Hatfield Kimberley Joanne, Bruserud Øystein, Reikvam Håkon
Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, 5020 Bergen, Norway.
Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, 5020 Bergen, Norway.
Cancers (Basel). 2022 Jun 13;14(12):2910. doi: 10.3390/cancers14122910.
Allogeneic stem cell transplantation is used in the treatment of high-risk hematological malignancies. However, this treatment is associated with severe treatment-related morbidity and mortality. The metabolic status of the recipient may be associated with the risk of development of transplant-associated complications such as graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). To better understand the impact of the lipidomic profile of transplant recipients on posttransplant complications, we evaluated the lipid signatures of patients with hematological disease using non-targeted lipidomics. In the present study, we studied pretransplant serum samples derived from 92 consecutive patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). A total of 960 lipid biochemicals were identified, and the pretransplant lipidomic profiles differed significantly when comparing patients with and without the risk factors: (i) pretransplant inflammation, (ii) early fluid overload, and (iii) patients with and without later steroid-requiring acute GVHD. All three factors, but especially patients with pretransplant inflammation, were associated with decreased levels of several lipid metabolites. Based on the overall concentrations of various lipid subclasses, we identified a patient subset characterized by low lipid levels, increased frequency of MDS patients, signs of inflammation, decreased body mass index, and an increased risk of early non-relapse mortality. Metabolic targeting has been proposed as a possible therapeutic strategy in allotransplant recipients, and our present results suggest that the clinical consequences of therapeutic intervention (e.g., nutritional support) will also differ between patients and depend on the metabolic context.
异基因干细胞移植用于治疗高危血液系统恶性肿瘤。然而,这种治疗与严重的治疗相关发病率和死亡率有关。受者的代谢状态可能与移植相关并发症如移植物抗宿主病(GVHD)的发生风险相关。为了更好地理解移植受者脂质组学特征对移植后并发症的影响,我们使用非靶向脂质组学评估了血液系统疾病患者的脂质特征。在本研究中,我们研究了92例连续的急性髓系白血病(AML)或高危骨髓增生异常综合征(MDS)患者移植前的血清样本。共鉴定出960种脂质生物化学物质,在比较有和没有以下危险因素的患者时,移植前脂质组学特征有显著差异:(i)移植前炎症,(ii)早期液体超负荷,以及(iii)有和没有后期需要类固醇治疗的急性GVHD的患者。所有这三个因素,尤其是移植前有炎症的患者,都与几种脂质代谢物水平降低有关。基于各种脂质亚类的总体浓度,我们确定了一个患者亚组,其特征为脂质水平低、MDS患者频率增加、炎症迹象、体重指数降低以及早期非复发死亡率增加。代谢靶向已被提议作为同种异体移植受者可能的治疗策略,我们目前的结果表明,治疗干预(如营养支持)的临床后果在患者之间也会有所不同,并取决于代谢背景。