2025
Sex-specific effects of exogenous asparagine on colorectal tumor growth, 17β-estradiol levels, and aromatase
Aladelokun O, Benitez K, Wang Y, Jain A, Berardi D, Maroun G, Shen X, Roper J, Gibson J, Sumigray K, Khan S, Johnson C. Sex-specific effects of exogenous asparagine on colorectal tumor growth, 17β-estradiol levels, and aromatase. Pharmacological Research 2025, 107736. PMID: 40228761, DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2025.107736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTumor-specific survivalColorectal cancerTumor growthR2G2 miceIncreased serum estradiol levelsSerum estradiol levelsSub-populations of macrophagesAssociated with cancer prognosisSuppressed tumor growthColorectal tumor growthExogenous asparagineColorectal cancer developmentColorectal cancer cellsNegative feed-back effectEstradiol levelsGlutamate levelsSex-related differencesSex-specific effectsMale miceCancer prognosisAsparagine supplementationCancer progressionMiceDecreased numberTumor
2024
Growth characteristics of HCT116 xenografts lacking asparagine synthetase vary according to sex
Aladelokun O, Lu L, Zheng J, Yan H, Jain A, Gibson J, Khan S, Johnson C. Growth characteristics of HCT116 xenografts lacking asparagine synthetase vary according to sex. Human Genomics 2024, 18: 67. PMID: 38886847, PMCID: PMC11184737, DOI: 10.1186/s40246-024-00635-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAspartate-Ammonia LigaseCarbon-Nitrogen Ligases with Glutamine as Amide-N-DonorCell ProliferationColorectal NeoplasmsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHCT116 CellsHeterograftsHumansMaleMiceReceptors, EstrogenReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledSex FactorsXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsFemale tumor-bearing miceFemale CRC patientsTumor-bearing miceCRC patientsTumor growthInferior survivalAssociated with inferior survivalMetabolic reprogrammingG protein-coupled estrogen receptorTriggering metabolic reprogrammingSustained tumor growthSuppressed tumor growthExpression of asparagine synthetaseCancer cell linesBackgroundSex-related differencesSurvival improvementImpact of sexFemale miceEstrogen receptorCancer growthTranslational relevanceRewiring of metabolic pathwaysCancer burdenMetabolic pathwaysAsparagine synthetase
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