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ReviewStem cell reviews and reports2025

Metabolic Plasticity and Cancer Stem Cell Metabolism: Exploring the Glycolysis-OXPHOS Switch as a Mechanism for Resistance and Tumorigenesis.

Li Qing Keoh, Ching-Feng Chiu, Thamil Selvee Ramasamy

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Review in Stem cell reviews and reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Li Qing KeohStem Cell Biology Laboratory, Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia.
Ching-Feng ChiuDivision of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Thamil Selvee RamasamyStem Cell Biology Laboratory, Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia. selvee@ummc.edu.my.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolic plasticity is a hallmark of cancer, enabling tumour cells to grow and adapt to microenvironmental stress, eventually contributing to tumour heterogeneity. Although glycolysis-oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) switch plays a pivotal role, emerging evidence highlights OXPHOS as an essential mechanism for cancer survival, particularly during metastasis and therapeutic stress, underscoring the complexities underlying metabolic plasticity and tumour heterogeneity. The role of glycolysis-OXPHOS switch in cancer stem cells (CSCs), a highly aggressive and drug-resistant population frequently enriched in response to the stress of tumour growth and pressure from microenvironmental or therapeutic cues, remains an open question with therapeutic interventions yielding mixed outcomes. While some strategies suppress CSC activity, others inadvertently promote resistance and tumour aggressiveness, thus contributing to treatment failure and relapse. This review critically examines the role of glycolysis-OXPHOS switch as a gatekeeper of tumorigenesis which influences CSC plasticity and resistance. By dissecting these metabolic dynamics, it aims to inform novel therapeutic strategies, emphasising tailored approaches to target CSC plasticity and improve cancer treatment outcomes.

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CarcinogenesisDrug Resistance, NeoplasmGlycolysisNeoplasmsNeoplastic Stem CellsOxidative PhosphorylationAnimalsHumansTumor MicroenvironmentCancer stem cellGlycolysisMetabolic plasticityOxidative phosphorylationResistance

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PMID40880049
PMCPMC12504402

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