Amino assets: how amino acids support immunity

B Kelly, EL Pearce - Cell metabolism, 2020 - cell.com
Amino acids are fundamental building blocks supporting life. Their role in protein synthesis
is well defined, but they contribute to a host of other intracellular metabolic pathways …

Proline metabolism in tumor growth and metastatic progression

C D'Aniello, EJ Patriarca, JM Phang… - Frontiers in oncology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cancer cells show a formidable capacity to survive under stringent conditions, to elude
mechanisms of control, such as apoptosis, and to resist therapy. Cancer cells reprogram …

Paeoniflorin protects against intestinal ischemia/reperfusion by activating LKB1/AMPK and promoting autophagy

J Wen, B Xu, Y Sun, M Lian, Y Li, Y Lin, D Chen… - Pharmacological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Intestinal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury is a common pathological process with high
clinical morbidity and mortality. Paeoniflorin, a monoterpene glucoside, is found to have …

[HTML][HTML] Halofuginone sensitizes lung cancer organoids to cisplatin via suppressing PI3K/AKT and MAPK signaling pathways

H Li, Y Zhang, X Lan, J Yu, C Yang, Z Sun… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Cisplatin is the major DNA-
Damaging anticancer drug that cross-links the DNA in cancer cells, but many patients …

[HTML][HTML] Natural products and derivatives targeting metabolic reprogramming in colorectal cancer: A comprehensive review

M Wang, L Qu, X Du, P Song, JPL Ng, VKW Wong… - Metabolites, 2024 - mdpi.com
Metabolic reprogramming is a critical pathogenesis of colorectal cancer (CRC), referring to
metabolic disorders that cancer cells make in response to the stimulating pressure …

[HTML][HTML] Halofuginone for cancer treatment: A Systematic review of efficacy and molecular mechanisms

L Mi, Y Zhang, A Su, M Tang, Z Xing, T He… - Journal of Functional …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cancer is still considered a “hopeless case”, which seriously endangers human health.
Therefore, it is of great significance to research and develop novel anticancer drugs. Active …

Inhibition of the NRF2/KEAP1 axis: a promising therapeutic strategy to alter redox balance of cancer cells

E Panieri, L Saso - Antioxidants & Redox Signaling, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Significance: The nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2/Kelch-like ECH-associated
protein 1 (NRF2/KEAP1) pathway is a crucial and highly conserved defensive system that is …

Amino acid response by Halofuginone in Cancer cells triggers autophagy through proteasome degradation of mTOR

C Follo, C Vidoni, F Morani, A Ferraresi, C Seca… - Cell Communication and …, 2019 - Springer
Background In the event of amino acid starvation, the cell activates two main protective
pathways: Amino Acid starvation Response (AAR), to inhibit global translation, and …

Metabolic Adaptations and Functional Activity of Macrophages in Homeostasis and Inflammation

TR Yurakova, EA Gorshkova, MA Nosenko… - Biochemistry …, 2024 - Springer
In recent years, the role of cellular metabolism in immunity has come into the focus of many
studies. These processes form a basis for the maintenance of tissue integrity and …

Nicotinamide N-methyltransferase inhibits autophagy induced by oxidative stress through suppressing the AMPK pathway in breast cancer cells

H Yu, X Zhou, Y Wang, X Huang, J Yang, J Zeng… - Cancer cell …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT) is highly expressed in
several cancers and can regulate cell epigenetic status and various cell metabolism …