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ReviewHeliyon2024

Targeting pivotal amino acids metabolism for treatment of leukemia.

Jiankun Hong, Wuling Liu, Xiao Xiao, Babu Gajendran, Yaacov Ben-David

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Review in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Jiankun HongState Key Laboratory for Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medical University, Guian New Disctrict, 561113, Guizhou, PR China.
Wuling LiuState Key Laboratory for Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medical University, Guian New Disctrict, 561113, Guizhou, PR China.
Xiao XiaoState Key Laboratory for Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medical University, Guian New Disctrict, 561113, Guizhou, PR China.
Babu GajendranInstitute of Pharmacology and Biological Activity, Natural Products Research Center of Guizhou Province, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550014, PR China.
Yaacov Ben-DavidState Key Laboratory for Functions and Applications of Medicinal Plants, Guizhou Medical University, Guian New Disctrict, 561113, Guizhou, PR China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolic reprogramming is a crucial characteristic of cancer, allowing cancer cells to acquire metabolic properties that support their survival, immune evasion, and uncontrolled proliferation. Consequently, targeting cancer metabolism has become an essential therapeutic strategy. Abnormal amino acid metabolism is not only a key aspect of metabolic reprogramming but also plays a significant role in chemotherapy resistance and immune evasion, particularly in leukemia. Changes in amino acid metabolism in tumor cells are typically driven by a combination of signaling pathways and transcription factors. Current approaches to targeting amino acid metabolism in leukemia include inhibiting amino acid transporters, blocking amino acid biosynthesis, and depleting specific amino acids to induce apoptosis in leukemic cells. Different types of leukemic cells rely on the exogenous supply of specific amino acids, such as asparagine, glutamine, arginine, and tryptophan. Therefore, disrupting the supply of these amino acids may represent a vulnerability in leukemia. This review focuses on the pivotal role of amino acids in leukemia metabolism, their impact on leukemic stem cells, and their therapeutic potential.

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Amino-acid metabolismAmino-acid transportersChemo-resistanceImmune invasionLeukemiaLeukemic stem cellsMetabolic reprogrammingSignaling pathways

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PMID39654725
PMCPMC11626780

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