Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, PL-31342 Krakow, Poland.
Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, PL-31342 Krakow, Poland.
Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids. 2020 Sep;1865(9):158753. doi: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2020.158753. Epub 2020 Jun 3.
Lipid droplets (LDs) are key organelles in cancer cells proliferation, growth, and response to stress. These nanometric structures can aggregate to reach the size of microns becoming important cell components. Although it is known that LDs contain various lipids, their chemical composition is still under investigation. Moreover, their function in cell's response to exogenous factors is also not fully understood. Raman spectroscopy, together with chemometrics, has been shown to be a powerful tool for analytical analyses of cancer cell components on the subcellular level. It provides the opportunity to analyse LDs in a label-free manner in live cells. In the current study, this method was applied to investigate LDs composition in untreated and irradiated with X-ray beams prostate cancer cells. Raman mapping technique proved lipids accumulation in PC-3 cells and allowed visualization of LDs spatial distribution in cytoplasm. A heterogeneous composition of LDs was revealed by detailed analysis of Raman spectra. Interestingly, PC-3 cells were found to accumulate either triacylglycerols or cholesteryl esters. Finally, effect of X-ray radiation on the cells was investigated using Raman spectroscopy and fluorescence staining. Significant influence of LDs in the process of cell response was confirmed and time dependence of this phenomenon was determined.
脂质滴 (LDs) 是癌细胞增殖、生长和应对应激的关键细胞器。这些纳米级结构可以聚集到微米级大小,成为重要的细胞成分。尽管已知 LDs 含有各种脂质,但它们的化学组成仍在研究中。此外,它们在细胞对外源因素的反应中的功能也不完全清楚。拉曼光谱结合化学计量学已被证明是一种强大的工具,可在亚细胞水平上分析癌细胞成分。它提供了在活细胞中以无标记方式分析 LDs 的机会。在本研究中,该方法被应用于研究未经 X 射线照射和照射的前列腺癌细胞中的 LDs 组成。拉曼映射技术证明了 PC-3 细胞中脂质的积累,并允许可视化细胞质中 LDs 的空间分布。通过对拉曼光谱的详细分析,揭示了 LDs 的异质组成。有趣的是,发现 PC-3 细胞积累三酰基甘油或胆固醇酯。最后,使用拉曼光谱和荧光染色研究了 X 射线辐射对细胞的影响。证实了 LDs 在细胞反应过程中的重要影响,并确定了这种现象的时间依赖性。