Spatial Metabolomics Profiling Reveals Curcumin Induces Metabolic Reprogramming in Three-Dimensional Tumor Spheroids.

ABSTRACT: Curcumin is widely recognized for its diverse antitumor properties, ranging from breast cancer to many other types of cancers. However, its role in the tumor microenvironment remains to be elucidated. In this study, we established a 3D tumor spheroids model that can simulate the growth environment of tumor cells and visualized the antitumor metabolic alteration caused by curcumin using mass spectrometry imaging technology. Our results showed that curcumin not only exerts a profound impact on the growth and proliferation of breast cancer cells but in situ multivariate statistical analysis also reveals the significant effect on the overall metabolic profile of tumor spheroids. Meanwhile, our visualization map characterized curcumin metabolic processes of reduction and glucuronidation in tumo

SUBMITTER: Zhu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11433860 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature