Abstract
We appraised Warburg effect through analysis of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number and maximum standard uptake value (SUVmax) of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) scan and their alterations in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Later T-status and longer longitudinal tumor length were associated with lower mtDNAESCC copy number (p < .05) but higher SUVmax-ESCC (p < .05), respectively. Lower mtDNAESCC copy number correlated with higher SUVmax-ESCC, reciprocally (p < .05). ESCCs expressing mutant p53 protein had lower mtDNAESCC copy number (p = .056) but higher SUVmax-ESCC (p = .046). We conclude that mutant p53 protein may be involved in the Warburg effect of ESCC.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 54-63 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Mitochondrion |
| Volume | 47 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 07 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2019 Elsevier B.V. and Mitochondria Research Society
Keywords
- Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC)
- F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET)
- Maximum standard uptake value (SUV)
- Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number
- Warburg effect
- p53