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 …

Analyzing chronic disease biomarkers using electrochemical sensors and artificial neural networks

K Sinha, Z Uddin, HI Kawsar, S Islam, MJ Deen… - TrAC Trends in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chronic diseases are persistent health conditions that affect our quality of life, increase
morbidity and mortality, and are a global challenge. Further, the increasing prevalence of …

Molecular mechanism of glutaminase activation through filamentation and the role of filaments in mitophagy protection

D Adamoski, MM Dias, JEN Quesñay, Z Yang… - Nature structural & …, 2023 - nature.com
Glutaminase (GLS), which deaminates glutamine to form glutamate, is a mitochondrial
tetrameric protein complex. Although inorganic phosphate (Pi) is known to promote GLS …

Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying prostate cancer development: therapeutic implications

U Testa, G Castelli, E Pelosi - Medicines, 2019 - mdpi.com
Prostate cancer is the most frequent nonskin cancer and second most common cause of
cancer-related deaths in man. Prostate cancer is a clinically heterogeneous disease with …

Targeting glutamine metabolism and redox state for leukemia therapy

MA Gregory, T Nemkov, HJ Park, V Zaberezhnyy… - Clinical Cancer …, 2019 - AACR
Purpose: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a hematologic malignancy characterized by the
accumulation of immature myeloid precursor cells. AML is poorly responsive to conventional …

Glutamate sensing in biofluids: Recent advances and research challenges of electrochemical sensors

J Schultz, Z Uddin, G Singh, MMR Howlader - Analyst, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Glutamate is a nonessential amino acid and a putative neurotransmitter. When its
consumption exceeds its synthesis, it becomes necessary to monitor its levels. Hence, a low …

Androgen receptor signaling and metabolic and cellular plasticity during progression to castration resistant prostate cancer

T Uo, CC Sprenger, SR Plymate - Frontiers in oncology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Metabolic reprogramming is associated with re/activation and antagonism of androgen
receptor (AR) signaling that drives prostate cancer (PCa) progression to castration …

A comparative pharmaco-metabolomic study of glutaminase inhibitors in glioma stem-like cells confirms biological effectiveness but reveals differences in target …

K Koch, R Hartmann, J Tsiampali, C Uhlmann… - Cell death …, 2020 - nature.com
Cancer cells upregulate anabolic processes to maintain high rates of cellular turnover.
Limiting the supply of macromolecular precursors by targeting enzymes involved in …

Prostate-specific membrane antigen biology in lethal prostate cancer and its therapeutic implications

B Sheehan, C Guo, A Neeb, A Paschalis… - European urology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Context Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is a promising, novel theranostic target
in advanced prostate cancer (PCa). Multiple PSMA-targeted therapies are currently in …

Targeting the mitochondrial metabolic network: a promising strategy in cancer treatment

L Frattaruolo, M Brindisi, R Curcio, F Marra… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Metabolic reprogramming is a hallmark of cancer, which implements a profound metabolic
rewiring in order to support a high proliferation rate and to ensure cell survival in its complex …