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ArticleMetabolites2021

Lipidomic Analysis of Archival Pathology Specimens Identifies Altered Lipid Signatures in Ovarian Clear Cell Carcinoma.

Sartaj Ahmad Mir, Soon Boon Justin Wong, Kothandaraman Narasimhan, Chua W L Esther, Shanshan Ji, Bo Burla, Markus R Wenk, David S P Tan, Anne K Bendt

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Article in Metabolites, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 8 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 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sartaj Ahmad MirSingapore Lipidomics Incubator, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117456, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-6032-0936
Soon Boon Justin WongDepartment of Pathology, National University Hospital, Singapore 119074, Singapore.
Kothandaraman NarasimhanSingapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, A*STAR, 30 Medical Drive, Singapore 117609, Singapore.
Chua W L EstherSingapore Lipidomics Incubator, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117456, Singapore.
Shanshan JiSingapore Lipidomics Incubator, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117456, Singapore.
Bo BurlaSingapore Lipidomics Incubator, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117456, Singapore.
Markus R WenkSingapore Lipidomics Incubator, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117456, Singapore.
David S P TanNational University Cancer Institute, National University Hospital, Singapore 119074, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-9087-5262
Anne K BendtSingapore Lipidomics Incubator, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117456, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-8198-6104
National University of Singapore · SGAgency for Science, Technology and Research · SGNational University Hospital · SG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer metabolism is associated with the enhanced lipogenesis required for rapid growth and proliferation. However, the magnitude of dysregulation of diverse lipid species still requires significant characterization, particularly in ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC). Here, we have implemented a robust sample preparation workflow together with targeted LC-MS/MS to identify the lipidomic changes in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded specimens from OCCC compared to tumor-free ovarian tissue. We quantitated 340 lipid species, representing 28 lipid classes. We observed differential regulation of diverse lipid species belonging to several glycerophospholipid classes and trihexosylceramide. A number of unsaturated lipid species were increased in OCCC, whereas saturated lipid species showed a decrease in OCCC compared to the controls. We also carried out total fatty acid analysis and observed an increase in the levels of several unsaturated fatty acids with a concomitant increase in the index of stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) in OCCC. We confirmed the upregulation of SCD (the rate-limiting enzyme for the synthesis of monounsaturated fatty acids) by immunohistochemistry (IHC) assays. Hence, by carrying out a mass spectrometry analysis of archival tissue samples, we were able to provide insights into lipidomic alterations in OCCC.

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archivalclear celldesaturationformalin-fixedlipid profilingovarian cancerunsaturated fatty acids

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PMID34564414
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