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Review
. 2023 Nov 8;13(22):3401.
doi: 10.3390/diagnostics13223401.

Role of Metabolomics in Pathogenesis and Prompt Diagnosis of Gastric Cancer Metastasis-A Systematic Review

Ștefan Ursu  1   2 , Andra Ciocan  1   2 , Cristina-Paula Ursu  1   2 , Claudia Diana Gherman  3 , Răzvan Alexandru Ciocan  3 , Rodica Sorina Pop  4 , Zeno Spârchez  5 , Florin Zaharie  1   2 , Nadim Al Hajjar  1   2
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Review

Role of Metabolomics in Pathogenesis and Prompt Diagnosis of Gastric Cancer Metastasis-A Systematic Review

Ștefan Ursu et al. Diagnostics (Basel). .

Abstract

Introduction: Gastric cancer is the fourth most frequently diagnosed form of cancer and the third leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. The aim of this review is to identify individual metabolic biomarkers and their association with accurate diagnostic values, which can predict gastric cancer metastasis.

Materials and methods: After searching the keywords, 83 articles were found over a period of 13 years. One was eliminated because it was not written in English, and two were published outside the selected period. Seven scientific papers were qualified for this investigation after eliminating duplicates, non-related articles, systematic reviews, and restricted access studies.

Results: New metabolic biomarkers with predictive value for gastric cancer metastasis and for elucidating metabolic pathways of the metastatic process have been found. The pathogenic processes can be outlined as follows: pro-oxidant capacity, T-cell inactivation, cell cycle arrest, energy production and mitochondrial enzyme impairment, cell viability and pro-apoptotic effect, enhanced degradation of collagen extracellular matrix, migration, invasion, structural protein synthesis, and tumoral angiogenesis.

Conclusion: Metabolic biomarkers have been recognized as independent risk factors in the molecular process of gastric cancer metastasis, with good diagnostic and prognostic value.

Keywords: gastric cancer; lipidomics; metabolomics; metastasis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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PRISMA flow diagram for the selected studies included in the systematic review (records identified from PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases).
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