Metabolomics guided pathway analysis reveals link between cancer metastasis, cholesterol sulfate, and phospholipids
Johnson CH, Santidrian AF, LeBoeuf SE, Kurczy ME, Rattray NJW, Rattray Z, Warth B, Ritland M, Hoang LT, Loriot C, Higa J, Hansen JE, Felding BH, Siuzdak G. Metabolomics guided pathway analysis reveals link between cancer metastasis, cholesterol sulfate, and phospholipids. Cancer & Metabolism 2017, 5: 9. PMID: 29093815, PMCID: PMC5663111, DOI: 10.1186/s40170-017-0171-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLung metastasesMFP tumorsMammary fat pad tumorsCholesterol sulfateCancer cellsPrimary mammary fat pad tumorSpontaneous tumor metastasisMouse xenograft modelPathway analysisDistant organ sitesPrimary cancerNormal lungMouse modelXenograft modelOrgan sitesMetastasisMetastatic nicheDNA/RNA synthesisTumor cellsCancer metastasisNormal tissuesTumor metastasisTumorsDistant sitesMetabolic characteristicsExposome-Scale Investigations Guided by Global Metabolomics, Pathway Analysis, and Cognitive Computing
Warth B, Spangler S, Fang M, Johnson CH, Forsberg EM, Granados A, Martin RL, Domingo-Almenara X, Huan T, Rinehart D, Montenegro-Burke JR, Hilmers B, Aisporna A, Hoang LT, Uritboonthai W, Benton HP, Richardson SD, Williams AJ, Siuzdak G. Exposome-Scale Investigations Guided by Global Metabolomics, Pathway Analysis, and Cognitive Computing. Analytical Chemistry 2017, 89: 11505-11513. PMID: 28945073, DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b02759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnique small moleculesChemical structureStraightforward elucidationSmall moleculesExposomics researchBiotransformation productsFood contaminantsComprehensive exposure assessmentSpecific biological effectsPotential toxicantsBiological effectsToxic effectsPathway analysisConcurrent exposureHuman healthMoleculesEnvironmental exposuresGlobal metabolomicsEnvironmental toxicantsMetabolomicsContaminantsExposure assessmentWide varietyElucidationToxicants