Free Amino Acid Alterations in Patients with Gynecological and Breast Cancer: A Review

被引：18

作者：

Pietkiewicz, Dagmara ^{[1
]}

Klupczynska-Gabryszak, Agnieszka ^{[1
]}

Plewa, Szymon ^{[1
]}

Misiura, Magdalena ^{[2
]}

Horala, Agnieszka ^{[3
]}

Miltyk, Wojciech ^{[2
]}

Nowak-Markwitz, Ewa ^{[3
]}

Kokot, Zenon J. ^{[4
]}

Matysiak, Jan ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Poznan Univ Med Sci, Dept Inorgan & Analyt Chem, PL-60780 Poznan, Poland

[2] Med Univ Bialystok, Dept Anal & Bioanal Med, PL-15089 Bialystok, Poland

[3] Poznan Univ Med Sci, Gynecol Oncol Dept, PL-61701 Poznan, Poland

[4] Calisia Univ, Fac Hlth Sci, PL-62800 Kalisz, Poland

来源：

PHARMACEUTICALS | 2021年 / 14卷 / 08期

关键词：

gynecological cancers; breast cancer; amino acids; proline; metabolomics; ENDOMETRIAL CANCER; OVARIAN-CANCER; TYROSINE PHOSPHORYLATION; PROLINE METABOLISM; MASS-SPECTROMETRY; EARLY-DIAGNOSIS; PLASMA; TRYPTOPHAN; GLUTAMINE; METABOLOMICS;

D O I：

10.3390/ph14080731

中图分类号：

R914 [药物化学];

学科分类号：

100701 ;

摘要：

Gynecological and breast cancers still remain a significant health problem worldwide. Diagnostic methods are not sensitive and specific enough to detect the disease at an early stage. During carcinogenesis and tumor progression, the cellular need for DNA and protein synthesis increases leading to changes in the levels of amino acids. An important role of amino acids in many biological pathways, including biosynthesis of proteins, nucleic acids, enzymes, etc., which serve as an energy source and maintain redox balance, has been highlighted in many research articles. The aim of this review is a detailed analysis of the literature on metabolomic studies of gynecology and breast cancers with particular emphasis on alterations in free amino acid profiles. The work includes a brief overview of the metabolomic methodology and types of biological samples used in the studies. Special attention was paid to the possible role of selected amino acids in the carcinogenesis, especially proline and amino acids related to its metabolism. There is a clear need for further research and multiple external validation studies to establish the role of amino acid profiling in diagnosing gynecological and breast cancers.

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