Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) Induced by TGF-ß in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells Reprograms Lipid Metabolism.
Int J Mol Sci
; 22(11)2021 May 24.
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ABSTRACT
(1) Background:
The transforming growth factor (TGF)-ß plays a dual role in liver carcinogenesis. At early stages, it inhibits cell growth and induces apoptosis. However, TGF-ß expression is high in advanced stages of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cells become resistant to TGF-ß induced suppressor effects, responding to this cytokine undergoing epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), which contributes to cell migration and invasion. Metabolic reprogramming has been established as a key hallmark of cancer. However, to consider metabolism as a therapeutic target in HCC, it is necessary to obtain a better understanding of how reprogramming occurs, which are the factors that regulate it, and how to identify the situation in a patient. Accordingly, in this work we aimed to analyze whether a process of full EMT induced by TGF-ß in HCC cells induces metabolic reprogramming. (2)Methods:
In vitro analysis in HCC cell lines, metabolomics and transcriptomics. (3)Results:
Our findings indicate a differential metabolic switch in response to TGF-ß when the HCC cells undergo a full EMT, which would favor lipolysis, increased transport and utilization of free fatty acids (FFA), decreased aerobic glycolysis and an increase in mitochondrial oxidative metabolism. (4)Conclusions:
EMT induced by TGF-ß in HCC cells reprograms lipid metabolism to facilitate the utilization of FFA and the entry of acetyl-CoA into the TCA cycle, to sustain the elevated requirements of energy linked to this process.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta
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Carcinoma Hepatocelular
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Metabolismo dos Lipídeos
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Metaboloma
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Transição Epitelial-Mesenquimal
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Transcriptoma
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Neoplasias Hepáticas
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Mol Sci
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Espanha