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Zhang T, Yao C, Zhou X, Liu S, Qi L, Zhu S, Zhao C, Hu D, Shen W. Glutathione‑degrading enzymes in the complex landscape of tumors (Review). Int J Oncol 2024; 65:72. [PMID: 38847236 PMCID: PMC11173371 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2024.5660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/12/2024] Open
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Glutathione (GSH)‑degrading enzymes are essential for starting the first stages of GSH degradation. These enzymes include extracellular γ‑glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) and intracellular GSH‑specific γ‑glutamylcyclotransferase 1 (ChaC1) and 2. These enzymes are essential for cellular activities, such as immune response, differentiation, proliferation, homeostasis regulation and programmed cell death. Tumor tissue frequently exhibits abnormal expression of GSH‑degrading enzymes, which has a key impact on the development and spread of malignancies. The present review summarizes gene and protein structure, catalytic activity and regulation of GSH‑degrading enzymes, their vital roles in tumor development (including regulation of oxidative and endoplasmic reticulum stress, control of programmed cell death, promotion of inflammation and tumorigenesis and modulation of drug resistance in tumor cells) and potential role as diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets.
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- Tianyi Zhang
- Department of Acupuncture, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, P.R. China
- School of Acupuncture-moxibustion and Tuina, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, P.R. China
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- School of Acupuncture-moxibustion and Tuina, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, P.R. China
- Department of Rehabilitation, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, P.R. China
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- School of Acupuncture-moxibustion and Tuina, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, P.R. China
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- School of Acupuncture-moxibustion and Tuina, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, P.R. China
- Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai 200030, P.R. China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, P.R. China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine and Immunology Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, P.R. China
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- School of Acupuncture-moxibustion and Tuina, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, P.R. China
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- School of Acupuncture-moxibustion and Tuina, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, P.R. China
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- Department of Acupuncture, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, P.R. China
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Hou L, Geng Z, Yuan Z, Shi X, Wang C, Chen F, Li H, Xue F. MRSL: a causal network pruning algorithm based on GWAS summary data. Brief Bioinform 2024; 25:bbae086. [PMID: 38487847 PMCID: PMC10940843 DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbae086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2023] [Revised: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024] Open
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Causal discovery is a powerful tool to disclose underlying structures by analyzing purely observational data. Genetic variants can provide useful complementary information for structure learning. Recently, Mendelian randomization (MR) studies have provided abundant marginal causal relationships of traits. Here, we propose a causal network pruning algorithm MRSL (MR-based structure learning algorithm) based on these marginal causal relationships. MRSL combines the graph theory with multivariable MR to learn the conditional causal structure using only genome-wide association analyses (GWAS) summary statistics. Specifically, MRSL utilizes topological sorting to improve the precision of structure learning. It proposes MR-separation instead of d-separation and three candidates of sufficient separating set for MR-separation. The results of simulations revealed that MRSL had up to 2-fold higher F1 score and 100 times faster computing time than other eight competitive methods. Furthermore, we applied MRSL to 26 biomarkers and 44 International Classification of Diseases 10 (ICD10)-defined diseases using GWAS summary data from UK Biobank. The results cover most of the expected causal links that have biological interpretations and several new links supported by clinical case reports or previous observational literatures.
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- Lei Hou
- Beijing International Center for Mathematical Research, Peking University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, 100871
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, 100048
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, People’s Republic of China, 250000
- Institute for Medical Dataology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, People’s Republic of China, 250000
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
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- Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China, 250000
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- School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China, 211166
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, People’s Republic of China, 250000
- Institute for Medical Dataology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, People’s Republic of China, 250000
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, People’s Republic of China, 250000
- Institute for Medical Dataology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, People’s Republic of China, 250000
- Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China, 250000
