| Literature DB >> 30473428 |
Luigi Ippolito1, Andrea Morandi1, Elisa Giannoni1, Paola Chiarugi2.
Abstract
The presence of lactate in human tumours has been long neglected, confined to the role of a waste product derived from glycolysis and as a biomarker of malignancy. More recently, lactate has been rediscovered as signalling molecule that plays important roles in the regulation of the metabolic pathways, the immune response, and cell-to-cell communication within the tumour microenvironment. This review examines recent discoveries about the functional role of lactate in shaping the behaviour and the phenotype of tumour and tumour-associated cells, and describes potential clinical approaches to target lactate transport and metabolism in tumours.Entities:
Keywords: mitochondria; tumour metabolism; tumour microenvironment; tumour–stroma interplay
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30473428 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2018.10.011
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Biochem Sci ISSN: 0968-0004 Impact factor: 13.807