Publication: Targeting Cancer Metabolism and Current Anti-Cancer Drugs
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2021-01-01
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22148019
00652598
00652598
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Mahidol University
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Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. Vol.1286, (2021), 15-48
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Witchuda Sukjoi, Jarunya Ngamkham, Paul V. Attwood, Sarawut Jitrapakdee Targeting Cancer Metabolism and Current Anti-Cancer Drugs. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. Vol.1286, (2021), 15-48. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-55035-6_2 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/76395
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Targeting Cancer Metabolism and Current Anti-Cancer Drugs
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Several studies have exploited the metabolic hallmarks that distinguish between normal and cancer cells, aiming at identifying specific targets of anti-cancer drugs. It has become apparent that metabolic flexibility allows cancer cells to survive during high anabolic demand or the depletion of nutrients and oxygen. Cancers can reprogram their metabolism to the microenvironments by increasing aerobic glycolysis to maximize ATP production, increasing glutaminolysis and anabolic pathways to support bioenergetic and biosynthetic demand during rapid proliferation. The increased key regulatory enzymes that support the relevant pathways allow us to design small molecules which can specifically block activities of these enzymes, preventing growth and metastasis of tumors. In this review, we discuss metabolic adaptation in cancers and highlight the crucial metabolic enzymes involved, specifically those involved in aerobic glycolysis, glutaminolysis, de novo fatty acid synthesis, and bioenergetic pathways. Furthermore, we also review the success and the pitfalls of the current anti-cancer drugs which have been applied in pre-clinical and clinical studies.