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The Tumor Microenvironment Modulates Choline and Lipid Metabolism

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Title
The Tumor Microenvironment Modulates Choline and Lipid Metabolism
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Frontiers in oncology, December 2016
DOI 10.3389/fonc.2016.00262
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Noriko Mori, Flonné Wildes, Tomoyo Takagi, Kristine Glunde, Zaver M. Bhujwalla

Abstract

An increase of cellular phosphocholine (PC) and total choline (tCho)-containing compounds as well as alterations in lipids have been consistently observed in cancer cells and tissue. These metabolic changes are closely related to malignant transformation, invasion, and metastasis. The study of cancer cells in culture plays an important role in understanding mechanisms leading to altered choline (Cho) and lipid metabolism in cancer, as it provides a carefully controlled environment. However, a solid tumor is a complex system with a unique tumor microenvironment frequently containing hypoxic and acidic regions and areas of nutrient deprivation and necrosis. Cancer cell-stromal cell interactions and the extracellular matrix may also alter Cho and lipid metabolism. Human tumor xenograft models in mice are useful to mimic the growth of human cancers and provide insights into the influence of in vivo conditions on metabolism. Here, we have compared metabolites, obtained with high resolution (1)H MRS of extracts from human breast and prostate cancer cells in a 2-dimensional (2D) monolayer culture and from solid tumor xenografts derived from these cells, as well as the protein expression of enzymes that regulate Cho and lipid metabolism. Our data demonstrate significant differences in Cho and lipid metabolism and protein expression patterns between human breast and prostate cancer cells in culture and in tumors derived from these cells. These data highlight the influence of the tumor microenvironment on Cho and lipid metabolism.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Austria 1 2%
Unknown 51 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 13 25%
Student > Bachelor 9 17%
Student > Doctoral Student 5 10%
Researcher 5 10%
Student > Master 5 10%
Other 6 12%
Unknown 9 17%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 17 33%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 7 13%
Medicine and Dentistry 5 10%
Chemistry 3 6%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 1 2%
Other 6 12%
Unknown 13 25%
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#20,656,161
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#11,313
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#320,017
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Outputs of similar age from Frontiers in oncology
#30
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