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ArticleJournal of clinical and experimental hepatology2015

Fluorine-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Correlation with Glucose Transporters and p53 Expression.

Ana F Brito, Ana M Abrantes, Marina Ribeiro, Rui Oliveira, João Casalta-Lopes, Ana C Gonçalves, Ana B Sarmento-Ribeiro, José G Tralhão, Maria F Botelho

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Article in Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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14citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ana F BritoBiophysics Unit, Faculty of Medicine of University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal ; Center of Investigation on Environmental, Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Faculty of Medicine of University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal ; CNC.IBILI, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Ana M AbrantesBiophysics Unit, Faculty of Medicine of University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal ; Center of Investigation on Environmental, Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Faculty of Medicine of University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Marina RibeiroBiophysics Unit, Faculty of Medicine of University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal ; Faculty of Sciences and Technology of University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Rui OliveiraBiophysics Unit, Faculty of Medicine of University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal ; Center of Investigation on Environmental, Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Faculty of Medicine of University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal ; Anatomical Pathology Department, CHUC, Coimbra, Portugal.
João Casalta-LopesBiophysics Unit, Faculty of Medicine of University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal ; Center of Investigation on Environmental, Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Faculty of Medicine of University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Ana C GonçalvesCenter of Investigation on Environmental, Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Faculty of Medicine of University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal ; CNC.IBILI, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal ; Applied Molecular Biology and Hematology Group, Faculty of Medicine of University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Ana B Sarmento-RibeiroCenter of Investigation on Environmental, Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Faculty of Medicine of University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal ; CNC.IBILI, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal ; Applied Molecular Biology and Hematology Group, Faculty of Medicine of University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
José G TralhãoBiophysics Unit, Faculty of Medicine of University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal ; Center of Investigation on Environmental, Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Faculty of Medicine of University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal ; Surgical Department A, CHUC, Coimbra, Portugal.
Maria F BotelhoBiophysics Unit, Faculty of Medicine of University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal ; Center of Investigation on Environmental, Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Faculty of Medicine of University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal ; CNC.IBILI, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
University of Coimbra · PTHospitais da Universidade de Coimbra · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionHepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) is one of most lethal cancers worldwide. The prognosis is very poor and therapeutic options are limited. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation of the [(18)F]FDG uptake profile of three HCC cell lines with p53 and glucose transporters (GLUTs) 1, 2, 3, 5 and 12 expression and with the glucose level present in the cell culture medium.

methodsCell lines used are HepG2 (wp53), HuH7 (overexpress p53) and Hep3B2.1-7 (p53null). An immunocytochemical analysis was performed to evaluate p53 expression. Through uptake studies were analyzed the [(18)F]FDG uptake profiles of all cell lines under study. The expression of GLUTs were quantified by flow cytometry. The [(18)F]FDG uptake studies GLUTs expression analysis were performed on cells that grew in a high and low glucose medium in order to determine the effect of glucose concentration on GLUTs expression and on [(18)F]FDG uptake.

resultsImmunocytochemical analysis confirmed the p53 expression profiles of all cell lines. It was found out that for all cell lines, [(18)F]FDG uptake is higher when cells grow in low glucose medium, however, the glucose level doesn't affect mostly the GLUTs expression. The Hep3B2.1-7 (p53null) is always the one that have higher [(18)F]FDG uptake. It was found that not always GLUT1 and GLUT3 are the most expressed by these cell lines.

conclusionsOur results shown that the p53 expression influences [(18)F]FDG uptake. This suggests that [(18)F]FDG may be used in HCC diagnosis, and may even provide some information about the genetic profile of the tumor.

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[18F]FDG[18F]FDG, fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucoseCPM, counts per minutegenetic profileGLUTsGLUTs, glucose transportersHCC, hepatocellular carcinomahepatocellular carcinomaHG, high glucoseLG, low glucosep53PBS, phosphate buffer solutionPET, Positron Emission Tomography

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PMID26628835
PMCPMC4632095
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