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ReviewMolecular cancer2024

Altered metabolism in cancer: insights into energy pathways and therapeutic targets.

Muhammad Tufail, Can-Hua Jiang, Ning Li

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Review in Molecular cancer, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 321 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
321citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

321 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  16. S100A10 promotes glycolysis and malignant progression of CCA by activating the HK2/ERK signaling pathway.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Muhammad TufailDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Center of Stomatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3442-7216
Can-Hua JiangDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Center of Stomatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Ning LiDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Center of Stomatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China. liningoms@csu.edu.cn.

Funding

Central South University Research Program of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies 2023QYJC038National Natural Sciences Foundation of China 82170974
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer cells undergo significant metabolic reprogramming to support their rapid growth and survival. This study examines important metabolic pathways like glycolysis, oxidative phosphorylation, glutaminolysis, and lipid metabolism, focusing on how they are regulated and their contributions to the development of tumors. The interplay between oncogenes, tumor suppressors, epigenetic modifications, and the tumor microenvironment in modulating these pathways is examined. Furthermore, we discuss the therapeutic potential of targeting cancer metabolism, presenting inhibitors of glycolysis, glutaminolysis, the TCA cycle, fatty acid oxidation, LDH, and glucose transport, alongside emerging strategies targeting oxidative phosphorylation and lipid synthesis. Despite the promise, challenges such as metabolic plasticity and the need for combination therapies and robust biomarkers persist, underscoring the necessity for continued research in this dynamic field.

Indexed as

Energy MetabolismMolecular Targeted TherapyNeoplasmsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsGlycolysisHumansLipid MetabolismMetabolic Networks and PathwaysOxidative PhosphorylationTumor MicroenvironmentAntineoplastic AgentsCancer metabolismGlutaminolysisGlycolysisLipid metabolismOxidative phosphorylation

Identifiers

PMID39294640
PMCPMC11409553

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