PMID- 33218188 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220716 IS - 2072-6694 (Print) IS - 2072-6694 (Electronic) IS - 2072-6694 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 11 DP - 2020 Nov 18 TI - CPT1A Over-Expression Increases Reactive Oxygen Species in the Mitochondria and Promotes Antioxidant Defenses in Prostate Cancer. LID - 10.3390/cancers12113431 [doi] LID - 3431 AB - Cancers reprogram their metabolism to adapt to environmental changes. In this study, we examined the consequences of altered expression of the mitochondrial enzyme carnitine palmitoyl transferase I (CPT1A) in prostate cancer (PCa) cell models. Using transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses, we compared LNCaP-C4-2 cell lines with depleted (knockdown (KD)) or increased (overexpression (OE)) CPT1A expression. Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) were also measured. Transcriptomic analysis identified ER stress, serine biosynthesis and lipid catabolism as significantly upregulated pathways in the OE versus KD cells. On the other hand, androgen response was significantly downregulated in OE cells. These changes associated with increased acyl-carnitines, serine synthesis and glutathione precursors in OE cells. Unexpectedly, OE cells showed increased mitochondrial ROS but when challenged with fatty acids and no androgens, the Superoxide dismutase 2 (SOD2) enzyme increased in the OE cells, suggesting better antioxidant defenses with excess CPT1A expression. Public databases also showed decreased androgen response correlation with increased serine-related metabolism in advanced PCa. Lastly, worse progression free survival was observed with increased lipid catabolism and decreased androgen response. Excess CPT1A is associated with a ROS-mediated stress phenotype that can support PCa disease progression. This study provides a rationale for targeting lipid catabolic pathways for therapy in hormonal cancers. FAU - Joshi, Molishree AU - Joshi M AD - Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. FAU - Kim, Jihye AU - Kim J AD - Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. FAU - D'Alessandro, Angelo AU - D'Alessandro A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2258-6490 AD - Department of Biochemistry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. AD - University of Colorado Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. FAU - Monk, Emily AU - Monk E AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1037-4172 AD - Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. FAU - Bruce, Kimberley AU - Bruce K AD - Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. FAU - Elajaili, Hanan AU - Elajaili H AD - Department of Pediatrics Critical Care, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. FAU - Nozik-Grayck, Eva AU - Nozik-Grayck E AD - Department of Pediatrics Critical Care, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. FAU - Goodspeed, Andrew AU - Goodspeed A AD - Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. AD - University of Colorado Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. FAU - Costello, James C AU - Costello JC AD - Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. AD - University of Colorado Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. FAU - Schlaepfer, Isabel R AU - Schlaepfer IR AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8659-9629 AD - Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. LA - eng GR - R35 HL139726/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - U01 CA231978/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - Sept2020/Nutrition and Obesity Research Center/ GR - P30 CA046934/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - AWD-193286/Cancer League of Colorado/ GR - 129846-RSG-16-256/American Cancer Society/ GR - P30CA046934 and CA231978/NH/NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20201118 PL - Switzerland TA - Cancers (Basel) JT - Cancers JID - 101526829 PMC - PMC7709014 OTO - NOTNLM OT - CPT1A OT - ROS OT - androgen response OT - fatty acids OT - oxidative stress OT - prostate cancer OT - serine COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results. EDAT- 2020/11/22 06:00 MHDA- 2020/11/22 06:01 PMCR- 2020/11/18 CRDT- 2020/11/21 01:01 PHST- 2020/10/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/11/03 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/11/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/11/21 01:01 [entrez] PHST- 2020/11/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/11/22 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/11/18 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - cancers12113431 [pii] AID - cancers-12-03431 [pii] AID - 10.3390/cancers12113431 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Cancers (Basel). 2020 Nov 18;12(11):3431. doi: 10.3390/cancers12113431.