The pentose phosphate pathway in health and disease

T TeSlaa, M Ralser, J Fan, JD Rabinowitz - Nature metabolism, 2023 - nature.com
The pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) is a glucose-oxidizing pathway that runs in parallel
to upper glycolysis to produce ribose 5-phosphate and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide …

Mechanisms of mitochondrial respiratory adaptation

CF Bennett, P Latorre-Muro, P Puigserver - Nature Reviews Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Mitochondrial energetic adaptations encompass a plethora of conserved processes that
maintain cell and organismal fitness and survival in the changing environment by adjusting …

Immunosenescence: molecular mechanisms and diseases

Z Liu, Q Liang, Y Ren, C Guo, X Ge, L Wang… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Infection susceptibility, poor vaccination efficacy, age-related disease onset, and neoplasms
are linked to innate and adaptive immune dysfunction that accompanies aging (known as …

Metabolites and the tumour microenvironment: from cellular mechanisms to systemic metabolism

I Elia, MC Haigis - Nature metabolism, 2021 - nature.com
Metabolic transformation is a hallmark of cancer and a critical target for cancer therapy.
Cancer metabolism and behaviour are regulated by cell-intrinsic factors as well as …

The aging lung: Physiology, disease, and immunity

JL Schneider, JH Rowe, C Garcia-de-Alba, CF Kim… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
The population is aging at a rate never seen before in human history. As the number of
elderly adults grows, it is imperative we expand our understanding of the underpinnings of …

Amino acid metabolism in immune cells: essential regulators of the effector functions, and promising opportunities to enhance cancer immunotherapy

L Yang, Z Chu, M Liu, Q Zou, J Li, Q Liu… - Journal of hematology & …, 2023 - Springer
Amino acids are basic nutrients for immune cells during organ development, tissue
homeostasis, and the immune response. Regarding metabolic reprogramming in the tumor …

Metabolic adaptation of lymphocytes in immunity and disease

NM Chapman, H Chi - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
Adaptive immune responses mediated by T cells and B cells are crucial for protective
immunity against pathogens and tumors. Differentiation and function of immune cells require …

Metabolic coordination of T cell quiescence and activation

NM Chapman, MR Boothby, H Chi - Nature reviews immunology, 2020 - nature.com
Naive T cells are actively maintained in a quiescent state that promotes their survival and
persistence. On antigen stimulation, T cells exit quiescence to initiate clonal expansion and …

Immunometabolic interplay in the tumor microenvironment

I Kaymak, KS Williams, JR Cantor, RG Jones - Cancer cell, 2021 - cell.com
Immune cells' metabolism influences their differentiation and function. Given that a complex
interplay of environmental factors within the tumor microenvironment (TME) can have a …

The multifaceted contributions of mitochondria to cellular metabolism

JB Spinelli, MC Haigis - Nature cell biology, 2018 - nature.com
Although classically appreciated for their role as the powerhouse of the cell, the metabolic
functions of mitochondria reach far beyond bioenergetics. In this Review, we discuss how …