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Wang ZB, Zhang X, Fang C, Liu XT, Liao QJ, Wu N, Wang J. Immunotherapy and the ovarian cancer microenvironment: Exploring potential strategies for enhanced treatment efficacy. Immunology 2024; 173:14-32. [PMID: 38618976 DOI: 10.1111/imm.13793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024] Open
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Despite progress in cancer immunotherapy, ovarian cancer (OC) prognosis continues to be disappointing. Recent studies have shed light on how not just tumour cells, but also the complex tumour microenvironment, contribute to this unfavourable outcome of OC immunotherapy. The complexities of the immune microenvironment categorize OC as a 'cold tumour'. Nonetheless, understanding the precise mechanisms through which the microenvironment influences the effectiveness of OC immunotherapy remains an ongoing scientific endeavour. This review primarily aims to dissect the inherent characteristics and behaviours of diverse cells within the immune microenvironment, along with an exploration into its reprogramming and metabolic changes. It is expected that these insights will elucidate the operational dynamics of the immune microenvironment in OC and lay a theoretical groundwork for improving the efficacy of immunotherapy in OC management.
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- Zhi-Bin Wang
- Hunan Gynecological Tumor Clinical Research Center; Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism; Hunan Cancer Hospital, and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Public Service Platform of Tumor Organoids Technology, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Gynecological Tumor Clinical Research Center; Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism; Hunan Cancer Hospital, and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Public Service Platform of Tumor Organoids Technology, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Gynecological Tumor Clinical Research Center; Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism; Hunan Cancer Hospital, and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Hunan Key Laboratory of the Research and Development of Novel Pharmaceutical Preparations, Changsha Medical University, Changsha, China
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- The Second People's Hospital of Hunan Province, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Gynecological Tumor Clinical Research Center; Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism; Hunan Cancer Hospital, and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Public Service Platform of Tumor Organoids Technology, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Gynecological Tumor Clinical Research Center; Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism; Hunan Cancer Hospital, and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Public Service Platform of Tumor Organoids Technology, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Gynecological Tumor Clinical Research Center; Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism; Hunan Cancer Hospital, and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Public Service Platform of Tumor Organoids Technology, Changsha, China
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Dinkins K, Barton W, Wheeler L, Smith HJ, Mythreye K, Arend RC. Targeted therapy in high grade serous ovarian Cancer: A literature review. Gynecol Oncol Rep 2024; 54:101450. [PMID: 39092168 PMCID: PMC11292514 DOI: 10.1016/j.gore.2024.101450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2024] [Revised: 06/27/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 08/04/2024] Open
Abstract
Ovarian cancer continues to have a high mortality rate despite therapeutic advances. Traditionally, treatment has focused on surgery followed by systemic platinum- based chemotherapy. Unfortunately, most patients develop resistance to platinum agents, highlighting the need for targeted therapies. PARP inhibitors and anti-angiogenic agents, such as bevacizumab, have more recently changed upfront therapy. Unfortunately, other targeted therapies including immunotherapy have not seen the same success. Emerging therapeutic targets and modalities such as small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors, lipid metabolism targeting agents, gene therapy, ribosome targeted drugs as well as several other therapeutic classes have been and are currently under investigation. In this review, we discuss targeted therapies in high grade serous ovarian cancer from preclinical studies to phase III clinical trials.
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- Kaitlyn Dinkins
- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Lister Hill Library, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Department of Pathology, O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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Grunt TW, Wagner R, Ries A, Berghoff AS, Preusser M, Grusch M, Valent P. Targeting endogenous fatty acid synthesis stimulates the migration of ovarian cancer cells to adipocytes and promotes the transport of fatty acids from adipocytes to cancer cells. Int J Oncol 2024; 64:24. [PMID: 38214315 PMCID: PMC10807641 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2024.5612] [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: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024] Open
Abstract
Despite significant advances in oncology, 1 of 108 female patients succumb to ovarian cancer (OC) each year. Improved novel treatments against this aggressive disease would be a major improvement. The growth of OC cells has been demonstrated to be highly dependent on lipids. OC cells are abundantly present in the abdominal cavity and omentum, the main sites of OC expansion. Accordingly, it has been attempted not only to block the hyperactive synthesis of fatty acids (FAs) in cancer cells, but also to disrupt lipid supply. While either strategy has yielded promising results as monotherapy, the induction of resistance pathways diminishing the anticancer effects is yet conceivable. The endogenous regulation of lipid biosynthesis in OC has been extensively studied. However, the role of stromal cells in the modulation of the effects of anti‑lipogenic drugs has not yet been well documented. The present study thus examined the interaction between OC cells and associated stromal cells, when de novo FA synthesis was blocked. It has recently been revealed by the authors that when FA are provided to OC cells in monoculture, the lipid deficiency induced by pharmacological inhibition of FA synthase (FASN), the key enzyme of endogenous FA synthesis, cannot be compensated through an increased FA uptake by OC cells. In the present study, OC cells were co‑cultured with adipocytes preloaded with fluorescent FA and the effects of FASN‑inhibition on OC homing to adipocytes and the transcellular delivery of fluorescent FA from adipocytes to OC cells were examined. The FASN inhibitors, G28UCM and Fasnall, stimulated the spontaneous migration of A2780 OC cells in a concentration‑dependent manner and stimulated the transfer of FA from adipocytes to OC cells. Similar effects were observed with all types of adipocytes tested. The models applied in the present study demonstrated that co‑cultured cancer‑associated adipocytes may attenuate the anticancer effects of FASN inhibitors by attracting tumor cells and by supplying the cells with FA. This lipid‑mediated dependency may provide a rationale for the design of new treatment approaches for the treatment of OC.
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- Thomas W. Grunt
- Cell Signaling and Metabolism Networks Program, Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Cell Signaling and Metabolism Networks Program, Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
- Center for Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Personalized Immunotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Personalized Immunotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
- Center for Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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Liu H, Zhou L, Cheng H, Wang S, Luan W, Cai E, Ye X, Zhu H, Cui H, Li Y, Chang X. Characterization of candidate factors associated with the metastasis and progression of high-grade serous ovarian cancer. Chin Med J (Engl) 2023; 136:2974-2982. [PMID: 37284741 PMCID: PMC10752471 DOI: 10.1097/cm9.0000000000002328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND High-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) is the biggest cause of gynecological cancer-related mortality because of its extremely metastatic nature. This study aimed to explore and evaluate the characteristics of candidate factors associated with the metastasis and progression of HGSOC. METHODS Transcriptomic data of HGSOC patients' samples collected from primary tumors and matched omental metastatic tumors were obtained from three independent studies in the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were selected to evaluate the effects on the prognosis and progression of ovarian cancer using data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. Hub genes' immune landscapes were estimated by the Tumor Immune Estimation Resource (TIMER) database. Finally, using 25 HGSOC patients' cancer tissues and 10 normal fallopian tube tissues, immunohistochemistry (IHC) was performed to quantify the expression levels of hub genes associated with International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stages. RESULTS Fourteen DEGs, ADIPOQ , ALPK2 , BARX1 , CD37 , CNR2 , COL5A3 , FABP4 , FAP , GPR68 , ITGBL1 , MOXD1 , PODNL1 , SFRP2 , and TRAF3IP3 , were upregulated in metastatic tumors in every database while CADPS , GATA4 , STAR , and TSPAN8 were downregulated. ALPK2 , FAP , SFRP2 , GATA4 , STAR , and TSPAN8 were selected as hub genes significantly associated with survival and recurrence. All hub genes were correlated with tumor microenvironment infiltration, especially cancer-associated fibroblasts and natural killer (NK) cells. Furthermore, the expression of FAP and SFRP2 was positively correlated with the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage, and their increased protein expression levels in metastatic samples compared with primary tumor samples and normal tissues were confirmed by IHC ( P = 0.0002 and P = 0.0001, respectively). CONCLUSIONS This study describes screening for DEGs in HGSOC primary tumors and matched metastasis tumors using integrated bioinformatics analyses. We identified six hub genes that were correlated with the progression of HGSOC, particularly FAP and SFRP2 , which might provide effective targets to predict prognosis and provide novel insights into individual therapeutic strategies for HGSOC.
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- Huiping Liu
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
- Center of Gynecologic Oncology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
- Center of Gynecologic Oncology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
- Center of Gynecologic Oncology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
- Center of Gynecologic Oncology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
- Center of Gynecologic Oncology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
- Center of Gynecologic Oncology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
- Center of Gynecologic Oncology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
- Center of Gynecologic Oncology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
- Center of Gynecologic Oncology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
- Center of Gynecologic Oncology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
- Center of Gynecologic Oncology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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Wang J, Ford JC, Mitra AK. Defining the Role of Metastasis-Initiating Cells in Promoting Carcinogenesis in Ovarian Cancer. BIOLOGY 2023; 12:1492. [PMID: 38132318 PMCID: PMC10740540 DOI: 10.3390/biology12121492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
Abstract
Ovarian cancer is the deadliest gynecological malignancy with a high prevalence of transcoelomic metastasis. Metastasis is a multi-step process and only a small percentage of cancer cells, metastasis-initiating cells (MICs), have the capacity to finally establish metastatic lesions. These MICs maintain a certain level of stemness that allows them to differentiate into other cell types with distinct transcriptomic profiles and swiftly adapt to external stresses. Furthermore, they can coordinate with the microenvironment, through reciprocal interactions, to invade and establish metastases. Therefore, identifying, characterizing, and targeting MICs is a promising strategy to counter the spread of ovarian cancer. In this review, we provided an overview of OC MICs in the context of characterization, identification through cell surface markers, and their interactions with the metastatic niche to promote metastatic colonization.
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- Ji Wang
- Indiana University School of Medicine-Bloomington, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA; (J.W.); (J.C.F.)
- Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Indiana University School of Medicine-Bloomington, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA; (J.W.); (J.C.F.)
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- Indiana University School of Medicine-Bloomington, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA; (J.W.); (J.C.F.)
- Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
- Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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Rani S, Lai A, Nair S, Sharma S, Handberg A, Carrion F, Möller A, Salomon C. Extracellular vesicles as mediators of cell-cell communication in ovarian cancer and beyond - A lipids focus. Cytokine Growth Factor Rev 2023; 73:52-68. [PMID: 37423866 DOI: 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2023.06.004] [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: 06/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
Abstract
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are messengers that carry information in the form of proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids and are not only essential for intercellular communication but also play a critical role in the progression of various pathologies, including ovarian cancer. There has been recent substantial research characterising EV cargo, specifically, the lipid profile of EVs. Lipids are involved in formation and cargo sorting of EVs, their release and cellular uptake. Numerous lipidomic studies demonstrated the enrichment of specific classes of lipids in EVs derived from cancer cells suggesting that the EV associated lipids can potentially be employed as minimally invasive biomarkers for early diagnosis of various malignancies, including ovarian cancer. In this review, we aim to provide a general overview of the heterogeneity of EV, biogenesis, their lipid content, and function in cancer progression focussing on ovarian cancer.
