Warburg effect in colorectal cancer: the emerging roles in tumor microenvironment and therapeutic implications

X Zhong, X He, Y Wang, Z Hu, H Huang, S Zhao… - Journal of hematology & …, 2022 - Springer
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of
cancer-related death worldwide. Countless CRC patients undergo disease progression. As …

Unveiling the veil of lactate in tumor-associated macrophages: a successful strategy for immunometabolic therapy

H Tao, X Zhong, A Zeng, L Song - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Lactate, traditionally regarded as a metabolic waste product at the terminal of the glycolysis
process, has recently been found to have multifaceted functional roles in metabolism and …

Hexokinase dissociation from mitochondria promotes oligomerization of VDAC that facilitates NLRP3 inflammasome assembly and activation

SH Baik, VK Ramanujan, C Becker, S Fett… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
NLRP3 inflammasome activation is a highly regulated process for controlling secretion of the
potent inflammatory cytokines IL-1β and IL-18 that are essential during bacterial infection …

Upgrade of an old drug: Auranofin in innovative cancer therapies to overcome drug resistance and to increase drug effectiveness

T Gamberi, G Chiappetta, T Fiaschi… - Medicinal Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Auranofin is an oral gold (I) compound, initially developed for the treatment of rheumatoid
arthritis. Currently, Auranofin is under investigation for oncological application within a drug …

Targeting glycolysis for cancer therapy using drug delivery systems

Y Huang - Journal of Controlled Release, 2023 - Elsevier
There is close crosstalk between cancer metabolism and immunity. Cancer metabolism
regulation is a promising therapeutic target for cancer immunotherapy. Warburg effect is …

HK2: a potential regulator of osteoarthritis via glycolytic and non-glycolytic pathways

C Bao, S Zhu, K Song, C He - Cell Communication and Signaling, 2022 - Springer
Osteoarthritis (OA) is an age-related chronic degenerative joint disease where the main
characteristics include progressive degeneration of cartilage, varying degrees of synovitis …

Role of AMPK/mTOR, mitochondria, and ROS in the pathogenesis of endometriosis

L Assaf, AA Eid, J Nassif - Life sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Endometriosis is the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity usually in the
ovaries, fallopian tube, and pelvic cavity. It's a chronic enigmatic gynecological condition …

Epigallocatechin-3-gallate therapeutic potential in cancer: mechanism of action and clinical implications

M Kciuk, M Alam, N Ali, S Rashid, P Głowacka… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cellular signaling pathways involved in the maintenance of the equilibrium between cell
proliferation and apoptosis have emerged as rational targets that can be exploited in the …

Hexokinase 2 confers radio-resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma by promoting autophagy-dependent degradation of AIMP2

Y Zheng, Y Zhan, Y Zhang, Y Zhang, Y Liu, Y Xie… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
With technological advancements, radiotherapy (RT) has become an effective non-surgical
treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), comprehensively improving the local control …

Targeting glycolysis in non-small cell lung cancer: Promises and challenges

JQ Xu, YL Fu, J Zhang, KY Zhang, J Ma… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Metabolic disturbance, particularly of glucose metabolism, is a hallmark of tumors such as
non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Cancer cells tend to reprogram a majority of glucose …