Metabolic programming and immune suppression in the tumor microenvironment

EN Arner, JC Rathmell - Cancer cell, 2023 - cell.com
Increased glucose metabolism and uptake are characteristic of many tumors and used
clinically to diagnose and monitor cancer progression. In addition to cancer cells, the tumor …

The pentose phosphate pathway in health and disease

T TeSlaa, M Ralser, J Fan, JD Rabinowitz - Nature metabolism, 2023 - nature.com
The pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) is a glucose-oxidizing pathway that runs in parallel
to upper glycolysis to produce ribose 5-phosphate and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide …

Amino acid metabolism in immune cells: essential regulators of the effector functions, and promising opportunities to enhance cancer immunotherapy

L Yang, Z Chu, M Liu, Q Zou, J Li, Q Liu… - Journal of hematology & …, 2023 - Springer
Amino acids are basic nutrients for immune cells during organ development, tissue
homeostasis, and the immune response. Regarding metabolic reprogramming in the tumor …

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 …

Modulating glycolysis to improve cancer therapy

C Chelakkot, VS Chelakkot, Y Shin, K Song - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer cells undergo metabolic reprogramming and switch to a 'glycolysis-
dominant'metabolic profile to promote their survival and meet their requirements for energy …

Metabolic support of tumour-infiltrating regulatory T cells by lactic acid

MLJ Watson, PDA Vignali, SJ Mullett… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Regulatory T (Treg) cells, although vital for immune homeostasis, also represent a major
barrier to anti-cancer immunity, as the tumour microenvironment (TME) promotes the …

Regulatory T cells in tumor microenvironment: new mechanisms, potential therapeutic strategies and future prospects

C Li, P Jiang, S Wei, X Xu, J Wang - Molecular cancer, 2020 - Springer
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) characterized by the expression of the master transcription factor
forkhead box protein p3 (Foxp3) suppress anticancer immunity, thereby hindering protective …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting metabolism to improve the tumor microenvironment for cancer immunotherapy

JE Bader, K Voss, JC Rathmell - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
The growing field of immune metabolism has revealed promising indications for metabolic
targets to modulate anti-cancer immunity. Combination therapies involving metabolic …

Regulatory T-cell and neutrophil extracellular trap interaction contributes to carcinogenesis in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

H Wang, H Zhang, Y Wang, ZJ Brown, Y **a… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Regulatory T-cells (Tregs) impair cancer immunosurveillance by
creating an immunosuppressive environment that fosters tumor cell survival. Our previous …

Modulating Treg stability to improve cancer immunotherapy

JH Kang, R Zappasodi - Trends in cancer, 2023 - cell.com
Immunosuppressive regulatory T cells (Tregs) provide a main mechanism of tumor immune
evasion. Targeting Tregs, especially in the tumor microenvironment (TME), continues to be …