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Liu X, Li Z, Zheng Y, Wang W, He P, Guan K, Wu T, Wang X, Zhang X. Extracellular vesicles isolated from hyperuricemia patients might aggravate airway inflammation of COPD via senescence-associated pathway. J Inflamm (Lond) 2022; 19:18. [PMID: 36324164 PMCID: PMC9628085 DOI: 10.1186/s12950-022-00315-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUNDS Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major health issue resulting in significant mortality worldwide. Due to the high heterogeneity and unclear pathogenesis, the management and therapy of COPD are still challenging until now. Elevated serum uric acid(SUA) levels seem to be associated with the inflammatory level in patients with COPD. However, the underlying mechanism is not yet clearly established. In the current research, we aim to elucidate the effect of high SUA levels on airway inflammation among COPD patients. METHODS Through bioinformatic analysis, the common potential key genes were determined in both COPD and hyperuricemia (HUA) patients. A total of 68 COPD patients aged 50-75-year were included in the study, and their clinical parameters, including baseline characteristics, lung function test, as well as blood chemistry test were recorded. These parameters were then compared between the COPD patients with and without HUA. Hematoxylin & Eosin (HE), immunofluorescence (IF), and Masson trichrome staining were performed to demonstrate the pathological changes in the lung tissues. Furthermore, we isolated extracellular vesicles (EVs) from plasma, sputum, and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) samples and detected the expression of inflammatory factor (Interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-8 and COPD related proteases (antitrypsin and elastase) between two groups. Additionally, we treated the human bronchial epithelial (HBE) cells with cigarette smoke extract (CSE), and EVs were derived from the plasma in vitro experiments. The critical pathway involving the relationship between COPD and HUA was eventually validated based on the results of RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) and western blot (WB). RESULTS In the study, the COPD patients co-existing with HUA were found to have more loss of pulmonary function compared with those COPD patients without HUA. The lung tissue samples of patients who had co-existing COPD and HUA indicated greater inflammatory cell infiltration, more severe airway destruction and even fibrosis. Furthermore, the high SUA level could exacerbate the progress of airway inflammation in COPD through the transfer of EVs. In vitro experiments, we determined that EVs isolated from plasma, sputum, and BALF played pivotal roles in the CSE-induced inflammation of HBE. The EVs in HUA patients might exacerbate both systemic inflammation and airway inflammatory response via the senescence-related pathway. CONCLUSION The pulmonary function and clinical indicators of COPD patients with HUA were worse than those without HUA, which may be caused by the increased airway inflammatory response through the EVs in the patient's peripheral blood. Moreover, it might mediate the EVs via senescence-related pathways in COPD patients with HUA.
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- Xuanqi Liu
- grid.413597.d0000 0004 1757 8802Shanghai Key Laboratory of Clinical Geriatric Medicine, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040 China ,grid.413087.90000 0004 1755 3939Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, China ,grid.413087.90000 0004 1755 3939Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- grid.413597.d0000 0004 1757 8802Shanghai Key Laboratory of Clinical Geriatric Medicine, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040 China ,grid.413597.d0000 0004 1757 8802Department of Thoracic Surgery, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040 China
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- grid.413597.d0000 0004 1757 8802Shanghai Key Laboratory of Clinical Geriatric Medicine, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040 China
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- grid.413597.d0000 0004 1757 8802Shanghai Key Laboratory of Clinical Geriatric Medicine, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040 China ,grid.413597.d0000 0004 1757 8802Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040 China
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- grid.413597.d0000 0004 1757 8802Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040 China
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- grid.413597.d0000 0004 1757 8802Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040 China
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- grid.413597.d0000 0004 1757 8802Shanghai Key Laboratory of Clinical Geriatric Medicine, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040 China ,grid.413597.d0000 0004 1757 8802Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040 China
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- grid.413597.d0000 0004 1757 8802Shanghai Key Laboratory of Clinical Geriatric Medicine, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040 China
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- grid.413597.d0000 0004 1757 8802Shanghai Key Laboratory of Clinical Geriatric Medicine, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040 China ,grid.413597.d0000 0004 1757 8802Department of Thoracic Surgery, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040 China
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Yilmaz H, Nigdelioglu B, Aytac A, Turan M, Oktay E, Yersal O, Barutca S. The prognostic importance of glucose-to-lymphocyte ratio and uric acid in metastatic breast cancer patients treated with Cdk 4/6 inhibitors. Future Oncol 2022; 18:3043-3053. [PMID: 36062468 DOI: 10.2217/fon-2022-0464] [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: 12/24/2022] Open
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Aim: To demonstrate the prognostic importance of glucose-to-lymphocyte ratio (GLR) and uric acid (UA) in patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) receiving Cdk 4/6 inhibitors. Materials & methods: Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, GLR, UA and CA15-3 were analyzed to assess their prognostic value using Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox regression analysis in 101 patients with MBC, retrospectively. Results: Importantly, both progression-free survival and overall survival were shorter in the group with high neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), GLR and UA. In the multivariate analysis, GLR and UA levels were independent prognostic factors for both progression-free survival and overall survival. Conclusion: In patients with MBC, GLR and UA are independent factors that predict survival times.
