanwhile, Rhubarb promoted DEN-induced hepatocarcinogenesis. Moreover, polydatin attenuated the promoting effect of Rhubarb on DEN-induced hepatocarcinogenesis. CONCLUSIONS Rhubarb promoted DEN-induced hepatocarcinogenesis by activating the PPP, indicating that the efficacy and safety of Rhubarb in the treatment of liver cancer deserve to be deliberated.
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- Hongwu Huang
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui Province, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui Province, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui Province, PR China
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- Department of Precision Machinery and Precision Instrumentation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, PR China
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- Department of Precision Machinery and Precision Instrumentation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, PR China
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- Center of Medical Physics and Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui Province, PR China; Clinical Pathology Center, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui Province, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui Province, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui Province, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui Province, PR China; Institute of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui Province, PR China.
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- Institute of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui Province, PR China.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui Province, PR China.
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Wang Y, Zhou XY, Lu XY, Chen KD, Yao HP. Involvement of the circular RNA/microRNA/glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase axis in the pathological mechanism of hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int 2021; 20:530-534. [PMID: 34548225 DOI: 10.1016/j.hbpd.2021.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide with high mortality. The incidence of HCC is increasing in China. Abnormal activation of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) exists in all malignant tumors, including HCC, and is closely related to the development of HCC. In addition, the differential expression of non-coding RNAs is closely related to the development of HCC. This systematic review focuses on the relationship between G6PD, HCC, and non-coding RNA, which form the basis for the circRNA/miRNA/G6PD axis in HCC. The circular RNA (circRNA)/microRNA (miRNA)/G6PD axis is involved in development of HCC. We proposed that non-coding RNA molecules of the circRNA/miRNA/G6PD axis may be novel biomarkers for the pathological diagnosis, prognosis, and targeted therapy of HCC.
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- Ying Wang
- Shulan International Medical College, Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou 310015, China
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- Shulan International Medical College, Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou 310015, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- Shulan International Medical College, Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou 310015, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China.
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Ghanem N, El-Baba C, Araji K, El-Khoury R, Usta J, Darwiche N. The Pentose Phosphate Pathway in Cancer: Regulation and Therapeutic Opportunities. Chemotherapy 2021; 66:179-191. [PMID: 34775382 DOI: 10.1159/000519784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Tumorigenesis is associated with deregulation of nutritional requirements, intermediary metabolites production, and microenvironment interactions. Unlike their normal cell counterparts, tumor cells rely on aerobic glycolysis, through the Warburg effect. SUMMARY The pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) is a major glucose metabolic shunt that is upregulated in cancer cells. The PPP comprises an oxidative and a nonoxidative phase and is essential for nucleotide synthesis of rapidly dividing cells. The PPP also generates nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, which is required for reductive metabolism and to counteract oxidative stress in tumor cells. This article reviews the regulation of the PPP and discusses inhibitors that target its main pathways. Key Message: Exploiting the metabolic vulnerability of the PPP offers potential novel therapeutic opportunities and improves patients' response to cancer therapy.
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- Noorhan Ghanem
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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Li C, Chen J, Li Y, Wu B, Ye Z, Tian X, Wei Y, Hao Z, Pan Y, Zhou H, Yang K, Fu Z, Xu J, Lu Y. 6-Phosphogluconolactonase Promotes Hepatocellular Carcinogenesis by Activating Pentose Phosphate Pathway. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:753196. [PMID: 34765603 PMCID: PMC8576403 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.753196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has a poor prognosis due to the rapid disease progression and early metastasis. The metabolism program determines the proliferation and metastasis of HCC; however, the metabolic approach to treat HCC remains uncovered. Here, by analyzing the liver cell single-cell sequencing data from HCC patients and healthy individuals, we found that 6-phosphogluconolactonase (PGLS), a cytosolic enzyme in the oxidative phase of the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP), expressing cells are associated with undifferentiated HCC subtypes. The Cancer Genome Atlas database showed that high PGLS expression was correlated with the poor prognosis in HCC patients. Knockdown or pharmaceutical inhibition of PGLS impaired the proliferation, migration, and invasion capacities of HCC cell lines, Hep3b and Huh7. Mechanistically, PGLS inhibition repressed the PPP, resulting in increased reactive oxygen species level that decreased proliferation and metastasis and increased apoptosis in HCC cells. Overall, our study showed that PGLS is a potential therapeutic target for HCC treatment through impacting the metabolic program in HCC cells.
