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Castillo SP, Rebolledo RA, Arim M, Hochberg ME, Marquet PA. Metastatic cells exploit their stoichiometric niche in the network of cancer ecosystems. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadi7902. [PMID: 38091399 PMCID: PMC10848726 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adi7902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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Metastasis is a nonrandom process with varying degrees of organotropism-specific source-acceptor seeding. Understanding how patterns between source and acceptor tumors emerge remains a challenge in oncology. We hypothesize that organotropism results from the macronutrient niche of cells in source and acceptor organs. To test this, we constructed and analyzed a metastatic network based on 9303 records across 28 tissue types. We found that the topology of the network is nested and modular with scale-free degree distributions, reflecting organotropism along a specificity/generality continuum. The variation in topology is significantly explained by the matching of metastatic cells to their stoichiometric niche. Specifically, successful metastases are associated with higher phosphorus content in the acceptor compared to the source organ, due to metabolic constraints in proliferation crucial to the invasion of new tissues. We conclude that metastases are codetermined by processes at source and acceptor organs, where phosphorus content is a limiting factor orchestrating tumor ecology.
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- Simon P. Castillo
- Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, C.P. 8331150, Santiago, Chile
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- Instituto de Ingeniería Biológica y Médica (IIBM), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery Unit, Surgery Service, Complejo Asistencial Dr. Sótero Del Río, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Ecologia y Gestion Ambiental, Centro Universitario Regional Este (CURE), Universidad de la República, Maldonado, Uruguay
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- ISEM, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA
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- Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, C.P. 8331150, Santiago, Chile
- Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA
- Centro de Modelamiento Matemático, Universidad de Chile, International Research Laboratory 2807, CNRS, C.P. 8370456, Santiago, Chile
- Instituto de Sistemas Complejos de Valparaíso (ISCV), Valparaíso, Chile
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Lacerda-Abreu MA, Dick CF, Meyer-Fernandes JR. The Role of Inorganic Phosphate Transporters in Highly Proliferative Cells: From Protozoan Parasites to Cancer Cells. MEMBRANES 2022; 13:42. [PMID: 36676849 PMCID: PMC9860751 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13010042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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In addition to their standard inorganic phosphate (Pi) nutritional function, Pi transporters have additional roles in several cells, including Pi sensing (the so-called transceptor) and a crucial role in Pi metabolism, where they control several phenotypes, such as virulence in pathogens and tumour aggressiveness in cancer cells. Thus, intracellular Pi concentration should be tightly regulated by the fine control of intake and storage in organelles. Pi transporters are classified into two groups: the Pi transporter (PiT) family, also known as the Pi:Na+ symporter family; and the Pi:H+ symporter (PHS) family. Highly proliferative cells, such as protozoan parasites and cancer cells, rely on aerobic glycolysis to support the rapid generation of biomass, which is equated with the well-known Warburg effect in cancer cells. In protozoan parasite cells, Pi transporters are strongly associated with cell proliferation, possibly through their action as intracellular Pi suppliers for glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) activity. Similarly, the growth rate hypothesis (GRH) proposes that the high Pi demands of tumours when achieving accelerated proliferation are mainly due to increased allocation to P-rich nucleic acids. The purpose of this review was to highlight recent advances in understanding the role of Pi transporters in unicellular eukaryotes and tumorigenic cells, correlating these roles with metabolism in these cells.