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- Hatice Yilmaz
- 1Department of Medical Oncology, Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine, Aydın, Turkey
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- 1Department of Medical Oncology, Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine, Aydın, Turkey
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- 1Department of Medical Oncology, Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine, Aydın, Turkey
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- 1Department of Medical Oncology, Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine, Aydın, Turkey
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- 1Department of Medical Oncology, Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine, Aydın, Turkey
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- 1Department of Medical Oncology, Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine, Aydın, Turkey
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- 1Department of Medical Oncology, Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine, Aydın, Turkey
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Zhang X, Chen QH, Yang Y, Lin JX, Li YC, Zhong TY, Chen J, Wu SQ, Chen XH, Zhou RS, Lin JM, Wang DQ, He QX, You YT, Zhou XH, Zuo Q, Liu YY, Cheng JR, Wu YF, Zhao XS. Baseline serum uric acid level is associated with progression-free survival, disease control rate, and safety in postoperative patients with colorectal cancer treated by FOLFOX, FOLFIRI, or XELOX. Front Oncol 2022; 12:918088. [PMID: 35965512 PMCID: PMC9369254 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.918088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background High serum uric acid (SUA) levels increase the risk of overall cancer morbidity and mortality, particularly for digestive malignancies. Nevertheless, the correlation between SUA level and clinical outcomes of the postoperative patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) treated by chemotherapy is unclear. This study aimed at exploring the relationship between baseline SUA level and progression-free survival (PFS), disease control rate (DCR), and safety in postoperative CRC patients receiving chemotherapy. Patients and Methods We conducted a retrospective study to evaluate the relationship between baseline SUA level and PFS, DCR, and incidence of serious adverse events of 736 postoperative CRC patients treated with FOLFOX, FOLFIRI or XELOX at our center. Results Data from our center suggested that high baseline SUA level is linked to poor PFS in non-metastatic CRC patients using FOLFOX (HR=2.59, 95%CI: 1.29-11.31, p=0.018) and in male patients using FOLFIRI (HR=3.77, 95%CI: 1.57-39.49, p=0.012). In patients treated by FOLFIRI, a high SUA is also linked to a low DCR (p=0.035). In patients using FOLFOX, high baseline SUA level is also linked to a high incidence of neutropenia (p=0.0037). For patients using XELOX, there is no significant correlation between SUA level and PFS, effectiveness, or safety. Conclusions These findings imply that a high SUA level is a promising biomarker associated with poor PFS, DCR and safety of postoperative CRC patients when treated with FOLFOX or FOLFIRI.
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- Xi Zhang
- Syndrome Laboratory of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Dongguan People’s Hospital, Southern Medical University, Dongguan, China
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- Syndrome Laboratory of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Syndrome Laboratory of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Syndrome Laboratory of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Syndrome Laboratory of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Syndrome Laboratory of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Syndrome Laboratory of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Syndrome Laboratory of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Syndrome Laboratory of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Syndrome Laboratory of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Syndrome Laboratory of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Syndrome Laboratory of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Syndrome Laboratory of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Syndrome Laboratory of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Syndrome Laboratory of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Nephrology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Dongguan People’s Hospital, Southern Medical University, Dongguan, China
- *Correspondence: Yi-fen Wu, ; Xiao-shan Zhao,
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- Syndrome Laboratory of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Yi-fen Wu, ; Xiao-shan Zhao,
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Yang S, Zhang B, Tan W, Qi L, Ma X, Wang X. A Novel Purine and Uric Metabolism Signature Predicting the Prognosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Front Genet 2022; 13:942267. [PMID: 35903353 PMCID: PMC9315342 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.942267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is regarded as one of the most common cancers in the world with a poor prognosis. Patients with HCC often have abnormal purine and uric acid metabolism, but their relationship with prognosis is unclear. Methods: Here, we collected the data of peripheral blood uric acid and clinical data in 50 patients with HCC and analyzed the relationship with prognosis. At the same time, the transcriptome sequencing data of TCGA and GEO databases were collected to analyze the changes in purine metabolic pathway activity and construct a prognosis prediction model. Based on the prognosis prediction model related to purine metabolism, we further looked for the differences in the immune microenvironment and molecular level and provided possible drug targets. Results: We found that the level of serum uric acid was positively correlated with the prognosis of HCC. At the same time, purine metabolism and purine biosynthesis pathway activities were significantly activated in patients with a poor prognosis of HCC. The prognosis prediction model of HCC based on purine metabolism and purine biosynthesis pathway can accurately evaluate the prognosis of patients with HCC. Meanwhile, we found that there were significant changes in tumor immune infiltration microenvironment and biological function at the molecular level in patients with over-activation of purine metabolism and purine biosynthesis pathway. In addition, we found that uric acid level was positively correlated with peripheral blood leukocytes in HCC patients. Conclusion: In this study, we found that the level of peripheral blood uric acid in patients with HCC is correlated with their prognosis. The prognosis of patients with HCC can be accurately predicted through the metabolic process of uric acid and purine.
