Targeting glucose metabolism to suppress cancer progression: prospective of anti-glycolytic cancer therapy

AF Abdel-Wahab, W Mahmoud, RM Al-Harizy - Pharmacological research, 2019 - Elsevier
Most solid tumor cells adapt to their heterogeneous microenvironment by depending largely
on aerobic glycolysis for energy production, a phenomenon called the Warburg effect, which …

Mitochondria-targeted triphenylphosphonium-based compounds: syntheses, mechanisms of action, and therapeutic and diagnostic applications

J Zielonka, J Joseph, A Sikora, M Hardy… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Mitochondria are recognized as one of the most important targets for new drug design in
cancer, cardiovascular, and neurological diseases. Currently, the most effective way to …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondria in cancer

D Grasso, LX Zampieri, T Capelôa, JA Van de Velde… - Cell stress, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The rediscovery and reinterpretation of the Warburg effect in the year 2000 occulted for
almost a decade the key functions exerted by mitochondria in cancer cells. Until recent …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting metabolism in cancer cells and the tumour microenvironment for cancer therapy

J Li, JQ Eu, LR Kong, L Wang, YC Lim, BC Goh… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Targeting altered tumour metabolism is an emerging therapeutic strategy for cancer
treatment. The metabolic reprogramming that accompanies the development of malignancy …

[HTML][HTML] T-cells produce acidic niches in lymph nodes to suppress their own effector functions

H Wu, V Estrella, M Beatty, D Abrahams… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The acidic pH of tumors profoundly inhibits effector functions of activated CD8+ T-cells. We
hypothesize that this is a physiological process in immune regulation, and that it occurs …

[HTML][HTML] Teaching the basics of reactive oxygen species and their relevance to cancer biology: Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species detection, redox signaling, and …

B Kalyanaraman, G Cheng, M Hardy, O Ouari… - Redox biology, 2018 - Elsevier
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been implicated in tumorigenesis (tumor initiation,
tumor progression, and metastasis). Of the many cellular sources of ROS generation, the …

[HTML][HTML] A review of the basics of mitochondrial bioenergetics, metabolism, and related signaling pathways in cancer cells: Therapeutic targeting of tumor mitochondria …

B Kalyanaraman, G Cheng, M Hardy, O Ouari, M Lopez… - Redox biology, 2018 - Elsevier
The present review is a sequel to the previous review on cancer metabolism published in
this journal. This review focuses on the selective antiproliferative and cytotoxic effects of …

Mitochondria-targeted analogues of metformin exhibit enhanced antiproliferative and radiosensitizing effects in pancreatic cancer cells

G Cheng, J Zielonka, O Ouari, M Lopez, D McAllister… - Cancer research, 2016 - AACR
Metformin (Met) is an approved antidiabetic drug currently being explored for repurposing in
cancer treatment based on recent evidence of its apparent chemopreventive properties. Met …

[HTML][HTML] Preventing allograft rejection by targeting immune metabolism

CF Lee, YC Lo, CH Cheng, GJ Furtmüller, B Oh… - Cell reports, 2015 - cell.com
Upon antigen recognition and co-stimulation, T lymphocytes upregulate the metabolic
machinery necessary to proliferate and sustain effector function. This metabolic …

[HTML][HTML] Bioenergetic adaptations in chemoresistant ovarian cancer cells

S Dar, J Chhina, I Mert, D Chitale, T Buekers, H Kaur… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Earlier investigations have revealed that tumor cells undergo metabolic reprogramming and
mainly derive their cellular energy from aerobic glycolysis rather than oxidative …