Tumor glycolysis, an essential sweet tooth of tumor cells

S Paul, S Ghosh, S Kumar - Seminars in cancer biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Cancer cells undergo metabolic alterations to meet the immense demand for energy,
building blocks, and redox potential. Tumors show glucose-avid and lactate-secreting …

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 …

Signaling pathways in cancer metabolism: mechanisms and therapeutic targets

M You, Z Xie, N Zhang, Y Zhang, D Xiao, S Liu… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
A wide spectrum of metabolites (mainly, the three major nutrients and their derivatives) can
be sensed by specific sensors, then trigger a series of signal transduction pathways and …

Pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) in cancer and cancer therapeutics

S Zhu, Y Guo, X Zhang, H Liu, M Yin, X Chen, C Peng - Cancer letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2), a key rate-limiting enzyme of glycolysis, is a critical
regulator in tumor metabolism. PKM2 has been demonstrated to overexpressed in various …

Inhibition of glycolysis and glutaminolysis: an emerging drug discovery approach to combat cancer

NS Akins, TC Nielson, HV Le - Current topics in medicinal …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Cancer cells have a very different metabolism from that of normal cells from which they are
derived. Their metabolism is elevated, which allows them to sustain higher proliferative rate …

Targeting glucose metabolism enzymes in cancer treatment: current and emerging strategies

Y Zhang, Q Li, Z Huang, B Li, EC Nice, C Huang, L Wei… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Reprogramming of glucose metabolism is a hallmark of cancer and can be
targeted by therapeutic agents. Some metabolism regulators, such as ivosidenib and …

Metabolic reprogramming in cancer: Mechanisms and therapeutics

S Nong, X Han, Y Xiang, Y Qian, Y Wei, T Zhang… - MedComm, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer cells characterized by uncontrolled growth and proliferation require altered
metabolic processes to maintain this characteristic. Metabolic reprogramming is a process …

Targeting cancer stem cells in triple-negative breast cancer

SY Park, JH Choi, JS Nam - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a highly aggressive form of breast cancer that lacks
targeted therapy options, and patients diagnosed with TNBC have poorer outcomes than …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging roles of cystathionine β-synthase in various forms of cancer

K Ascenção, C Szabo - Redox biology, 2022 - Elsevier
The expression of the reverse transsulfuration enzyme cystathionine-β-synthase (CBS) is
markedly increased in many forms of cancer, including colorectal, ovarian, lung, breast and …

Unlocking the potential of HK2 in cancer metabolism and therapeutics

SN Garcia, RC Guedes… - Current medicinal …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Glycolysis is a tightly regulated process in which several enzymes, such as Hexokinases
(HKs), play crucial roles. Cancer cells are characterized by specific expression levels of …