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- Changzheng Li
- Department of Anesthesiology, Sun Yet-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yet-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Ministry of Education, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Sun Yet-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yet-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Ministry of Education, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Ministry of Education, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Ministry of Education, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Ministry of Education, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Ministry of Education, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Ministry of Education, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Ministry of Education, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Ministry of Education, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Ministry of Education, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pancreaticobiliary Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Gene Regulation and Target Therapy of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Sun Yet-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yet-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Tang HY, Guo JQ, Sang BT, Cheng JN, Wu XM. PDGFRβ Modulates Aerobic Glycolysis in Osteosarcoma HOS Cells via the PI3K/AKT/mTOR/c-Myc Pathway. Biochem Cell Biol 2021; 100:75-84. [PMID: 34678088 DOI: 10.1139/bcb-2021-0305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Osteosarcoma is a malignant tumor abundant in vascular tissue, and its rich blood supply may have a significant impact on its metabolic characteristics. PDGFRβ is a membrane receptor highly expressed in osteosarcoma cells and vascular wall cells, and its effect on osteosarcoma metabolism needs to be further studied. In this study, we discussed the effect and mechanism of PDGFRβ on the glucose metabolism of osteosarcomaHOS cells. First, GSEA, Pearson's correlation test, and PPI correlation analysis indicated the positive regulation of PDGFRβ on aerobic glycolysis in osteosarcoma. The results of qPCR and western blot further confirmed the prediction of bioinformatics. Glucose metabolism experiments proved that PDGF/PDGFRβ couldeffectively promote the aerobic glycolysis of osteosarcoma cells. In addition, the mitochondrial membrane potential experiment proved that the metabolic change triggered by PDGFRβ was not caused by mitochondrial damage. PI3K pathway inhibitor LY294002 or MEK pathway inhibitor U0126, or Warburg effect inhibitor DCA was used to carry out western blot and glucose metabolism experiments, and the results showed that PDGFBB/PDGFRβ mainly activated the PI3K/AKT/mTOR/ c-Myc pathway to promote aerobic glycolysis in osteosarcoma HOS cells. The newly elucidated role of PDGFRβ provides a novel metabolic therapeutic target for osteosarcoma.
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- Hu-Ying Tang
- Chongqing Medical University, 12550, Department of Physiology, Basic Medical College, Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Medical University, 12550, Molecular Medicine and Cancer Research Center, Basic Medical College, Chongqing, Sichuan, China;
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- Chongqing Medical University, 12550, Department of Physiology, Basic Medical College, Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Medical University, 12550, Molecular Medicine and Cancer Research Center,Basic Medical College, Chongqing, China;
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- Chongqing Medical University, 12550, Department of Physiology, Basic Medical College, Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Medical University, 12550, Molecular Medicine and Cancer Research Center, Basic Medical College, Chongqing, China;
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, 585250, Department of Vascular Surgery, Chongqing, China;
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- Chongqing Medical University, 12550, Department of Physiology, Basic Medical College, Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Medical University, 12550, Molecular Medicine and Cancer Research Center, Basic Medical College, Chongqing, China;
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Mu R, Ma Z, Lu C, Wang H, Cheng X, Tuo B, Fan Y, Liu X, Li T. Role of succinylation modification in thyroid cancer and breast cancer. Am J Cancer Res 2021. [PMID: 34765287 DOI: 10.2156/j.ajcr.2021.11.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The incidence of thyroid cancer and breast cancer is increasing year by year, and the specific pathogenesis is unclear. Posttranslational modifications constitute an important regulatory mechanism that affects the function of almost all proteins, are essential for a diverse and well-functioning proteome and can integrate metabolism with physiological and pathological processes. In recent years, posttranslational modifications, which mainly include metabolic enzyme-mediated protein posttranslational modifications, such as methylation, phosphorylation, acetylation and succinylation, have become a research hotspot. Among these modifications, lysine succinylation is a newly discovered broad-spectrum, dynamic, non-enzymatic protein post-translational modification, and it plays an important regulatory role in a variety of tumors. Studies have shown that succinylation can affect the synthesis of thyroid hormones, and the regulation of this post-translational modification can inhibit the apoptosis and migration of thyroid cancer cell lines, and promote breast cancer cell proliferation, DNA damage repair and autophagy-related regulation. However, the specific regulatory mechanism of succinylation in thyroid cancer and breast cancer is currently unclear. Therefore, this article mainly reviews the research progress of succinylation modification in thyroid cancer and breast cancer. It is expected to provide new directions and targets for the prevention and treatment of thyroid cancer and breast cancer.
