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 spectrometryRCC
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
2021
Immune landscape and prognostic immune-related genes in KRAS-mutant colorectal cancer patients
Liu J, Huang X, Liu H, Wei C, Ru H, Qin H, Lai H, Meng Y, Wu G, Xie W, Mo X, Johnson CH, Zhang Y, Tang W. Immune landscape and prognostic immune-related genes in KRAS-mutant colorectal cancer patients. Journal Of Translational Medicine 2021, 19: 27. PMID: 33413474, PMCID: PMC7789428, DOI: 10.1186/s12967-020-02638-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKRAS mutant CRC patientsTumor-infiltrating immune cellsKRAS wild-type CRC patientsCD4 memory T cellsCRC patientsMemory T cellsColorectal cancerT cellsImmune pathwaysImmune cellsMacrophage M1Hypersensitive C-reactive proteinKRAS-mutant colorectal cancerCases of CRCKRAS mutantPrognostic immune-related genesImmune risk modelColorectal cancer patientsRegulatory T cellsC-reactive proteinTumor immune microenvironmentDistinct clinical outcomesT cell receptorImmune-related genesConclusionsKRAS mutation
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
2015
Metabolism Links Bacterial Biofilms and Colon Carcinogenesis
Johnson CH, Dejea CM, Edler D, Hoang LT, Santidrian AF, Felding BH, Ivanisevic J, Cho K, Wick EC, Hechenbleikner EM, Uritboonthai W, Goetz L, Casero RA, Pardoll DM, White JR, Patti GJ, Sears CL, Siuzdak G. Metabolism Links Bacterial Biofilms and Colon Carcinogenesis. Cell Metabolism 2015, 21: 891-897. PMID: 25959674, PMCID: PMC4456201, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2015.04.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColon cancer metabolismBacterial biofilm structuresBacterial biofilmsColon cancer growthMicrobial biofilmsCancer metabolismMetabolite poolsHost tissue microenvironmentBiofilm structureCellular proliferationNormal tissuesTissue microenvironmentCancer developmentBiofilmsCancer growthMucosal biofilmsPolyamine metabolitesDiacetylspermine levelsCancer metabolomeCancer hostsAntibiotic treatmentColon carcinogenesisColon cancerColon tissuesMetabolic influences