Journal
BMC CANCER
Volume 20, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12885-020-06908-z
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Metabolomics; Prostate cancer; TMPRSS2-ERG; H-1 HRMAS NMR; Gleason score
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- Swedish Research Council
- Swedish Cancer Society
- Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research [RB13-0119]
- Kempe Foundation
- Knut and Alice Wallenberg foundation (NMR for Life Programme)
- SciLifeLab
- Umea Insamlingsstiftelse
- Umea University
- Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) [RB13-0119] Funding Source: Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF)
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Background Prostate cancer (PC) can display very heterogeneous phenotypes ranging from indolent asymptomatic to aggressive lethal forms. Understanding how these PC subtypes vary in their striving for energy and anabolic molecules is of fundamental importance for developing more effective therapies and diagnostics. Here, we carried out an extensive analysis of prostate tissue samples to reveal metabolic alterations during PC development and disease progression and furthermore between TMPRSS2-ERG rearrangement-positive and -negative PC subclasses. Methods Comprehensive metabolomics analysis of prostate tissue samples was performed by non-destructive high-resolution magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (H-1 HR MAS NMR). Subsequently, samples underwent moderate extraction, leaving tissue morphology intact for histopathological characterization. Metabolites in tissue extracts were identified by H-1/P-31 NMR and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). These metabolomics profiles were analyzed by chemometric tools and the outcome was further validated using proteomic data from a separate sample cohort. Results The obtained metabolite patterns significantly differed between PC and benign tissue and between samples with high and low Gleason score (GS). Five key metabolites (phosphocholine, glutamate, hypoxanthine, arginine and alpha-glucose) were identified, who were sufficient to differentiate between cancer and benign tissue and between high to low GS. In ERG-positive PC, the analysis revealed several acylcarnitines among the increased metabolites together with decreased levels of proteins involved in beta-oxidation; indicating decreased acyl-CoAs oxidation in ERG-positive tumors. The ERG-positive group also showed increased levels of metabolites and proteins involved in purine catabolism; a potential sign of increased DNA damage and oxidative stress. Conclusions Our comprehensive metabolomic analysis strongly indicates that ERG-positive PC and ERG-negative PC should be considered as different subtypes of PC; a fact requiring different, sub-type specific treatment strategies for affected patients.
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