2023
Discovery of decreased ferroptosis in male colorectal cancer patients with KRAS mutations
Yan H, Talty R, Jain A, Cai Y, Zheng J, Shen X, Muca E, Paty P, Bosenberg M, Khan S, Johnson C. Discovery of decreased ferroptosis in male colorectal cancer patients with KRAS mutations. Redox Biology 2023, 62: 102699. PMID: 37086630, PMCID: PMC10172914, DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2023.102699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKRAS mutant tumorsMale CRC patientsCRC patientsMale patientsKRAS mutationsMutant tumorsOverall survivalMale colorectal cancer patientsKRAS wild-type tumorsAberrant tumor metabolismColorectal cancer patientsCRC patient cohortsColorectal cancer casesFerroptosis-related genesWild-type tumorsNovel potential avenuesNormal colon tissuesPoor OSKRAS statusAdverse outcomesCRC cellsPatient cohortCancer patientsType tumorsCancer cases
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