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- Marco Antonio Lacerda-Abreu
- Leopoldo de Meis Institute of Medical Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil
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- National Center of Structural Biology and Bioimaging (CENABIO), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil
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- Leopoldo de Meis Institute of Medical Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil
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Phosphate Toxicity and Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2022; 1362:73-84. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-91623-7_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Lacerda-Abreu MA, Russo-Abrahão T, Rocco-Machado N, Cosentino-Gomes D, Dick CF, Carvalho-Kelly LF, Cunha Nascimento MT, Rocha-Vieira TC, Meyer-Fernandes JR. Hydrogen Peroxide Generation as an Underlying Response to High Extracellular Inorganic Phosphate (Pi) in Breast Cancer Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms221810096. [PMID: 34576256 PMCID: PMC8468810 DOI: 10.3390/ijms221810096] [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: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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According to the growth rate hypothesis (GRH), tumour cells have high inorganic phosphate (Pi) demands due to accelerated proliferation. Compared to healthy individuals, cancer patients present with a nearly 2.5-fold higher Pi serum concentration. In this work, we show that an increasing concentration of Pi had the opposite effect on Pi-transporters only in MDA-MB-231 when compared to other breast cell lines: MCF-7 or MCF10-A (non-tumoural breast cell line). Here, we show for the first time that high extracellular Pi concentration mediates ROS production in TNBC (MDA-MB-231). After a short-time exposure (1 h), Pi hyperpolarizes the mitochondrial membrane, increases mitochondrial ROS generation, impairs oxygen (O2) consumption and increases PKC activity. However, after 24 h Pi-exposure, the source of H2O2 seems to shift from mitochondria to an NADPH oxidase enzyme (NOX), through activation of PKC by H2O2. Exogenous-added H2O2 modulated Pi-transporters the same way as extracellular high Pi, which could be reversed by the addition of the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC). NAC was also able to abolish Pi-induced Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), migration and adhesion of MDA-MB-231. We believe that Pi transporters support part of the energy required for the metastatic processes stimulated by Pi and trigger Pi-induced H2O2 production as a signalling response to promote cell migration and adhesion.
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- Marco Antonio Lacerda-Abreu
- Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-901, RJ, Brazil; (M.A.L.-A.); (T.R.-A.); (N.R.-M.); (D.C.-G.); (C.F.D.); (L.F.C.-K.); (M.T.C.N.); (T.C.R.-V.)
- Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Biologia Estrutural e Bioimagem, Rio de Janeiro 21941-590, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-901, RJ, Brazil; (M.A.L.-A.); (T.R.-A.); (N.R.-M.); (D.C.-G.); (C.F.D.); (L.F.C.-K.); (M.T.C.N.); (T.C.R.-V.)
- Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Biologia Estrutural e Bioimagem, Rio de Janeiro 21941-590, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-901, RJ, Brazil; (M.A.L.-A.); (T.R.-A.); (N.R.-M.); (D.C.-G.); (C.F.D.); (L.F.C.-K.); (M.T.C.N.); (T.C.R.-V.)
- Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Biologia Estrutural e Bioimagem, Rio de Janeiro 21941-590, RJ, Brazil
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Rockville, MD 20814, USA
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-901, RJ, Brazil; (M.A.L.-A.); (T.R.-A.); (N.R.-M.); (D.C.-G.); (C.F.D.); (L.F.C.-K.); (M.T.C.N.); (T.C.R.-V.)
- Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Biologia Estrutural e Bioimagem, Rio de Janeiro 21941-590, RJ, Brazil
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica 23890-000, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-901, RJ, Brazil; (M.A.L.-A.); (T.R.-A.); (N.R.-M.); (D.C.-G.); (C.F.D.); (L.F.C.-K.); (M.T.C.N.); (T.C.R.-V.)
- Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Biologia Estrutural e Bioimagem, Rio de Janeiro 21941-590, RJ, Brazil
- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-901, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-901, RJ, Brazil; (M.A.L.-A.); (T.R.-A.); (N.R.-M.); (D.C.-G.); (C.F.D.); (L.F.C.-K.); (M.T.C.N.); (T.C.R.-V.)
- Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Biologia Estrutural e Bioimagem, Rio de Janeiro 21941-590, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-901, RJ, Brazil; (M.A.L.-A.); (T.R.-A.); (N.R.-M.); (D.C.-G.); (C.F.D.); (L.F.C.-K.); (M.T.C.N.); (T.C.R.-V.)
- Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Biologia Estrutural e Bioimagem, Rio de Janeiro 21941-590, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-901, RJ, Brazil; (M.A.L.-A.); (T.R.-A.); (N.R.-M.); (D.C.-G.); (C.F.D.); (L.F.C.-K.); (M.T.C.N.); (T.C.R.-V.)
- Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Biologia Estrutural e Bioimagem, Rio de Janeiro 21941-590, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-901, RJ, Brazil; (M.A.L.-A.); (T.R.-A.); (N.R.-M.); (D.C.-G.); (C.F.D.); (L.F.C.-K.); (M.T.C.N.); (T.C.R.-V.)
- Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Biologia Estrutural e Bioimagem, Rio de Janeiro 21941-590, RJ, Brazil
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +55-21-3938-6781; Fax: +55-21-2270-8647
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Bilge M, Akilli IK, Karaayvaz EB, Yesilova A, Kart Yasar K. Comparison of systemic immune-inflammation index (SII), early warning score (ANDC) and prognostic nutritional index (PNI) in hospitalized patients with malignancy, and their influence on mortality from COVID-19. Infect Agent Cancer 2021; 16:60. [PMID: 34526045 PMCID: PMC8441248 DOI: 10.1186/s13027-021-00400-4] [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: 05/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Introduction We evaluated several biological indicators based on inflammation and/or nutritional status, such as systemic immune-inflammation index (SII), early warning score (ANDC) and prognostic nutritional index (PNI) in hospitalized COVID-19 patients with and without malignancies for a prognostic significance. Methodology This is a retrospective and observational study on 186 patients with SARS-CoV-2, who were diagnosed with COVID-19 by real-time PCR testing and hospitalized due to COVID-19 pneumonia. 75 patients had various malignancies, and the rest (111), having a similar age and comorbidity profile based on propensity score matching, had no malignancy. Results None of the measures as neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio, platelet to lymphocyte ratio, monocyte to lymphocyte ratio, SII, PNI or ANDC was found to be significantly different between two groups. Odds ratio for the mortality, OR 2.39 (%95 CI 1.80–3.16) was found to be significantly higher for the malignancy group, even though the duration of hospitalization was statistically similar for both groups. PNI was found to be significantly lower for deceased patients compared with survivors in the malignancy group. Contrarily, ANDC was found to be significantly higher for deceased patients in the malignancy group. Conclusions PNI and ANDC have independent predictive power on determining the in-hospital death in COVID-19 malignancy cases. It is suggested that ANDC seems to be a more sensitive score than SII in COVID-19 cases with malignancies.
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- Muge Bilge
- Department of Internal Medicine, Prof. Dr. Cemil Tascioglu City Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Darulaceze Street, No: 27 Sisli, 34384, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Department of Pulmonary Disease, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Halaskargazi Street, 34371, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Turgut Ozal Millet Street, Fatih, 34093, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Prof. Dr. Cemil Tascioglu City Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Darulaceze Street, No: 27 Sisli, 34384, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Dr. Tevfik Saglam Street, No: 11, Bakirkoy, 34147, Istanbul, Turkey
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Falchini G, Malezan A, Poletti M, Soria E, Pasqualini M, Perez R. Analysis of phosphorous content in cancer tissue by synchrotron micro-XRF. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2020.109157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The Roles of Sodium-Independent Inorganic Phosphate Transporters in Inorganic Phosphate Homeostasis and in Cancer and Other Diseases. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21239298. [PMID: 33291240 PMCID: PMC7729900 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21239298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Revised: 11/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Inorganic phosphate (Pi) is an essential nutrient for the maintenance of cells. In healthy mammals, extracellular Pi is maintained within a narrow concentration range of 0.70 to 1.55 mM. Mammalian cells depend on Na+/Pi cotransporters for Pi absorption, which have been well studied. However, a new type of sodium-independent Pi transporter has been identified. This transporter assists in the absorption of Pi by intestinal cells and renal proximal tubule cells and in the reabsorption of Pi by osteoclasts and capillaries of the blood–brain barrier (BBB). Hyperphosphatemia is a risk factor for mineral deposition, the development of diseases such as osteoarthritis, and vascular calcifications (VCs). Na+-independent Pi transporters have been identified and biochemically characterized in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), chondrocytes, and matrix vesicles, and their involvement in mineral deposition in the extracellular microenvironment has been suggested. According to the growth rate hypothesis, cancer cells require more phosphate than healthy cells due to their rapid growth rates. Recently, it was demonstrated that breast cancer cells (MDA-MB-231) respond to high Pi concentration (2 mM) by decreasing Na+-dependent Pi transport activity concomitant with an increase in Na+-independent (H+-dependent) Pi transport. This Pi H+-dependent transport has a fundamental role in the proliferation and migratory capacity of MDA-MB-231 cells. The purpose of this review is to discuss experimental findings regarding Na+-independent inorganic phosphate transporters and summarize their roles in Pi homeostasis, cancers and other diseases, such as osteoarthritis, and in processes such as VC.
