PMID- 38509672 OWN - NLM STAT- Publisher LR - 20240321 IS - 1875-6190 (Electronic) IS - 1570-159X (Linking) DP - 2024 Mar 20 TI - Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors Type 3 and 5 Feature the "NeuroTransmitter-type" of Glioblastoma: A Bioinformatic Approach. LID - 10.2174/1570159X22666240320112926 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Glioblastoma (GBM) represents an aggressive and common tumor of the central nervous system. The prognosis of GBM is poor, and despite a refined genetic and molecular characterization, pharmacological treatment is largely suboptimal. OBJECTIVE: Contribute to defining a therapeutic line in GBM targeting the mGlu3 receptor in line with the principles of precision medicine. METHODS: Here, we performed a computational analysis focused on the expression of type 3 and 5 metabotropic glutamate receptor subtypes (mGlu3 and mGlu5, respectively) in high- and low-grade gliomas. RESULTS: The analysis allowed the identification of a particular high-grade glioma type, characterized by a high expression level of both receptor subtypes and by other markers of excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmission. This so-called neurotransmitter-GBM (NT-GBM) also shows a distinct immunological, metabolic, and vascularization gene signature. CONCLUSION: Our findings might lay the groundwork for a targeted therapy to be specifically applied to this putative novel type of GBM. CI - Copyright(c) Bentham Science Publishers; For any queries, please email at epub@benthamscience.net. FAU - Caridi, Matteo AU - Caridi M AD - Division of Hematology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy. FAU - Alborghetti, Marika AU - Alborghetti M AD - Department of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome. FAU - Pellicelli, Valeria AU - Pellicelli V AD - Internal Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome. FAU - Orlando, Rosamaria AU - Orlando R AD - Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University Sapienza of Roma, Rome, Italy. AD - IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy. FAU - Pontieri, Francesco Ernesto AU - Pontieri FE AD - Department of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy. AD - IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy. FAU - Battaglia, Giuseppe AU - Battaglia G AD - Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University Sapienza of Roma, Rome, Italy. AD - IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy. FAU - Arcella, Antonietta AU - Arcella A AD - IRCCS Neuromed, , Italy. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20240320 PL - United Arab Emirates TA - Curr Neuropharmacol JT - Current neuropharmacology JID - 101157239 SB - IM OTO - NOTNLM OT - Glioma OT - glioblastoma multiforme OT - glutamate OT - immunological signature OT - metabolic signature. OT - metabotropic glutamate receptors type 3 and type 5 OT - neurotransmitter- GBM EDAT- 2024/03/21 06:42 MHDA- 2024/03/21 06:42 CRDT- 2024/03/21 01:42 PHST- 2023/06/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/08/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/09/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/03/21 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2024/03/21 06:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/03/21 01:42 [entrez] AID - CN-EPUB-139298 [pii] AID - 10.2174/1570159X22666240320112926 [doi] PST - aheadofprint SO - Curr Neuropharmacol. 2024 Mar 20. doi: 10.2174/1570159X22666240320112926.