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- Renmin Mu
- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003, Guizhou Province, China.,Digestive Disease Institute of Guizhou Province Zunyi 563003, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003, Guizhou Province, China.,Digestive Disease Institute of Guizhou Province Zunyi 563003, Guizhou Province, China
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- Endoscopy Center, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003, Guizhou Province, China.,Digestive Disease Institute of Guizhou Province Zunyi 563003, Guizhou Province, China
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- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003, Guizhou Province, China
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Singh V. Intracellular metabolic reprogramming mediated by micro-RNAs in differentiating and proliferating cells under non-diseased conditions. Mol Biol Rep 2021; 48:8123-8140. [PMID: 34643930 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-021-06769-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Intracellular metabolic reprogramming is a critical process the cells carry out to increase biomass, energy fulfillment and genome replication. Cells reprogram their demands from internal catabolic or anabolic activities in coordination with multiple genes and microRNAs which further control the critical processes of differentiation and proliferation. The microRNAs reprogram the metabolism involving mitochondria, the nucleus and the biochemical processes utilizing glucose, amino acids, lipids, and nucleic acids resulting in ATP production. The processes of glycolysis, tricarboxylic acid cycle, or oxidative phosphorylation are also mediated by micro-RNAs maintaining cells and organs in a non-diseased state. Several reports have shown practical applications of metabolic reprogramming for clinical utility to assess various diseases, mostly studying cancer and immune-related disorders. Cells under diseased conditions utilize glycolysis for abnormal growth or proliferation, respectively, affecting mitochondrial paucity and biogenesis. Similar metabolic processes also affect gene expressions and transcriptional regulation for carrying out biochemical reactions. Metabolic reprogramming is equally vital for regulating cell environment to maintain organs and tissues in non-diseased states. This review offers in depth insights and analysis of how miRNAs regulate metabolic reprogramming in four major types of cells undergoing differentiation and proliferation, i.e., immune cells, neuronal cells, skeletal satellite cells, and cardiomyocytes under a non-diseased state. Further, the work systematically summarizes and elaborates regulation of genetic switches by microRNAs through predominantly through cellular reprogramming and metabolic processes for the first time. The observations will lead to a better understanding of disease initiation during the differentiation and proliferation stages of cells, as well as fresh approaches to studying clinical onset of linked metabolic diseases targeting metabolic processes.
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- Varsha Singh
- Centre for Life Sciences, Chitkara School of Health Sciences, Chitkara University, Rajpura, Punjab, 140401, India.
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Mucci A, Antonarelli G, Caserta C, Vittoria FM, Desantis G, Pagani R, Greco B, Casucci M, Escobar G, Passerini L, Lachmann N, Sanvito F, Barcella M, Merelli I, Naldini L, Gentner B. Myeloid cell-based delivery of IFN-γ reprograms the leukemia microenvironment and induces anti-tumoral immune responses. EMBO Mol Med 2021; 13:e13598. [PMID: 34459560 PMCID: PMC8495462 DOI: 10.15252/emmm.202013598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Revised: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The immunosuppressive microenvironment surrounding tumor cells represents a key cause of treatment failure. Therefore, immunotherapies aimed at reprogramming the immune system have largely spread in the past years. We employed gene transfer into hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells to selectively express anti-tumoral cytokines in tumor-infiltrating monocytes/macrophages. We show that interferon-γ (IFN-γ) reduced tumor progression in mouse models of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) and colorectal carcinoma (MC38). Its activity depended on the immune system's capacity to respond to IFN-γ and drove the counter-selection of leukemia cells expressing surrogate antigens. Gene-based IFN-γ delivery induced antigen presentation in the myeloid compartment and on leukemia cells, leading to a wave of T cell recruitment and activation, with enhanced clonal expansion of cytotoxic CD8+ T lymphocytes. The activity of IFN-γ was further enhanced by either co-delivery of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) or by drugs blocking immunosuppressive escape pathways, with the potential to obtain durable responses.
