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Erschienen in: Cancer and Metastasis Reviews 1/2024

05.03.2024 | REVIEW

Lipid metabolism and its implications in tumor cell plasticity and drug resistance: what we learned thus far?

verfasst von: Ravichandran Vishwa, Bandari BharathwajChetty, Sosmitha Girisa, Babu Santha Aswani, Mohammed S. Alqahtani, Mohamed Abbas, Mangala Hegde, Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara

Erschienen in: Cancer and Metastasis Reviews | Ausgabe 1/2024

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Abstract

Metabolic reprogramming, a hallmark of cancer, allows cancer cells to adapt to their specific energy needs. The Warburg effect benefits cancer cells in both hypoxic and normoxic conditions and is a well-studied reprogramming of metabolism in cancer. Interestingly, the alteration of other metabolic pathways, especially lipid metabolism has also grabbed the attention of scientists worldwide. Lipids, primarily consisting of fatty acids, phospholipids and cholesterol, play essential roles as structural component of cell membrane, signalling molecule and energy reserves. This reprogramming primarily involves aberrations in the uptake, synthesis and breakdown of lipids, thereby contributing to the survival, proliferation, invasion, migration and metastasis of cancer cells. The development of resistance to the existing treatment modalities poses a major challenge in the field of cancer therapy. Also, the plasticity of tumor cells was reported to be a contributing factor for the development of resistance. A number of studies implicated that dysregulated lipid metabolism contributes to tumor cell plasticity and associated drug resistance. Therefore, it is important to understand the intricate reprogramming of lipid metabolism in cancer cells. In this review, we mainly focused on the implication of disturbed lipid metabolic events on inducing tumor cell plasticity-mediated drug resistance. In addition, we also discussed the concept of lipid peroxidation and its crucial role in phenotypic switching and resistance to ferroptosis in cancer cells. Elucidating the relationship between lipid metabolism, tumor cell plasticity and emergence of resistance will open new opportunities to develop innovative strategies and combinatorial approaches for the treatment of cancer.

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Metadaten
Titel
Lipid metabolism and its implications in tumor cell plasticity and drug resistance: what we learned thus far?
verfasst von
Ravichandran Vishwa
Bandari BharathwajChetty
Sosmitha Girisa
Babu Santha Aswani
Mohammed S. Alqahtani
Mohamed Abbas
Mangala Hegde
Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara
Publikationsdatum
05.03.2024
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Cancer and Metastasis Reviews / Ausgabe 1/2024
Print ISSN: 0167-7659
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-7233
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10555-024-10170-1

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