Dichloroacetate and cancer: new home for an orphan drug?

S Kankotia, PW Stacpoole - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews …, 2014 - Elsevier
We reviewed the anti-cancer effects of DCA, an orphan drug long used as an investigational
treatment for various acquired and congenital disorders of mitochondrial intermediary …

[HTML][HTML] Biomarker discovery in human prostate cancer: an update in metabolomics studies

AR Lima, M de Lourdes Bastos, M Carvalho… - Translational …, 2016 - Elsevier
Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and the second leading
cause of cancer death among men in Western countries. Current screening techniques are …

NMR-based metabolomics strategies: plants, animals and humans

JGM Pontes, AJM Brasil, GCF Cruz, RN de Souza… - Analytical …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a powerful analytical platform
employed to address a diversity of issues of research such as in understanding chemical …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolomic profiling unravel the mechanisms of hepatotoxicity pathway induced by triphenyl phosphate (TPP)

X Wang, F Li, J Liu, C Ji, H Wu - Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 2020 - Elsevier
Triphenyl phosphate (TPP) has been found in various environmental media and in biota
suggesting widespread human exposure. However, there is still insufficient information on …

[HTML][HTML] In vivo evaluation of tumour acidosis for assessing the early metabolic response and onset of resistance to dichloroacetate by using magnetic resonance pH …

A Anemone, L Consolino, L Conti… - International …, 2017 - spandidos-publications.com
Dichloroacetate (DCA) can reverse the glycolytic phenotype that is responsible of increased
lactate production and extracellular pH acidification in cancer cells. Magnetic resonance …

MAPK/ERK pathway inhibition is a promising treatment target for adrenocortical tumors

SS Pereira, MP Monteiro, MM Costa… - Journal of cellular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Unraveling molecular mechanisms that regulate tumor development and proliferation is of
the utmost importance in the quest to decrease the high mortality rate of adrenocortical …

[HTML][HTML] Heterogeneous expression and subcellular localization of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex in prostate cancer

CE Nunes-Xavier, J Mingo, M Emaldi… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) complex converts pyruvate into acetyl-CoA by
pyruvate decarboxylation, which drives energy metabolism during cell growth, including …

Serum metabolomics of Indian women with polycystic ovary syndrome using 1 H NMR coupled with a pattern recognition approach

S RoyChoudhury, BP Mishra, T Khan… - Molecular …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most commonly occurring metabolic and
endocrinological disorders affecting women of reproductive age. Metabolomics is an …

[HTML][HTML] In-vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy of lactate as a non-invasive biomarker of dichloroacetate activity in cancer and non-cancer central nervous system …

DO Kamson, V Chinnasamy, SA Grossman… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The adverse effects of lactic acidosis in the cancer microenvironment have been
increasingly recognized. Dichloroacetate (DCA) is an orally bioavailable, blood brain barrier …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacometabolomics applied to personalized medicine in urological cancers

F Amaro, M Carvalho, ML Bastos, P Guedes de Pinho… - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Prostate cancer (PCa), bladder cancer (BCa), and renal cell carcinoma (RCC) are the most
common urological cancers, and their incidence has been rising over time. Surgery is the …