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- Adele Mucci
- San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR‐TIGET)IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific InstituteMilanItaly
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- San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR‐TIGET)IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific InstituteMilanItaly
- Vita‐Salute San Raffaele UniversityMilanItaly
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- San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR‐TIGET)IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific InstituteMilanItaly
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- San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR‐TIGET)IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific InstituteMilanItaly
- Vita‐Salute San Raffaele UniversityMilanItaly
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- San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR‐TIGET)IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific InstituteMilanItaly
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- San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR‐TIGET)IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific InstituteMilanItaly
- Vita‐Salute San Raffaele UniversityMilanItaly
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- Innovative Immunotherapies UnitDivision of Immunology, Transplantation, and Infectious DiseasesIRCCS San Raffaele Scientific InstituteMilanItaly
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- Innovative Immunotherapies UnitDivision of Immunology, Transplantation, and Infectious DiseasesIRCCS San Raffaele Scientific InstituteMilanItaly
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- San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR‐TIGET)IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific InstituteMilanItaly
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- San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR‐TIGET)IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific InstituteMilanItaly
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- Department of Pediatric Pneumology, Allergology and NeonatologyHannover Medical SchoolHannoverGermany
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- San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR‐TIGET)IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific InstituteMilanItaly
- National Research CouncilInstitute for Biomedical TechnologiesSegrateItaly
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- National Research CouncilInstitute for Biomedical TechnologiesSegrateItaly
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- San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR‐TIGET)IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific InstituteMilanItaly
- Vita‐Salute San Raffaele UniversityMilanItaly
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- San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR‐TIGET)IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific InstituteMilanItaly
- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation UnitIRCCS San Raffaele HospitalMilanItaly
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Madama D, Martins R, Pires AS, Botelho MF, Alves MG, Abrantes AM, Cordeiro CR. Metabolomic Profiling in Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review. Metabolites 2021; 11:630. [PMID: 34564447 PMCID: PMC8471464 DOI: 10.3390/metabo11090630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Revised: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Lung cancer continues to be a significant burden worldwide and remains the leading cause of cancer-associated mortality. Two considerable challenges posed by this disease are the diagnosis of 61% of patients in advanced stages and the reduced five-year survival rate of around 4%. Noninvasively collected samples are gaining significant interest as new areas of knowledge are being sought and opened up. Metabolomics is one of these growing areas. In recent years, the use of metabolomics as a resource for the study of lung cancer has been growing. We conducted a systematic review of the literature from the past 10 years in order to identify some metabolites associated with lung cancer. More than 150 metabolites have been associated with lung cancer-altered metabolism. These were detected in different biological samples by different metabolomic analytical platforms. Some of the published results have been consistent, showing the presence/alteration of specific metabolites. However, there is a clear variability due to lack of a full clinical characterization of patients or standardized patients selection. In addition, few published studies have focused on the added value of the metabolomic profile as a means of predicting treatment response for lung cancer. This review reinforces the need for consistent and systematized studies, which will help make it possible to identify metabolic biomarkers and metabolic pathways responsible for the mechanisms that promote tumor progression, relapse and eventually resistance to therapy.
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- Daniela Madama
- Clinical Academic Center of Coimbra (CACC), Department of Pulmonology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospitals of Coimbra, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal;
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- Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Biophysics Institute of Faculty of Medicine of University of Coimbra, Area of Environmental Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal;
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- Clinical Academic Center of Coimbra (CACC), Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB), Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Biophysics Institute of Faculty of Medicine of University of Coimbra, Area of Environmental Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal; (A.S.P.); (M.F.B.); (A.M.A.)
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- Clinical Academic Center of Coimbra (CACC), Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB), Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Biophysics Institute of Faculty of Medicine of University of Coimbra, Area of Environmental Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal; (A.S.P.); (M.F.B.); (A.M.A.)
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- Department of Anatomy, Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine (UMIB), Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, 4099-002 Porto, Portugal;
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- Clinical Academic Center of Coimbra (CACC), Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB), Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Biophysics Institute of Faculty of Medicine of University of Coimbra, Area of Environmental Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal; (A.S.P.); (M.F.B.); (A.M.A.)
