Metabolites and the tumour microenvironment: from cellular mechanisms to systemic metabolism

I Elia, MC Haigis - Nature metabolism, 2021 - nature.com
Metabolic transformation is a hallmark of cancer and a critical target for cancer therapy.
Cancer metabolism and behaviour are regulated by cell-intrinsic factors as well as …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting metabolism to improve the tumor microenvironment for cancer immunotherapy

JE Bader, K Voss, JC Rathmell - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
The growing field of immune metabolism has revealed promising indications for metabolic
targets to modulate anti-cancer immunity. Combination therapies involving metabolic …

Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy: fundamentals and advances in instrumentation, analysis, and applications

R Datta, TM Heaster, JT Sharick… - … of biomedical optics, 2020 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Significance: Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) is a powerful technique to
distinguish the unique molecular environment of fluorophores. FLIM measures the time a …

Understanding the glucoregulatory mechanisms of metformin in type 2 diabetes mellitus

M Foretz, B Guigas, B Viollet - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2019 - nature.com
Despite its position as the first-line drug for treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus, the
mechanisms underlying the plasma glucose level-lowering effects of metformin (1, 1 …

Metabolic codependencies in the tumor microenvironment

P Dey, AC Kimmelman, RA DePinho - Cancer Discovery, 2021 - AACR
Metabolic reprogramming enables cancer cell growth, proliferation, and survival. This
reprogramming is driven by the combined actions of oncogenic alterations in cancer cells …

Increased demand for NAD+ relative to ATP drives aerobic glycolysis

A Luengo, Z Li, DY Gui, LB Sullivan, M Zagorulya… - Molecular cell, 2021 - cell.com
Aerobic glycolysis, or preferential fermentation of glucose-derived pyruvate to lactate despite
available oxygen, is associated with proliferation across many organisms and conditions. To …

Metformin and cancer hallmarks: shedding new lights on therapeutic repurposing

Y Hua, Y Zheng, Y Yao, R Jia, S Ge… - Journal of Translational …, 2023 - Springer
Metformin is a well-known anti-diabetic drug that has been repurposed for several emerging
applications, including as an anti-cancer agent. It boasts the distinct advantages of an …

NRF2 activation induces NADH-reductive stress, providing a metabolic vulnerability in lung cancer

T Weiss-Sadan, M Ge, M Hayashi, M Gohar, CH Yao… - Cell metabolism, 2023 - cell.com
Multiple cancers regulate oxidative stress by activating the transcription factor NRF2 through
mutation of its negative regulator, KEAP1. NRF2 has been studied extensively in KEAP1 …

Targeting metabolism for cancer therapy

A Luengo, DY Gui, MG Vander Heiden - Cell chemical biology, 2017 - cell.com
Metabolic reprogramming contributes to tumor development and introduces metabolic
liabilities that can be exploited to treat cancer. Chemotherapies targeting metabolism have …

Understanding the intersections between metabolism and cancer biology

MG Vander Heiden, RJ DeBerardinis - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
Transformed cells adapt metabolism to support tumor initiation and progression. Specific
metabolic activities can participate directly in the process of transformation or support the …