Differentiated cancer cell-originated lactate promotes the self-renewal of cancer stem cells in patient-derived colorectal cancer organoids

H Zhao, C Yan, Y Hu, L Mu, S Liu, K Huang, Q Li, X Li… - Cancer Letters, 2020 - Elsevier
Tumors harbor diverse compartments of cells with distinct metabolic properties and
phenotypes, but the mechanism by which metabolic commensalism among distinct subsets …

Lactate promotes metastasis of normoxic colorectal cancer stem cells through PGC-1α-mediated oxidative phosphorylation

S Liu, H Zhao, Y Hu, C Yan, Y Mi, X Li, D Tao… - Cell death & …, 2022 - nature.com
Uneven oxygen supply in solid tumors leads to hypoxic and normoxic regions. Hypoxic cells
exhibit increased secretion of lactate, which creates an acidic tumor microenvironment …

Colorectal cancer: Metabolic interactions reshape the tumor microenvironment

J Chen, H Zhu, Y Yin, S Jia, X Luo - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2022 - Elsevier
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide, which ranks third in
terms of incidence and the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality. Metabolic …

GATA6 enhances the stemness of human colon cancer cells by creating a metabolic symbiosis through upregulating LRH‐1 expression

HT Lai, CT Chiang, WK Tseng, TC Chao… - Molecular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer stem cells play critical roles in tumor initiation, progression, and relapse. Since we
previously found that GATA6 promotes the stemness in HCT‐116 and HT‐29 human …

[HTML][HTML] Lactate promotes PGE2 synthesis and gluconeogenesis in monocytes to benefit the growth of inflammation-associated colorectal tumor

L Wei, Y Zhou, J Yao, C Qiao, T Ni, R Guo, Q Guo… - Oncotarget, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Reprogramming energy metabolism, such as enhanced glycolysis, is an Achilles' heel in
cancer treatment. Most studies have been performed on isolated cancer cells. Here, we …

Colorectal cancer and metabolism

RE Brown, SP Short, CS Williams - Current colorectal cancer reports, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Metabolic reprogramming is essential for the rapid proliferation
of cancer cells and is thus recognized as a hallmark of cancer. In this review, we will discuss …

Metabolic plasticity of cancer stem cells in response to Microenvironmental cues

Y Xie, S Ma, M Tong - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Accumulating evidence indicates the existence of cancer stem cells
(CSCs) sub-populations which fuel cancer growth and maintain stemness in different …

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 …

New strategies for targeting glucose metabolism–mediated acidosis for colorectal cancer therapy

G Wang, JJ Wang, PH Yin, K Xu… - Journal of cellular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a heterogeneous group of diseases that are the result of
abnormal glucose metabolism alterations with high lactate production by pyruvate to lactate …

[HTML][HTML] Elucidating tumor-stromal metabolic crosstalk in colorectal cancer through integration of constraint-based models and LC-MS metabolomics

J Wang, A Delfarah, PE Gelbach, E Fong, P Macklin… - Metabolic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States.
Tumor-stromal metabolic crosstalk in the tumor microenvironment promotes CRC …