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- Clinical Academic Center of Coimbra (CACC), Department of Pulmonology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospitals of Coimbra, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal;
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Liu X, Zhang Y, Zhuang L, Olszewski K, Gan B. NADPH debt drives redox bankruptcy: SLC7A11/xCT-mediated cystine uptake as a double-edged sword in cellular redox regulation. Genes Dis 2021; 8:731-745. [PMID: 34522704 PMCID: PMC8427322 DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2020.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Revised: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Cystine/glutamate antiporter solute carrier family 7 member 11 (SLC7A11; also known as xCT) plays a key role in antioxidant defense by mediating cystine uptake, promoting glutathione synthesis, and maintaining cell survival under oxidative stress conditions. Recent studies showed that, to prevent toxic buildup of highly insoluble cystine inside cells, cancer cells with high expression of SLC7A11 (SLC7A11high) are forced to quickly reduce cystine to more soluble cysteine, which requires substantial NADPH supply from the glucose-pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) route, thereby inducing glucose- and PPP-dependency in SLC7A11high cancer cells. Limiting glucose supply to SLC7A11high cancer cells results in significant NADPH “debt”, redox “bankruptcy”, and subsequent cell death. This review summarizes our current understanding of NADPH-generating and -consuming pathways, discusses the opposing role of SLC7A11 in protecting cells from oxidative stress–induced cell death such as ferroptosis but promoting glucose starvation–induced cell death, and proposes the concept that SLC7A11-mediated cystine uptake acts as a double-edged sword in cellular redox regulation. A detailed understanding of SLC7A11 in redox biology may identify metabolic vulnerabilities in SLC7A11high cancer for therapeutic targeting.
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- Xiaoguang Liu
- Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.,The University of Texas, MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Zheng Z, Zhang J, Jiang J, He Y, Zhang W, Mo X, Kang X, Xu Q, Wang B, Huang Y. Remodeling tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) for glioma therapy using multi-targeting liposomal codelivery. J Immunother Cancer 2021; 8:jitc-2019-000207. [PMID: 32817393 PMCID: PMC7437977 DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2019-000207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Glioblastoma (GBM) treatment is undermined by the suppressive tumor immune microenvironment (TIME). Seek for effective methods for brain TIME modulation is a pressing need. However, there are two major challenges against achieving the goal: first, to screen the effective drugs with TIME-remodeling functions and, second, to develop a brain targeting system for delivering the drugs. METHODS In this study, an α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs)-binding peptide DCDX was used to modify the codelivery liposomes to achieve a 'three-birds-one-stone' delivery strategy, that is, multi-targeting the glioma vessel endothelium, glioma cells, and tumor-associated macrophages that all overexpressed α7 nAChRs. A brain-targeted liposomal honokiol and disulfiram/copper codelivery system (CDX-LIPO) was developed for combination therapy via regulating mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) pathway for remodeling tumor metabolism and TIME. Honokiol can yield a synergistic effect with disulfiram/copper for anti-GBM. RESULTS It was demonstrated that CDX-LIPO remarkably triggered tumor cell autophagy and induced immunogenic cell death, and meanwhile, activated the tumor-infiltrating macrophage and dendritic cells, and primed T and NK (natural killer) cells, resulting in antitumor immunity and tumor regression. Moreover, CDX-LIPO promoted M1-macrophage polarization and facilitated mTOR-mediated reprogramming of glucose metabolism in glioma. CONCLUSION This study developed a potential combinatory therapeutic strategy by regulation of TIME and a 'three-birds-one-stone'-like glioma-targeting drug delivery system.
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- Zening Zheng
- Artemisinin Research Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.,State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine School of Pharmacy, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Artemisinin Research Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China .,NMPA Key Laboratory for Quality Research and Evaluation of PharmaceuticalExcipients, Shanghai, China.,Zhongshan Branch, the Institute of Drug Research and Development, ChineseAcademy of Sciences, Zhongshan, China
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Miyagaki S, Kikuchi K, Mori J, Lopaschuk GD, Iehara T, Hosoi H. Inhibition of lipid metabolism exerts antitumor effects on rhabdomyosarcoma. Cancer Med 2021; 10:6442-6455. [PMID: 34472721 PMCID: PMC8446407 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.4185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Accepted: 07/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Rhabdomyosarcoma exhibits tumor-specific energy metabolic changes that include the Warburg effect. Since targeting cancer metabolism is a promising therapeutic approach, we examined the antitumor effects of suppressing lipid metabolism in rhabdomyosarcoma. We suppressed lipid metabolism in rhabdomyosarcoma cells in vitro by administering an inhibitor of malonyl-CoA decarboxylase, which increases malonyl-CoA and decreases fatty acid oxidation. Suppression of lipid metabolism in rhabdomyosarcoma cells decreased cell proliferation by inducing cell cycle arrest. Metabolomic analysis showed an increase in glycolysis and inactivation of the pentose phosphate pathway. Immunoblotting analysis revealed upregulated expression of the autophagy marker LC3A/B-II due to increased phosphorylation of AMP-activated protein kinase, a nutrient sensor. p21 protein expression level also increased. Inhibition of both lipid metabolism and autophagy suppressed tumor proliferation and increased apoptosis. In vivo studies involved injection of human Rh30 cells into the gastrocnemius muscle of 6-week-old female nude mice, which were divided into normal chow and low-fat diet groups. The mice fed a low-fat diet for 21 days showed reduced tumor growth compared to normal chow diet-fed mice. Suppression of lipid metabolism disrupted the equilibrium of the cancer-specific metabolism in rhabdomyosarcoma, resulting in a tumor growth-inhibition effect. Therefore, the development of treatments focusing on the lipid dependence of rhabdomyosarcoma is highly promising.