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- Shengjie Yang
- Phase I Clinical Trial Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Phase I Clinical Trial Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Phase I Clinical Trial Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Phase I Clinical Trial Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Zhangqiu People’s Hospital, Jinan, China
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- Phase I Clinical Trial Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Xinghe Wang,
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Chen MM, Meng LH. The double faced role of xanthine oxidoreductase in cancer. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2022; 43:1623-1632. [PMID: 34811515 PMCID: PMC9253144 DOI: 10.1038/s41401-021-00800-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) is a critical, rate-limiting enzyme that controls the last two steps of purine catabolism by converting hypoxanthine to xanthine and xanthine to uric acid. It also produces reactive oxygen species (ROS) during the catalytic process. The enzyme is generally recognized as a drug target for the therapy of gout and hyperuricemia. The catalytic products uric acid and ROS act as antioxidants or oxidants, respectively, and are involved in pro/anti-inflammatory actions, which are associated with various disease manifestations, including metabolic syndrome, ischemia reperfusion injury, cardiovascular disorders, and cancer. Recently, extensive efforts have been devoted to understanding the paradoxical roles of XOR in tumor promotion. Here, we summarize the expression of XOR in different types of cancer and decipher the dual roles of XOR in cancer by its enzymatic or nonenzymatic activity to provide an updated understanding of the mechanistic function of XOR in cancer. We also discuss the potential to modulate XOR in cancer therapy.
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- Man-man Chen
- grid.9227.e0000000119573309Division of Anti-tumor Pharmacology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203 China ,grid.410726.60000 0004 1797 8419University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 China
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- grid.9227.e0000000119573309Division of Anti-tumor Pharmacology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201203 China ,grid.410726.60000 0004 1797 8419University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 China
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The Diagnostic Value of GGT-Based Biochemical Indicators for Choledocholithiasis with Negative Imaging Results of Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography. CONTRAST MEDIA & MOLECULAR IMAGING 2022; 2022:7737610. [PMID: 35949700 PMCID: PMC9348969 DOI: 10.1155/2022/7737610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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To reveal the relationship between a group of preoperative biochemical indicators such as GGT, ALP, ALT, AST, TB, and DB and the occurrence of common bile duct stones in patients with negative results of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, a retrospective diagnostic accuracy clinical test is conducted in this study. In order to reduce the missed diagnosis rate of choledocholithiasis and perform more accurate common bile duct exploration, 466 patients who underwent surgical treatment of cholelithiasis from January 2014 to December 2015 have been analyzed retrospectively. Firstly, the confounding factors are corrected through Binary Logistic regression. Then, the diagnostic efficacy of each indicator is measured by the ROC curve among different types of patients. In all patients, the top three individual indicators with the greatest AUC curve area for predicting common bile duct stones can be observed from the results of MRCP, γ-glutamyl transpeptidase, and alkaline phosphatase. Besides, the diagnostic efficiency of the comprehensive evaluation is higher than that of all individual indicators. For MRCP-negative patients, the top three largest AUC curve area of the diagnostic efficacy for choledocholithiasis were GGT, ALP, and DB. For patients who have a suspected diagnosis of secondary choledocholithiasis, the diagnostic efficacy of the combination of imaging results, biochemical indexes, common bile duct width, and other abnormal indicators for choledocholithiasis is much higher than that of the single abnormal biochemical indexes for the prediction of choledocholithiasis. For MRCP-negative patients, GGT, ALP, DB, and the width of common bile duct diameter are valuable for the prediction of common bile duct stones, and GGT is the most valuable diagnostic predictor.
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Phase II Trial of Sipuleucel-T and Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiation for Patients with Metastatic Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10061419. [PMID: 35740441 PMCID: PMC9220346 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10061419] [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: 05/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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(1) We hypothesized that adding concurrent stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SAbR) would increase the time to progression in patients with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPCA) treated with sipuleucel-T. (2) Patients with a history of prostate cancer (PC), radiographic evidence of metastatic disease, and rising prostate-specific antigen (PSA) > 0.2 ng/dL on castrate testosterone levels were enrolled in this single-arm phase II clinical trial and treated with sipuleucel-T and SAbR. The primary endpoint was time to progression (TTP). Cellular and humoral responses were measured using ELISpot and Luminex multiplex assays, respectively. (3) Twenty patients with mCRPC were enrolled and treated with SAbR to 1−3 sites. Treatment was well tolerated with 51, 8, and 4 treatment-related grade 1, 2, and 3 toxicities, respectively, and no grade 4 or 5 adverse events. At a median follow-up of 15.5 months, the median TTP was 11.2 weeks (95% CI; 6.8−14.0 weeks). Median OS was 76.8 weeks (95% CI; 41.6−130.8 weeks). This regimen induced both humoral and cellular immune responses. Baseline M-MDSC levels were elevated in mCRPC patients compared to healthy donors (p = 0.004) and a decline in M-MDSC was associated with biochemical response (p = 0.044). Responders had lower baseline uric acid levels (p = 0.05). No clear correlation with radiographic response was observed. (4) While the regimen was safe, the PC-antigen-specific immune response induced by SAbR did not yield a synergistic clinical benefit for patients treated with sipuleucel-T compared to the historically reported outcomes.
