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ArticleBMC cancer2025

Lipidomic and transcriptomic analysis and its therapeutic implications in Chinese Kazakh patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Qingchao Sun, Ruixue Liu, Haiping Zhang, Liang Zong, Tian Li, Liwei Zhang

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  3. Mast cell driven immunometabolism as a therapeutic entry point in ESCC.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026
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Qingchao Sun *Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Xinshi District, 137 Liyushan South Road, Urumqi, Xinjiang, 830000, China.
Ruixue Liu *Department of General Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830000, China.
Haiping ZhangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Xinshi District, 137 Liyushan South Road, Urumqi, Xinjiang, 830000, China.
Liang ZongDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Xinshi District, 137 Liyushan South Road, Urumqi, Xinjiang, 830000, China.
Tian LiInstitute of Integrative Medicine of Acute Abdominal Diseases, Tianjin Nankai Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, 8 Changjiang Avenue, Tianjin, 300100, China. fmmult@foxmail.com.
Liwei ZhangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Xinshi District, 137 Liyushan South Road, Urumqi, Xinjiang, 830000, China. zhangliweixj@163.com.

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State Key Laboratory of Esophageal Cancer Prevention and Treatment (Zhengzhou Univer-sity) K2020-006
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo analyze the lipidomic profile of ESCC patients, link changes in cancer lipid metabolism to gene expression changes, and provide new insights into the diagnosis and treatment of ESCC patients in the Kazakh Xinjiang ethnic group.

methodsBy integrating the lipidome and transcriptome results, genes related to differential lipid metabolites in Kazakh ESCC patients were identified, and the effects of the key gene AMPK on lipid metabolism in ESCC cells were investigated by ultra-performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC‒MS/MS).

resultThrough absolute lipid quantification analysis of two serum samples, 13 classes of lipids were detected, with triglycerides (TAGs) being the most abundant. Phosphatidylcholine (LPC), phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), and ceramide (Cer) were the lipid categories with significant differences between the two groups. Transcriptome analysis revealed that genes related to fatty acid synthesis, carnitine biosynthesis, and other lipid metabolism pathways were enriched in the tumor tissue. Integrative analysis of the two groups suggested that fatty acid synthesis, fatty acid metabolism, lipid degradation, cholesterol metabolism, and the AMPK signaling pathway were enriched in tumor tissue. UPLC‒MS/MS was used to perform targeted lipidomic analysis of AMPK-knockdown esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cells, suggesting that AMPK may be involved in the reprogramming of lipid metabolism in Kazakh ESCC patients.

conclusionsLipid metabolic reprogramming occurs in the tumor tissue of Kazakh ESCC patients, and there is a correlation between AMPK activity and lipid metabolism, which suggests a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of Kazakh ESCC.

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Esophageal NeoplasmsEsophageal Squamous Cell CarcinomaLipid MetabolismLipidomicsTranscriptomeAgedAMP-Activated Protein KinasesCell Line, TumorChinaEast Asian PeopleFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiddle AgedAMP-Activated Protein KinasesAMP-activated protein kinaseEsophageal squamous carcinomaKazakhsLipid metabolismLipidomics

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PMID41184824
PMCPMC12581371

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