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[Preliminary results of metabolite in serum and urine of lung cancer patients detected by metabolomics].

Yanjie Niu1, Yinling Jiang, Changjiang Xu, Xiangying Wang, Youru Liu, Heng Zhao, Baohui Han, Liyan Jiang.   

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND
OBJECTIVE: Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide. Thus far, good tumor markers for diagnosing this disease have not been found. Therefore, the discovery of novel biomarkers through the application of new methods has become a hotspot in lung cancer research. The aim of this study is to analyze low-molecular-weight metabolites in the serum and urine samples of lung cancer patients and patients with other lung diseases through metabolomics and to explore potential tumor markers further.
METHODS: Both serum and urine samples from 19 lung cancer patients and 15 patients with other lung diseases were subjected to metabolomic analysis using gas chromatography mass spectrometry. Orthogonal to partial least squares discriminant analysis was performed for modeling. Two sample t-test was used to identify differences in metabolite concentrations.
RESULTS: A total of 57 metabolites were found in the serum, and 38 metabolites were found in the urine. Multivariate statistical analysis yielded a significant distinction in the metabolic profiles between lung cancer patients and patients with other lung diseases. The t-test results indicated a total of 13 metabolites in the serum and 7 metabolites in the urine with statistically significant differences.
CONCLUSIONS: Metabolomics is useful in discriminating between lung cancer and other lung diseases. As a novel approach, it has potential in the diagnosis of lung cancer at molecular level.

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Year:  2012        PMID: 22510503      PMCID: PMC5999985          DOI: 10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2012.04.01

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Zhongguo Fei Ai Za Zhi        ISSN: 1009-3419


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材料与方法

研究对象

病理或细胞学证实的19例肺癌患者作为肺癌组,15例其它肺部疾病患者作为对照组。肺癌组年龄分布31岁-71岁,男性17例、女性2例;腺癌10例、鳞癌6例、小细胞肺癌3例;根据国际抗癌联盟(Union for International Cancer Control, UICC)第七版肺癌TNM分期,Ⅰ期、Ⅱ期、Ⅲ期、Ⅳ期患者分别为3例、5例、7例、4例;有吸烟史患者11例。对照组年龄分布18岁-68岁,男性9例、女性6例;肺炎5例、支气管扩张3例、肺结核5例、肺错构瘤1例、肺淋巴瘤1例;有吸烟史患者6例。由于代谢产物受多种因素的影响,如患者饮食习惯、合并症、药物使用情况等,为了尽量减少各种其它因素对研究结果的影响,所有入组病例都作以下筛选:①均为非素食者;②无代谢性疾病和长期服药史;③肺癌患者入组前未接受任何抗肿瘤治疗,体力状态(performance status, PS)评分 < 2分。入组前均签署知情同意书。

样本采集

收集入选患者空腹血标本4 mL于无菌促凝BD真空采血管中,2, 000 rpm(台式大容量冷冻离心机TDL-5M)、4 ℃离心5 min,取上层血清,与同时留取的尿液5 mL共同保存于-80 ℃冰箱中待用。

血清样本预处理

将低温保存的血清样本放置室温解冻摇匀,取100 µL加入内标十七酸10 µL混匀。再加入甲醇:氯仿(3:1)混合溶液300 µL,振荡30 s,置于-20 ℃冰箱中10 min。以10, 000 rpm(高速冷冻离心机GL21M,KAIDA)离心10 min,取上清液300 µL加入进样瓶,室温N2吹干后加入甲氧胺吡啶溶液80 µL,振荡30 s,置于30 ℃摇床以200 rpm(恒温振荡器HZ-9201K)反应90 min。最后加入80 µL硅烷化试剂[Bis-(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide, BSTFA]+1%三甲基硅烷(Trimethylsilyl Compounds, TMCS),振荡30 s,在70 ℃烘箱反应60 min,振荡30 s。室温放置1 h后准备进样。

尿液样本预处理

将低温保存的尿液样本在室温解冻摇匀,取1 mL以12, 000 rpm(高速冷冻离心机GL21M,KAIDA)离心10 min后取上清200 µL,加入30 U尿素酶,振荡30 s后37 ℃水浴15 min去除尿素;再加入800 µL甲醇,10 µL内标十七酸,振荡1 min,13, 000 rpm离心10 min,取上清液200 µL加入进样瓶,室温N2吹干后加入50 µL甲氧胺吡啶溶液,振荡1 min,置于30 ℃摇床以200 rpm(恒温振荡器HZ-9201K)反应90 min,然后加入50 µL BSTFA+1%TMCS,振荡30 s,在70 ℃烘箱反应60 min,振荡30 s,最后加入40 µL庚烷,振荡30 s,准备进样。