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Gamma-Glutamyltransferase Activity (GGT) Is a Long-Sought Biomarker of Redox Status in Blood Circulation: A Retrospective Clinical Study of 44 Types of Human Diseases. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2022; 2022:8494076. [PMID: 35707277 PMCID: PMC9192220 DOI: 10.1155/2022/8494076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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Background and Aim. Redox equilibria are critical for life, but the biomarkers of redox status are currently unavailable. Gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) is an essential factor for modulating redox equilibrium through glutathione. In clinical practice, increased circulating GGT activity is used as a hepatobiliary disease biomarker. However, increased circulating GGT activities have also been observed in cancers, heart disease, diabetes, hyperuricemia, inflammation, renal insufficiency, and other diseases, explained by its role in maintaining redox equilibrium inside and outside cells. Previous studies on GGT were mainly limited to one type of disease at one time. In the current study, we systematically compared the GGT levels in 44 different human diseases to test if it could serve as a redox status biomarker in blood circulation. Methods. The clinical GGT data from 168,858 patients with 44 diseases and 132,357 healthy control in the clinical laboratory of our hospital over the past five years were retrieved. All data were analyzed with SPSS, RStudio V.1.3.1073, and python libraries 3.8. Results. Thirty-eight out of 44 diseases had significantly increased (
) circulating GGT activities, whereas gastric cancer, anemia, renal cyst, cervical cancer, preeclampsia, and knee-joint degenerative diseases had significantly decreased (
) GGT activities compared to the healthy control. ROC analyses showed that GGT was an excellent biomarker for liver cancer (
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). All pancreas-related diseases had more than 8-fold increases in GGT activity span than the healthy control, while pancreatic cancer had a 12-fold increase (1021 U/L vs. 82 U/L). The knee-joint degenerative disease had the lowest median and narrowest GGT activity range (63 U/L). Furthermore, most diseases’ lowest to highest GGT activities were beyond the healthy control in both directions. Conclusions. Thirty-eight out of 44 diseases were in overall oxidative states defined by the increased GGT median values. In contrast, knee-joint degenerative disease, gastric cancer, anemia, renal cyst, cervical cancer, and preeclampsia were in overall antioxidative states. Moreover, most diseases swing between oxidative and antioxidative states, evidenced by the increased lowest to highest GGT activity ranges than the healthy control. Liver- and pancreas-related abnormalities were responsible for significantly increased GGT activities. Our overall results suggested that circulating GGT was a redox status biomarker.
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Gu J, Ni X, Ji J, Wei G, Shi L, Xu C. Efficacy of Apatinib plus S-1 Therapy in the Treatment of Advanced Gastric Cancer Patients and the Effect on the Levels of Tumor Markers and Th1 and Th2-Like Cytokines. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE : ECAM 2022; 2022:8060026. [PMID: 35529932 PMCID: PMC9068304 DOI: 10.1155/2022/8060026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Objective To assess the efficacy of apatinib plus S-1 therapy in the treatment of advanced gastric cancer patients and the effect on the levels of tumor markers and Th1 and Th2-like cytokines. Methods From October 2019 to December 2020, 100 patients with advanced gastric cancer assessed for eligibility were recruited and assigned at a ratio of 1 : 1 to receive either S-1 regimen (tegafur, gimeracil, and oteracil potassium capsules) (observation group) or apatinib plus S-1 therapy (experimental group). Outcome measures included clinical efficacy serum tumor marker levels, Th1 and Th2-like cytokine levels, time to progression (TTP), overall survival (OS), and adverse events. Results The S-1 therapy plus apatinib was associated with a significantly higher efficacy versus S-1 therapy alone (P < 0.05). The eligible patients given S-1 therapy plus apatinib showed significantly lower levels of serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), glycoantigen 199 (CA199), and glycoantigen 125 (CA125) versus those receiving S-1 therapy (P < 0.05). S-1 therapy plus apatinib outperformed the single therapy of S-1 therapy in mitigating the levels of interferon-γ (IFN-γ), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-4 (IL-4), and interleukin-10 (IL-10) (P < 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of adverse reactions between the two groups (P > 0.05). S-1 therapy plus apatinib was associated with a significantly shorter TTP (5.2 ± 0.7 months) and a longer OS (9.3 ± 2.5 months) versus S-1 therapy alone (7.1 ± 1.3, 5.1 ± 1.3 months) (P < 0.05). Conclusion The efficacy of apatinib plus S-1 therapy showed better improvement in lowering the serum tumor marker levels and ameliorating the Th1 and Th2-like cytokine levels versus S-1 therapy alone, so it is worthy of clinical application.
