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ArticleBioMed research international2018

Serum Lipidomics Profiling to Identify Biomarkers for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

Yingrong Chen, Zhihong Ma, Xiongrong Shen, Liqin Li, Jing Zhong, Li Shan Min, Limin Xu, Hongwei Li, Jianbin Zhang, Licheng Dai

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Article in BioMed research international, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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37 citing papers in PubMed, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yingrong ChenHuzhou Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Huzhou Central Hospital, Huzhou, Zhejiang 313000, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2901-0600
Zhihong MaHuzhou Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Huzhou Central Hospital, Huzhou, Zhejiang 313000, China.
Xiongrong ShenDepartments of Clinical Pharmacology, Huzhou Central Hospital, Huzhou, Zhejiang 313000, China.
Liqin LiHuzhou Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Huzhou Central Hospital, Huzhou, Zhejiang 313000, China.
Jing ZhongHuzhou Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Huzhou Central Hospital, Huzhou, Zhejiang 313000, China.
Li Shan MinHuzhou Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Huzhou Central Hospital, Huzhou, Zhejiang 313000, China.
Limin XuHuzhou Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Huzhou Central Hospital, Huzhou, Zhejiang 313000, China.
Hongwei LiCardiothoracic Surgery, Huzhou Central Hospital, Huzhou, Zhejiang 313000, China.
Jianbin ZhangCardiothoracic Surgery, Huzhou Central Hospital, Huzhou, Zhejiang 313000, China.
Licheng DaiHuzhou Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Huzhou Central Hospital, Huzhou, Zhejiang 313000, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2391-6885
Huzhou Central Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide, which ranks top in both incidence and mortality. To broaden our understanding of the lipid metabolic alterations in NSCLC and to identify potential biomarkers for early diagnosis, we performed nontargeted lipidomics analysis in serum from 66 early-stage NSCLC, 40 lung benign disease patients (LBD), and 40 healthy controls (HC) using Ultrahigh Performance Liquid Chromatography-Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (UHPLC-Q-TOF/MS). The identified biomarker candidates of phosphatidylcholines (PCs) and phosphatidylethanolamines (PEs) were further externally validated in a cohort including 30 early-stage NSCLC, 30 LBD, and 30 HC by a targeted lipidomic analysis. We observed a significantly altered lipid metabolic profile in early-stage NSCLC and identified panels of PCs and PEs to distinguish NSCLC patients and HC. The levels of PCs and PEs were found to be dysregulated in glycerophospholipid metabolism, which was the top altered pathway in early-stage NSCLC. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis revealed that panels of PCs and PEs exhibited good performance in differentiating early-stage NSCLC and HC. The levels of PE(16:0/16:1), PE(16:0/18:3), PE(16:0/18:2), PE(18:0/16:0), PE(17:0/18:2), PE(18:0/17:1), PE(17:0/18:1), PE(20:5/16:0), PE(18:0/18:1), PE(18:1/20:4), PE(18:0/20:3), PC(15:0/18:1), PC(16:1/20:5), and PC(18:0/20:1) in early-stage NSCLC were significantly increased compared with HC (p<0.05). Overall, our study has thus highlighted the power of using comprehensive lipidomic approaches to identify biomarkers and underlying mechanisms in NSCLC.

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Lipid MetabolismAgedBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedROC CurveTandem Mass SpectrometryBiomarkers, Tumor

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PMID30175133
PMCPMC6106807
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