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Interstitial Inorganic Phosphate as a Tumor Microenvironment Marker for Tumor Progression. Sci Rep 2017; 7:41233. [PMID: 28117423 PMCID: PMC5259743 DOI: 10.1038/srep41233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Noninvasive in vivo assessment of chemical tumor microenvironment (TME) parameters such as oxygen (pO2), extracellular acidosis (pHe), and concentration of interstitial inorganic phosphate (Pi) may provide unique insights into biological processes in solid tumors. In this work, we employ a recently developed multifunctional trityl paramagnetic probe and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) technique for in vivo concurrent assessment of these TME parameters in various mouse models of cancer. While the data support the existence of hypoxic and acidic regions in TME, the most dramatic differences, about 2-fold higher concentrations in tumors vs. normal tissues, were observed for interstitial Pi - the only parameter that also allowed for discrimination between non-metastatic and highly metastatic tumors. Correlation analysis between [Pi], pO2, pHe and tumor volumes reveal an association of high [Pi] with changes in tumor metabolism and supports different mechanisms of protons and Pi accumulation in TME. Our data identifies interstitial inorganic phosphate as a new TME marker for tumor progression. Pi association with tumor metabolism, buffer-mediated proton transport, and a requirement of high phosphorus content for the rapid growth in the “growth rate hypothesis” may underline its potential role in tumorigenesis and tumor progression.
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Kouloulias V, Tolia M, Tsoukalas N, Papaloucas C, Pistevou-Gombaki K, Zygogianni A, Mystakidou K, Kouvaris J, Papaloucas M, Psyrri A, Kyrgias G, Gennimata V, Leventakos K, Panayiotides I, Liakouli Z, Kelekis N, Papaloucas A. Is there any Potential Clinical Impact of Serum Phosphorus and Magnesium in Patients with Lung Cancer at First Diagnosis? A Multi-institutional Study. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2015; 16:77-81. [DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2015.16.1.77] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Papaloucas CD, Papaloucas MD, Kouloulias V, Neanidis K, Pistevou-Gompaki K, Kouvaris J, Zygogianni A, Mystakidou K, Papaloucas AC. Measurement of blood phosphorus: a quick and inexpensive method for detection of the existence of cancer in the body. Too good to be true, or forgotten knowledge of the past? Med Hypotheses 2013; 82:24-5. [PMID: 24252275 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2013.10.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2013] [Revised: 10/15/2013] [Accepted: 10/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The possible elevation of phosphorous (P) in cancer patients blood serum has been reported in the past. This however seems to have passed unnoticed. One hundred individuals, divided into two groups of fifty each, i.e. cancer patients (group A) and healthy individuals (group B), were included in this retrospective study. The incidence of cancer by site in group A was 24% head and neck, 50% non-small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and 26% cervical cancer. In all cancer patients in group A the serum P was over the normal values, in contrast with the normal values of P measured in group B. The mean value of serum P in group A and B were 7.80 (± 2.24) and 3.38 (± 0.58), respectively (P<0.001, Mann Whitney test). Increased amount of phosphorus in the blood, when other causes justifying the increase were excluded, should be considered as indicative for the existence of unidentified cancerous lesions.
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- National University of Athens, Medical School, 2nd Dpt. Radiology, ATTIKO Hospital, Rimini 1, Xaidari, Greece.
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- Medical Oncologist, 424 Military Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- National University of Athens, Medical School, Greece
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- National University of Athens, Medical School, Greece
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- National University of Athens, Medical School, Greece
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