Metabolic and Amino Acid Alterations of the Tumor Microenvironment

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ŠTĚPKA Petr VŠIANSKÝ Vít RAUDENSKÁ Martina GUMULEC Jaromír VOJTĚCH Adam MASAŘÍK Michal

Rok publikování 2021
Druh Článek v odborném periodiku
Časopis / Zdroj Current Medicinal Chemistry
Fakulta / Pracoviště MU

Lékařská fakulta

Citace
www https://www.eurekaselect.com/179121/article
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929867327666200207114658
Klíčová slova cancer metabolism; aspartate; glutamine; metastasis; methionine; sarcosine
Popis Metabolic changes driven by the hostile tumor microenvironment surrounding cancer cells and effect of these changes on tumorigenesis and metastatic potential have been known for a long time. The usual point of interest is glucose and changes in its utilization by cancer cells, mainly in the form of the Warburg effect. However, amino acids, both intra- and extracellular, also represent an important aspect of tumour microenvironment, which can have a significant effect on cancer cell metabolism and overall development of the tumor. Namely alterations in metabolism of amino acids glutamine, sarcosine, aspartate, methionine and cysteine have been previously connected to the tumor progression and aggressivity of prostate cancer. The aim of this review is to pinpoint current gaps in our knowledge of the role of amino acids as a part of the tumor microenvironment and to show effect of various amino acids on cancer cell metabolism and metastatic potential. This review shows limitations and exceptions from the traditionally accepted model of Warburg effect in some cancer tissues, with the emphasis on prostate cancer, because the traditional definition of Warburg effect as a metabolic switch to aerobic glycolysis does not always apply. Prostatic tissue both in healthy and transformed state significantly differs in many metabolic aspects, including the metabolisms of glucose and amino acids, from metabolism of other tissues. Findings from different tissues are therefore not always interchangeable and have to be taken into account during experimentation modifying the environment of tumor tissue by amino acid supplementation or depletion, which could potentially serve as a new therapeutic approach.
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