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- Jishu Gu
- Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226006, China
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- Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226006, China
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- Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226006, China
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- Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226006, China
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- Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226006, China
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- Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226006, China
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Terranova N, French J, Dai H, Wiens M, Khandelwal A, Ruiz‐Garcia A, Manitz J, Heydebreck A, Ruisi M, Chin K, Girard P, Venkatakrishnan K. Pharmacometric modeling and machine learning analyses of prognostic and predictive factors in the JAVELIN Gastric 100 phase III trial of avelumab. CPT Pharmacometrics Syst Pharmacol 2022; 11:333-347. [PMID: 34971492 PMCID: PMC8923733 DOI: 10.1002/psp4.12754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Revised: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Avelumab (anti–PD‐L1) is an approved anticancer treatment for several indications. The JAVELIN Gastric 100 phase III trial did not meet its primary objective of demonstrating superior overall survival (OS) with avelumab maintenance versus continued chemotherapy in patients with advanced gastric cancer/gastroesophageal junction cancer; however, the OS rate was numerically higher with avelumab at timepoints after 12 months. Machine learning (random forests, SIDEScreen, and variable‐importance assessments) was used to build models to identify prognostic/predictive factors associated with long‐term OS and tumor growth dynamics (TGDs). Baseline, re‐baseline, and longitudinal variables were evaluated as covariates in a parametric time‐to‐event model for OS and Gompertzian population model for TGD. The final OS model incorporated a treatment effect on the log‐logistic shape parameter but did not identify a treatment effect on OS or TGD. Variables identified as prognostic for longer OS included older age; higher gamma‐glutamyl transferase (GGT) or albumin; absence of peritoneal carcinomatosis; lower neutrophil‐lymphocyte ratio, lactate dehydrogenase, or C‐reactive protein (CRP); response to induction chemotherapy; and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0. Among baseline and time‐varying covariates, the largest effects were found for GGT and CRP, respectively. Liver metastasis at re‐baseline predicted higher tumor growth. Tumor size after induction chemotherapy was associated with number of metastatic sites and stable disease (vs. response). Asian region did not impact OS or TGD. Overall, an innovative workflow supporting pharmacometric modeling of OS and TGD was established. Consistent with the primary trial analysis, no treatment effect was identified. However, potential prognostic factors were identified.
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- Nadia Terranova
- Merck Institute of Pharmacometrics (an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany) Lausanne Switzerland
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- Merck Institute of Pharmacometrics (an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany) Lausanne Switzerland
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Wang H, Li L, Zhang S. Non-linear relationship between gamma-glutamyl transferase and type 2 diabetes mellitus risk: secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study. J Int Med Res 2021; 48:300060520937911. [PMID: 32662704 PMCID: PMC7361500 DOI: 10.1177/0300060520937911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) risk. METHODS This was a secondary analysis based on a publicly available DRYAD dataset that included 15 444 study participants that received medical examinations at a single centre in Japan between 2004 and 2015. Crude, minimally-adjusted and fully-adjusted regression models were used to evaluate the relationship between GGT levels and T2DM risk. RESULTS The study participants (mean ± SD age of 43.72 ± 8.90 years; 8415 of 15 444 [54.49%] were male) were followed-up for a median of 1968 days (5.39 years). After adjusting for potential covariates, a non-linear relationship between the baseline GGT level and T2DM incidence was observed. The inflection point for T2DM risk was 10 IU/l GGT; below this point, the T2DM incidence increased by 1.18-fold per unit change in GGT. Above this point, the association between GGT and the incidence rate of T2DM became nonsignificant. CONCLUSION Baseline GGT exhibited a non-linear association with T2DM incidence. Elevated GGT levels should be incorporated into routine screening for individuals at high risk of T2DM, allowing for early intervention targeting GGT to potentially reduce T2DM-related morbidity.