气相色谱/质谱(GC/MS)分析条件

气相色谱条件:系统载气氦气,流速1 mL/min。血清检测色谱柱升温程序:起始温度80 ℃保持2 min,以10 ℃/min升温至180 ℃后即刻以5 ℃/min升温至240 ℃,再以25 ℃/min升温至290 ℃保持9 min,进样口温度270 ℃,接口温度260 ℃。尿液检测色谱柱升温程序:起始温度70 ℃保持2 min,以10 ℃/min升温至170 ℃后即刻以5 ℃/min升温至240 ℃,再以20 ℃/min升温至300 ℃保持6 min,进样口温度260 ℃,接口温度270 ℃。质谱条件:溶剂延时5 min,离子源温度200 ℃,电子轰击电离,电子能量70 eV,全扫描范围(m/z)30-600。取预处理后血清或尿液样品1 µL进样。

数据处理和统计

记录每个血清及尿液样本的总离子流色谱图(total ions chromatogram, TIC),将TIC导入美国国家标准与技术研究院(National Institute of Standards Technology, NIST)8.0质谱数据库中,逐个分析每个样本的总离子流色谱图的每个峰,在NIST 8.0质谱库中检索相应的化合物,选择匹配度较好的化合物。以代谢物峰面积与内标十七酸峰面积比值来标准化数据,将GC/MS分析得到的数据转换成通用数据格式(common data format, CDF),并进行峰数据提取,得到质荷比、保留时间和谱峰编号的三维信息,再将此信息导入SIMCA-P 12.0+软件中进行多变量统计分析,采用监督的正交偏最小二乘判别分析法(orthogonal to partial least squares discriminant analysis, OPLS-DA)进行建模分析。运用两样本的t检验比较肺癌组和其它肺部疾病组的代谢产物水平。P < 0.05为差异有统计学意义,寻找差异性代谢产物。以肺癌组与其它肺部疾病组的比值表示该物质在肺癌患者的相对水平, > 1表示该物质在肺癌患者中升高, < 1表示该物质在肺癌患者中降低。

结果

血清GC/MS检测分析结果

根据NIST 8.0质谱数据库分析鉴定血清样本的TIC,得到匹配度较好的代谢物共57种(表 1),OPLS-DA法分析肺癌组和其它肺部疾病组患者血清样本的二维分布结果(图 1A)所示肺癌组主要位于第1、4象限,其它肺部疾病组主要位于第2、3象限,可见两组有明显的分离趋势,并根据t检验结果鉴定得到13种差异性代谢产物(表 2)。
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肺癌及其它肺部疾病患者血清质谱峰保留时间,物质名称及符合度列表

Serum metabolites of lung cancer and other lung diseases

Retention time (min)MetabolitesMatch percent (%)
5.351Acetic acid82
5.787Pyruvate89
5.815Lactate90
5.9972-Hydroxy butanate90
6.0962-Hydroxybutyric92
6.1083-Hydroxy butanate87
6.175Pentanoate98
6.387Ethanedioic acid84
6.636Alanine86
6.919Valine94
7.018Testosterone78
7.383Glyceral82
7.671Xylitol80
8.666Urea94
9.153Leucine91
9.226Phosphric acid98
9.472Isoleucine87
9.529Proline95
9.661Glycine91
10.121Amber acid97
10.405Serine83
10.775Threonine91
11.065Creatinine83
11.354Dimethoxyphenylethylamine72
11.592Malonic acid83
12.258Aminomalonic acid95
12.563Propionic acid91
13.931Phenylalanine91
14.142Xylose82
14.238Maleic acid82
14.375Propylamine81
14.685Aspartic acid83
16.034Glutaminate87
16.739Ornithine96
16.835Citrate87
17.014Ribitol78
17.378Galctofuranose78
18.037Glucose95
18.254Mannose90
18.366Lysine90
18.762Tyrosine91
18.962Gulonic acid90
19.161Nuceic acid99
19.546Glucopyranose94
20.146Hexadecanoic acid98
21.371Cyclohexanhexol90
21.497Uric acid93
21.741Heptadecanoic acid95
22.650Tryptophane90
22.8169, 12-Octadecadienoic acid81
23.154Trans-9-Octadecenoic acid80
23.342Octadecanoic acid91
25.485Arachidonic acid93
29.473Glucitol83
32.282VitaminE95
32.567Benzoic acid85
33.089Cholesterol96
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肺癌组与其它肺部疾病组血清样本(A)和尿液样本(B)OPLS-DA代谢模式识别图。蓝色圆点代表肺癌患者,红色菱形代表其它肺部疾病患者。

OPLS-DA scores plot discriminating serum (A) and urine (B) samples of lung cancer patients and patients with other lung diseases based on the metabolite profiling data. Blue circles indicate lung cancer patients; red diamonds indicate patients with other lung diseases.