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- Shikha Rani
- Translational Extracellular Vesicles in Obstetrics and Gynae-Oncology Group, University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4029, Australia
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- Translational Extracellular Vesicles in Obstetrics and Gynae-Oncology Group, University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4029, Australia
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- Translational Extracellular Vesicles in Obstetrics and Gynae-Oncology Group, University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4029, Australia
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- Translational Extracellular Vesicles in Obstetrics and Gynae-Oncology Group, University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4029, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Departamento de Investigación, Postgrado y Educación Continua (DIPEC), Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Alba, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- Translational Extracellular Vesicles in Obstetrics and Gynae-Oncology Group, University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4029, Australia; Departamento de Investigación, Postgrado y Educación Continua (DIPEC), Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Alba, Santiago, Chile.
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Tzelepi V, Gika H, Begou O, Timotheadou E. The Contribution of Lipidomics in Ovarian Cancer Management: A Systematic Review. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:13961. [PMID: 37762264 PMCID: PMC10531399 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241813961] [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: 07/29/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Lipidomics is a comprehensive study of all lipid components in living cells, serum, plasma, or tissues, with the aim of discovering diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive biomarkers for diseases such as malignant tumors. This systematic review evaluates studies, applying lipidomics to the diagnosis, prognosis, prediction, and differentiation of malignant and benign ovarian tumors. A literature search was performed in PubMed, Science Direct, and SciFinder. Only publications written in English after 2012 were included. Relevant citations were identified from the reference lists of primary included studies and were also included in our list. All studies included referred to the application of lipidomics in serum/plasma samples from human cases of OC, some of which also included tumor tissue samples. In some of the included studies, metabolome analysis was also performed, in which other metabolites were identified in addition to lipids. Qualitative data were assessed, and the risk of bias was determined using the ROBINS-I tool. A total of twenty-nine studies were included, fifteen of which applied non-targeted lipidomics, seven applied targeted lipidomics, and seven were reviews relevant to our objectives. Most studies focused on the potential application of lipidomics in the diagnosis of OC and showed that phospholipids and sphingolipids change most significantly during disease development. In conclusion, this systematic review highlights the potential contribution of lipids as biomarkers in OC management.
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- Vasiliki Tzelepi
- Department of Oncology, “Papageorgiou” General Hospital, 56429 Thessaloniki, Greece;
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- Biomic_Auth, Bioanalysis and Omics Lab, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Innovation Area of Thessaloniki, 57001 Thermi, Greece; (H.G.); (O.B.)
- Laboratory of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Biomic_Auth, Bioanalysis and Omics Lab, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Innovation Area of Thessaloniki, 57001 Thermi, Greece; (H.G.); (O.B.)
- Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Oncology, “Papageorgiou” General Hospital, 56429 Thessaloniki, Greece;
- Department of Medical Oncology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of Medicine, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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Hirtzel E, Edwards M, Freitas D, Liu Z, Wang F, Yan X. Aziridination-Assisted Mass Spectrometry of Nonpolar Sterol Lipids with Isomeric Resolution. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2023; 34:1998-2005. [PMID: 37523498 PMCID: PMC10863044 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.3c00161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2023] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
Abstract
Characterization of nonpolar lipids is crucial due to their essential biological functions and ability to exist in various isomeric forms. In this study, we introduce the N-H aziridination method to target carbon-carbon double bonds (C═C bonds) in nonpolar sterol lipids. The resulting fragments are readily dissociated upon collision-induced dissociation, generating specific fragment ions for C═C bond position determination and fingerprint fragments for backbone characterization. This method significantly enhances lipid ionization efficiency, thereby improving the sensitivity and accuracy of nonpolar lipid analysis. We demonstrated that aziridination of sterols leads to distinctive fragmentation pathways for chain and ring C═C bonds, enabling the identification of sterol isomers such as desmosterol and 7-dehydrocholesterol. Furthermore, aziridination can assist in identifying the sterol backbone by providing fingerprint tandem mass spectra. We also demonstrated the quantitative capacity of this approach with a limit of detection of 10 nM in the solvent mixture of methanol and water. To test the feasibility of this method in complex biological samples, we used mouse prostate cancerous tissues and found significant differences in nonpolar lipid profiles between healthy and cancerous samples. The high efficiency and specificity of aziridination-assisted mass spectrometric analysis, as well as its quantitative analysis ability, make it highly suitable for broad applications in nonpolar lipid research.
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- Erin Hirtzel
- Department
of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Center
for Translational Cancer Research, Texas
A&M University, Houston, Texas 77030, United States
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- Center
for Translational Cancer Research, Texas
A&M University, Houston, Texas 77030, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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Pal S, Bhowmick S, Sharma A, Sierra-Fonseca JA, Mondal S, Afolabi F, Roy D. Lymphatic vasculature in ovarian cancer. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2023; 1878:188950. [PMID: 37419192 PMCID: PMC10754213 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2023.188950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023]
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Ovarian cancer (OVCA) is the second most common gynecological cancer and one of the leading causes of cancer related mortality among women. Recent studies suggest that among ovarian cancer patients at least 70% of the cases experience the involvement of lymph nodes and metastases through lymphatic vascular network. However, the impact of lymphatic system in the growth, spread and the evolution of ovarian cancer, its contribution towards the landscape of ovarian tissue resident immune cells and their metabolic responses is still a major knowledge gap. In this review first we present the epidemiological aspect of the OVCA, the lymphatic architecture of the ovary, we discuss the role of lymphatic circulation in regulation of ovarian tumor microenvironment, metabolic basis of the upregulation of lymphangiogenesis which is often observed during progression of ovarian metastasis and ascites development. Further we describe the implication of several mediators which influence both lymphatic vasculature as well as ovarian tumor microenvironment and conclude with several therapeutic strategies for targeting lymphatic vasculature in ovarian cancer progression in present day.
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- Sarit Pal
- Department of Medical Physiology, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University, Bryan, TX 77843, United States
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- Department of Life Sciences, Presidency University, 86/1 College Street, Kolkata 700073, West Bengal, India
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- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Department of Life Sciences, Presidency University, 86/1 College Street, Kolkata 700073, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Alcorn State University, Lorman, MS 39096, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Alcorn State University, Lorman, MS 39096, United States.
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Kobayashi H, Yoshimoto C, Matsubara S, Shigetomi H, Imanaka S. A comprehensive overview of recent developments on the mechanisms and pathways of ferroptosis in cancer: the potential implications for therapeutic strategies in ovarian cancer. CANCER DRUG RESISTANCE (ALHAMBRA, CALIF.) 2023; 6:547-566. [PMID: 37842240 PMCID: PMC10571061 DOI: 10.20517/cdr.2023.49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Revised: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
Abstract
Cancer cells adapt to environmental changes and alter their metabolic pathways to promote survival and proliferation. Metabolic reprogramming not only allows tumor cells to maintain a reduction-oxidation balance by rewiring resources for survival, but also causes nutrient addiction or metabolic vulnerability. Ferroptosis is a form of regulated cell death characterized by the iron-dependent accumulation of lipid peroxides. Excess iron in ovarian cancer amplifies free oxidative radicals and drives the Fenton reaction, thereby inducing ferroptosis. However, ovarian cancer is characterized by ferroptosis resistance. Therefore, the induction of ferroptosis is an exciting new targeted therapy for ovarian cancer. In this review, potential metabolic pathways targeting ferroptosis were summarized to promote anticancer effects, and current knowledge and future perspectives on ferroptosis for ovarian cancer therapy were discussed. Two therapeutic strategies were highlighted in this review: directly inducing the ferroptosis pathway and targeting metabolic vulnerabilities that affect ferroptosis. The overexpression of SLC7A11, a cystine/glutamate antiporter SLC7A11 (also known as xCT), is involved in the suppression of ferroptosis. xCT inhibition by ferroptosis inducers (e.g., erastin) can promote cell death when carbon as an energy source of glucose, glutamine, or fatty acids is abundant. On the contrary, xCT regulation has been reported to be highly dependent on the metabolic vulnerability. Drugs that target intrinsic metabolic vulnerabilities (e.g., GLUT1 inhibitors, PDK4 inhibitors, or glutaminase inhibitors) predispose cancer cells to death, which is triggered by decreased nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate generation or increased reactive oxygen species accumulation. Therefore, therapeutic approaches that either directly inhibit the xCT pathway or target metabolic vulnerabilities may be effective in overcoming ferroptosis resistance. Real-time monitoring of changes in metabolic pathways may aid in selecting personalized treatment modalities. Despite the rapid development of ferroptosis-inducing agents, therapeutic strategies targeting metabolic vulnerability remain in their infancy. Thus, further studies must be conducted to comprehensively understand the precise mechanism linking metabolic rewiring with ferroptosis.
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- Hiroshi Kobayashi
- Department of Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, Ms.Clinic MayOne, Kashihara 634-0813, Japan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara 634-8522, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara 634-8522, Japan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara 630-8581, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara 634-8522, Japan
- Department of Medicine, Kei Oushin Clinic, Nishinomiya 663-8184, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara 634-8522, Japan
- Department of Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, Aska Ladies Clinic, Nara 634-0001, Japan
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- Department of Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, Ms.Clinic MayOne, Kashihara 634-0813, Japan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara 634-8522, Japan
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Lai W, Chen J, Wang T, Liu Q. Crosstalk between ferroptosis and steroid hormone signaling in gynecologic cancers. Front Mol Biosci 2023; 10:1223493. [PMID: 37469703 PMCID: PMC10352791 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1223493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023] Open
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Ferroptosis is a novel types of regulated cell death and is widely studied in cancers and many other diseases in recent years. It is characterized by iron accumulation and intense lipid peroxidation that ultimately inducing oxidative damage. So far, signaling pathways related to ferroptosis are involved in all aspects of determining cell fate, including oxidative phosphorylation, metal-ion transport, energy metabolism and cholesterol synthesis progress, et al. Recently, accumulated studies have demonstrated that ferroptosis is associated with gynecological oncology related to steroid hormone signaling. This review trends to summarize the mechanisms and applications of ferroptosis in cancers related to estrogen and progesterone, which is expected to provide a theoretical basis for the prevention and treatment of gynecologic cancers.
