Pancreatic cancer: Advances and challenges

CJ Halbrook, CA Lyssiotis, MP di Magliano, A Maitra - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains one of the deadliest cancers. Significant
efforts have largely defined major genetic factors driving PDAC pathogenesis and …

Targeting glutamine metabolism as a therapeutic strategy for cancer

J Jin, JK Byun, YK Choi, KG Park - Experimental & Molecular Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Proliferating cancer cells rely largely on glutamine for survival and proliferation. Glutamine
serves as a carbon source for the synthesis of lipids and metabolites via the TCA cycle, as …

What is cancer metabolism?

LWS Finley - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
The uptake and metabolism of nutrients support fundamental cellular process from
bioenergetics to biomass production and cell fate regulation. While many studies of cell …

Uridine-derived ribose fuels glucose-restricted pancreatic cancer

ZC Nwosu, MH Ward, P Sajjakulnukit, P Poudel… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is a lethal disease notoriously resistant to
therapy,. This is mediated in part by a complex tumour microenvironment, low vascularity …

Itaconate suppresses atherosclerosis by activating a Nrf2-dependent antiinflammatory response in macrophages in mice

J Song, Y Zhang, RA Frieler, A Andren… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Itaconate has emerged as a critical immunoregulatory metabolite. Here, we examined the
therapeutic potential of itaconate in atherosclerosis. We found that both itaconate and the …

The immunometabolic ecosystem in cancer

GR Bantug, C Hess - Nature Immunology, 2023 - nature.com
Our increased understanding of how key metabolic pathways are activated and regulated in
malignant cells has identified metabolic vulnerabilities of cancers. Translating this insight to …

Role of the tumor microenvironment in regulating pancreatic cancer therapy resistance

D Deng, R Patel, CY Chiang, P Hou - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pancreatic cancer has a notoriously poor prognosis, exhibits persistent drug resistance, and
lacks a cure. Unique features of the pancreatic tumor microenvironment exacerbate …

Mitochondrial redox adaptations enable alternative aspartate synthesis in SDH-deficient cells

ML Hart, E Quon, ALBG Vigil, IA Engstrom, OJ Newsom… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
The oxidative tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle is a central mitochondrial pathway integrating
catabolic conversions of NAD+ to NADH and anabolic production of aspartate, a key amino …

[HTML][HTML] Organic Selenium induces ferroptosis in pancreatic cancer cells

R Noe, N Inglese, P Romani, T Serafini, C Paoli… - Redox Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) cells reprogram both mitochondrial and lysosomal
functions to support growth. At the same time, this causes significant dishomeostasis of free …

The role of amino acid metabolism alterations in pancreatic cancer: From mechanism to application

S Fu, S Xu, S Zhang - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2023 - Elsevier
The incidence of pancreatic cancer is increasing in both developed and developing Nations.
In recent years, various research evidence suggested that reprogrammed metabolism may …