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Oncotarget. 2017 Jul 10;8(38):63835-63845. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.19135. eCollection 2017 Sep 08.

GLUT1 expression in pediatric adrenocortical tumors: a promising candidate to predict clinical behavior.

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Céline Pinheiro, Sara Granja, Adhemar Longatto-Filho, André M Faria, Maria C B V Fragoso, Silvana M Lovisolo, Murilo Bonatelli, Ricardo F A Costa, Antonio M Lerário, Madson Q Almeida, Fátima Baltazar, Maria C N Zerbini

Affiliations

  1. Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
  2. ICVS/3B's-PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal.
  3. Barretos School of Health Sciences Dr. Paulo Prata - FACISB, São Paulo, Brazil.
  4. Molecular Oncology Research Center, Barretos Cancer Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil.
  5. Laboratory of Medical Investigation (LIM-14), School of Medicina, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
  6. Unidade de Suprarrenal, Disciplina de Endocrinologia e Metabologia, Laboratório de Hormônios e Genética Molecular LIM42, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
  7. Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo - ICESP, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
  8. Hospital Universitário, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
  9. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  10. Departamento de Patologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

PMID: 28969033 PMCID: PMC5609965 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.19135

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Discrimination between benign and malignant tumors is a challenging process in pediatric adrenocortical tumors. New insights in the metabolic profile of pediatric adrenocortical tumors may contribute to this distinction, predict prognosis, as well as identify new molecular targets for therapy. The aim of this work is to characterize the expression of the metabolism-related proteins MCT1, MCT2, MCT4, CD147, CD44, GLUT1 and CAIX in a series of pediatric adrenocortical tumors.

METHODS: A total of 50 pediatric patients presenting adrenocortical tumors, including 41 clinically benign and 9 clinically malignant tumors, were included. Protein expression was evaluated using immunohistochemistry in samples arranged in tissue microarrays.

RESULTS: The immunohistochemical analysis showed a significant increase in plasma membrane expression of GLUT1 in malignant lesions, when compared to benign lesions (

CONCLUSION: GLUT1 expression was differentially expressed in pediatric adrenocortical tumors, with higher expression in clinically malignant tumors, and associated with shorter survival, suggesting a metabolic remodeling towards a hyperglycolytic phenotype in this malignancy.

Keywords: Warburg effect; glucose transporter; metabolic reprogramming; monocarboxylate transporter; pediatric adrenocortical tumors

Conflict of interest statement

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST The authors have nothing to disclose.

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