The role of lipids in cancer progression and metastasis

M Martin-Perez, U Urdiroz-Urricelqui, C Bigas… - Cell metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
Lipids have essential biological functions in the body (eg, providing energy storage, acting
as a signaling molecule, and being a structural component of membranes); however, an …

The metabolism of cancer cells during metastasis

G Bergers, SM Fendt - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2021 - nature.com
Metastasis formation is the major cause of death in most patients with cancer. Despite
extensive research, targeting metastatic seeding and colonization is still an unresolved …

Greasing the wheels of the cancer machine: the role of lipid metabolism in cancer

MT Snaebjornsson, S Janaki-Raman, A Schulze - Cell metabolism, 2020 - cell.com
Altered lipid metabolism is among the most prominent metabolic alterations in cancer.
Enhanced synthesis or uptake of lipids contributes to rapid cancer cell growth and tumor …

Hallmarks of endothelial cell metabolism in health and disease

X Li, X Sun, P Carmeliet - Cell metabolism, 2019 - cell.com
In 2009, it was postulated that endothelial cells (ECs) would only be able to execute the
orders of growth factors if these cells would accordingly adapt their metabolism. Ten years …

Targeting metastasis-initiating cells through the fatty acid receptor CD36

G Pascual, A Avgustinova, S Mejetta, M Martín… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
The fact that the identity of the cells that initiate metastasis in most human cancers is
unknown hampers the development of antimetastatic therapies. Here we describe a …

Lipids as mediators of cancer progression and metastasis

FCE Vogel, AB Chaves-Filho, A Schulze - Nature Cancer, 2024 - nature.com
Metastasis formation is a complex process, involving multiple crucial steps, which are
controlled by different regulatory mechanisms. In this context, the contribution of cancer …

Fatty acid synthase: an emerging target in cancer

CW Fhu, A Ali - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent years, lipid metabolism has garnered significant attention as it provides the
necessary building blocks required to sustain tumor growth and serves as an alternative fuel …

The adipocyte microenvironment and cancer

A Mukherjee, AJ Bilecz, E Lengyel - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2022 - Springer
Many epithelial tumors grow in the vicinity of or metastasize to adipose tissue. As tumors
develop, crosstalk between adipose tissue and cancer cells leads to changes in adipocyte …

Emerging roles of lipid metabolism in cancer metastasis

X Luo, C Cheng, Z Tan, N Li, M Tang, L Yang, Y Cao - Molecular cancer, 2017 - Springer
Cancer cells frequently display fundamentally altered cellular metabolism, which provides
the biochemical foundation and directly contributes to tumorigenicity and malignancy …

[HTML][HTML] CD36 tango in cancer: signaling pathways and functions

J Wang, Y Li - Theranostics, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
CD36, a scavenger receptor expressed in multiple cell types, mediates lipid uptake,
immunological recognition, inflammation, molecular adhesion, and apoptosis. CD36 is a …