Podo F, de Certaines J D
Laboratorio di Biologia Cellulare, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Italy.
Anticancer Res. 1996 May-Jun;16(3B):1305-15.
A Special Symposium on "Lipid Metabolism and Function in Cancer. Significance of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) Measurements in Relation to Biochemical Processes and Cellular Control" was held by the EU BIOMED 1 Concerted Action for "Cancer and Brain Disease Characterization and Therapy Assessment by Quantitative MRS", within the 5th International Conference of Anticancer Research (Corfu, 18-20 October 1995). The aims of the Symposium were to discuss present knowledge and problems in the field of phospholipid, neutral lipid and lipoprotein metabolism in cancer, together with the new potential of these inter-linked areas of research arising from advanced in vitro and in vivo MRS methodologies. This guest editorial is intended to introduce the reader of the Proceedings published in this issue, into the stimulating atmosphere of the Symposium, by summarizing some of the exciting proposals, views, ideas and open questions which emerged from presentations and multi-disciplinary, plenary discussions.
欧盟“通过定量磁共振波谱法表征癌症和脑部疾病及评估治疗效果”联合行动在第五届国际抗癌研究大会（1995年10月18 - 20日，科孚岛）期间举办了一场关于“癌症中的脂质代谢与功能。磁共振波谱（MRS）测量与生化过程及细胞控制的关系的意义”的特别研讨会。该研讨会的目的是讨论癌症领域中磷脂、中性脂质和脂蛋白代谢方面的现有知识与问题，以及体外和体内先进磁共振波谱方法在这些相互关联的研究领域带来的新潜力。这篇特邀社论旨在通过总结研讨会上的报告及多学科全体讨论中出现的一些令人兴奋的提议、观点、想法和未解决的问题，向本期发表的会议论文集读者介绍研讨会的热烈氛围。
