Unknown

Dataset Information

0

Cystathionine as a marker for 1p/19q codeleted gliomas by in vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Codeletion of chromosome arms 1p and 19q (1p/19q codeletion) highly benefits diagnosis and prognosis in gliomas. In this study, we investigated the effect of 1p/19q codeletion on cancer cell metabolism and evaluated possible metabolic targets for tailored therapies. METHODS:We combined in vivo 1H (proton) magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) measurements in human gliomas with the analysis of a series of standard amino acids by liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy (LC-MS) in human glioma biopsies. Sixty-five subjects with low-grade glioma were included in the study: 31 underwent the MRI/MRS examination, 47 brain tumor tissue samples were analyzed with LC-MS, and 33 samples were analyzed for gene expression with quantitative PCR. Additionally, we performed metabolic tracer experiments in cell models with 1p deletion. RESULTS:We report the first in vivo detection of cystathionine by MRS in 1p/19q codeleted gliomas. Selective accumulation of cystathionine was observed in codeleted gliomas in vivo, in brain tissue samples, as well as in cells harboring heterozygous deletions for serine- and cystathionine-pathway genes located on 1p: phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (PHGDH) and cystathionine gamma-lyase (CTH). Quantitative PCR analyses showed 40-50% lower expression of both PHGDH and CTH in 1p/19q codeleted gliomas compared with their non-codeleted counterparts. CONCLUSIONS:Our results provide strong evidence of a selective vulnerability of codeleted gliomas to serine and glutathione depletion and point to cystathionine as a possible noninvasive marker of treatment response.

SUBMITTER: Branzoli F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6556848 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

altmetric image

Publications


<h4>Background</h4>Codeletion of chromosome arms 1p and 19q (1p/19q codeletion) highly benefits diagnosis and prognosis in gliomas. In this study, we investigated the effect of 1p/19q codeletion on cancer cell metabolism and evaluated possible metabolic targets for tailored therapies.<h4>Methods</h4>We combined in vivo 1H (proton) magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) measurements in human gliomas with the analysis of a series of standard amino acids by liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy (L  ...[more]

Similar Datasets

| S-EPMC4617162 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC8284622 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC6347382 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC5323103 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC7212872 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC7642873 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC8324173 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC10192391 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC6682685 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC8290517 | biostudies-literature