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Relation of exposure to amino acids involved in sarcosine metabolic pathway on behavior of non-tumor and malignant prostatic cell lines

Authors

HEGER Zbynek GUMULEC Jaromír CERNEI Natalia POLANSKÁ Hana RAUDENSKÁ Martina MASAŘÍK Michal ECKSCHLAGER Tomas STIBOROVA Marie ADAM Vojtech KIZEK Rene

Year of publication 2016
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Prostate
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pros.23159
Field Oncology and hematology
Keywords cancer metabolism; dimethylglycine; folate; glycine; sarcosine pathway; prostate cancer
Description BACKGROUND Sarcosine (N-methylglycine) was previously delineated as a substantial oncometabolite of prostate cancer (PCa) and its metabolism seems to be significantly involved in PCa development and behavior. METHODS We focused on investigation whether the exposure of prostate cells (PNT1A, 22Rv1, and PC-3) to sarcosine-related amino acids (glycine, dimethylglycine, and sarcosine) affects their aggressiveness (cell mobility and division rates, using real-time cell based assay). The effect of supplementation on expression of glycine-N-methyltransferase (GNMT) mRNA was examined using qRT-PCR. Finally, post-treatment amino acids patterns were determined with consequent statistical processing using the Ward's method, factorial ANOVA and principal component analysis (P<0.05). RESULTS The highest migration induced sarcosine and glycine in metastatic PC-3 cells (a decrease in relative free area about 53% and 73%). The highest cell division was achieved after treatment of 22Rv1 and PC-3 cells with sarcosine (time required for division decreased by 65% or 45%, when compared to untreated cells). qRT-PCR revealed also significant effects on expression of GNMT. Finally, amino acid profiling shown specific amino acid patterns for each cell line. In both, treated and untreated PC-3 cells significantly higher levels of serine, glutamic acid, and aspartate, linked with prostate cancer progression were found. CONCLUSIONS Sarcosine-related amino acids can exceptionally affect the behavior of benign and malignant prostate cells.

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