2022
Bile acid distributions, sex-specificity, and prognosis in colorectal cancer
Cai Y, Shen X, Lu L, Yan H, Huang H, Gaule P, Muca E, Theriot CM, Rattray Z, Rattray NJW, Lu J, Ahuja N, Zhang Y, Paty PB, Khan SA, Johnson CH. Bile acid distributions, sex-specificity, and prognosis in colorectal cancer. Biology Of Sex Differences 2022, 13: 61. PMID: 36274154, PMCID: PMC9590160, DOI: 10.1186/s13293-022-00473-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft-sided colon tumorsRight-sided colon tumorsColon cancer patientsColorectal cancerTumor locationBile acidsColon tumorsCancer patientsQuantitative immunofluorescencePrimary tumor locationImmune regulatory cellsRecurrence-free survivalBile acid metabolismSecondary bile acidsBile acid distributionBile acid analysisBackgroundBile acidsOverall survivalRegulatory cellsCRC patientsMale patientsPatient sexImmune cellsPatient prognosisImmune response
2020
Sex Differences in Colon Cancer Metabolism Reveal A Novel Subphenotype
Cai Y, Rattray NJW, Zhang Q, Mironova V, Santos-Neto A, Hsu KS, Rattray Z, Cross JR, Zhang Y, Paty PB, Khan SA, Johnson CH. Sex Differences in Colon Cancer Metabolism Reveal A Novel Subphenotype. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 4905. PMID: 32184446, PMCID: PMC7078199, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-61851-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight-sided colon cancerColorectal cancerCRC patientsColon cancer metabolismPoor clinical outcomePatient colon tumorsAsparagine synthetase expressionNovel subphenotypesClinical outcomesAmino acid uptakePoor survivalLower incidenceAnatomic locationHigh incidenceTherapeutic targetColon cancerCancer Genomic AtlasClinical importanceColon tumorsTumor progressionAberrant metabolismNormal tissuesPatientsSubphenotypesAcid uptake