Featured Publications
A precision medicine approach to metabolic therapy for breast cancer in mice
Akingbesote ND, Norman A, Zhu W, Halberstam AA, Zhang X, Foldi J, Lustberg MB, Perry RJ. A precision medicine approach to metabolic therapy for breast cancer in mice. Communications Biology 2022, 5: 478. PMID: 35595952, PMCID: PMC9122928, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-03422-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrecision medicine approachBreast cancerSodium-glucose transport protein 2 inhibitorsBreast tumorsMedicine approachCanonical insulinSGLT2 inhibitor dapagliflozinEfficacy of paclitaxelBreast tumor-bearing miceTumor glucose uptakeTumor-bearing miceChemotherapy correlatesNeoadjuvant approachNeoadjuvant settingPaclitaxel chemotherapyInhibitor dapagliflozinSGLT2 inhibitorsProlonging survivalAntihyperglycemic drugsPotential adjuvantMetabolic therapyDapagliflozinTumorsDriver mutationsGlucose uptake
2024
Fatty acid binding protein 5 suppression attenuates obesity-induced hepatocellular carcinoma by promoting ferroptosis and intratumoral immune rewiring
Sun J, Esplugues E, Bort A, Cardelo M, Ruz-Maldonado I, Fernández-Tussy P, Wong C, Wang H, Ojima I, Kaczocha M, Perry R, Suárez Y, Fernández-Hernando C. Fatty acid binding protein 5 suppression attenuates obesity-induced hepatocellular carcinoma by promoting ferroptosis and intratumoral immune rewiring. Nature Metabolism 2024, 6: 741-763. PMID: 38664583, DOI: 10.1038/s42255-024-01019-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFatty acid binding protein 5Tumor-associated macrophagesHepatocellular carcinomaImmunosuppressive phenotype of tumor-associated macrophagesIncreased CD8+ T cell activationCD8+ T cell activationPhenotype of tumor-associated macrophagesPro-inflammatory tumor microenvironmentCo-stimulatory molecules CD80T cell activationHepatocellular carcinoma burdenTransformation of hepatocytesBinding protein 5Potential therapeutic approachImmunosuppressive phenotypeTumor microenvironmentFerroptosis-induced cell deathMale miceEnhanced ferroptosisTherapeutic approachesPharmacological inhibitionGenetic ablationIncreased expressionSingle-cell atlasAnalysis of transformed cellsMetabolic underpinnings of cancer-related fatigue
Zhang X, Perry R. Metabolic underpinnings of cancer-related fatigue. AJP Endocrinology And Metabolism 2024, 326: e290-e307. PMID: 38294698, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00378.2023.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCancer-related fatigueMechanisms of cancer-related fatigueInsulin resistanceImpact of obesityCancer-induced painComplication of cancerTarget obesityInduce chronic inflammationObesityNarrative reviewObesity/insulin resistanceTumor growthChronic inflammationDetrimental complicationsCancer patientsMetabolic alterationsClinical researchNeuroendocrinological disturbancesMetabolic underpinningsAnalyzed recent studiesInsulinFatigueBehavioral disruptionPatientsPotential mechanisms
2023
The association between the amino acid transporter LAT1, tumor immunometabolic and proliferative features and menopausal status in breast cancer
Ramshankar G, Liu R, Perry R. The association between the amino acid transporter LAT1, tumor immunometabolic and proliferative features and menopausal status in breast cancer. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0292678. PMID: 37819900, PMCID: PMC10566702, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292678.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsL-type amino acid transporter 1Menopausal statusPrognostic effectLAT1 expressionBreast cancerTumor proliferationAmino acid transporter LAT1Immune cell infiltrationHigh LAT1 expressionAmino acid transporter 1Worse patient outcomesKaplan-Meier modelBreast cancer prognosisPatient survival probabilityPositron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) imagesSpecific essential amino acidsClinical factorsClinical parametersCell infiltrationPatient outcomesSystemic metabolismCancer prognosisBody compositionProliferative featuresCancer typesTissue-specific reprogramming of glutamine metabolism maintains tolerance to sepsis
Leitner B, Lee W, Zhu W, Zhang X, Gaspar R, Li Z, Rabinowitz J, Perry R. Tissue-specific reprogramming of glutamine metabolism maintains tolerance to sepsis. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0286525. PMID: 37410734, PMCID: PMC10325078, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTCA cycle anaplerosisGlobal mitochondrial dysfunctionAromatic amino acid transportAmino acid transportTissue-specific metabolic responsesMurine polymicrobial sepsis modelMetabolic signaturesAntioxidant metabolismGlutathione biosynthesisMitochondrial metabolismTCA cycleGreat therapeutic interestEnergetic demandsPolymicrobial sepsis modelAntioxidant synthesisUnique metabolic signatureGlutamine metabolismMitochondrial dysfunctionAcid transportMuscle transcriptomicsGlutathione cyclingATP ratioIsotope tracingCritical illnessReduced expressionA review of the impact of energy balance on triple-negative breast cancer