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肺癌患者组和其它肺部疾病组间的血清差异性代谢物

Significantly changed metabolites in serum of lung cancer and other lung diseases

MetabolitesP*TendencyRatio (lung cancer/other lung diseases)
*Statistical P-value calculated using a two sample t-test (significance at P < 0.05); ↑: The level of the metabolites is higher in lung cancer than in other lung diseases; ↓: The level of the metabolites is lower in lung cancer than in other lung diseases.
Pyruvate< 0.000, 0011.86
Lactate0.000, 0991.54
Alanine0.001, 0441.44
2-Hydroxy butanate0.000, 0072.38
Ethanedioic acid0.000, 0811.85
3-Hydroxy butanate0.000, 0071.84
Glyceral0.000, 3021.78
Proline0.000, 1891.55
Ribitol0.013, 1000.91
Citrate0.000, 4452.00
Lysine0.002, 0430.69
Hexadecanoic acid0.030, 2451.39
9, 12-Octadecadienoic acid0.000, 0081.69
肺癌及其它肺部疾病患者血清质谱峰保留时间,物质名称及符合度列表 Serum metabolites of lung cancer and other lung diseases 肺癌组与其它肺部疾病组血清样本(A)和尿液样本(B)OPLS-DA代谢模式识别图。蓝色圆点代表肺癌患者,红色菱形代表其它肺部疾病患者。 OPLS-DA scores plot discriminating serum (A) and urine (B) samples of lung cancer patients and patients with other lung diseases based on the metabolite profiling data. Blue circles indicate lung cancer patients; red diamonds indicate patients with other lung diseases. 肺癌患者组和其它肺部疾病组间的血清差异性代谢物 Significantly changed metabolites in serum of lung cancer and other lung diseases

尿液GC/MS检测分析结果

根据NIST 8.0质谱数据库分析鉴定尿液样本的TIC,得到匹配度较好的代谢物共38种(表 3),OPLS-DA法分析肺癌组和其它肺部疾病组患者尿液样本的二维分布结果(图 1B)所示肺癌组主要位于第1、4象限,其它肺部疾病组主要位于第2、3象限,可见两组有明显的分离趋势,并根据t检验结果鉴定得到7种差异性代谢产物(表 4)。
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肺癌及其它肺部疾病患者尿液质谱峰保留时间、物质名称及符合度列表

Urine metabolites of lung cancer and other lung diseases

Retention time (min)MetabolitesMatch percent (%)
5.806Acetic acid91
6.221Alanine80
7.800Hydroxyisovaleric acid99
8.326Urea86
8.817Phosphric acid98
9.213Glycine83
9.786Hydroxygamma-butyrolactone74
9.990Serine91
10.353Threonine90
10.873Tetramethylenediamine86
11.658Aminolevulinic acid72
11.961Butane90
12.027Proline94
12.475Creatinine99
12.6263-Hydroxy butanate94
12.857Dithiane97
13.483Phenylacetic acid96
14.267Butyl aldehyde81
14.338Maleic acid79
14.525Propylamine77
14.715Xylitol93
14.887Arabitol95
15.105Acroleic80
15.586Ribotide76
15.872Ornithine84
16.343Citrate90
17.417Mannitic acid70
17.727Mannose91
18.004Glucose91
18.228Lactose86
19.427Glucanic acid83
19.612Hexadecanoic acid99
21.061Uric acid90
20.831Inositol81
21.219Heptadecanoic acid97
21.564Trans-9-Octadecenoic acid83
22.835Octadecanoic acid97
29.128Glucopyranose95
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肺癌患者组和其它肺部疾病组间的尿液差异性代谢物

Significantly changed metabolites in urine of lung cancer and other lung diseases

MetabolitesP*TendencyRatio(lung cancer/other lung diseases)
*Statistical P-value calculated using a two sample t-test (significance at P < 0.05); ↑: The level of the metabolites is higher in lung cancer than in other lung diseases; ↓: The level of the metabolites is lower in lung cancer than in other lung diseases.
Creatinine0.000, 0551.71
Inositol0.005, 7631.49
3-Hydroxy butanate0.004, 6421.70
Ribotide0.000, 5940.75
Citrate0.000, 0152.11
Hexadecanoic acid0.000, 3652.24
Trans-9-Octadecenoic acid0.009, 5241.60
肺癌及其它肺部疾病患者尿液质谱峰保留时间、物质名称及符合度列表 Urine metabolites of lung cancer and other lung diseases 肺癌患者组和其它肺部疾病组间的尿液差异性代谢物 Significantly changed metabolites in urine of lung cancer and other lung diseases

