《细胞》子刊:这种鱼油中的常见成分,竟是杀死肿瘤的“毒药”?
Peroxidation of n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids in the acidic tumor environment leads to ferroptosis-mediated anticancer effects
作者:Emeline Dierge, Elena Debock, Céline Guilbaud, Cyril Corbet, Eric Mignolet, Louise Mignard, Estelle Bastien, Chantal Dessy, Yvan Larondelle, Olivier Feron
期刊:Cell Metabolism
发表时间:2021/06/11
Tumor acidosis promotes disease progression through a stimulation of fatty acid (FA) metabolism in cancer cells. Instead of blocking the use of FAs by acidic cancer cells, we examined whether excess uptake of specific FAs could lead to antitumor effects. We found that n-3 but also remarkably n-6 polyunsaturated FA (PUFA) selectively induced ferroptosis in cancer cells under ambient acidosis. Upon exceeding buffering capacity of triglyceride storage into lipid droplets, n-3 and n-6 PUFA peroxidation led to cytotoxic effects in proportion to the number of double bonds and even more so in the presence of diacylglycerol acyltransferase inhibitors (DGATi). Finally, an n-3 long-chain PUFA-rich diet significantly delayed mouse tumor growth when compared with a monounsaturated FA-rich diet, an effect further accentuated by administration of DGATi or ferroptosis inducers. These data point out dietary PUFA as a selective adjuvant antitumor modality that may efficiently complement pharmacological approaches.
Omega-3脂肪酸是鱼类和一些植物中存在的不饱和脂肪酸,其中的二十二碳六烯酸(DHA)被认为在增强大脑功能、视力和调节炎症方面起到重要作用。而近日在Cell Metabolism上发表的一项研究显示,DHA和相关脂肪酸还能够起到“毒杀”肿瘤细胞的作用。


▲这一研究的图示(图片来源:参考资料[2])
参考资料:
[1] An omega-3 that's poison for tumors. Retrieved June 15, 2021, from https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210611110802.htm
[2] Dierge et al., (2021). Peroxidation of n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids in the acidic tumor environment leads to ferroptosis-mediated anticancer effects. Cell Metabolism,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2021.05.016