Restricting tumor lactic acid metabolism using dichloroacetate improves T cell functions

H Rostamian, M Khakpoor-Koosheh, L Jafarzadeh… - BMC cancer, 2022 - Springer
Background Lactic acid produced by tumors has been shown to overcome immune
surveillance, by suppressing the activation and function of T cells in the tumor …

Comparison of metabolic pathways between cancer cells and stromal cells in colorectal carcinomas: a metabolic survival role for tumor-associated stroma

MI Koukourakis, A Giatromanolaki, AL Harris, E Sivridis - Cancer research, 2006 - AACR
Understanding tumor metabolism is important for the development of anticancer therapies.
Immunohistochemical evaluation of colorectal adenocarcinomas showed that cancer cells …

[HTML][HTML] Hyperoxia induces glucose metabolism reprogramming and intracellular acidification by suppressing MYC/MCT1 axis in lung cancer

X Liu, H Qin, L Zhang, C Jia, Z Chao, X Qin, H Zhang… - Redox Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
The perils and promises of inspiratory hyperoxia (IH) in oncology are still controversial,
especially for patients with lung cancer. Increasing evidence shows that hyperoxia exposure …

Targeting lactate-fueled respiration selectively kills hypoxic tumor cells in mice

P Sonveaux, F Végran, T Schroeder… - The Journal of …, 2008 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Tumors contain oxygenated and hypoxic regions, so the tumor cell population is
heterogeneous. Hypoxic tumor cells primarily use glucose for glycolytic energy production …

Pyruvate secreted from patient‐derived cancer‐associated fibroblasts supports survival of primary lymphoma cells

A Sakamoto, S Kunou, K Shimada, M Tsunoda… - Cancer …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer‐associated fibroblasts (CAF) are a key component in the tumor microenvironment
and play functional roles in tumor metastasis and resistance to chemotherapies. We have …

The hypoxic microenvironment: A determinant of cancer stem cell evolution

A Carnero, M Lleonart - Inside the Cell, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Tumors are often viewed as unique entities with specific behaviors. However, tumors are a
mixture of differentially evolved subpopulations of cells in constant Darwinian evolution …

Targeting cancer stem‐like cells in glioblastoma and colorectal cancer through metabolic pathways

UD Kahlert, SM Mooney, M Natsumeda… - … Journal of Cancer, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer stem‐like cells (CSCs) are thought to be the main cause of tumor occurrence,
progression and therapeutic resistance. Strong research efforts in the last decade have led …

Lactate induced mesenchymal stem cells activation promotes gastric cancer cells migration and proliferation

Z Tao, C Huang, D Wang, Q Wang, Q Gao… - Experimental Cell …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lactate extensively involves in gastric cancer (GC) progression, such as suppressing
immune cells function and facilitating tumor angiogenesis. However, it remains unclear …

Lactate in the tumor microenvironment: A rising star for targeted tumor therapy

Z Li, Q Wang, X Huang, M Yang, S Zhou, Z Li… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Metabolic reprogramming is one of fourteen hallmarks of tumor cells, among which aerobic
glycolysis, often known as the “Warburg effect,” is essential to the fast proliferation and …

Survival of cancer stem-like cells under metabolic stress via CaMK2α-mediated upregulation of sarco/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase expression

KC Park, SW Kim, JY Jeon, AR Jo, HJ Choi, J Kim… - Clinical Cancer …, 2018 - AACR
Purpose: Cancer cells grow in an unfavorable metabolic milieu in the tumor
microenvironment and are constantly exposed to metabolic stress such as chronic nutrient …