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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Radiation-Induced Metabolic Shifts in the Hepatic Parenchyma: Findings from

Yi-Hsiu Chung, Cheng-Kun Tsai, Ching-Fang Yu, Wan-Ling Wang, Chung-Lin Yang, Ji-Hong Hong, Tzu-Chen Yen, Fang-Hsin Chen, Gigin Lin

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yi-Hsiu ChungDepartment of Medical Research and Development, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
Cheng-Kun TsaiClinical Metabolomics Core Lab, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
Ching-Fang YuRadiation Biology Research Center, Institute for Radiological Research, Chang Gung University/Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
Wan-Ling WangDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
Chung-Lin YangDepartment of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
Ji-Hong HongRadiation Biology Research Center, Institute for Radiological Research, Chang Gung University/Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
Tzu-Chen YenDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
Fang-Hsin ChenRadiation Biology Research Center, Institute for Radiological Research, Chang Gung University/Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-1671-4863
Gigin LinClinical Metabolomics Core Lab, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-7246-1058
Chang Gung University · TWChang Gung Memorial Hospital · TW

Funding

Chang Gung Medical Foundation CMRPD1H0473, CMRPD1J0322, CMRPG3K1341, CMRPG3B0313,CLRPG3K0021Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan 109-2628-B-182-008,106-2627-M-182A-002,109-2628-B-182A-007
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeBy taking advantage of 18F-FDG PET imaging and tissue nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) metabolomics, we examined the dynamic metabolic alterations induced by liver irradiation in a mouse model for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

methodsAfter orthotopic implantation with the mouse liver cancer BNL cells in the right hepatic lobe, animals were divided into two experimental groups. The first received irradiation (RT) at 15 Gy, while the second (no-RT) did not. Intergroup comparisons over time were performed, in terms of 18F-FDG PET findings, NMR metabolomics results, and the expression of genes involved in inflammation and glucose metabolism.

resultsAs of day one post-irradiation, mice in the RT group showed an increased 18F-FDG uptake in the right liver parenchyma compared with the no-RT group. However, the difference reached statistical significance only on the third post-irradiation day. NMR metabolomics revealed that glucose concentrations peaked on day one post-irradiation both, in the right and left lobes-the latter reflecting a bystander effect. Increased pyruvate and glutamate levels were also evident in the right liver on the third post-irradiation day. The expression levels of the glucose-6-phosphatase (G6PC) and fructose-1, 6-bisphosphatase 1 (FBP1) genes were down-regulated on the first and third post-irradiation days, respectively. Therefore, liver irradiation was associated with a metabolic shift from an impaired gluconeogenesis to an enhanced glycolysis from the first to the third post-irradiation day.

conclusionRadiation-induced metabolic alterations in the liver parenchyma occur as early as the first post-irradiation day and show dynamic changes over time.

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AnimalsBiomarkersCarcinoma, HepatocellularEnergy MetabolismFluorodeoxyglucose F18GluconeogenesisGlycolysisHumansLiver NeoplasmsMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMetabolic Networks and PathwaysMetabolomicsMicePositron-Emission TomographyBiomarkersFluorodeoxyglucose F1818F-FDG PETglycolysisliver cancerNMRradiation

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