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- Hao Wang
- Department of Cardiology, Luoyang Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Luoyang, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Luoyang Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Luoyang, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Luoyang Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Luoyang, Henan Province, China
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A Systematic Review of Serum γ-Glutamyltransferase as a Prognostic Biomarker in Patients with Genitourinary Cancer. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 10:antiox10040549. [PMID: 33916150 PMCID: PMC8066142 DOI: 10.3390/antiox10040549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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γ-Glutamyltransferase (GGT), a membrane-bound enzyme, contributes to the metabolism of glutathione (GSH), which plays a critical physiological role in protecting cells against oxidative stress. GGT has been proposed as a biomarker of carcinogenesis and tumor progression given that GGT activity is important during both the promotion and invasion phases in cancer cells. Moreover, GGT expression is reportedly related to drug-resistance possibly because a wide range of drugs are conjugated with GSH, the availability of which is influenced by GGT activity. While serum GGT activity is commonly used as a quick, inexpensive, yet reliable means of assessing liver function, recent epidemiological studies have shown that it may also be an indicator of an increased risk of prostate cancer development. Moreover, elevated serum GGT is reportedly an adverse prognostic predictor in patients with urologic neoplasms, including renal cell carcinoma, prostate cancer, and urothelial carcinoma, although the background mechanisms have still not been well-characterized. The present review article summarizes the possible role of GGT in cancer cells and focuses on evidence evaluation through a systematic review of the latest literature on the prognostic role of serum GGT in patients with genitourinary cancer.
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Han Y, Park IS, Kim SI, Wang W, Yoo J, Jo H, Lee J, Seol A, Han KD, Song YS. Increasing serum gamma-glutamyltransferase level accompanies a rapid increase in the incidence of endometrial cancer in Korea: A nationwide cohort study. Gynecol Oncol 2021; 161:864-870. [PMID: 33795129 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2021.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to determine the association of serum GGT levels with the risk of developing endometrial cancer. Women's obesity and menopausal status were also taken into account in our analysis. METHODS We used a nationwide cohort to examine the association between serum GGT levels and endometrial cancer development in Korean women. Data were retrieved from the Korean National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) healthcare system. Women aged over 19 years who participated in the Korea National Health Screening Examination in 2009 and were not diagnosed with endometrial cancer 1-year post-examination were included in our study (n = 2,736,588). RESULTS Obese (BMI, ≥25 kg/m2) women with increased GGT levels were at high risk of endometrial cancer (HR = 1.415, 95% CI: 1.236-1.621). Interestingly, in pre-menopausal women, high GGT level (Q4) was associated with the increased endometrial cancer risk only for obese women (HR = 1.482, 95% CI: 1.205-1.821). In post-menopausal women, only a high GGT level (Q4) was also associated with the increased cancer risk for obese women (HR = 1.313, 95% CI: 1.096-1.573). We observed a significant association between high GGT levels and increased risk of endometrial cancer in pre-menopausal women with abdominal obesity (WC, ≥85 cm) (HR = 1.647, 95% CI: 1.218-2.227). CONCLUSIONS Increased GGT level is an independent risk factor of endometrial cancer, especially for post-menopausal women and obese pre-menopausal women. These results may suggest that serum GGT levels might be useful in the risk stratification of endometrial cancer. Adopting a healthy lifestyle for lowering serum GGT level is warranted, especially for women with a higher risk of developing endometrial cancer.
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- Youngjin Han
- Cancer Research Institute, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea; WCU Biomodulation, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea; SK Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13494, Republic of Korea
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- Cancer Research Institute, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea; Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea
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- Cancer Research Institute, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea; Interdisciplinary Program in Cancer Biology, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedicine & Health Science, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Cancer Research Institute, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea; WCU Biomodulation, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Cancer Research Institute, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea; WCU Biomodulation, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Soongsil University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Cancer Research Institute, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea; WCU Biomodulation, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea.
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Ishiyama Y, Kondo T, Tachibana H, Ishihara H, Fukuda H, Yoshida K, Takagi T, Iizuka J, Tanabe K. Predictive role of γ-glutamyltransferase in patients receiving nivolumab therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Int J Clin Oncol 2020; 26:552-561. [PMID: 33135126 DOI: 10.1007/s10147-020-01819-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION γ-Glutamyltransferase is reportedly associated with survival in local and metastatic renal cell carcinoma patients; however, its predictive role among patients treated with immune-checkpoint inhibitors are unknown. This study aimed to investigate the role of γ-glutamyltransferase as a predictive marker among metastatic renal cell carcinoma patients undergoing nivolumab therapy. METHODS We retrospectively evaluated 69 nivolumab-treated metastatic renal cell carcinoma patients upon failure of one or more systematic therapies. Serum γ-glutamyltransferase levels were determined at baseline and 2 months after nivolumab treatment initiation. Patients were classified as high (≥ 49 U/L) and low (< 49 mg/dL) from baseline GGT levels and the outcomes were compared between the two groups. Furthermore, increased (after/baseline ≥ 2) and non-increased (after/baseline < 2) groups were compared. Progression-free survival and overall survival were evaluated after nivolumab initiation. RESULTS Overall survival was significantly shorter in the high baseline γ-glutamyltransferase group (20.3%) than in the low group (79.7%) (median 2.33 vs not reached [months], p = 0.0051). Progression-free survival and the overall survival were significantly shorter in the increased than in the non-increased group (24.6% and 75.4%, respectively) (median PFS: 4.43 vs 7.23 [months], p = 0.0373/OS: 24.00 vs not reached, p = 0.0467). On multivariate analyses, high baseline γ-glutamyltransferase was an independent factor for overall survival (p = 0.0345) and increased γ-glutamyltransferase was an independent factor for progression-free survival (p = 0.0276) and overall survival (p = 0.0160). CONCLUSIONS High baseline γ-glutamyltransferase and its early increase are associated with a poor prognosis in metastatic renal cell carcinoma patients receiving nivolumab. Serum γ-glutamyltransferase levels may help predict treatment outcomes.
