Metabolism-based therapeutic strategies targeting cancer stem cells

P Jagust, B de Luxán-Delgado… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Cancer heterogeneity constitutes the major source of disease progression and therapy
failure. Tumors comprise functionally diverse subpopulations, with cancer stem cells (CSCs) …

Role of mitochondria in cancer stem cell resistance

JM García-Heredia, A Carnero - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cancer stem cells (CSC) are associated with the mechanisms of chemoresistance to
different cytotoxic drugs or radiotherapy, as well as with tumor relapse and a poor prognosis …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic modulation of metabolism in glioblastoma

Z Dong, H Cui - Seminars in cancer biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Epigenetic and metabolic alterations incancer cells are highly associated. Glioblastoma
multiforme (GBM) is a complicated pathological process with dysregulated methylation and …

Etomoxir, a carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 inhibitor, combined with temozolomide reduces stemness and invasiveness in patient-derived glioblastoma tumorspheres

JK Shim, S Choi, SJ Yoon, RJ Choi, J Park… - Cancer Cell …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction The importance of fatty acid oxidation (FAO) in the bioenergetics of glioblastoma
(GBM) is being realized. Etomoxir (ETO), a carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 (CPT1) inhibitor …

Classification of IDH wild-type glioblastoma tumorspheres into low-and high-invasion groups based on their transcriptional program

J Park, JK Shim, M Lee, D Kim, SJ Yoon… - British journal of …, 2023 - nature.com
Background Glioblastoma (GBM), one of the most lethal tumors, exhibits a highly infiltrative
phenotype. Here, we identified transcription factors (TFs) that collectively modulate invasion …

Mechanisms of imipridones in targeting mitochondrial metabolism in cancer cells

ER Bonner, SM Waszak, MA Grotzer, S Mueller… - Neuro …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
ONC201 is the first member of the imipridone family of anticancer drugs to enter the clinic for
the treatment of diverse solid and hematologic cancers. A subset of pediatric and adult …

Recent advances of mitochondrial complex I inhibitors for cancer therapy: Current status and future perspectives

Y Zhou, J Zou, J Xu, Y Zhou, X Cen, Y Zhao - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mitochondrial complex I (CI) as a critical multifunctional respiratory complex of electron
transport chain (ETC) in mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation has been identified as vital …

Mitochondria in oral cancer stem cells: Unraveling the potential drug targets for new and old drugs

I Olmedo, D Martínez, J Carrasco-Rojas, JA Jara - Life Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Head and neck cancer is a major health problem worldwide, with most cases arising in the
oral cavity. Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common type of oral cancer …

Glioblastoma stem cells—useful tools in the battle against cancer

SMB Rodriguez, GA Staicu, AS Sevastre… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma stem cells (GSCs) are cells with a self-renewal ability and capacity to initiate
tumors upon serial transplantation that have been linked to tumor cell heterogeneity. Most …

Lactate metabolism in rheumatoid arthritis: Pathogenic mechanisms and therapeutic intervention with natural compounds

O Yi, Y Lin, M Hu, S Hu, Z Su, J Liao, B Liu, L Liu, X Cai - Phytomedicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common chronic and systemic autoimmune
disease characterized by persistent inflammation and hyperplasia of the synovial …