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 …

Tumour fatty acid metabolism in the context of therapy resistance and obesity

AJ Hoy, SR Nagarajan, LM Butler - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2021 - nature.com
Fatty acid metabolism is known to support tumorigenesis and disease progression as well
as treatment resistance through enhanced lipid synthesis, storage and catabolism. More …

[HTML][HTML] Fatty acid synthase: an emerging target in cancer

CW Fhu, A Ali - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent years, lipid metabolism has garnered significant attention as it provides the
necessary building blocks required to sustain tumor growth and serves as an alternative fuel …

[HTML][HTML] Prognosis and dissection of immunosuppressive microenvironment in breast cancer based on fatty acid metabolism-related signature

Y Tang, W Tian, J Xie, Y Zou, Z Wang, N Li… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Fatty acid metabolism has been deciphered to augment tumorigenesis and disease
progression in addition to therapy resistance via strengthened lipid synthesis, storage, and …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of metabolism on drug response in cancer

EA Zaal, CR Berkers - Frontiers in oncology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Resistance to therapeutic agents, either intrinsic or acquired, is currently a major problem in
the treatment of cancers and occurs in virtually every type of anti-cancer therapy. Therefore …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting fatty acid synthase modulates sensitivity of hepatocellular carcinoma to sorafenib via ferroptosis

Y Li, W Yang, Y Zheng, W Dai, J Ji, L Wu… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - Springer
Background Sorafenib resistance is a key impediment to successful treatment of patients
with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and recent studies have reported reversal of …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging role of lipid metabolism alterations in Cancer stem cells

M Yi, J Li, S Chen, J Cai, Y Ban, Q Peng, Y Zhou… - Journal of Experimental …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background Cancer stem cells (CSCs) or tumor-initiating cells (TICs) represent a
small population of cancer cells with self-renewal and tumor-initiating properties. Unlike the …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting metabolism in cancer cells and the tumour microenvironment for cancer therapy

J Li, JQ Eu, LR Kong, L Wang, YC Lim, BC Goh… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Targeting altered tumour metabolism is an emerging therapeutic strategy for cancer
treatment. The metabolic reprogramming that accompanies the development of malignancy …

[HTML][HTML] Reprogramming of lipid metabolism in cancer-associated fibroblasts potentiates migration of colorectal cancer cells

J Gong, Y Lin, H Zhang, C Liu, Z Cheng, X Yang… - Cell death & …, 2020 - nature.com
Metabolic interaction between cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) and colorectal cancer
(CRC) cells plays a major role in CRC progression. However, little is known about lipid …