Pulse Brain · Growing Health Evidence Index
Peer-reviewed

Metabolic rewiring in the promotion of cancer metastasis: mechanisms and therapeutic implications

Qinyao Wei, Yun Qian, Jun Yu, Chi Chun Wong

Oncogene · 2020

Read source ↗ All evidence

Summary

Tumor metastasis is the major cause of mortality from cancer. Metabolic rewiring and the metastatic cascade are highly intertwined, co-operating to promote multiple steps of cancer metastasis. Metabolites generated by cancer cells influence the metastatic cascade, encompassing epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), survival of cancer cells in circulation, and metastatic colonization at distant sites. A variety of molecular mechanisms underlie the prometastatic effect of tumor-derived metabolites, such as epigenetic deregulation, induction of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), promotion of cancer stemness, and alleviation of oxidative stress. Conversely, metastatic signaling regulates expression and activity of rate-limiting metabolic enzymes to generate prometastatic metabolites thereby r

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1038/s41388-020-01432-7
Catalogue ID
SNmoi8o63e-jdp7uf
Pulse AI · ask about this record

Dig deeper with Pulse AI.

Pulse AI has read the whole catalogue. Ask about this record, its theme, or how the findings apply to UK farming and policy — every answer cites the underlying studies.