讨论

目前己知的肺癌肿瘤标志物主要有激素、胚胎蛋白、细胞表面膜抗原、酶类及某些细胞因子等[,临床应用比较广泛的有癌胚抗原(carcinoembryonic antigen, CEA)、神经元特异性烯醇化酶(neuron specific enolase, NSE)、细胞角蛋白19片断抗原(cytokeratin fragment antigen 21-1, CYFRA21-1)及鳞状细胞癌相关抗原等。单一标志物对肺癌的诊断价值有限,目前已倾向多种标志物联合检测的方法,以提高肺癌诊断的特异性和敏感性[。但与肺癌有关的众多标志物在肺癌诊断的敏感性及特异性方面仍不令人满意,尝试用各种新方法来探索肺癌相关的特异性分子标志物已经成为研究热点。 代谢组学是继基因组、转录组、蛋白质组之后,应运而生并在近几年蓬勃发展,逐步应用于医学领域的新兴学科,它利用高通量的分离与检测技术尽可能多的识别样品中的小分子代谢物质,是一种全面反映机体各个器官功能状态的检测方法。随着衍生化试剂和方法的创新,GC/MS开始广泛运用于代谢组学,并逐渐趋于成熟[。本研究通过应用该技术,分析肺癌和其它肺部疾病患者的血清及尿液小分子代谢产物,采用OPLS-DA建模,发现肺癌患者血清及尿液的代谢模式都出现明显的分离趋势,提示肺癌患者与其它肺部疾病患者由于在不同的病理状态表现出的代谢谱特征有明显差异。本研究结果为今后扩大样本数量进一步验证代谢组学方法在肺癌诊断方面的准确性以及分析不同分期及病理类型肺癌患者代谢谱特征奠定了基础,从而将代谢组学技术逐步引入肺癌的诊断技术领域,为肺癌的诊断探索新的研究方向。 代谢组学方法检测出的一系列小分子代谢产物是机体在特定环境下(如病理状态或药物治疗后),经过复杂的生化反应后在血液或尿液表现出来的最终结果,其在肺癌的诊断应用有别于通常概念的肿瘤标志物,建立一个有特殊鉴别能力的小分子代谢物群组是代谢组学方法主要的检测目标。本研究发现的13种血清差异代谢产物分别为:乳酸、丙酮酸、柠檬酸、丙氨酸、赖氨酸、脯氨酸、2-羟基丁酸、3-羟基丁酸、乙二酸、十六酸、亚油酸、甘油和核糖醇,其中只有赖氨酸与核糖醇在肺癌组下降,其余11种物质在肺癌组水平均高于其它肺部疾病组。7种尿液差异代谢产物分别为肌酐、肌醇、3-羟基丁酸、核苷酸、柠檬酸、十六酸、油酸,除了核苷酸在肺癌组下降外,其余6种物质在肺癌组水平均高于其它肺部疾病组。这些物质中有些在相关研究被发现并提示了与肿瘤的关系,如乳酸、丙酮酸的增高可能是由于肿瘤组织中Warburg效应的存在[,是肿瘤细胞能量代谢异常即糖酵解增强的结果;丙氨酸的增高与细胞膜合成代谢增强有关,这在多项前列腺癌的研究[中均有发现;十六酸、亚油酸、油酸作为细胞膜的重要组成成分,其含量水平与细胞增殖、坏死和凋亡紧密相关,目前已在多种类型肿瘤中发现其水平的改变,如脑肿瘤[、肉瘤[、前列腺癌[等;肌醇是脂肪代谢的前体,主要起调节渗透压、营养细胞、抗氧化及生成表面活性物质的作用,因此细胞增殖加速时增高,多见于星形胶质细胞,在神经胶质瘤中可见增高[;核苷酸是组成脱氧核糖核酸(deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA)和核糖核酸(ribonucleic acid, RNA)的重要物质,在脂肪酸和糖代谢中是一个关键的中间代谢物,在三磷酸腺苷(adenosine triphosphate, ATP)浓聚物中的改变是肿瘤活力状态的重要指示物。本研究发现肺癌患者尿液中核苷酸含量低于其它肺部疾病患者,提示可能与肿瘤生长消耗大量核苷酸有关。虽然还有一些物质尚未在研究报道中明确与肿瘤的关系,但作为代谢群组中有意义的产物,仍能应用于肺癌的诊断,且随着生物学技术的不断发展及肿瘤基础研究的深入,更多的物质将被揭示出与肿瘤的关系,从而为肿瘤的诊断与治疗提供更宽广的研究思路。代谢组学方法在分子水平辅助诊断肺癌,未来作为新技术应用于肺癌的诊断有一定的前景。
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