2023
Multi-omic analysis reveals metabolic pathways that characterize right-sided colon cancer liver metastasis
Morris M, Jain A, Sun B, Kurbatov V, Muca E, Zeng Z, Jin Y, Roper J, Lu J, Paty P, Johnson C, Khan S. Multi-omic analysis reveals metabolic pathways that characterize right-sided colon cancer liver metastasis. Cancer Letters 2023, 574: 216384. PMID: 37716465, PMCID: PMC10620771, DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2023.216384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver metastasesColon cancer liver metastasisCancer liver metastasesSided colon cancerSubset of patientsGrowth factor betaMulti-omics analysisFatty acid oxidationMetastatic diseaseInferior survivalClinical differencesClinical behaviorUntargeted metabolomics analysisTumor behaviorColon cancerBile acidsTumor cell metabolismFactor betaPatientsMetastasisPI3K-AktReactive oxygen speciesMEK-ERKLiquid chromatography-mass spectrometryRCCIdentifying Sex-Specific Cancer Metabolites and Associations to Prognosis
Shen X, Ma S, Khan S, Johnson C. Identifying Sex-Specific Cancer Metabolites and Associations to Prognosis. Learning Materials In Biosciences 2023, 271-299. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-44256-8_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetabolomics dataSurvival analysisCancer metabolitesColorectal cancerCox proportional hazards regression analysisProportional hazards regression analysisHazards regression analysisSex-specific associationsClinical dataCancer patientsCancer prognosisCancerMetabolomicsMultiple comparisonsPrognosisAnalytical methodSurvivalOncology studiesPatientsAlternative analytical approachRegression analysisSex-specificMetabolitesSex interactionAssociation
2022
Asparagine, colorectal cancer, and the role of sex, genes, microbes, and diet: A narrative review
Shen X, Jain A, Aladelokun O, Yan H, Gilbride A, Ferrucci LM, Lu L, Khan SA, Johnson CH. Asparagine, colorectal cancer, and the role of sex, genes, microbes, and diet: A narrative review. Frontiers In Molecular Biosciences 2022, 9: 958666. PMID: 36090030, PMCID: PMC9453556, DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.958666.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchColorectal cancerCRC patientsNarrative reviewSex steroid hormone estrogenFemale CRC patientsAnti-tumor effectsPI3K/Akt/Sex-related influencesSex-related factorsAsparagine synthetase expressionSex-specific factorsClinical outcomesTumor burdenCRC progressionPoor prognosisHormone estrogenEstrogen receptorSOX12 expressionRole of sexTherapeutic useAkt/Cancer cellsSynthetase expressionL-asparaginasePatients
2021
Kynurenic acid may underlie sex-specific immune responses to COVID-19
Cai Y, Kim DJ, Takahashi T, Broadhurst DI, Yan H, Ma S, Rattray NJW, Casanovas-Massana A, Israelow B, Klein J, Lucas C, Mao T, Moore AJ, Muenker MC, Oh JE, Silva J, Wong P, team Y, Ko AI, Khan SA, Iwasaki A, Johnson CH. Kynurenic acid may underlie sex-specific immune responses to COVID-19. Science Signaling 2021, 14: eabf8483. PMID: 34230210, PMCID: PMC8432948, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.abf8483.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKynurenic acidImmune responseClinical outcomesSex-specific immune responsesT cell responsesPoor clinical outcomeCOVID-19 patientsCoronavirus disease 2019COVID-19Sex-related differencesMale patientsCytokine abundanceInflammatory cytokinesKynurenine ratioSerum metabolomeDisease 2019Sex-specific linkKynurenine aminotransferaseCell responsesOld malePatientsMalesOutcomesResponseMetabolites
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
2018
Defining Early-Onset Colon and Rectal Cancers
Jacobs D, Zhu R, Luo J, Grisotti G, Heller DR, Kurbatov V, Johnson CH, Zhang Y, Khan SA. Defining Early-Onset Colon and Rectal Cancers. Frontiers In Oncology 2018, 8: 504. PMID: 30460196, PMCID: PMC6232522, DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2018.00504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly-onset colonRectal cancerCancer incidenceColon cancerEnd Results Program databaseSignet ring cell subtypeColorectal cancer incidenceRectal cancer incidenceColon cancer incidenceAdenocarcinoma histologyRectosigmoid locationBlack populationClinicopathological characteristicsClinicopathological featuresProgram databaseInclusion criteriaPercent changeColonCell subtypesCancerPatientsIncidence increasesIncidenceSimilar riseSuch cohorts