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- Wen Lai
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Affiliated Jiangning Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Central Laboratory, Translational Medicine Research Center, The Affiliated Jiangning Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Central Laboratory, Translational Medicine Research Center, The Affiliated Jiangning Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Affiliated Jiangning Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Wilczyński JR, Wilczyński M, Paradowska E. "DEPHENCE" system-a novel regimen of therapy that is urgently needed in the high-grade serous ovarian cancer-a focus on anti-cancer stem cell and anti-tumor microenvironment targeted therapies. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1201497. [PMID: 37448521 PMCID: PMC10338102 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1201497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Ovarian cancer, especially high-grade serous type, is the most lethal gynecological malignancy. The lack of screening programs and the scarcity of symptomatology result in the late diagnosis in about 75% of affected women. Despite very demanding and aggressive surgical treatment, multiple-line chemotherapy regimens and both approved and clinically tested targeted therapies, the overall survival of patients is still unsatisfactory and disappointing. Research studies have recently brought some more understanding of the molecular diversity of the ovarian cancer, its unique intraperitoneal biology, the role of cancer stem cells, and the complexity of tumor microenvironment. There is a growing body of evidence that individualization of the treatment adjusted to the molecular and biochemical signature of the tumor as well as to the medical status of the patient should replace or supplement the foregoing therapy. In this review, we have proposed the principles of the novel regimen of the therapy that we called the "DEPHENCE" system, and we have extensively discussed the results of the studies focused on the ovarian cancer stem cells, other components of cancer metastatic niche, and, finally, clinical trials targeting these two environments. Through this, we have tried to present the evolving landscape of treatment options and put flesh on the experimental approach to attack the high-grade serous ovarian cancer multidirectionally, corresponding to the "DEPHENCE" system postulates.
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- Jacek R Wilczyński
- Department of Gynecological Surgery and Gynecological Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Gynecological, Endoscopic and Oncological Surgery, Polish Mother's Health Center-Research Institute, Lodz, Poland
- Department of Surgical and Endoscopic Gynecology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Medical Biology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Lodz, Poland
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Zhang Y, Wang Y, Zhao G, Orsulic S, Matei D. Metabolic dependencies and targets in ovarian cancer. Pharmacol Ther 2023; 245:108413. [PMID: 37059310 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2023.108413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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Reprogramming of cellular metabolism is a hallmark of cancer. Cancer cells undergo metabolic adaptations to maintain tumorigenicity and survive under the attack of immune cells and chemotherapy in the tumor microenvironment. Metabolic alterations in ovarian cancer in part overlap with findings from other solid tumors and in part reflect unique traits. Altered metabolic pathways not only facilitate ovarian cancer cells' survival and proliferation but also endow them to metastasize, acquire resistance to chemotherapy, maintain cancer stem cell phenotype and escape the effects of anti-tumor immune defense. In this review, we comprehensively review the metabolic signatures of ovarian cancer and their impact on cancer initiation, progression, and resistance to treatment. We highlight novel therapeutic strategies targeting metabolic pathways under development.
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- Yaqi Zhang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; Driskill Graduate Training Program in Life Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; Driskill Graduate Training Program in Life Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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Murali R, Balasubramaniam V, Srinivas S, Sundaram S, Venkatraman G, Warrier S, Dharmarajan A, Gandhirajan RK. Deregulated Metabolic Pathways in Ovarian Cancer: Cause and Consequence. Metabolites 2023; 13:metabo13040560. [PMID: 37110218 PMCID: PMC10141515 DOI: 10.3390/metabo13040560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Ovarian cancers are tumors that originate from the different cells of the ovary and account for almost 4% of all the cancers in women globally. More than 30 types of tumors have been identified based on the cellular origins. Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the most common and lethal type of ovarian cancer which can be further divided into high-grade serous, low-grade serous, endometrioid, clear cell, and mucinous carcinoma. Ovarian carcinogenesis has been long attributed to endometriosis which is a chronic inflammation of the reproductive tract leading to progressive accumulation of mutations. Due to the advent of multi-omics datasets, the consequences of somatic mutations and their role in altered tumor metabolism has been well elucidated. Several oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes have been implicated in the progression of ovarian cancer. In this review, we highlight the genetic alterations undergone by the key oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes responsible for the development of ovarian cancer. We also summarize the role of these oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes and their association with a deregulated network of fatty acid, glycolysis, tricarboxylic acid and amino acid metabolism in ovarian cancers. Identification of genomic and metabolic circuits will be useful in clinical stratification of patients with complex etiologies and in identifying drug targets for personalized therapies against cancer.
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- Roopak Murali
- Department of Human Genetics, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences Technology and Research, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed to be University), Porur, Chennai 600116, India
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- Department of Human Genetics, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences Technology and Research, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed to be University), Porur, Chennai 600116, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education & Research (Deemed to be University), Porur, Chennai 600116, India
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- Department of Pathology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education & Research (Deemed to be University), Porur, Chennai 600116, India
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- Department of Human Genetics, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences Technology and Research, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed to be University), Porur, Chennai 600116, India
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- Division of Cancer Stem Cells and Cardiovascular Regeneration, School of Regenerative Medicine, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Bangalore 560065, India
- Cuor Stem Cellutions Pvt Ltd., Manipal Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Bangalore 560065, India
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences Technology and Research, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed to be University), Porur, Chennai 600116, India
- Stem Cell and Cancer Biology Laboratory, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia
- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia
- Curtin Health and Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia
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- Department of Human Genetics, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences Technology and Research, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed to be University), Porur, Chennai 600116, India
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Sui K, Yasrebi A, Longoria CR, MacDonell AT, Jaffri ZH, Martinez SA, Fisher SE, Malonza N, Jung K, Tveter KM, Wiersielis KR, Uzumcu M, Shapses SA, Campbell SC, Roepke TA, Roopchand DE. Coconut Oil Saturated Fatty Acids Improved Energy Homeostasis but not Blood Pressure or Cognition in VCD-Treated Female Mice. Endocrinology 2023; 164:bqad001. [PMID: 36626144 PMCID: PMC11009791 DOI: 10.1210/endocr/bqad001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Obesity, cardiometabolic disease, cognitive decline, and osteoporosis are symptoms of postmenopause, which can be modeled using 4-vinylcyclohexene diepoxide (VCD)-treated mice to induce ovarian failure and estrogen deficiency combined with high-fat diet (HFD) feeding. The trend of replacing saturated fatty acids (SFAs), for example coconut oil, with seed oils that are high in polyunsaturated fatty acids, specifically linoleic acid (LA), may induce inflammation and gut dysbiosis, and worsen symptoms of estrogen deficiency. To investigate this hypothesis, vehicle (Veh)- or VCD-treated C57BL/6J mice were fed a HFD (45% kcal fat) with a high LA:SFA ratio (22.5%: 8%), referred to as the 22.5% LA diet, or a HFD with a low LA:SFA ratio (1%: 31%), referred to as 1% LA diet, for a period of 23 to 25 weeks. Compared with VCD-treated mice fed the 22.5% LA diet, VCD-treated mice fed the 1% LA diet showed lower weight gain and improved glucose tolerance. However, VCD-treated mice fed the 1% LA diet had higher blood pressure and showed evidence of spatial cognitive impairment. Mice fed the 1% LA or 22.5% LA diets showed gut microbial taxa changes that have been associated with a mix of both beneficial and unfavorable cognitive and metabolic phenotypes. Overall, these data suggest that consuming different types of dietary fat from a variety of sources, without overemphasis on any particular type, is the optimal approach for promoting metabolic health regardless of estrogen status.
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- Ke Sui
- Department of Food Science, NJ Institute for Food Nutrition and Health (Rutgers Center for Lipid Research and Center for Nutrition Microbiome and Health), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
- NJ Institute for Food Nutrition and Health (Rutgers Center for Lipid Research, Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise and Metabolism Center, and Center for Nutrition Microbiome and Health), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
- NJ Institute for Food Nutrition and Health (Rutgers Center for Lipid Research, Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise and Metabolism Center, and Center for Nutrition Microbiome and Health), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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- Department of Food Science, NJ Institute for Food Nutrition and Health (Rutgers Center for Lipid Research and Center for Nutrition Microbiome and Health), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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- Department of Food Science, NJ Institute for Food Nutrition and Health (Rutgers Center for Lipid Research and Center for Nutrition Microbiome and Health), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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- Department of Food Science, NJ Institute for Food Nutrition and Health (Rutgers Center for Lipid Research and Center for Nutrition Microbiome and Health), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
- NJ Institute for Food Nutrition and Health (Rutgers Center for Lipid Research, Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise and Metabolism Center, and Center for Nutrition Microbiome and Health), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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- Department of Food Science, NJ Institute for Food Nutrition and Health (Rutgers Center for Lipid Research and Center for Nutrition Microbiome and Health), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
- NJ Institute for Food Nutrition and Health (Rutgers Center for Lipid Research, Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise and Metabolism Center, and Center for Nutrition Microbiome and Health), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
- NJ Institute for Food Nutrition and Health (Rutgers Center for Lipid Research, Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise and Metabolism Center, and Center for Nutrition Microbiome and Health), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
- NJ Institute for Food Nutrition and Health (Rutgers Center for Lipid Research, Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise and Metabolism Center, and Center for Nutrition Microbiome and Health), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
- NJ Institute for Food Nutrition and Health (Rutgers Center for Lipid Research, Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise and Metabolism Center, and Center for Nutrition Microbiome and Health), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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- Department of Food Science, NJ Institute for Food Nutrition and Health (Rutgers Center for Lipid Research and Center for Nutrition Microbiome and Health), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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Pharmacological Inhibition of Lipid Import and Transport Proteins in Ovarian Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14236004. [PMID: 36497485 PMCID: PMC9737127 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14236004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Ovarian cancer (OC) is the most lethal gynecological malignancy with a 5-year survival rate of 49%. This is caused by late diagnosis when cells have already metastasized into the peritoneal cavity and to the omentum. OC progression is dependent on the availability of high-energy lipids/fatty acids (FA) provided by endogenous de novo biosynthesis and/or through import from the microenvironment. The blockade of these processes may thus represent powerful strategies against OC. While this has already been shown for inhibition of FA/lipid biosynthesis, evidence of the role of FA/lipid import/transport is still sparse. Therefore, we treated A2780 and SKOV3 OC cells with inhibitors of the lipid uptake proteins fatty acid translocase/cluster of differentiation 36 (FAT/CD36) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor (LDLR), as well as intracellular lipid transporters of the fatty acid-binding protein (FABP) family, fatty acid transport protein-2 (FATP2/SLC27A2), and ADP-ribosylation factor 6 (ARF6), which are overexpressed in OC. Proliferation was determined by formazan dye labeling/photometry and cell counting. Cell cycle analysis was performed by propidium iodide (PI) staining, and apoptosis was examined by annexin V/PI and active caspase 3 labeling and flow cytometry. RNA-seq data revealed altered stress and metabolism pathways. Overall, the small molecule inhibitors of lipid handling proteins BMS309403, HTS01037, NAV2729, SB-FI-26, and sulfosuccinimidyl oleate (SSO) caused a drug-specific, dose-/time-dependent inhibition of FA/LDL uptake, associated with reduced proliferation, cell cycle arrest, and apoptosis. Our findings indicate that OC cells are very sensitive to lipid deficiency. This dependency should be exploited for development of novel strategies against OC.
