PMID- 33125108 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210802 LR - 20231213 IS - 1791-2431 (Electronic) IS - 1021-335X (Print) IS - 1021-335X (Linking) VI - 44 IP - 6 DP - 2020 Dec TI - Effects and mechanisms of fatty acid metabolism‑mediated glycolysis regulated by betulinic acid‑loaded nanoliposomes in colorectal cancer. PG - 2595-2609 LID - 10.3892/or.2020.7787 [doi] AB - Although previous studies have demonstrated that triterpenoids, such as betulinic acid (BA), can inhibit tumor cell growth, their potential targets in colorectal cancer (CRC) metabolism have not been systematically investigated. In the present study, BA‑loaded nanoliposomes (BA‑NLs) were prepared, and their effects on CRC cell lines were evaluated. The aim of the present study was to determine the anticancer mechanisms of action of BA‑NLs in fatty acid metabolism‑mediated glycolysis, and investigate the role of key targets, such as acyl‑CoA synthetase (ACSL), carnitine palmitoyltransferase (CPT) and acetyl CoA, in promoting glycolysis, which is activated by inducing hexokinase (HK), phosphofructokinase‑1 (PFK‑1), phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) and pyruvate kinase (PK) expression. The results demonstrated that BA‑NLs significantly suppressed the proliferation and glucose uptake of CRC cells by regulating potential glycolysis and fatty acid metabolism targets and pathways, which forms the basis of the anti‑CRC function of BA‑NLs. Moreover, the effects of BA‑NLs were further validated by demonstrating that the key targets of HK2, PFK‑1, PEP and PK isoenzyme M2 (PKM2) in glycolysis, and of ACSL1, CPT1a and PEP in fatty acid metabolism, were blocked by BA‑NLs, which play key roles in the inhibition of glycolysis and fatty acid‑mediated production of pyruvate and lactate. The results of the present study may provide a deeper understanding supporting the hypothesis that liposomal BA may regulate alternative metabolic pathways implicated in CRC adjuvant therapy. FAU - Wang, Gang AU - Wang G AD - Department of Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Eighth People's Hospital, Jiangsu University, Shanghai 200235, P.R. China. FAU - Yu, Yang AU - Yu Y AD - Jiangsu University School of Pharmacy, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212001, P.R. China. FAU - Wang, Yu-Zhu AU - Wang YZ AD - Jiangsu University School of Pharmacy, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212001, P.R. China. FAU - Zhu, Zhi-Min AU - Zhu ZM AD - Department of Pharmaceutics, Shanghai Eighth People's Hospital, Jiangsu University, Shanghai 200235, P.R. China. FAU - Yin, Pei-Hao AU - Yin PH AD - Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200062, P.R. China. FAU - Xu, Ke AU - Xu K AD - Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200062, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20201001 PL - Greece TA - Oncol Rep JT - Oncology reports JID - 9422756 RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic) RN - 0 (Carrier Proteins) RN - 0 (Fatty Acids) RN - 0 (Liposomes) RN - 0 (Membrane Proteins) RN - 0 (Pentacyclic Triterpenes) RN - 0 (Thyroid Hormones) RN - EC 2.3.1.21 (CPT1A protein, human) RN - EC 2.3.1.21 (Carnitine O-Palmitoyltransferase) RN - EC 6.2.1.- (Coenzyme A Ligases) RN - EC 6.2.1.3 (ACSL1 protein, human) RN - 4G6A18707N (Betulinic Acid) SB - IM MH - Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/*administration & dosage MH - Carnitine O-Palmitoyltransferase/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Carrier Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Coenzyme A Ligases/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Colorectal Neoplasms/*drug therapy/pathology MH - Fatty Acids/metabolism MH - HCT116 Cells MH - Humans MH - Liposomes MH - Membrane Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Nanoparticles/*chemistry MH - Pentacyclic Triterpenes/*administration & dosage MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects MH - Thyroid Hormones/metabolism MH - Warburg Effect, Oncologic/*drug effects MH - Betulinic Acid MH - Thyroid Hormone-Binding Proteins PMC - PMC7640364 OTO - NOTNLM OT - colorectal cancer OT - glycolysis OT - fatty acid OT - betulinic acid OT - nanoliposomes EDAT- 2020/10/31 06:00 MHDA- 2021/08/03 06:00 PMCR- 2020/10/01 CRDT- 2020/10/30 12:09 PHST- 2019/10/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/06/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/10/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/08/03 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/10/30 12:09 [entrez] PHST- 2020/10/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - or-44-06-2595 [pii] AID - 10.3892/or.2020.7787 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Oncol Rep. 2020 Dec;44(6):2595-2609. doi: 10.3892/or.2020.7787. Epub 2020 Oct 1.