Akingbesote N, Owusu D, Liu R, Cartmel B, Ferrucci L, Zupa M, Lustberg M, Sanft T, Blenman K, Irwin M, Perry R. A review of the impact of energy balance on triple-negative breast cancer. JNCI Monographs 2023, 2023: 104-124. PMID: 37139977, DOI: 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgad011.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerInterventional studyBreast cancerCancer treatmentClinical interventional studyClinical observationalImmune activationCancer outcomesCancer careClinical studiesOverall healthEnergy intakeNarrative reviewCancer cellsEnergy expenditureCancerTreatmentEnergy balanceOutcomesExerciseReviewDetrimental effectsImmunotherapyStudyIntakeIt's Not Just for Pain: A New Metabolic Function of Aspirin
Perry R. It's Not Just for Pain: A New Metabolic Function of Aspirin. Endocrinology 2023, 164: bqad036. PMID: 36809391, DOI: 10.1210/endocr/bqad036.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersThe impact of variance in carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1 expression on breast cancer prognosis is stratified by clinical and anthropometric factors
Liu R, Ospanova S, Perry R. The impact of variance in carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1 expression on breast cancer prognosis is stratified by clinical and anthropometric factors. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0281252. PMID: 36735704, PMCID: PMC9897541, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer prognosisBreast cancerFatty acid metabolismCancer prognosisCarnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 expressionHigh-risk breast cancerPre-menopausal patientsAcid metabolismPatient survival probabilityPositron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) imagesFatty acid oxidationMenopausal statusAnthropometric factorsPathogenic factorsCPT1A expressionRate-limiting enzymeObesityProtective relationshipCancerSurvival probabilityCancer Imaging ArchivePotential rolePatientsPrognosisAcid oxidation
2022
Insulin and cancer: a tangled web
Leitner BP, Siebel S, Akingbesote ND, Zhang X, Perry RJ. Insulin and cancer: a tangled web. Biochemical Journal 2022, 479: 583-607. PMID: 35244142, PMCID: PMC9022985, DOI: 10.1042/bcj20210134.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2019
Obesity-associated, but not obesity-independent, tumors respond to insulin by increasing mitochondrial glucose oxidation
Rabin-Court A, Rodrigues MR, Zhang XM, Perry RJ. Obesity-associated, but not obesity-independent, tumors respond to insulin by increasing mitochondrial glucose oxidation. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0218126. PMID: 31188872, PMCID: PMC6561592, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlanineBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCitrate (si)-SynthaseColonic NeoplasmsFemaleGene Expression RegulationGlucoseGlutamic AcidHumansInsulinIsotope LabelingKetone OxidoreductasesLymphoma, B-CellMaleMelanomaMitochondriaObesityOrgan SpecificityOxidation-ReductionPhosphorylationProstatic NeoplasmsReceptor, InsulinSignal TransductionSkin NeoplasmsSmall Cell Lung CarcinomaConceptsCell divisionTumor cell linesCell linesMitochondrial glucose oxidationTumor typesObesity-driven insulin resistanceSubstrate preferenceMolecular mechanismsDose-dependent increaseGlucose oxidationPhysiologic insulinPyruvate dehydrogenase fluxWorse prognosisInsulin resistanceStable isotope methodObesityOxidative responsePhysiologic concentrationsSynthase fluxInsulinMetabolic signaturesTumor cellsTumorsDivisionLines
2017
Non-invasive assessment of hepatic mitochondrial metabolism by positional isotopomer NMR tracer analysis (PINTA)
Perry RJ, Peng L, Cline GW, Butrico GM, Wang Y, Zhang XM, Rothman DL, Petersen KF, Shulman GI. Non-invasive assessment of hepatic mitochondrial metabolism by positional isotopomer NMR tracer analysis (PINTA). Nature Communications 2017, 8: 798. PMID: 28986525, PMCID: PMC5630596, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01143-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial metabolismHepatic mitochondrial metabolismPyruvate carboxylase fluxCitrate synthase fluxPyruvate cyclingMitochondrial uncouplerIntermediary metabolismSpectrometry analysisPhysiological conditionsChromatography-mass spectrometry analysisSynthase fluxCentral roleMetabolismHepatic mitochondriaGas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysisVivo NMR spectroscopyMitochondriaNMR spectroscopyRegulationUncouplerRoleTracer analysisVivoMaintenance of normoglycemiaWide range
2015
Hepatic Acetyl CoA Links Adipose Tissue Inflammation to Hepatic Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes
Perry RJ, Camporez JP, Kursawe R, Titchenell PM, Zhang D, Perry CJ, Jurczak MJ, Abudukadier A, Han MS, Zhang XM, Ruan HB, Yang X, Caprio S, Kaech SM, Sul HS, Birnbaum MJ, Davis RJ, Cline GW, Petersen KF, Shulman GI. Hepatic Acetyl CoA Links Adipose Tissue Inflammation to Hepatic Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes. Cell 2015, 160: 745-758. PMID: 25662011, PMCID: PMC4498261, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.01.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic glucose productionWhite adipose tissueHepatic insulin resistanceInsulin resistanceImpaired insulin-mediated suppressionAdipose tissue inflammationIL-6 neutralizationIL-6 infusionType 2 diabetesInsulin-mediated suppressionSuppression of lipolysisAdipose triglyceride lipaseTissue inflammationAdipose tissueType 2Fed ratsGlucose productionGenetic ablationInsulin's abilityAcetyl CoATriglyceride lipaseInsulin signalingRatsMetabolomics approachInsulin