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- Satoshi Miyagaki
- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.,Department of Pediatrics, Uji Takeda Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Zhang QZ, Wen F, Yang HL, Cao YY, Peng RG, Wang YM, Nie L, Qin YK, Wu JJ, Zhao X, Zi D. GADD45α alleviates the CDDP resistance of SK-OV3/cddp cells via redox-mediated DNA damage. Oncol Lett 2021; 22:720. [PMID: 34429760 PMCID: PMC8371983 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2021.12981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Epithelial ovarian cancer has the highest mortality rate of all malignant ovarian cancer types. Great progress has been made in the treatment of ovarian cancer in recent years. However, drug resistance has led to a low level of 5-year survival rate of epithelial ovarian cancer, and the molecular mechanism of which remains unknown. The aim of the present study was to identify the role of redox status in the cisplatin (CDDP) resistance of ovarian cancer. CDDP-resistant SK-OV3 (SK-OV3/cddp) cells were prepared and their reactive oxygen species and glutathione levels were investigated. The effects of hydrogen peroxide on the CDDP sensitivity of the SK-OV3/cddp cells and their expression levels of the redox-associated protein growth arrest and DNA damage 45a (GADD45α) were also investigated. In addition, the impact of GADD45α overexpression on cell viability was evaluated in vitro and in vivo, and the levels of Ser-139 phosphorylated H2A histone family member X (γ-H2AX), which is associated with DNA damage, were detected. The results suggested that redox status affected the drug resistance of the ovarian cancer cells by increasing the expression of GADD45α. The overexpression of GADD45α reversed the CDDP resistance of the SK-OV3/cddp cells and increased the level of γ-H2AX. In conclusion, GADD45α alleviated the CDDP resistance of SK-OV3/cddp cells via the induction of redox-mediated DNA damage.
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- Qi-Zhu Zhang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China
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- National and Guizhou Joint Engineering Laboratory for Cell Engineering and Biomedicine Technique, Center for Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell Research, Guizhou Province Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China.,National and Guizhou Joint Engineering Laboratory for Cell Engineering and Biomedicine Technique, Center for Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell Research, Guizhou Province Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China.,Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China
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Mondal P, Gadad SS, Adhikari S, Ramos EI, Sen S, Prasad P, Das C. TCF19 and p53 regulate transcription of TIGAR and SCO2 in HCC for mitochondrial energy metabolism and stress adaptation. FASEB J 2021; 35:e21814. [PMID: 34369624 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202002486rr] [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: 11/10/2020] [Revised: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Alteration in glucose homeostasis during cancer metabolism is an important phenomenon. Though several important transcription factors have been well studied in the context of the regulation of metabolic gene expression, the role of epigenetic readers in this regard remains still elusive. Epigenetic reader protein transcription factor 19 (TCF19) has been recently identified as a novel glucose and insulin-responsive factor that modulates histone posttranslational modifications to regulate glucose homeostasis in hepatocytes. Here we report that TCF19 interacts with a non-histone, well-known tumor suppressor protein 53 (p53) and co-regulates a wide array of metabolic genes. Among these, the p53-responsive carbohydrate metabolic genes Tp53-induced glycolysis and apoptosis regulator (TIGAR) and Cytochrome C Oxidase assembly protein 2 (SCO2), which are the key regulators of glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation respectively, are under direct regulation of TCF19. Remarkably, TCF19 can form different transcription activation/repression complexes which show substantial overlap with that of p53, depending on glucose-mediated variant stress situations as obtained from IP/MS studies. Interestingly, we observed that TCF19/p53 complexes either have CBP or HDAC1 to epigenetically program the expression of TIGAR and SCO2 genes depending on short-term high glucose or prolonged high glucose conditions. TCF19 or p53 knockdown significantly altered the cellular lactate production and led to increased extracellular acidification rate. Similarly, OCR and cellular ATP production were reduced and mitochondrial membrane potential was compromised upon depletion of TCF19 or p53. Subsequently, through RNA-Seq analysis from patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, we observed that TCF19/p53-mediated metabolic regulation is fundamental for sustenance of cancer cells. Together the study proposes that TCF19/p53 complexes can regulate metabolic gene expression programs responsible for mitochondrial energy homeostasis and stress adaptation.