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Jiao B, Zhou W, Liu Y, Zhang W, Ouyang Z. In-situ sampling of lipids in tissues using a porous membrane microprobe for direct mass spectrometry analysis. Mater Today Bio 2022; 16:100424. [PMID: 36157050 PMCID: PMC9490171 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2022.100424] [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: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Direct sampling of lipids from tissues for direct mass spectrometry (MS) analysis allows a quick profiling of lipidome, which is important for biomedical applications. In this work, we developed a polyporous polymeric membrane (PPM) microprobe for highly efficient sampling of lipids directly from tissue samples. The PPM was prepared by polypropylene with pores as large of 10 μm, facilitating the permeation of lipids from tissue surfaces. The PPM was coated onto a stainless steel wire with a thickness of ∼100 μm. The entire analysis procedure includes sampling of the lipids in tissue, washing the probe, and extraction spray ionization for MS analysis. The effectiveness was validated by analyzing mouse brain tissue samples. It showed high recoveries for a series of lipid classes in comparison with total lipid extraction method. Further demonstration was carried out with analysis of tissue samples from mouse liver, stomach, kidney and legs. With high physical strength and good chemical stability, the microprobe was also demonstrated for sampling lipids inside mouse kidney tissue samples. By incorporating a photochemical derivatization, a workflow was also developed for fast detection of lipid C
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]]>C isomers in tissue samples. Finally, a microprobe array was also developed for simultaneous sampling of lipids from multiple sites on tissue surfaces.
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Ovarian cancer cell fate regulation by the dynamics between saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2203480119. [PMID: 36197994 PMCID: PMC9564215 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2203480119] [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] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Fatty acids are an important source of energy and a key component of phospholipids in membranes and organelles. Saturated fatty acids (SFAs) are converted into unsaturated fatty acids (UFAs) by stearoyl Co-A desaturase (SCD), an enzyme active in cancer. Here, we studied how the dynamics between SFAs and UFAs regulated by SCD impacts ovarian cancer cell survival and tumor progression. SCD depletion or inhibition caused lower levels of UFAs vs. SFAs and altered fatty acyl chain plasticity, as demonstrated by lipidomics and stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) microscopy. Further, increased levels of SFAs resulting from SCD knockdown triggered endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response with brisk activation of IRE1α/XBP1 and PERK/eIF2α/ATF4 axes. Disorganized ER membrane was visualized by electron microscopy and SRS imaging in ovarian cancer cells in which SCD was knocked down. The induction of long-term mild ER stress or short-time severe ER stress by the increased levels of SFAs and loss of UFAs led to cell death. However, ER stress and apoptosis could be readily rescued by supplementation with UFAs and reequilibration of SFA/UFA levels. The effects of SCD knockdown or inhibition observed in vitro translated into suppression of intraperitoneal tumor growth in ovarian cancer xenograft models. Furthermore, a combined intervention using an SCD inhibitor and an SFA-enriched diet initiated ER stress in tumors growing in vivo and potently blocked their dissemination. In all, our data support SCD as a key regulator of the cancer cell fate under metabolic stress and point to treatment strategies targeting the lipid balance.
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Lin A, Fang J, Cheng Q, Liu Z, Luo P, Zhang J. B Cell Receptor Signaling Pathway Mutation as Prognosis Predictor of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Lung Adenocarcinoma by Bioinformatic Analysis. J Inflamm Res 2022; 15:5541-5555. [PMID: 36176353 PMCID: PMC9514294 DOI: 10.2147/jir.s379016] [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: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose The advent of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) is a revolutionary breakthrough. However, without the selection of a specific target population, the response rate of ICI therapy in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is low, so a clinical challenge has arisen in effectively using biomarkers to determine which patients can benefit from ICI therapy. Methods In this study, patients were divided according to whether or not nonsynonymous mutations were present in the BCR signaling pathway, and univariate and multivariate Cox regression models were established based on a LUAD cohort treated with ICIs (Miao-LUAD). Then the relationship between the mutation status of the BCR signaling pathway and the prognosis of immunotherapy was examined. Finally, data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) LUAD cohort, the Rizvi-LUAD, the Samstein-LUAD, and the Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University LUAD (Local-LUAD) cohort were combined, and the mutation panorama, immunogenicity, tumor microenvironment (TME) and pathway enrichment analysis between the BCR signaling pathway mutant group (BCR signaling MUT) and the BCR signaling pathway wild group (BCR signaling WT) were comprehensively compared. Results It was found that, compared with the BCR signaling WT, the BCR signaling MUT had a significantly improved progression-free survival (PFS) rate and overall survival (OS) rate, higher immunogenicity (tumor mutational burden, neoantigen load, and DNA damage response signaling mutations), and anti-tumor immune microenvironment. Conclusion These results revealed that the mutation state of the BCR signaling pathway has potential as a biomarker to predict the efficacy of ICIs in LUAD.
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- Anqi Lin
- Department of Oncology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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Baczewska M, Supruniuk E, Bojczuk K, Guzik P, Milewska P, Konończuk K, Dobroch J, Chabowski A, Knapp P. Energy Substrate Transporters in High-Grade Ovarian Cancer: Gene Expression and Clinical Implications. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23168968. [PMID: 36012230 PMCID: PMC9408757 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23168968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 08/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Ovarian cancer is a non-homogenous malignancy. High-grade serous carcinoma (HGSC) is the most common subtype, and its drug resistance mechanisms remain unclear. Despite the advantages of modern pharmacotherapy, high-grade ovarian cancer is associated with a poor prognosis and research into targeted therapies is in progress. The aim of the study was to assess the dominant energy substrate transport mechanism in ovarian cancer cells and to verify whether genomic aberrations could predict clinical outcomes using the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) dataset. Total RNA was extracted from HGSC frozen tissues, and the expression of selected genes was compared to respective controls. GLUT1, FABPpm, MCT4 and SNAT1 genes were significantly overexpressed in carcinomas compared with controls, while expression of CD36/SR-B2, FATP1, FABP4, GLUT4, ASCT2 and LPL was decreased. No differences were found in FATP4, LAT1, MCT1 and FASN. The transcript content of mitochondrial genes such as PGC-1α, TFAM and COX4/1 was similar between groups, while the β-HAD level declined in ovarian cancer. Additionally, the MCT4 level was reduced and PGC-1α was elevated in cancer tissue from patients with ‘small’ primary tumor and omental invasion accompanied by ascites as compared to patients that exhibited greater tendencies to metastasize to lymph nodes with clear omentum. Based on TCGA, higher FABP4 and LPL and lower TFAM expression indicated poorer overall survival in patients with ovarian cancer. In conclusion, the presented data show that there is no exclusive energy substrate in HGSC. However, this study indicates the advantage of glucose and lactate transport over fatty acids, thereby suggesting potential therapeutic intervention targets to impede ovarian cancer growth.
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- Marta Baczewska
- Department of Gynecology and Gynecological Oncology, Medical University of Bialystok, Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie 24A Street, 15-276 Bialystok, Poland
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-85-8317757
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- Department of Physiology, Medical University of Bialystok, Mickiewicza 2C Street, 15-222 Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Gynecology and Gynecological Oncology, Medical University of Bialystok, Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie 24A Street, 15-276 Bialystok, Poland
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- Clinical Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, City Hospital, Rycerska 4 Street, 35-241 Rzeszow, Poland
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- Biobank, Department of Medical Pathomorphology, Medical University of Bialystok, Waszyngtona 13 Street, 15-269 Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Bialystok, Waszyngtona 17 Street, 15-274 Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Gynecology and Gynecological Oncology, Medical University of Bialystok, Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie 24A Street, 15-276 Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Physiology, Medical University of Bialystok, Mickiewicza 2C Street, 15-222 Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Gynecology and Gynecological Oncology, Medical University of Bialystok, Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie 24A Street, 15-276 Bialystok, Poland
- University Oncology Center, University Clinical Hospital in Bialystok, Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie 24A Street, 15-276 Bialystok, Poland
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Chen Y, Xu Y, Wang J, Prisinzano P, Yuan Y, Lu F, Zheng M, Mao W, Wan Y. Statins Lower Lipid Synthesis But Promote Secretion of Cholesterol-Enriched Extracellular Vesicles and Particles. Front Oncol 2022; 12:853063. [PMID: 35646709 PMCID: PMC9133486 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.853063] [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: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Lipid droplets are lipid-rich cytosolic organelles that play roles in cell signaling, membrane trafficking, and many other cellular activities. Recent studies revealed that lipid droplets in cancer cells have various biological functions, such as energy production, membrane synthesis, and chemoresistance, thereby fostering cancer progression. Accordingly, the administration of antilipemic agents could improve anti-cancer treatment efficacy given hydrophobic chemotherapeutic drugs could be encapsulated into lipid droplets and then expelled to extracellular space. In this study, we investigated whether statins could promote treatment efficacy of lipid droplet-rich ovarian SKOV-3 cells and the potential influences on generation and composition of cell-derived extracellular vesicles and particles (EVP). Our studies indicate that statins can significantly lower lipid biosynthesis. Moreover, statins can inhibit proliferation, migration, and invasion of SKOV-3 cells and enhance chemosensitivity in vitro and in vivo. Furthermore, statins can lower EVP secretion but enforce the release of cholesterol-enriched EVPs, which can further lower lipid contents in parental cells. It is the first time that the influence of statins on EVP generation and EVP-lipid composition is observed. Overall, we demonstrated that statins could inhibit lipid production, expel cholesterol to extracellular space via EVPs, and improve chemosensitivity.
