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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-1-3
pubmed:abstractText
A shift in cellular energy production from oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) to glycolysis, even under aerobic conditions, is called the Warburg effect. To elucidate changes of the mitochondrial energy metabolism in ganglioneuroma (GN) individual OXPHOS enzymes were analyzed by activity assays and by immunohistochemical staining methods. GN (n=7) showed a significant reduction in the activity and content of OXPHOS enzymes. Citrate synthase activity was also severely diminished in GN compared to normal cortical kidney (p=0.0002) and adrenal (p=0.0024) tissues. Furthermore, the mitochondrial membrane protein porin was undetectable or significantly reduced. Accordingly, a reduction of the copy number of mitochondrial DNA was observed in GN compared to cortical kidney tissue. The striking decline of mitochondrial mass is specific for GN but not for neuroblastoma, in which a reduction of the OXPHOS complexes without reduction of mitochondrial mass was reported. Knowledge of the mechanism by which tumor cells achieve the Warburg effect will provide a starting point for functional studies aimed at restoring aerobic energy metabolism as a potential new therapeutic strategy to treat malignancies.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1945-0508
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
179-86
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21196296-Adrenal Glands, pubmed-meshheading:21196296-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:21196296-Child, pubmed-meshheading:21196296-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:21196296-Citrate (si)-Synthase, pubmed-meshheading:21196296-DNA, Mitochondrial, pubmed-meshheading:21196296-DNA Mutational Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:21196296-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:21196296-Female, pubmed-meshheading:21196296-Ganglioneuroma, pubmed-meshheading:21196296-Glycolysis, pubmed-meshheading:21196296-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:21196296-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:21196296-Isocitrate Dehydrogenase, pubmed-meshheading:21196296-Kidney, pubmed-meshheading:21196296-Male, pubmed-meshheading:21196296-Mitochondria, pubmed-meshheading:21196296-Oxidative Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:21196296-Oxidoreductases, pubmed-meshheading:21196296-Spectrophotometry, pubmed-meshheading:21196296-Voltage-Dependent Anion Channels
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Loss of mitochondria in ganglioneuromas.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Salzburg, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't