透過進食,我們能夠從食物中獲取身體所需的能量。這過程亦稱之為新陳代謝。539Please respect copyright.PENANATRvTzPN1Va539Please respect copyright.PENANAezFIXT5ims
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有無數證據顯示,癌細胞的新陳代謝與正常的細胞有著顯著的分別。539Please respect copyright.PENANAzoeIWzJjcK
正因如此,有不少科學家抱有一個信念,希望透過針對癌細胞的新陳代謝來抑止癌細胞的生長,甚至是達消滅癌細胞之效。539Please respect copyright.PENANATrBXphRevN
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(圖2)半胱胺酸 (Cysteine)是氨基酸的一種,亦即是組成蛋白質的基本單元。539Please respect copyright.PENANArSzuepL00C539Please respect copyright.PENANAhnjJgrlAEd
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我們可以透過直接進食來攝取Cysteine,又或者依靠肝臟將特定兩隻氨基酸(Methionine及Serine)轉化成為Cysteine供我們所用。539Please respect copyright.PENANARNnF9t4uZY
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有科學家嘗試從飼養癌細胞的營養液中剔除Cysteine,發覺部份癌細胞的生長速度有所減慢,而有部份的癌細胞則趨向死亡(Ref1)。539Please respect copyright.PENANAlpsmUiQfs7
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(圖3)從營養液剔除Cysteine後,身體攝取Cysteine的辦法便只剩下依靠肝臟將同為氨基酸的Methionine及Serine轉化成為Cysteine。539Please respect copyright.PENANAXfisftaxIc539Please respect copyright.PENANA2ceoRqQhpj
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而各種剔除Cysteine便會死亡的癌細胞的共通點,就是缺乏一隻名為5-methylthioadenosine phosphorylase(MTAP)的蛋白酶。539Please respect copyright.PENANA2YciPkMU4D
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失去MTAP後,細胞會傾向將Methionine轉化成為一系列名為Polyamine的物質,導致身體失去製作Cysteine的手段。539Please respect copyright.PENANAcLa1eK6sQx
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更甚的是,產生Polyamine的過程中將會產生游離基,而制衡游離基的Glutathione卻則依靠Cysteine作為原材料。539Please respect copyright.PENANAddUOHi6ufx
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因此,缺乏MTAP的癌細胞若然沒有外來Cysteine供應的話,便會因游離基數量過多而導致死亡。539Please respect copyright.PENANAFKKNRAQHS8
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環觀各種癌細胞,膠質母細胞瘤(Glioblastoma)有較大的機會因基因變異而失去MTAP基因。539Please respect copyright.PENANAesoYxgxeCk
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根據上述研究結果,若癌症病人的癌細胞證實缺乏MTAP基因的話,在餐單中剔除進食Cysteine氨基酸或許是一個副作用相對上為微的理性選擇。539Please respect copyright.PENANANILymYzTAv
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Ref1:https://www.nature.com/articles/s42255-020-0253-2