The role of lipids in cancer progression and metastasis

M Martin-Perez, U Urdiroz-Urricelqui, C Bigas… - Cell metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
Lipids have essential biological functions in the body (eg, providing energy storage, acting
as a signaling molecule, and being a structural component of membranes); however, an …

Cancer metabolism: looking forward

I Martínez-Reyes, NS Chandel - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2021 - nature.com
Tumour initiation and progression requires the metabolic reprogramming of cancer cells.
Cancer cells autonomously alter their flux through various metabolic pathways in order to …

The metabolism of cancer cells during metastasis

G Bergers, SM Fendt - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2021 - nature.com
Metastasis formation is the major cause of death in most patients with cancer. Despite
extensive research, targeting metastatic seeding and colonization is still an unresolved …

Lipid metabolism in cancer: New perspectives and emerging mechanisms

LA Broadfield, AA Pane, A Talebi, JV Swinnen… - Developmental cell, 2021 - cell.com
Tumors undergo metabolic transformations to sustain uncontrolled proliferation, avoid cell
death, and seed in secondary organs. An increased focus on cancer lipid metabolism has …

Dysregulated cholesterol homeostasis results in resistance to ferroptosis increasing tumorigenicity and metastasis in cancer

W Liu, B Chakraborty, R Safi, D Kazmin… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Hypercholesterolemia and dyslipidemia are associated with an increased risk for many
cancer types and with poor outcomes in patients with established disease. Whereas the …

Lipid metabolic reprogramming in tumor microenvironment: from mechanisms to therapeutics

HR Jin, J Wang, ZJ Wang, MJ Xi, BH Xia… - Journal of Hematology & …, 2023 - Springer
Lipid metabolic reprogramming is an emerging hallmark of cancer. In order to sustain
uncontrolled proliferation and survive in unfavorable environments that lack oxygen and …

The adipocyte microenvironment and cancer

A Mukherjee, AJ Bilecz, E Lengyel - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2022 - Springer
Many epithelial tumors grow in the vicinity of or metastasize to adipose tissue. As tumors
develop, crosstalk between adipose tissue and cancer cells leads to changes in adipocyte …

Lipids in cancer: a global view of the contribution of lipid pathways to metastatic formation and treatment resistance

S Vasseur, F Guillaumond - Oncogenesis, 2022 - nature.com
Lipids are essential constituents for malignant tumors, as they are absolutely required for
tumor growth and dissemination. Provided by the tumor microenvironment (TME) or by …

Biomaterial-based platforms for tumour tissue engineering

R Curvello, V Kast, P Ordóñez-Morán, A Mata… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Tissue engineering has produced innovative tools for cancer research. 3D cancer models
based on molecularly designed biomaterials aim to harness the dimensionality and …

Metabolic reprogramming from glycolysis to fatty acid uptake and beta-oxidation in platinum-resistant cancer cells

Y Tan, J Li, G Zhao, KC Huang, H Cardenas… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Increased glycolysis is considered as a hallmark of cancer. Yet, cancer cell metabolic
reprograming during therapeutic resistance development is under-studied. Here, through …