[HTML][HTML] The hallmarks of cancer metabolism: Still emerging

NN Pavlova, J Zhu, CB Thompson - Cell metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
Metabolism of cancer cells is geared toward biomass production and proliferation. Since the
metabolic resources within the local tissue are finite, this can lead to nutrient depletion and …

Immunogenic cell death activates the tumor immune microenvironment to boost the immunotherapy efficiency

Z Li, X Lai, S Fu, L Ren, H Cai, H Zhang, Z Gu… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Tumor immunotherapy is only effective in a fraction of patients due to a low response rate
and severe side effects, and these challenges of immunotherapy in clinics can be addressed …

An enzyme‐engineered nonporous copper (I) coordination polymer nanoplatform for cuproptosis‐based synergistic cancer therapy

Y Xu, SY Liu, L Zeng, H Ma, Y Zhang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cuproptosis, a newly identified form of regulated cell death that is copper‐dependent, offers
great opportunities for exploring the use of copper‐based nanomaterials inducing …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting cancer metabolism in the era of precision oncology

ZE Stine, ZT Schug, JM Salvino, CV Dang - Nature reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
One hundred years have passed since Warburg discovered alterations in cancer
metabolism, more than 70 years since Sidney Farber introduced anti-folates that …

[HTML][HTML] Hypoxic microenvironment in cancer: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic interventions

Z Chen, F Han, Y Du, H Shi, W Zhou - Signal transduction and targeted …, 2023 - nature.com
Having a hypoxic microenvironment is a common and salient feature of most solid tumors.
Hypoxia has a profound effect on the biological behavior and malignant phenotype of …

Recent strategies to develop innovative photosensitizers for enhanced photodynamic therapy

TC Pham, VN Nguyen, Y Choi, S Lee, J Yoon - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
This review presents a robust strategy to design photosensitizers (PSs) for various species.
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a photochemical-based treatment approach that involves the …

Supramolecular photosensitizer enables oxygen-independent generation of hydroxyl radicals for photodynamic therapy

KX Teng, LY Niu, QZ Yang - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The highly oxygen-dependent nature of photodynamic therapy (PDT) limits its therapeutic
efficacy against hypoxic solid tumors in clinics, which is an urgent problem to be solved …

Metabolic communication in the tumour–immune microenvironment

KC Kao, S Vilbois, CH Tsai, PC Ho - Nature cell biology, 2022 - nature.com
The metabolically hostile tumour microenvironment imposes barriers to tumour-infiltrating
immune cells and impedes durable clinical remission following immunotherapy. Metabolic …

Slow TCA flux and ATP production in primary solid tumours but not metastases

CR Bartman, DR Weilandt, Y Shen, WD Lee, Y Han… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Tissues derive ATP from two pathways—glycolysis and the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle
coupled to the electron transport chain. Most energy in mammals is produced via TCA …

STAT proteins in cancer: orchestration of metabolism

YJ Li, C Zhang, A Martincuks, A Herrmann… - Nature reviews Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Reprogrammed metabolism is a hallmark of cancer. However, the metabolic dependency of
cancer, from tumour initiation through disease progression and therapy resistance, requires …