The hallmarks of cancer metabolism: Still emerging

NN Pavlova, J Zhu, CB Thompson - Cell metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
Metabolism of cancer cells is geared toward biomass production and proliferation. Since the
metabolic resources within the local tissue are finite, this can lead to nutrient depletion and …

Enhancing the efficacy of glutamine metabolism inhibitors in cancer therapy

WH Yang, Y Qiu, O Stamatatos, T Janowitz, MJ Lukey - Trends in cancer, 2021 - cell.com
Glutamine metabolism is reprogrammed during tumorigenesis and has been investigated as
a promising target for cancer therapy. However, efforts to drug this process are confounded …

Metabolic-pathway-based subtyping of triple-negative breast cancer reveals potential therapeutic targets

Y Gong, P Ji, YS Yang, S Xie, TJ Yu, Y Xiao, ML Jin… - Cell metabolism, 2021 - cell.com
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) remains an unmet medical challenge. We investigated
metabolic dysregulation in TNBCs by using our multi-omics database (n= 465, the largest to …

Blockade of the phagocytic receptor MerTK on tumor-associated macrophages enhances P2X7R-dependent STING activation by tumor-derived cGAMP

Y Zhou, M Fei, G Zhang, WC Liang, WY Lin, Y Wu… - Immunity, 2020 - cell.com
Clearance of apoptotic cells by macrophages prevents excessive inflammation and supports
immune tolerance. Here, we examined the effect of blocking apoptotic cell clearance on anti …

LKB1 and KEAP1/NRF2 Pathways Cooperatively Promote Metabolic Reprogramming with Enhanced Glutamine Dependence in KRAS-Mutant Lung …

A Galan-Cobo, P Sitthideatphaiboon, X Qu, A Poteete… - Cancer research, 2019 - AACR
In KRAS-mutant lung adenocarcinoma, tumors with LKB1 loss (KL) are highly enriched for
concurrent KEAP1 mutations, which activate the KEAP1/NRF2 pathway (KLK). Here, we …

Emerging role of ferroptosis in breast cancer: New dawn for overcoming tumor progression

S Sui, S Xu, D Pang - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2022 - Elsevier
Breast cancer has become a serious threat to women's health. Cancer progression is mainly
derived from resistance to apoptosis induced by procedures or therapies. Therefore, new …

Selective activation of PFKL suppresses the phagocytic oxidative burst

N Amara, MP Cooper, MA Voronkova, BA Webb… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
In neutrophils, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) generated via the
pentose phosphate pathway fuels NADPH oxidase NOX2 to produce reactive oxygen …

Advancing cancer treatment by targeting glutamine metabolism—A roadmap

A Halama, K Suhre - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Dysregulated glutamine metabolism is one of the metabolic features
evident in cancer cells when compared to normal cells. Cancer cells utilize glutamine for …

Dysregulation of glutaminase and glutamine synthetase in cancer

JM Matés, JA Campos-Sandoval… - Cancer letters, 2019 - Elsevier
Besides fast glucose catabolism, many types of cancers are characterized by elevated
glutamine consumption. Medical oncology pursuits to block specific pathways, mainly …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic targeting of glutaminolysis as an essential strategy to combat cancer

JM Matés, FJ Di Paola, JA Campos-Sandoval… - Seminars in cell & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Metabolic reprogramming in cancer targets glutamine metabolism as a key mechanism to
provide energy, biosynthetic precursors and redox requirements to allow the massive …