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- Payel Mondal
- Biophysics and Structural Genomics Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India.,Department of Life Sciences, Homi Bhaba National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Center of Emphasis in Cancer, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA
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- Biophysics and Structural Genomics Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India.,Department of Life Sciences, Homi Bhaba National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Center of Emphasis in Cancer, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA
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- Biophysics and Structural Genomics Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India
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- Cell Biology and Physiology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, India
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- Biophysics and Structural Genomics Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India.,Department of Life Sciences, Homi Bhaba National Institute, Mumbai, India
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Sun M, Sheng H, Wu T, Song J, Sun H, Wang Y, Wang J, Li Z, Zhao H, Tan J, Li Y, Chen G, Huang Q, Zhang Y, Lan B, Liu S, Shan C, Zhang S. PIKE-A promotes glioblastoma growth by driving PPP flux through increasing G6PD expression mediated by phosphorylation of STAT3. Biochem Pharmacol 2021; 192:114736. [PMID: 34411567 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2021.114736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Revised: 07/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Reprogramming of energy metabolism is a hallmarkofcancer, and the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) is a major glucose metabolic pathway important for meeting the cellular demands of biosynthesis and anti-oxidant defense. Our previous study showed that phosphoinositide 3-kinase enhancer-activating Akt (PIKE-A) plays an important role in glioblastoma cell survival and growth under cellular energy stress condition. However, the crucial functions of PIKE-A in cancer energy metabolism are poorly understood.In the present study, we show that PIKE-A promotes DNA biosynthesis, NADPH production and inhibits reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, leading to increasing proliferation and growth of glioblastoma cell and suppressing cellular senescence. Mechanistically, PIKE-A binds to STAT3 and stimulates its phosphorylation mediated by tyrosine kinase Fyn, which enhances transcription of the rate-limitting enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) in the PPP. Finally, targeting PIKE-A-G6PD axis sensitizes glioblastoma to temozolomide (TMZ)treatment. This study reveals that STAT3 is a novel binding partner of PIKE-A which recruits Fyn to phosphorylate STAT3, contributing to the expression of G6PD, leading to promoting tumor growth and suppressing cellular senescence. Thus, the PIKE-A/STAT3/G6PD axis strongly links the PPP to carcinogenesis and may become a promising cancer therapeutic target.
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- Mingming Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Biomedical Translational Research Institute, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Biomedical Translational Research Institute, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, China
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- School of Integrative Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China
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- School of Integrative Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China
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- Department of Pathology and Institute of Precision Medicine, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong 272067, China
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Ludong University, Yantai, Shandong 264025, China
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- Qingyuan People's Hospital, Qingyuan, Guangdong 511518, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Department of Pathology, Medical School, Dalian University, Dalian, Liaoning 116622, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China.
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- School of Integrative Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China.
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Marini C, Cossu V, Bauckneht M, Lanfranchi F, Raffa S, Orengo AM, Ravera S, Bruno S, Sambuceti G. Metformin and Cancer Glucose Metabolism: At the Bench or at the Bedside? Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11081231. [PMID: 34439897 PMCID: PMC8392176 DOI: 10.3390/biom11081231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Revised: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Several studies reported that metformin, the most widely used drug for type 2 diabetes, might affect cancer aggressiveness. The biguanide seems to directly impair cancer energy asset, with the consequent phosphorylation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) inhibiting cell proliferation and tumor growth. This action is most often attributed to a well-documented blockage of oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) caused by a direct interference of metformin on Complex I function. Nevertheless, several other pleiotropic actions seem to contribute to the anticancer potential of this biguanide. In particular, in vitro and in vivo experimental studies recently documented that metformin selectively inhibits the uptake of 2-[18F]-Fluoro-2-Deoxy-D-Glucose (FDG), via an impaired catalytic function of the enzyme hexose-6P-dehydrogenase (H6PD). H6PD triggers a still largely uncharacterized pentose-phosphate pathway (PPP) within the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) that has been found to play a pivotal role in feeding the NADPH reductive power for both cellular proliferation and antioxidant responses. Regardless of its exploitability in the clinical setting, this metformin action might configure the ER metabolism as a potential target for innovative therapeutic strategies in patients with solid cancers and potentially modifies the current interpretative model of FDG uptake, attributing PET/CT capability to predict cancer aggressiveness to the activation of H6PD catalytic function.