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- Yundi Chen
- The Pq Laboratory of BiomeDx/Rx, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, United States
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Wuxi People’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, China
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- The Pq Laboratory of BiomeDx/Rx, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, United States
- Department of Hematology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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- The Pq Laboratory of BiomeDx/Rx, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, United States
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- Biophotonics and Translational Optical Imaging Lab, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, United States
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Wuxi People’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Wuxi People’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, China
- *Correspondence: Yuan Wan, ; Wenjun Mao,
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- The Pq Laboratory of BiomeDx/Rx, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, United States
- *Correspondence: Yuan Wan, ; Wenjun Mao,
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Xu J, Liu X, Chen Y, Wang Y, Liu T, Yi P. RNA 5-Methylcytosine Regulators Contribute to Metabolism Heterogeneity and Predict Prognosis in Ovarian Cancer. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:807786. [PMID: 35372362 PMCID: PMC8971725 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.807786] [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: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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5-Methylcytosine (m5C) is an abundant and highly conserved modification in RNAs. The dysregulation of RNA m5C methylation has been reported in cancers, but the regulatory network in ovarian cancer of RNA m5C methylation-related genes and its implication in metabolic regulation remain largely unexplored. In this study, RNA-sequencing data and clinical information of 374 ovarian cancer patients were downloaded from The Cancer Genome Atlas database, and a total of 14 RNA m5C regulators were included. Through unsupervised consensus clustering, two clusters with different m5C modification patterns were identified with distinct survivals. According to enrichment analyses, glycosaminoglycan and collagen metabolism–related pathways were specifically activated in cluster 1, whereas fatty acid metabolism–related pathways were enriched in cluster 2, which had better overall survival (OS). Besides the metabolism heterogeneity, the higher sensitivity to platinum and paclitaxel in cluster 2 can further explain the improved OS. Ultimately, a least absolute shrinkage and selection operator prediction model formed by ALYREF, NOP2, and TET2 toward OS was constructed. In conclusion, distinct m5C modification pattern exhibited metabolism heterogeneity, different chemotherapy sensitivity, and consequently survival difference, providing evidence for risk stratification.
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Lee AH, Mejia Peña C, Dawson MR. Comparing the Secretomes of Chemorefractory and Chemoresistant Ovarian Cancer Cell Populations. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:1418. [PMID: 35326569 PMCID: PMC8946241 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14061418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Revised: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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High-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) constitutes the majority of all ovarian cancer cases and has staggering rates of both refractory and recurrent disease. While most patients respond to the initial treatment with paclitaxel and platinum-based drugs, up to 25% do not, and of the remaining that do, 75% experience disease recurrence within the subsequent two years. Intrinsic resistance in refractory cases is driven by environmental stressors like tumor hypoxia which alter the tumor microenvironment to promote cancer progression and resistance to anticancer drugs. Recurrent disease describes the acquisition of chemoresistance whereby cancer cells survive the initial exposure to chemotherapy and develop adaptations to enhance their chances of surviving subsequent treatments. Of the environmental stressors cancer cells endure, exposure to hypoxia has been identified as a potent trigger and priming agent for the development of chemoresistance. Both in the presence of the stress of hypoxia or the therapeutic stress of chemotherapy, cancer cells manage to cope and develop adaptations which prime populations to survive in future stress. One adaptation is the modification in the secretome. Chemoresistance is associated with translational reprogramming for increased protein synthesis, ribosome biogenesis, and vesicle trafficking. This leads to increased production of soluble proteins and extracellular vesicles (EVs) involved in autocrine and paracrine signaling processes. Numerous studies have demonstrated that these factors are largely altered between the secretomes of chemosensitive and chemoresistant patients. Such factors include cytokines, growth factors, EVs, and EV-encapsulated microRNAs (miRNAs), which serve to induce invasive molecular, biophysical, and chemoresistant phenotypes in neighboring normal and cancer cells. This review examines the modifications in the secretome of distinct chemoresistant ovarian cancer cell populations and specific secreted factors, which may serve as candidate biomarkers for aggressive and chemoresistant cancers.
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- Amy H. Lee
- Center for Biomedical Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA;
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA;
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- Center for Biomedical Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA;
- Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA;
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Lu Y, Cao Y, Zhang L, Lv Y, Zhang Y, Su Y, Guo Y. Online Quaternized Derivatization Mapping and Glycerides Profiling of Cancer Tissues by Laser Ablation Carbon Fiber Ionization Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2022; 94:3756-3761. [PMID: 35191670 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c04926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Mass spectrometry imaging has become a hot research field owing to its ability to reflect the distribution of multiple metabolites in tissue. However, not all kinds of metabolites have great ionization efficiency in mass spectrometry imaging. The mass signals of low polar metabolites like monoglycerides and diglycerides may be seriously suppressed. Many strategies have been proposed to fix the problem, such as on-tissue derivatization and online derivatization. Also, some challenges were encountered when implementing these approaches. Herein, a platform coupled online quaternized derivatization and laser ablation carbon fiber ionization mass spectrometry imaging has been developed. The mass signals of monoglycerides and diglycerides were drastically increased in the platform, and high-quality mass images of these metabolites could be acquired readily. In the platform, metabolites were first desorbed by a laser and then reacted online with a derivatization reagent transmitted by carbon fiber ionization, which also undertook the postionization of derivatization products. Pyridine acted as the main derivatization reagent to target metabolites with hydroxyl groups. Remarkably, the derivatization reaction proceeded rapidly without any catalyst owing to the high energy provided by the laser. The mass images of eight monoglycerides and 21 diglycerides were achieved after applying the platform into human ovarian cancer tissues. Notably, a higher mass intensity of these glycerides was captured in cancerous tissues than in para-cancerous tissues, which might infer aberrations in glyceride metabolisms of cancerous tissues.
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- Yingjie Lu
- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry and National Center for Organic Mass Spectrometry in Shanghai, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry and National Center for Organic Mass Spectrometry in Shanghai, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241000, P. R. China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241000, P. R. China
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- Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry and National Center for Organic Mass Spectrometry in Shanghai, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China
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Jiao B, Ye H, Liu X, Bu J, Wu J, Zhang W, Zhang Y, Ouyang Z. Handheld Mass Spectrometer with Intelligent Adaptability for On-Site and Point-of-Care Analysis. Anal Chem 2021; 93:15607-15616. [PMID: 34780167 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c02508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The development of miniature mass spectrometry (MS) systems with simple analysis procedures is important for the transition of applying MS analysis outside traditional analytical laboratories. Here, we present Mini 14, a handheld MS instrument with disposable sample cartridges designed based on the ambient ionization concept for intrasurgical tissue analysis and surface analysis. The instrumentation architecture consists of a single-stage vacuum chamber with a discontinuous atmospheric interface and a linear ion trap. A major effort in this study for technical advancement is on making handheld MS systems capable of automatically adapting to complex conditions for in-field analysis. Machine learning is used to establish the model for autocorrecting the mass offsets in the mass scale due to temperature variations and a new strategy is developed to extend the dynamic concentration range for analysis. Mini 14 weighs 12 kg and can operate on battery power for more than 3 h. The mass range exceeds m/z 2000, and the full peak width at half-maximum is Δm/z 0.4 at a scanning speed of 700 Th/s. The direct analysis of human brain tissue for identifying glioma associated with isocitrate dehydrogenase mutations has been achieved and a limit of detection of 5 ng/mL has been obtained for analyzing illicit drugs in blood.
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- Bin Jiao
- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- PURSPEC Technologies Inc., Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Institute of Forensic Science of China, Ministry of Public Security, Beijing 100038, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Xu C, Zhang L, Wang D, Jiang S, Cao D, Zhao Z, Huang M, Jin J. Lipidomics reveals that sustained SREBP-1-dependent lipogenesis is a key mediator of gefitinib-acquired resistance in EGFR-mutant lung cancer. Cell Death Discov 2021; 7:353. [PMID: 34775471 PMCID: PMC8590692 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-021-00744-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Patients with EGFR mutations in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have been greatly benefited from gefitinib, however, the therapeutic has failed due to the presence of acquired resistance. In this study, we show that gefitinib significantly induces downregulation of Sterol Regulator Element Binding (SREBP1) in therapy-sensitive cells. However, this was not observed in EGFR mutant NSCLC cells with acquired resistance. Lipidomics analysis showed that gefitinib could differently change the proportion of saturated phospholipids and unsaturated phospholipids in gefitinib-sensitive and acquired-resistant cells. Besides, levels of ROS and MDA were increased upon SREBP1 inhibition and even more upon gefitinib treatment. Importantly, inhibition of SREBP1 sensitizes EGFR-mutant therapy-resistant NSCLC to gefitinib both in vitro and in vivo models. These data suggest that sustained de novo lipogenesis through the maintenance of active SRBEP-1 is a key feature of acquired resistance to gefitinib in EGFR mutant lung cancer. Taken together, targeting SREBP1-induced lipogenesis is a promising approach to overcome acquired resistance to gefitinib in EGFR-mutant lung cancer.
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- Chuncao Xu
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Design and Evaluation, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Design and Evaluation, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Design and Evaluation, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Design and Evaluation, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Design and Evaluation, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Design and Evaluation, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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Giamougiannis P, Silva RVO, Freitas DLD, Lima KMG, Anagnostopoulos A, Angelopoulos G, Naik R, Wood NJ, Martin-Hirsch PL, Martin FL. Raman spectroscopy of blood and urine liquid biopsies for ovarian cancer diagnosis: identification of chemotherapy effects. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2021; 14:e202100195. [PMID: 34296515 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.202100195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2021] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Blood plasma and serum Raman spectroscopy for ovarian cancer diagnosis has been applied in pilot studies, with promising results. Herein, a comparative analysis of these biofluids, with a novel assessment of urine, was conducted by Raman spectroscopy application in a large patient cohort. Spectra were obtained through samples measurements from 116 ovarian cancer patients and 307 controls. Principal component analysis identified significant spectral differences between cancers without previous treatment (n = 71) and following neo-adjuvant chemotherapy (NACT), (n = 45). Application of five classification algorithms achieved up to 73% sensitivity for plasma, high specificities and accuracies for both blood biofluids, and lower performance for urine. A drop in sensitivities for the NACT group in plasma and serum, with an opposite trend in urine, suggest that Raman spectroscopy could identify chemotherapy-related changes. This study confirms that biofluids' Raman spectroscopy can contribute in ovarian cancer's diagnostic work-up and demonstrates its potential in monitoring treatment response.
