Targeting cellular metabolism to improve cancer therapeutics
Y Zhao, EB Butler, M Tan - Cell death & disease, 2013 - nature.com
The metabolic properties of cancer cells diverge significantly from those of normal cells.
Energy production in cancer cells is abnormally dependent on aerobic glycolysis. In addition …
Energy production in cancer cells is abnormally dependent on aerobic glycolysis. In addition …
The Warburg effect then and now: from cancer to inflammatory diseases
Inflammatory immune cells, when activated, display much the same metabolic profile as a
glycolytic tumor cell. This involves a shift in metabolism away from oxidative phosphorylation …
glycolytic tumor cell. This involves a shift in metabolism away from oxidative phosphorylation …
Metabolic modulation of glioblastoma with dichloroacetate
Solid tumors, including the aggressive primary brain cancer glioblastoma multiforme,
develop resistance to cell death, in part as a result of a switch from mitochondrial oxidative …
develop resistance to cell death, in part as a result of a switch from mitochondrial oxidative …
Dichloroacetate (DCA) as a potential metabolic-targeting therapy for cancer
The unique metabolism of most solid tumours (aerobic glycolysis, ie, Warburg effect) is not
only the basis of diagnosing cancer with metabolic imaging but might also be associated …
only the basis of diagnosing cancer with metabolic imaging but might also be associated …
Lactate inhibits lipolysis in fat cells through activation of an orphan G-protein-coupled receptor, GPR81
C Liu, J Wu, J Zhu, C Kuei, J Yu, J Shelton… - Journal of Biological …, 2009 - ASBMB
Lactic acid is a well known metabolic by-product of intense exercise, particularly under
anaerobic conditions. Lactate is also a key source of energy and an important metabolic …
anaerobic conditions. Lactate is also a key source of energy and an important metabolic …
Mitaplatin, a potent fusion of cisplatin and the orphan drug dichloroacetate
S Dhar, SJ Lippard - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
The unique glycolytic metabolism of most solid tumors, known as the Warburg effect, is
associated with resistance to apoptosis that enables cancer cells to survive. Dichloroacetate …
associated with resistance to apoptosis that enables cancer cells to survive. Dichloroacetate …
Dichloroacetate and cancer: new home for an orphan drug?
S Kankotia, PW Stacpoole - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews …, 2014 - Elsevier
We reviewed the anti-cancer effects of DCA, an orphan drug long used as an investigational
treatment for various acquired and congenital disorders of mitochondrial intermediary …
treatment for various acquired and congenital disorders of mitochondrial intermediary …
New insights into p53 signaling and cancer cell response to DNA damage: implications for cancer therapy
R Mirzayans, B Andrais, A Scott… - BioMed Research …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Activation of the p53 signaling pathway by DNA‐damaging agents was originally proposed
to result either in cell cycle checkpoint activation to promote survival or in apoptotic cell …
to result either in cell cycle checkpoint activation to promote survival or in apoptotic cell …
Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase as a novel therapeutic target in oncology
Current drug development in oncology is non-selective as it typically focuses on pathways
essential for the survival of all dividing cells. The unique metabolic profile of cancer, which is …
essential for the survival of all dividing cells. The unique metabolic profile of cancer, which is …
Surface-functionalization of Zr-fumarate MOF for selective cytotoxicity and immune system compatibility in nanoscale drug delivery
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), network structures wherein metal ions or clusters link
organic ligands into porous materials, are being actively researched as nanoscale drug …
organic ligands into porous materials, are being actively researched as nanoscale drug …