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- Cecilia Marini
- CNR Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology (IBFM), 20054 Milan, Italy;
- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genoa, Italy; (M.B.); (A.M.O.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-010-555-4812
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, 16132 Genoa, Italy; (V.C.); (F.L.); (S.R.)
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- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genoa, Italy; (M.B.); (A.M.O.)
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, 16132 Genoa, Italy; (V.C.); (F.L.); (S.R.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, 16132 Genoa, Italy; (V.C.); (F.L.); (S.R.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, 16132 Genoa, Italy; (V.C.); (F.L.); (S.R.)
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- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genoa, Italy; (M.B.); (A.M.O.)
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Human Anatomy, University of Genoa, 16132 Genoa, Italy; (S.R.); (S.B.)
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Human Anatomy, University of Genoa, 16132 Genoa, Italy; (S.R.); (S.B.)
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- CNR Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology (IBFM), 20054 Milan, Italy;
- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genoa, Italy; (M.B.); (A.M.O.)
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Gao H, Zhang P, Guan T, Yang Y, Chen M, Wei J, Han S, Liu Y, Chen X. Rapid and accurate detection of phosphate in complex biological fluids based on highly improved antenna sensitization of lanthanide luminescence. Talanta 2021; 231:122243. [PMID: 33965056 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2021.122243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Revised: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Rapid and accurate detection of phosphate (Pi) in complex biological fluid is of critical importance for timely warning of Pi accumulation and monitoring Pi related pathological process. Up to date, various luminescent probes have been developed for Pi determination in aqueous media. However, the huge obstacles of the current probes suffer from the inherent issues such as time-consuming, tedious preparation and unavoidable background interference during Pi detection. To circumvent this limitation, we proposed a universal and facile strategy to fabricate a novel sensitizer-Ln3+@surfactant micelle probe with time-resolved luminescent (TRL) superiority through the self-assembly of sensitizer, Ln3+ and surfactant. Through this design, the sensitizer-Ln3+ chelate can be encapsulated into the surfactant constructed micelle and Ln3+ luminescence can be substantially lighted up through the effective energy transfer from the coordinated sensitizer and the assistance of Triton X-100. Such high TRL signal can be sensitively and specifically quenched by Pi, which was attributed to the specific coordination competition between sensitizer and Pi towards Ln3+. Benefitting from the background-free interference and highly sensitive TRL response of the sensitizer-Ln3+@surfactant probe, we achieved the rapid, selective and sensitive detection of Pi in the range of 0.5-120 μM with a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.19 μM. Furthermore, the accuracy of the proposed method based on the Ln3+ involved micelle probes was further verified through the quantitation of Pi in real biological samples.
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- Hang Gao
- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China; CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, And State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China; CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, And State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, And State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, And State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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- College of Biological Science and Engineering, Fujian Key Lab of Medical Instrument and Biopharmaceutical Technology, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China; CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, And State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, And State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China; CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, And State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China; CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, And State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China.
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González-Blanco A, Allo A, Barcia R, Ramos-Martínez JI. Inhibition of glutathione reductase uncovers the activation of NADPH-inhibited glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2021; 69:1690-1695. [PMID: 34387395 DOI: 10.1002/bab.2238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Eggleston and Krebs pointed to a paradox in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) regulating process that has not yet been solved, and which originated the term "fine regulation" of G6PD and, therefore, of oxidative phase of pentose phosphate pathway (OPPP). The paradox is that, in basal-like conditions, the activity of G6PD evaluated "in vitro" is very low or nearly null because of the potent inhibiting effect exerted by NADPH, a coenzyme whose concentration in the cell is much higher than that of the substrate NADP+ . However, "in vivo," flow through OPPP occurs in basal conditions. Eggleston and Krebs speculated on the possible existence of a system that would reverse the inhibition by NADPH. Such system would involve oxidized glutathione and exclude the participation of glutathione reductase (GR). The present work confirms the experimental results obtained by Eggleston and Krebs and proves that oxidized glutathione (GSSG) in the absence of NADPH is a direct inhibitor of G6PD. In the presence of GSSG, the G6PD activity recovery system suggested can be observed when GR is previously inhibited by alkylating agents. An unknown element with a molecular weight ranging between 12 and 50 kDa has been found to reverse part of G6PD inhibition by NADPH.
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- Alejandro González-Blanco
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Veterinary, University of Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Veterinary, University of Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Veterinary, University of Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Veterinary, University of Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain
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