New insights into activation and function of the AMPK

GR Steinberg, DG Hardie - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2023 - nature.com
The classical role of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is as a cellular energy sensor
activated by falling energy status, signalled by increases in AMP to ATP and ADP to ATP …

Lipogenesis inhibitors: therapeutic opportunities and challenges

B Batchuluun, SL Pinkosky, GR Steinberg - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
Fatty acids are essential for survival, acting as bioenergetic substrates, structural
components and signalling molecules. Given their vital role, cells have evolved mechanisms …

Mechanisms and disease consequences of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

R Loomba, SL Friedman, GI Shulman - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the leading chronic liver disease worldwide. Its
more advanced subtype, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), connotes progressive liver …

The immunological and metabolic landscape in primary and metastatic liver cancer

X Li, P Ramadori, D Pfister, M Seehawer… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
The liver is the sixth most common site of primary cancer in humans, and generally arises in
a background of cirrhosis and inflammation. Moreover, the liver is frequently colonized by …

Acetyl-CoA metabolism in cancer

DA Guertin, KE Wellen - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Few metabolites can claim a more central and versatile role in cell metabolism than acetyl
coenzyme A (acetyl-CoA). Acetyl-CoA is produced during nutrient catabolism to fuel the …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolic dysregulation and emerging therapeutical targets for hepatocellular carcinoma

D Du, C Liu, M Qin, X Zhang, T Xi, S Yuan… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2022 - Elsevier
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an aggressive human cancer with increasing incidence
worldwide. Multiple efforts have been made to explore pharmaceutical therapies to treat …

[HTML][HTML] Lipid metabolism and cancer

X Bian, R Liu, Y Meng, D Xing, D Xu, Z Lu - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - rupress.org
Dysregulation in lipid metabolism is among the most prominent metabolic alterations in
cancer. Cancer cells harness lipid metabolism to obtain energy, components for biological …

Targeted therapeutics and novel signaling pathways in non-alcohol-associated fatty liver/steatohepatitis (NAFL/NASH)

X Xu, KL Poulsen, L Wu, S Liu, T Miyata… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Non-alcohol-associated fatty liver/steatohepatitis (NAFL/NASH) has become the leading
cause of liver disease worldwide. NASH, an advanced form of NAFL, can be progressive …

Lipid metabolism in cancer: New perspectives and emerging mechanisms

LA Broadfield, AA Pane, A Talebi, JV Swinnen… - Developmental cell, 2021 - cell.com
Tumors undergo metabolic transformations to sustain uncontrolled proliferation, avoid cell
death, and seed in secondary organs. An increased focus on cancer lipid metabolism has …

[HTML][HTML] Lipid alterations in chronic liver disease and liver cancer

B Paul, M Lewinska, JB Andersen - JHEP reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Lipids are a complex and diverse group of molecules with crucial roles in many
physiological processes, as well as in the onset, progression, and maintenance of cancers …