Targeting glucose metabolism enzymes in cancer treatment: current and emerging strategies

Y Zhang, Q Li, Z Huang, B Li, EC Nice, C Huang, L Wei… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Reprogramming of glucose metabolism is a hallmark of cancer and can be
targeted by therapeutic agents. Some metabolism regulators, such as ivosidenib and …

A new strategy for osteoarthritis therapy: Inhibition of glycolysis

C Tan, L Li, J Han, K Xu, X Liu - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common degenerative disease of the joints. It is primarily caused by
age, obesity, mechanical damage, genetics, and other factors, leading to cartilage …

The critical role of STAT3 in biogenesis of tumor-derived exosomes with potency of inducing cancer cachexia in vitro and in vivo

M Fan, W Sun, X Gu, S Lu, Q Shen, X Liu, X Zhang - Oncogene, 2022 - nature.com
Tumor-derived exosomes are emerging mediators of cancer cachexia. Clarifying the
regulation of exosome biogenesis and finding possible targets for cancer cachexia therapy …

The development of small-molecule inhibitors targeting hexokinase 2

W Shan, Y Zhou, KY Tam - Drug Discovery Today, 2022 - Elsevier
As one of the well-known hallmarks of cancer malignancy, most proliferating cancer cells
exhibit enhanced rates of glycolysis. Hexokinase 2 (HK2) is the rate-limiting enzyme …

Cancer metabolism control by natural products: Pyruvate kinase M2 targeting therapeutics

AH El‐Far, SK Al Jaouni, X Li, J Fu - Phytotherapy Research, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Glycolysis is the primary source of energy for cancer growth and metastasis. The shift in
metabolism from mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation to aerobic glycolysis is called the …

Pyruvate kinase M2 regulates kidney fibrosis through pericyte glycolysis during the progression from acute kidney injury to chronic kidney disease

Y Chen, X Bai, J Chen, M Huang, Q Hong… - Cell …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We aimed to investigate the role of renal pericyte pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) in the
progression of acute kidney injury (AKI) to chronic kidney disease (CKD). The role of PKM2 …

Shikonin induces ferroptosis in multiple myeloma via GOT1-mediated ferritinophagy

W Li, H Fu, L Fang, H Chai, T Gao, Z Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Multiple myeloma (MM) is an incurable hematological malignancy that lacks effective
therapeutic interventions. Ferroptosis is a newly discovered form of cell death that has …

Butyrate prevents the migration and invasion, and aerobic glycolysis in gastric cancer via inhibiting Wnt/β‐catenin/c‐Myc signaling

Y Liang, Z Rao, D Du, Y Wang… - Drug development …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Gastric cancer (GC) remains a common cause of cancer death worldwide. Evidence has
found that butyrate exhibited antitumor effects on GC cells. However, the mechanism by …

Exosome-mediated metabolic reprogramming: Implications in esophageal carcinoma progression and tumor microenvironment remodeling

Y Xi, Y Shen, L Chen, L Tan, W Shen, X Niu - Cytokine & Growth Factor …, 2023 - Elsevier
Esophageal carcinoma is among the most fatal malignancies with increasing incidence
globally. Tumor onset and progression can be driven by metabolic reprogramming …

Role of pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) in cardiovascular diseases

M Rihan, SS Sharma - Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research, 2023 - Springer
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the world's leading cause of death, accounting for 32%
of all fatalities. Although therapeutic agents are available for CVDs, however, most of them …