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. 2015 Feb 26;10(2):e0115153. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115153

Table 6. Mitochondrial function and autophagic status according to metabolic phenotype.

Parameters No. of cases (%) Glucose-dependent metabolism Glutamine-dependent metabolism
Warburg type (n = 46) (%) Reverse Warburg type (n = 15 (%) Mixed type (n = 16) (%) Null type (n = 29) (%) P value Canonical type (n = 18) (%) Non-canonical type (n = 74) (%) Mixed type(n = 5) (%) Null type (n = 9) (%) P-value
Tumor mitochondrial status 0.2642 0.0999
Dysfunctional 31(29.2) 12(26.1) 7(46.7) 6(37.5) 6(20.7) 8(44.4) 17(23.0) 1(20.0) 5(55.6)
Functional 75(70.8) 34(73.9) 8(53.3) 10(62.5) 23(79.3) 10(55.6) 57(77.0) 4(80.0) 4(44.4)
Stroma mitochondrial status 0.1356 0.0046
Dysfunctional 16(15.1) 4(8.7) 5(33.3) 2(12.5) 5(17.2) 3(16.7) 6(8.1) 3(60.0) 4(44.4)
Functional 90(84.9) 42(91.3) 10(66.7) 14(87.5) 24(82.8) 15(83.3) 68(91.9) 2(40.0) 5(55.6)
Tumor autophagic status 0.0167 0.0034
Activated 57(53.8) 30(65.2) 3(20.0) 7(43.7) 17(58.6) 5(27.8) 44(59.5) 5(100.0) 3(33.3)
Nonactivated 49(46.2) 16(34.8) 12(80.0) 9(56.3) 12(41.4) 13(72.2) 30(40.0) 0(0) 6(66.7)
Stroma autophagic status 0.0002 0.1629
Activated 18(17.0) 5(10.9) 6(37.5) 7(43.7) 0(0) 4(11.1) 13(17.6) 1(20.0) 0(0)
Nonactivated 88(83.0) 41(89.1) 10(62.5) 9(56.3) 29(100.0) 14(88.9) 61(82.4) 4(80.0) 9(100.0)