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- Panagiotis Giamougiannis
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, UK
- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
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- Institute of Chemistry, Biological Chemistry and Chemometrics, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, Biological Chemistry and Chemometrics, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, Biological Chemistry and Chemometrics, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, UK
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Lin A, Xu W, Luo P, Zhang J. Mutations Status of Chemokine Signaling Pathway Predict Prognosis of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Colon Adenocarcinoma. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:721181. [PMID: 34721019 PMCID: PMC8551610 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.721181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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In recent years, tumor immunotherapy has become an important treatment program and popular research focus. However, the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) in the treatment of colorectal cancer still has limitations due to the current markers only being able to predict the prognosis of a small number of patients. As the chemokine signaling pathway can promote the anti-tumor response of the immune system by recruiting immune cells, we explored the relationship between mutations in the chemokine signaling pathway and the prognosis of colon adenocarcinoma (COAD) patients receiving ICI treatment. To analyze the relationship between chemokine mutation status and the prognosis of patients receiving ICI treatment, clinical and mutation data, with immunotherapy, for a COAD cohort was obtained from "cbioportal." Then, combining this with COAD cohort data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database, the panorama of gene mutation, immunogenicity, and difference in tumor microenvironment (TME) of chemokine pathways with different mutation statuses were analyzed. High-mut status has been proved to be a prognostic indicator of COAD patients receiving ICI treatment by Univariate and Multivariate Cox regression analysis. CIBERSORT analysis showed that the infiltration degree of M1 macrophages, neutrophils, and activated natural killer (NK) cells was higher in those with high-mut status. Immunogenicity of the high-mut group was also significantly increased, with the mutation number of tumor mutation burden (TMB), neoantigen load (NAL), DNA damage repair (DDR) pathway and microsatellite instability biomarker (MSI-H) being significantly higher. In this study, we found that the mutation state of chemokine pathways is closely associated with the prognosis of COAD patients undergoing ICI treatment. The higher number of TMB, NAL, and DDR mutations and inflammatory TME, may be the mechanism of behind a better prognosis. This discovery provides a possible idea for ICI therapy of COAD.
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- Department of Oncology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Associations of preoperative serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels with the prognosis of ovarian cancer. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2021; 305:683-691. [PMID: 34453586 DOI: 10.1007/s00404-021-06215-3] [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: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND The effect of serum lipids on ovarian cancer is controversial. We conducted this study to evaluate the prognostic value of preoperative plasma lipid profile in patients with ovarian cancer. METHODS The medical records of 156 epithelial ovarian cancer patients who underwent surgical resection in our department were retrospectively reviewed and analyzed. Serum lipids profiles, including total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglyceride (TG), apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I), apolipoprotein B (apoB) and clinicopathologic data, were analyzed. Cox proportional hazards regression analyses and Kaplan-Meier method were performed to evaluate the overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). RESULTS Multivariable Cox regression analysis found that preoperative higher LDL-C level was significantly associated with worse OS (HR 2.088, 95% CI 1.052-4.147, p = 0.035), whereas higher HDL-C level showed significant association with better PFS (HR 0.491, 95% CI 0.247-0.975, p = 0.042). Further Kaplan-Meier survival analysis demonstrated that OS was longer for patients with low levels of LDL-C (< 2.76 mmol/L) compared to those with high levels of LDL-C (≥ 2.76 mmol/L) (P = 0.028), and PFS was better for patients with high levels of HDL-C (≥ 1.19 mmol/L) compared to those with low levels of HDL-C (< 1.19 mmol/L) (P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Preoperative HDL-C and LDL-C levels are significant predictors of clinical outcome in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer.
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Wang Y, Li X, Peng S, Hu H, Wang Y, Shao M, Feng G, Liu Y, Bai Y. Single-Cell Analysis Reveals Spatial Heterogeneity of Immune Cells in Lung Adenocarcinoma. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:638374. [PMID: 34513820 PMCID: PMC8424094 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.638374] [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] [Received: 12/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The impacts of the tumor microenvironment (TME) on tumor evolvability remain unclear. A challenge for nearly all cancer types is spatial heterogeneity, providing substrates for the emergence and evolvability of drug resistance and leading to unfavorable prognosis. Understanding TME heterogeneity among different tumor sites would provide deeper insights into personalized therapy. We found 9,992 cell profiles of the TME in human lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) samples at a single-cell resolution. By comparing different tumor sites, we discovered high TME heterogeneity. Single-sample gene set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA) was utilized to explore functional differences between cell subpopulations and between the core, middle and edge of tumors. We identified 8 main cell types and 27 cell subtypes of T cells, B cells, fibroblasts and myeloid cells. We revealed CD4+ naive T cells in the tumor core that express high levels of immune checkpoint molecules and have a higher activity of immune-exhaustion signaling. CD8+ T cell subpopulations in the tumor core correlate with the upregulated activity of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) and fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) signaling and downregulated T cell activity. B cell subtypes in the tumor core downregulate cytokine production. In this study, we revealed that there was immunological heterogeneity in the TME of patients with LUAD that have different ratios of immune cells and stromal cells, different functions, and various degrees of activation of immune-related pathways in different tumor parts. Therefore, clarifying the spatial heterogeneity of the tumor in the immune microenvironment can help clinicians design personalized treatments.
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- Youyu Wang
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Sixth People’s Hospital of Chengdu, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Radiology, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Oncology, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Fifth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine the Second Clinical Medical College, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Oncology, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Oncology, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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Giamougiannis P, Morais CLM, Rodriguez B, Wood NJ, Martin-Hirsch PL, Martin FL. Detection of ovarian cancer (± neo-adjuvant chemotherapy effects) via ATR-FTIR spectroscopy: comparative analysis of blood and urine biofluids in a large patient cohort. Anal Bioanal Chem 2021; 413:5095-5107. [PMID: 34195877 PMCID: PMC8405472 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-021-03472-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 06/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Ovarian cancer remains the most lethal gynaecological malignancy, as its timely detection at early stages remains elusive. Attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy of biofluids has been previously applied in pilot studies for ovarian cancer diagnosis, with promising results. Herein, these initial findings were further investigated by application of ATR-FTIR spectroscopy in a large patient cohort. Spectra were obtained by measurements of blood plasma and serum, as well as urine, from 116 patients with ovarian cancer and 307 patients with benign gynaecological conditions. A preliminary chemometric analysis revealed significant spectral differences in ovarian cancer patients without previous chemotherapy (n = 71) and those who had received neo-adjuvant chemotherapy-NACT (n = 45), so these groups were compared separately with benign controls. Classification algorithms with blind predictive model validation demonstrated that serum was the best biofluid, achieving 76% sensitivity and 98% specificity for ovarian cancer detection, whereas urine exhibited poor performance. A drop in sensitivities for the NACT ovarian cancer group in plasma and serum indicates the potential of ATR-FTIR spectroscopy to identify chemotherapy-related spectral changes. Comparisons of regression coefficient plots for identification of biomarkers suggest that glycoproteins (such as CA125) are the main classifiers for ovarian cancer detection and responsible for smaller differences in spectra between NACT patients and benign controls. This study confirms the capacity of biofluids' ATR-FTIR spectroscopy (mainly blood serum) to diagnose ovarian cancer with high accuracy and demonstrates its potential in monitoring response to chemotherapy, which is reported for the first time. ATR-FTIR spectroscopy of blood serum achieves good segregation of ovarian cancers from benign controls, with attenuation of differences following neo-adjuvant chemotherapy.
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- Panagiotis Giamougiannis
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, PR2 9HT, UK
- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, PR1 2HE, UK
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, PR1 2HE, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, PR2 9HT, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, PR2 9HT, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, PR2 9HT, UK
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Li L, Qiu C, Hou M, Wang X, Huang C, Zou J, Liu T, Qu J. Ferroptosis in Ovarian Cancer: A Novel Therapeutic Strategy. Front Oncol 2021; 11:665945. [PMID: 33996593 PMCID: PMC8117419 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.665945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Ovarian cancer (OVCA) is one of the most lethal malignancies with a five-year relative survival below 50% by virtue of its high recurrence rate and inadequate early detection methods. For OVCA patients, modern approaches include debulking surgery, chemotherapies, angiogenesis inhibitors, poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors, and immunotherapies depending on the histological type and staging of the tumor. However, in most cases, simple standard treatment is not satisfactory. Thus, a more effective way of treatment is needed. Ferroptosis is a newly recognized type of regulated cell death marked by lipid peroxidation, iron accumulation and glutathione deprivation, having a connection with a variety of disorders and showing great potential in anti-tumor therapy. Intriguingly, a possible connection between ferroptosis and OVCA is shown on the basis of previously published findings. Furthermore, a growing number of ferroptosis protection pathways have been identified during the past few years with increasing ferroptosis regulators being discovered. In this review, we summarized several major pathways involved in ferroptosis and the study foundation of ferroptosis and ovarian cancer, hoping to provide clues regarding OVCA treatment. And some important issues were also raised to point out future research directions.
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- Lanyu Li
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jinan Central Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jinan Central Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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A Novel Two-Lipid Signature Is a Strong and Independent Prognostic Factor in Ovarian Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13081764. [PMID: 33917079 PMCID: PMC8067677 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13081764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Revised: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Simple Summary Most ovarian cancer patients initially show a response to primary treatments, but the development of refractory disease is a major problem. Currently, there are no blood-based prognostic biomarkers, and the prognosis of a patient is determined by the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage and residual disease after cytoreductive surgery. In this study, we developed and validated a novel test based on the ratio of two circulatory lipids that enables the prognostic stratification of ovarian cancer patients at the time of diagnosis, prior to any oncological treatments. The translational relevance of this test is to find those patients with poor prognosis early on, and to identify patients that are at high risk of recurrence despite complete cytoreduction. Thus, the test enables the early direction of novel targeted therapies to those ovarian cancer patients at greatest risk of recurrence and death. Abstract Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) generally responds well to oncological treatments, but the eventual development of a refractory disease is a major clinical problem. Presently, there are no prognostic blood-based biomarkers for the stratification of EOC patients at the time of diagnosis. We set out to assess and validate the prognostic utility of a novel two-lipid signature, as the lipidome is known to be markedly aberrant in EOC patients. The study consisted of 499 women with histologically confirmed EOC that were prospectively recruited at the university hospitals in Turku (Finland) and Charité (Berlin, Germany). Lipidomic screening by tandem liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was performed for all baseline serum samples of these patients, and additionally for 20 patients of the Turku cohort at various timepoints. A two-lipid signature, based on the ratio of the ceramide Cer(d18:1/18:0) and phosphatidylcholine PC(O-38:4), showed consistent prognostic performance in all investigated study cohorts. In the Turku cohort, the unadjusted hazard ratios (HRs) per standard deviation (SD) (95% confidence interval) were 1.79 (1.40, 2.29) for overall and 1.40 (1.14, 1.71) for progression-free survival. In a Charité cohort incorporating only stage III completely resected patients, the corresponding HRs were 1.59 (1.08, 2.35) and 1.53 (1.02, 2.30). In linear-mixed models predicting progression of the disease, the two-lipid signature showed higher performance (beta per SD increase 1.99 (1.38, 2.97)) than cancer antigen 125 (CA-125, 1.78 (1.13, 2.87)). The two-lipid signature was able to identify EOC patients with an especially poor prognosis at the time of diagnosis, and also showed promise for the detection of disease relapse.
