The differential activation of metabolic pathways in leukemic cells depending on their genotype and micro-environmental stress.
Metabolomics
; 16(1): 13, 2020 01 10.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is characterized by a set of malignant proliferations leading to an accumulation of blasts in the bone marrow and blood. The prognosis is pejorative due to the molecular complexity and pathways implicated in leukemogenesis.OBJECTIVES:
Our research was focused on comparing the metabolic profiles of leukemic cells in basal culture and deprivation conditions to investigate their behaviors under metabolic stress.METHODS:
We performed untargeted metabolomics using 1H HRMAS-NMR. Five human leukemic cell lines-KG1, K562, HEL, HL60 and OCIAML3-were studied in the basal and nutrient deprivation states. A multivariate analysis of the metabolic profile was performed to find over- or under- expressed metabolites in the different cell lines, depending on the experimental conditions.RESULTS:
In the basal state, each leukemic cell line exhibited a specific metabolic signature related to the diversity of AML subtypes represented and their phenotypes. When cultured in a serum-free medium, they showed quick metabolic adaptation and continued to proliferate and survive despite the lack of nutrients. Low apoptosis was observed. Increased phosphocholine and glutathione was a common feature of all the observed cell lines, with the maximum increase in these metabolites at 24 h of culture, suggesting the involvement of lipid metabolism and oxidative stress regulators in the survival mechanism developed by the leukemic cells.CONCLUSIONS:
Our study provides new insights into the metabolic mechanisms in leukemogenesis and suggests a hierarchy of metabolic pathways activated within leukemic cells, some dependent on their genotypes and others conserved among the subtypes but commonly induced under micro-environmental stress.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Estresse Fisiológico
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Leucemia
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Redes e Vias Metabólicas
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Genótipo
Limite:
Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article