Succinate Pathway in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Potential as a Diagnostic and Prognostic Marker

Simple Summary: Emerging evidence points to succinate as an important oncometabolite in cancer development; however, the contribution of the succinate-SUCNR1 axis to cancer progression remains unclear. Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is associated with disease and treatmentrelated morb...

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Autores: Terra, Ximena, Ceperuelo Mallafré, Victoria, Merma, Carla, Benaiges, Ester, Bosch, Ramon, Castillo, Paola, Flores, Joan Carles, Leon, Xavier, Valduvieco, Izaskun, Baste, Neus, Camara, Marina, Lejeune, Marylene, Guma, Josep, Vendrell, Joan, Vilaseca, Isabel, Fernandez Veledo, Sonia, Avilés Jurado, Francesc Xavier
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/183808
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/183808
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Càncer de cap
Càncer de coll
Head cancer
Neck cancer
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Sumario:Simple Summary: Emerging evidence points to succinate as an important oncometabolite in cancer development; however, the contribution of the succinate-SUCNR1 axis to cancer progression remains unclear. Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is associated with disease and treatmentrelated morbidity so there is an urgent need for innovation in treatment and diagnosis practices. Our aim was to evaluate the potential of the succinate-related pathway as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in HNSCC. The circulating succinate levels are increased in HNSCC, being a potential noninvasive biomarker for HNSCC diagnosis. Moreover, the succinate receptor (SUCNR1) and genes related to succinate metabolism, which are predominantly expressed in the tumoral mucosa as compared with healthy tissue, are positively associated with plasma succinate. Remarkably, we found that SUCNR1 and SDHA expression levels predict prognosis.