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Zhou J, Zhao J, Su C. Role of Aberrant Lipid Metabolism of Cancer Stem Cells in Cancer Progression. Curr Cancer Drug Targets 2021; 21:631-639. [PMID: 33726650 DOI: 10.2174/1568009619666210316112333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cancer stem cells (CSCs) represent a small population of cancer cells that are able to self-renew and initiate tumors, which undergo epigenetic, epithelial-mesenchymal, immunological, and metabolic reprogramming to adapt to the tumor microenvironment as well as survive host defense or therapeutic insults. The metabolic reprogramming that accompanies cancer onset is known to be critical for the disease pathogenesis. A coordinated dysregulation of lipid metabolism is observed in nearly all cancer types. In addition to fulfilling basic requirements of structural lipids for membrane synthesis, lipids function importantly as signaling molecules and contribute to energy homeostasis. In this review, we summarize the current progress in the attractive research field of aberrant lipid metabolism regarding CSCs in cancer progression, which provides insights into therapeutic agents targeting CSCs based upon their modulation of lipid metabolism.
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- Juan Zhou
- Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital & Thoracic Cancer Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai. China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital & Thoracic Cancer Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai. China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital & Thoracic Cancer Institute, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai. China
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Cummings M, Freer C, Orsi NM. Targeting the tumour microenvironment in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. Semin Cancer Biol 2021; 77:3-28. [PMID: 33607246 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2021.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Revised: 01/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Ovarian cancer typically presents at an advanced stage, and although the majority of cases initially respond well to platinum-based therapies, chemoresistance almost always occurs leading to a poor long-term prognosis. While various cellular autonomous mechanisms contribute to intrinsic or acquired platinum resistance, the tumour microenvironment (TME) plays a central role in resistance to therapy and disease progression by providing cancer stem cell niches, promoting tumour cell metabolic reprogramming, reducing chemotherapy drug perfusion and promoting an immunosuppressive environment. As such, the TME is an attractive therapeutic target which has been the focus of intense research in recent years. This review provides an overview of the unique ovarian cancer TME and its role in disease progression and therapy resistance, highlighting some of the latest preclinical and clinical data on TME-targeted therapies. In particular, it focuses on strategies targeting cancer-associated fibroblasts, tumour-associated macrophages, cancer stem cells and cancer cell metabolic vulnerabilities.
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- M Cummings
- Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James's, St James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James's, St James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James's, St James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom; St James's Institute of Oncology, Bexley Wing, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom.
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Zheng M, Mullikin H, Hester A, Czogalla B, Heidegger H, Vilsmaier T, Vattai A, Chelariu-Raicu A, Jeschke U, Trillsch F, Mahner S, Kaltofen T. Development and Validation of a Novel 11-Gene Prognostic Model for Serous Ovarian Carcinomas Based on Lipid Metabolism Expression Profile. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E9169. [PMID: 33271935 PMCID: PMC7731240 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21239169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2020] [Revised: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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(1) Background: Biomarkers might play a significant role in predicting the clinical outcomes of patients with ovarian cancer. By analyzing lipid metabolism genes, future perspectives may be uncovered; (2) Methods: RNA-seq data for serous ovarian cancer were downloaded from The Cancer Genome Atlas and Gene Expression Omnibus databases. The non-negative matrix factorization package in programming language R was used to classify molecular subtypes of lipid metabolism genes and the limma package in R was performed for functional enrichment analysis. Through lasso regression, we constructed a multi-gene prognosis model; (3) Results: Two molecular subtypes were obtained and an 11-gene signature was constructed (PI3, RGS, ADORA3, CH25H, CCDC80, PTGER3, MATK, KLRB1, CCL19, CXCL9 and CXCL10). Our prognostic model shows a good independent prognostic ability in ovarian cancer. In a nomogram, the predictive efficiency was notably superior to that of traditional clinical features. Related to known models in ovarian cancer with a comparable amount of genes, ours has the highest concordance index; (4) Conclusions: We propose an 11-gene signature prognosis prediction model based on lipid metabolism genes in serous ovarian cancer.
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- Mingjun Zheng
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Maistrasse 11, 80337 Munich, Germany; (M.Z.); (H.M.); (A.H.); (B.C.); (H.H.); (T.V.); (A.V.); (A.C.-R.); (U.J.); (F.T.); (S.M.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Maistrasse 11, 80337 Munich, Germany; (M.Z.); (H.M.); (A.H.); (B.C.); (H.H.); (T.V.); (A.V.); (A.C.-R.); (U.J.); (F.T.); (S.M.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Maistrasse 11, 80337 Munich, Germany; (M.Z.); (H.M.); (A.H.); (B.C.); (H.H.); (T.V.); (A.V.); (A.C.-R.); (U.J.); (F.T.); (S.M.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Maistrasse 11, 80337 Munich, Germany; (M.Z.); (H.M.); (A.H.); (B.C.); (H.H.); (T.V.); (A.V.); (A.C.-R.); (U.J.); (F.T.); (S.M.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Maistrasse 11, 80337 Munich, Germany; (M.Z.); (H.M.); (A.H.); (B.C.); (H.H.); (T.V.); (A.V.); (A.C.-R.); (U.J.); (F.T.); (S.M.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Maistrasse 11, 80337 Munich, Germany; (M.Z.); (H.M.); (A.H.); (B.C.); (H.H.); (T.V.); (A.V.); (A.C.-R.); (U.J.); (F.T.); (S.M.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Maistrasse 11, 80337 Munich, Germany; (M.Z.); (H.M.); (A.H.); (B.C.); (H.H.); (T.V.); (A.V.); (A.C.-R.); (U.J.); (F.T.); (S.M.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Maistrasse 11, 80337 Munich, Germany; (M.Z.); (H.M.); (A.H.); (B.C.); (H.H.); (T.V.); (A.V.); (A.C.-R.); (U.J.); (F.T.); (S.M.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Maistrasse 11, 80337 Munich, Germany; (M.Z.); (H.M.); (A.H.); (B.C.); (H.H.); (T.V.); (A.V.); (A.C.-R.); (U.J.); (F.T.); (S.M.)
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Augsburg, Stenglinstrasse 2, 86156 Augsburg, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Maistrasse 11, 80337 Munich, Germany; (M.Z.); (H.M.); (A.H.); (B.C.); (H.H.); (T.V.); (A.V.); (A.C.-R.); (U.J.); (F.T.); (S.M.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Maistrasse 11, 80337 Munich, Germany; (M.Z.); (H.M.); (A.H.); (B.C.); (H.H.); (T.V.); (A.V.); (A.C.-R.); (U.J.); (F.T.); (S.M.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Maistrasse 11, 80337 Munich, Germany; (M.Z.); (H.M.); (A.H.); (B.C.); (H.H.); (T.V.); (A.V.); (A.C.-R.); (U.J.); (F.T.); (S.M.)
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Lin X, Wang L, Xie X, Qin Y, Xie Z, Ouyang M, Zhou C. Prognostic Biomarker TP53 Mutations for Immune Checkpoint Blockade Therapy and Its Association With Tumor Microenvironment of Lung Adenocarcinoma. Front Mol Biosci 2020; 7:602328. [PMID: 33330629 PMCID: PMC7710974 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2020.602328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), is characterized by durable responses and improved survival in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, there is a lack of predictive biomarkers to optimize the use of ICIs in cancers. The clinical benefit of patients with lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) harboring TP53 mutations undergoing conventional treatments need to be optimized. Recently, studies indicated that TP53 mutations may be associated with improved survival in patients treated with ICIs. The immunotherapy cohort was used to estimate the association of TP53 mutations with the immune prognosis of LUAD. Genomic data were used to estimate the difference in immunogenicity and mutations in DNA damage repair (DDR). Clinical and genomic data were collected from patients with LUAD treated with ICIs and profiled using panel. The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA)-LUAD cohort was used to distinguish the tumor microenvironment, mutational profiles, immunogenicity and DDR mutations between TP53-mutated and TP53-wild-type. In the MSKCC-LUAD cohort, TP53-mutated LUAD showed significantly prolonged progression-free survival (PFS) (P = 0.017, HR = 0.69 [95%CI: 0.50–0.94]). CIBERSORT suggested that TP53-mutated had a higher proportion of activated immune cell infiltration. Additionally, TP53-mutated LUAD had higher expression levels of chemokines and proinflammatory mediators, increased tumor burden, neoantigen load, and DDR mutations. Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) suggests that TP53-mutated LUAD is significantly enriched in the cell cycle and DDR pathway but significantly downregulated in lipid metabolism. Our findings suggested that TP53 mutation may be a potential biomarker of immunotherapy for LUAD.
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- Xinqing Lin
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Yang C, Xia BR, Zhang ZC, Zhang YJ, Lou G, Jin WL. Immunotherapy for Ovarian Cancer: Adjuvant, Combination, and Neoadjuvant. Front Immunol 2020; 11:577869. [PMID: 33123161 PMCID: PMC7572849 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.577869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecologic malignancy. Surgery and chemotherapy are the primary treatments for ovarian cancer; however, patients often succumb to recurrence with chemotherapeutic resistance within several years after the initial treatment. In the past two decades, immunotherapy has rapidly developed, and has revolutionized the treatment of various types of cancer. Despite the fact that immunotherapy response rates among ovarian cancer patients remain modest, treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)- and TCR-engineered T cells is rapidly developing. Therapeutic efficiency could be improved significantly if immunotherapy is included as an adjuvant therapy, in combination with chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and the use of anti-angiogenesis drugs, and poly ADP ribose polymerase inhibitors (PARPi). Newly developed technologies that identify therapeutic targets, predict treatment efficacy, rapidly screen potential immunotherapy drugs, provide neoadjuvant immunotherapy, and utilize nanomedicine technology provide new opportunities for the treatment of ovarian cancer, and have the potential to prolong patient survival. However, important issues that may hinder the efficacy of such approaches, including hyperprogressive disease (HPD), immunotherapy-resistance, and toxicity of the treatments, including neurotoxicity, must be taken into account and addressed for these therapies to be effective.
