Mechanisms of metabolic reprogramming in cancer cells supporting enhanced growth and proliferation

C Schiliro, BL Firestein - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cancer cells alter metabolic processes to sustain their characteristic uncontrolled growth
and proliferation. These metabolic alterations include (1) a shift from oxidative …

Branched-chain amino acids: catabolism in skeletal muscle and implications for muscle and whole-body metabolism

G Mann, S Mora, G Madu, OAJ Adegoke - Frontiers in Physiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) are critical for skeletal muscle and whole-body
anabolism and energy homeostasis. They also serve as signaling molecules, for example …

A novel Cuproptosis-related LncRNA signature to predict prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma

G Zhang, J Sun, X Zhang - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Increased intracellular toxicity due to an imbalance in copper homeostasis caused by
copper ion accumulation could regulate the rate of cancer cell growth and proliferation. The …

Carrier-free immunotherapeutic nano-booster with dual synergistic effects based on glutaminase inhibition combined with photodynamic therapy

Z Mai, J Zhong, J Zhang, G Chen, Y Tang, W Ma, G Li… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The immunotherapeutic effect elicited by photodynamic therapy (PDT) is attenuated by
tumor defense mechanisms associated with glutamine metabolism, including the metabolic …

Role of hypoxia in the tumor microenvironment and targeted therapy

G Chen, K Wu, H Li, D Xia, T He - Frontiers in oncology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Tumor microenvironment (TME), which is characterized by hypoxia, widely exists in solid
tumors. As a current research hotspot in the TME, hypoxia is expected to become a key …

[HTML][HTML] N6-methyladenosine modification and metabolic reprogramming of digestive system malignancies

X Cai, C Liang, M Zhang, Y Xu, Y Weng, X Li, W Yu - Cancer Letters, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract N 6-methyladenosine (m6A) is a eukaryotic post-transcriptional modification
involved in cell growth and developmental processes, including RNA transcription …

Mechanism and strategies of immunotherapy resistance in colorectal cancer

J Shan, D Han, C Shen, Q Lei, Y Zhang - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in the world. Although there are
standard treatment options for CRC, most patients respond poorly to these treatments …

Thiadiazole derivatives as anticancer agents

M Szeliga - Pharmacological Reports, 2020 - Springer
In spite of substantial progress made toward understanding cancer pathogenesis, this
disease remains one of the leading causes of mortality. Thus, there is an urgent need to …

Glutaminases regulate glutathione and oxidative stress in cancer

JM Matés, JA Campos-Sandoval… - Archives of …, 2020 - Springer
Targeted therapies against cancer have improved both survival and quality of life of patients.
However, metabolic rewiring evokes cellular mechanisms that reduce therapeutic …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanism-based approaches of 1, 3, 4 thiadiazole scaffolds as potent enzyme inhibitors for cytotoxicity and antiviral activity

D Kumar, H Kumar, V Kumar, A Deep, A Sharma… - Medicine in Drug …, 2023 - Elsevier
Significant progress in understanding cancer pathogenesis, it remains one of the leading
causes of death after cardiovascular diseases. Similarly viral infections have emerged from …