Glucose transporters in cancer–from tumor cells to the tumor microenvironment

PB Ancey, C Contat, E Meylan - The FEBS journal, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Solute carriers of the glucose transporter (GLUT) family mediate the first step for cellular
glucose usage. The upregulation of GLUT s has been reported in numerous cancer types as …

Anticancer effects and mechanisms of action of plumbagin: review of research advances

Z Yin, J Zhang, L Chen, Q Guo, B Yang… - BioMed Research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Plumbagin (PLB), a natural naphthoquinone constituent isolated from the roots of the
medicinal plant Plumbago zeylanica L., exhibited anticancer activity against a variety of …

Targeting glycolysis for cancer therapy using drug delivery systems

Y Huang - Journal of Controlled Release, 2023 - Elsevier
There is close crosstalk between cancer metabolism and immunity. Cancer metabolism
regulation is a promising therapeutic target for cancer immunotherapy. Warburg effect is …

Metabolic rewiring in melanoma

BI Ratnikov, DA Scott, AL Osterman, JW Smith… - Oncogene, 2017 - nature.com
Oncogene-driven metabolic rewiring is an adaptation to low nutrient and oxygen conditions
in the tumor microenvironment that enables cancer cells of diverse origin to hyperproliferate …

Metabolic plasticity of melanoma cells and their crosstalk with tumor microenvironment

A Avagliano, G Fiume, A Pelagalli, G Sanità… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cutaneous melanoma (CM) is a highly aggressive and drug resistant solid tumor, showing
an impressive metabolic plasticity modulated by oncogenic activation. In particular …

Small‐molecule inhibition of glucose transporters GLUT‐1–4

ES Reckzeh, H Waldmann - Chembiochem, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Glucose addiction is observed in cancer and other diseases that are associated with
hyperproliferation. The development of compounds that restrict glucose supply and …

[HTML][HTML] The apple polyphenol phloretin inhibits breast cancer cell migration and proliferation via inhibition of signals by type 2 glucose transporter

KH Wu, CT Ho, ZF Chen, LC Chen… - journal of food and drug …, 2018 - Elsevier
Human triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive and poorly understood
subclass of breast cancer. Glucose transporters (GLUTs) are required for glucose uptake in …

Metabolic flexibility in melanoma: A potential therapeutic target

MR Ruocco, A Avagliano, G Granato, E Vigliar… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cutaneous melanoma (CM) represents one of the most metastasizing and drug resistant
solid tumors. CM is characterized by a remarkable metabolic plasticity and an important …

Cell metabolism and DNA repair pathways: implications for cancer therapy

T Sobanski, M Rose, A Suraweera… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
DNA repair and metabolic pathways are vital to maintain cellular homeostasis in normal
human cells. Both of these pathways, however, undergo extensive changes during …

Rethinking the biology of metastatic melanoma: A holistic approach

HHLD Vandyck, LM Hillen, FM Bosisio… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2021 - Springer
Over the past decades, melanoma-related mortality has remained nearly stable. The main
reason is treatment failure of metastatic disease and the inherently linked knowledge gap …