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- Yudai Ishiyama
- Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University Medical Center East, 2-1-10 Nishiogu, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo, 116-8567, Japan.,Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-0054, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University Medical Center East, 2-1-10 Nishiogu, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo, 116-8567, Japan.
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University Medical Center East, 2-1-10 Nishiogu, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo, 116-8567, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-0054, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-0054, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-0054, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-0054, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-0054, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-0054, Japan
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Ouyang G, Pan G, Wu Y, Liu Q, Lu W, Chen X. Prognostic Significance of Preoperative Gamma-Glutamyltransferase to Alkaline Phosphatase Ratio in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients with Curative Liver Resection: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Cancer Manag Res 2020; 12:8721-8732. [PMID: 33061570 PMCID: PMC7518788 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s263370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Purpose Gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) were involved in the development and progression of cancers. This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of a preoperative GGT:ALP ratio (GAR) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with curative liver resection. Patients and Methods A total of 380 HCC patients underwent curative liver resection before December 2017 and from January to December 2018 were included and stratified into training set and validation set, respectively. Prediction accuracy was evaluated by the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC). Factors determined to be significant for overall survival (OS) and tumor-free survival (TFS) by using Cox regression analysis. The Kaplan–Meier method and Log rank test were utilized for survival analysis. Results The AUC of GAR was 0.70 (P < 0.001). An optimal cut-off value of 0.91 yielded a sensitivity of 78.1% and a specificity of 60.4% for GAR (P < 0.001), which stratified the HCC patients into high-risk (>0.91) and low-risk (≤ 0.91) groups. Time-dependent ROC revealed that the AUCs for 1-, 3-, and 5-year OS predictions for GAR were 0.60, 0.69 and 0.62, respectively. In addition, GAR was identified as an independent risk factor for OS and TFS both in training and validation cohort by univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis, as well as a good prognostic indicator for patients with Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stage C or without vascular invasion. Notably, the AUC of the GAR for survival was better than several potential prognostic indices (P < 0.05). Conclusion We identified the GAR as a prognostic indicator in two independent cohorts of HCC patients with curative liver resection. The patients with decreased GAR score were significantly associated with better OS and TFS.
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- Guoqing Ouyang
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Liuzhou People's Hospital, Liuzhou, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Liuzhou People's Hospital, Liuzhou, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Liuzhou People's Hospital, Liuzhou, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Liuzhou People's Hospital, Liuzhou, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Liuzhou People's Hospital, Liuzhou, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China
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Vicente E, Vujaskovic Z, Jackson IL. A Systematic Review of Metabolomic and Lipidomic Candidates for Biomarkers in Radiation Injury. Metabolites 2020; 10:E259. [PMID: 32575772 PMCID: PMC7344731 DOI: 10.3390/metabo10060259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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A large-scale nuclear event has the ability to inflict mass casualties requiring point-of-care and laboratory-based diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers to inform victim triage and appropriate medical intervention. Extensive progress has been made to develop post-exposure point-of-care biodosimetry assays and to identify biomarkers that may be used in early phase testing to predict the course of the disease. Screening for biomarkers has recently extended to identify specific metabolomic and lipidomic responses to radiation using animal models. The objective of this review was to determine which metabolites or lipids most frequently experienced perturbations post-ionizing irradiation (IR) in preclinical studies using animal models of acute radiation sickness (ARS) and delayed effects of acute radiation exposure (DEARE). Upon review of approximately 65 manuscripts published in the peer-reviewed literature, the most frequently referenced metabolites showing clear changes in IR induced injury were found to be citrulline, citric acid, creatine, taurine, carnitine, xanthine, creatinine, hypoxanthine, uric acid, and threonine. Each metabolite was evaluated by specific study parameters to determine whether trends were in agreement across several studies. A select few show agreement across variable animal models, IR doses and timepoints, indicating that they may be ubiquitous and appropriate for use in diagnostic or prognostic biomarker panels.
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- Division of Translational Radiation Sciences, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; (E.V.); (Z.V.)
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