Catabolic cancer-associated fibroblasts transfer energy and biomass to anabolic cancer cells, fueling tumor growth

UE Martinez-Outschoorn, MP Lisanti, F Sotgia - Seminars in cancer biology, 2014 - Elsevier
Fibroblasts are the most abundant “non-cancerous” cells in tumors. However, it remains
largely unknown how these cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) promote tumor growth and …

[HTML][HTML] Fibroblasts as modulators of local and systemic cancer metabolism

H Sanford-Crane, J Abrego, MH Sherman - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Fibroblast activation is an accompanying feature of solid tumor progression, resembling a
conserved host response to tissue damage. Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) comprise …

Oncogenes induce the cancer-associated fibroblast phenotype: metabolic symbiosis and “fibroblast addiction” are new therapeutic targets for drug discovery

MP Lisanti, UE Martinez-Outschoorn, F Sotgia - Cell cycle, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Metabolic coupling, between mitochondria in cancer cells and catabolism in stromal
fibroblasts, promotes tumor growth, recurrence, metastasis, and predicts anticancer drug …

[HTML][HTML] Tumor cells and cancer-associated fibroblasts: an updated metabolic perspective

G Gentric, F Mechta-Grigoriou - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Tumors are a complex ecosystem including not only cancer cells, but also
many distinct cell types of the tumor micro-environment. While the Warburg effect assessing …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolic reprogramming of cancer-associated fibroblasts and its effect on cancer cell reprogramming

Z Li, C Sun, Z Qin - Theranostics, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cancer cells are well-known for adapting their metabolism to maintain high proliferation
rates and survive in unfavorable environments with low oxygen and nutritional deficiency …

Metabolic reprogramming of carcinoma-associated fibroblasts and its impact on metabolic heterogeneity of tumors

D Wu, L Zhuo, X Wang - Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology, 2017 - Elsevier
Tumor metabolism is characterized with up-regulated glucose uptake and glycolytic rate of
tumor cells as the source of ATP and tumors growth, and regulated by a poorly defined …

Cancer: an oxidative crosstalk between solid tumor cells and cancer associated fibroblasts

A Arcucci, MR Ruocco, G Granato… - BioMed Research …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Redox balance is associated with the regulation of several cell signalling pathways and
functions. In fact, under physiological conditions, cells maintain a balance between oxidant …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolic reprogramming and crosstalk of cancer-related fibroblasts and immune cells in the tumor microenvironment

Y Zhu, X Li, L Wang, X Hong, J Yang - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
It is notorious that cancer cells alter their metabolism to adjust to harsh environments of
hypoxia and nutritional starvation. Metabolic reprogramming most often occurs in the tumor …

Warburg Meets Autophagy: Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Accelerate Tumor Growth and Metastasis via Oxidative Stress, Mitophagy, and Aerobic Glycolysis

S Pavlides, I Vera, R Gandara, S Sneddon… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2012 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Here, we review certain recent advances in oxidative stress and tumor
metabolism, which are related to understanding the contributions of the microenvironment in …

Metabolic reprogramming of cancer associated fibroblasts: the slavery of stromal fibroblasts

A Avagliano, G Granato, MR Ruocco… - BioMed Research …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are the main stromal cell type of solid tumour
microenvironment and undergo an activation process associated with secretion of growth …