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- Chang Yang
- Department of Gynecology Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China
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- Department of Gynecology Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Gynecology Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China
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- Department of Gynecology Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China
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- Department of Gynecology Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China
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- Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Center for Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment Instrument, Key Laboratory for Thin Film and Microfabrication Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Electronic Information and Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- National Center for Translational Medicine, Collaborative Innovational Center for System Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Ferreri C, Sansone A, Ferreri R, Amézaga J, Tueros I. Fatty Acids and Membrane Lipidomics in Oncology: A Cross-Road of Nutritional, Signaling and Metabolic Pathways. Metabolites 2020; 10:metabo10090345. [PMID: 32854444 PMCID: PMC7570129 DOI: 10.3390/metabo10090345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2020] [Revised: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 08/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Fatty acids are closely involved in lipid synthesis and metabolism in cancer. Their amount and composition are dependent on dietary supply and tumor microenviroment. Research in this subject highlighted the crucial event of membrane formation, which is regulated by the fatty acids' molecular properties. The growing understanding of the pathways that create the fatty acid pool needed for cell replication is the result of lipidomics studies, also envisaging novel fatty acid biosynthesis and fatty acid-mediated signaling. Fatty acid-driven mechanisms and biological effects in cancer onset, growth and metastasis have been elucidated, recognizing the importance of polyunsaturated molecules and the balance between omega-6 and omega-3 families. Saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids are biomarkers in several types of cancer, and their characterization in cell membranes and exosomes is under development for diagnostic purposes. Desaturase enzymatic activity with unprecedented de novo polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) synthesis is considered the recent breakthrough in this scenario. Together with the link between obesity and cancer, fatty acids open interesting perspectives for biomarker discovery and nutritional strategies to control cancer, also in combination with therapies. All these subjects are described using an integrated approach taking into account biochemical, biological and analytical aspects, delineating innovations in cancer prevention, diagnostics and treatments.
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- Carla Ferreri
- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy;
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- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy;
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- Department of Integrated Medicine, Tuscany Reference Centre for Integrated Medicine in the hospital pathway, Pitigliano Hospital, Via Nicola Ciacci, 340, 58017 Pitigliano, Italy;
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- AZTI, Food and Health, Parque Tecnológico de Bizkaia, Astondo Bidea, Edificio 609, 48160 Derio, Spain; (J.A.); (I.T.)
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- AZTI, Food and Health, Parque Tecnológico de Bizkaia, Astondo Bidea, Edificio 609, 48160 Derio, Spain; (J.A.); (I.T.)
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Piga I, Verza M, Montenegro F, Nardo G, Zulato E, Zanin T, Del Bianco P, Esposito G, Indraccolo S. In situ Metabolic Profiling of Ovarian Cancer Tumor Xenografts: A Digital Pathology Approach. Front Oncol 2020; 10:1277. [PMID: 32974128 PMCID: PMC7466758 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.01277] [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: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Metabolic profiling of cancer is a rising interest in the field of biomarker development. One bottleneck of its clinical exploitation, however, is the lack of simple and quantitative techniques that enable to capture the key metabolic traits of tumor from archival samples. In fact, liquid chromatography associated with mass spectrometry is the gold-standard technique for the study of tumor metabolism because it has high levels of accuracy and precision. However, it requires freshly frozen samples, which are difficult to collect in large multi-centric clinical studies. For this reason, we propose here to investigate a set of established metabolism-associated protein markers by exploiting immunohistochemistry coupled with digital pathology. As case study, we quantified expression of MCT1, MCT4, GLS, PHGDH, FAS, and ACC in 17 patient-derived ovarian cancer xenografts and correlated it with survival. Among these markers, the glycolysis-associated marker MCT4 was negatively associated with survival of mice. The algorithm enabling a quantitative analysis of these metabolism-associated markers is an innovative research tool that can be exported to large sets of clinical samples and can remove the variability of individual interpretation of immunohistochemistry results.
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- Ilaria Piga
- Immunology and Molecular Oncology Unit, Istituto Oncologico Veneto, IOV-IRCCS, Padua, Italy.,Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Immunology and Molecular Oncology Unit, Istituto Oncologico Veneto, IOV-IRCCS, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Immunology and Molecular Oncology Unit, Istituto Oncologico Veneto, IOV-IRCCS, Padua, Italy
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- Immunology and Molecular Oncology Unit, Istituto Oncologico Veneto, IOV-IRCCS, Padua, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Istituto Oncologico Veneto, IOV-IRCCS, Padua, Italy
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- Clinical Research Unit, Istituto Oncologico Veneto, IOV-IRCCS, Padua, Italy
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- Immunology and Molecular Oncology Unit, Istituto Oncologico Veneto, IOV-IRCCS, Padua, Italy
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- Immunology and Molecular Oncology Unit, Istituto Oncologico Veneto, IOV-IRCCS, Padua, Italy
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Chen Y, Cao W, Wang L, Zhong T. AMPH1 functions as a tumour suppressor in ovarian cancer via the inactivation of PI3K/AKT pathway. J Cell Mol Med 2020; 24:7652-7659. [PMID: 32476271 PMCID: PMC7339212 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.15400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Revised: 04/04/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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AMPH1, an abundant protein in nerve terminals, plays a critical role in the recruitment of dynamin to sites of clathrin-mediated endocytosis. Recently, it is reported to be involved in breast cancer and lung cancer. However, the impact of AMPH1 on ovarian cancer is unclear. In this study, we used gain-of-function and loss-of-function methods to explore the role of AMPH1 in ovarian cancer cells. AMPH1 inhibited ovarian cancer cell growth and cell migration, and promoted caspase-3 activity, resulting in the increase of cell apoptosis. In xenograft mice model, AMPH1 prevented tumour progression. The anti-oncogene effects of AMPH1 on ovarian cancer might be partially due to the inhibition of PI3K/AKT signalling pathway after overexpression of AMPH1. Immunohistochemistry analysis showed that the staining of AMPH1 was remarkably reduced in ovarian cancer tissues compared with normal ovarian tissues. In conclusion, our study identifies AMPH1 as a tumour suppressor in ovarian cancer in vitro and in vivo. This is the first evidence that AMPH1 inhibited cell growth and migration, and induced apoptosis via the inactivation of PI3K/AKT signalling pathway on ovarian cancer, which may be used as an effective strategy.
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- Yajun Chen
- Department of Clinical LaboratoryNanjing Maternity and Child Health Care HospitalWomen’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjingChina
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- The international Peace Maternity and Child Health HospitalSchool of MedicineThe China Welfare InstituteShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo Original DiseasesShanghaiChina
- Shanghai Municipal Key Clinical SpecialtyShanghaiChina
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- The international Peace Maternity and Child Health HospitalSchool of MedicineThe China Welfare InstituteShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghaiChina
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Embryo Original DiseasesShanghaiChina
- Shanghai Municipal Key Clinical SpecialtyShanghaiChina
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- Department of Clinical LaboratoryNanjing Maternity and Child Health Care HospitalWomen’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjingChina
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Age, sex, and specific gene mutations affect the effects of immune checkpoint inhibitors in colorectal cancer. Pharmacol Res 2020; 159:105028. [PMID: 32569820 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2020.105028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Revised: 06/06/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The effect of age and sex on the predictive value of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has been controversial, and the effect of specific gene mutations on the predictive value of CRC patients treated with ICIs remains to be explored. Our study analyzed the influence of the above factors on the overall survival (OS) of CRC patients receiving ICIs and explored the influencing mechanism of various predictive biomakers. We performed survival prognostic correlation analysis and bioinformatics analysis on the clinical CRC cohort receiving ICIs in from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) and the clinical and genetic data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA)-CRC dataset, including immunogenicity analysis, tumor immune microenvironment analysis, and gene set enrichment analysis and so on. We found that mutation count >11 mutation/Mb (tumor mutation burden, TMB-high) (HR = 0.22, 95 %CI: 0.09-0.53; P < 0.001), male (HR = 0.51, 95 %CI: 0.28-0.93; P = 0.029), RNF43-mutant (MT) (HR = 0.12, 95 %CI: 0.03-0.49; P = 0.003), CREBBP-MT (HR = 0.23, 95 %CI: 0.07-0.76; P = 0.016), NOTCH3-MT (HR = 0.17, 95 %CI: 0.04-0.74; P = 0018), PTCH1-MT (HR = 0.27, 95 %CI: 0.08-0.9; P = 0.033), CIC-MT (HR = 0.23, 95 %CI: 0.05-0.93; P = 0.040), DNMT1-MT (HR = 0.12, 95 %CI: 0.02-0.93; P = 0.043) and SPEN-MT (HR = 0.31, 95 %CI: 0.09-0.99; P < 0.049) are all related to longer OS, but age≤65 years (HR = 3.01, 95 %CI: 1.18-7.65; P = 0.021), APC-MT (HR = 2.51, 95 %CI: 1.12-5.63; P = 0.026) and TP53-MT (HR = 1.94, 95 %CI: 1.03-3.65; P = 0.041) are associated with shorter OS. The reason why positive predictive markers provide survival benefits to CRC may be related to higher immunogenicity such as TMB, highly expression of mRNA related to immune response, highly infiltrating immune-active cells such as CD8 + T cells, active immune-active pathways, and DNA damage repair pathways with an increased number of mutations.
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Sterculic Acid: The Mechanisms of Action beyond Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase Inhibition and Therapeutic Opportunities in Human Diseases. Cells 2020; 9:cells9010140. [PMID: 31936134 PMCID: PMC7016617 DOI: 10.3390/cells9010140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Revised: 01/04/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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In many tissues, stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 (SCD1) catalyzes the biosynthesis of monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAS), (i.e., palmitoleate and oleate) from their saturated fatty acid (SFA) precursors (i.e., palmitate and stearate), influencing cellular membrane physiology and signaling, leading to broad effects on human physiology. In addition to its predominant role in lipid metabolism and body weight control, SCD1 has emerged recently as a potential new target for the treatment for various diseases, such as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, and skin disorders. Sterculic acid (SA) is a cyclopropene fatty acid originally found in the seeds of the plant Sterculia foetida with numerous biological activities. On the one hand, its ability to inhibit stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) allows its use as a coadjuvant of several pathologies where this enzyme has been associated. On the other hand, additional effects independently of its SCD inhibitory properties, involve anti-inflammatory and protective roles in retinal diseases such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD). This review aims to summarize the mechanisms by which SA exerts its actions and to highlight the emerging areas where this natural compound may be of help for the development of new therapies for human diseases.
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