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ReviewCancer letters2017

Metabolic regulation of glioma stem-like cells in the tumor micro-environment.

Tom M Thomas, John S Yu

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Review in Cancer letters, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Unveiling Lactylation: A Novel Frontier in Cancer Stemness and Therapy.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  13. Metabolic heterogeneity and adaptability in brain tumors.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2020
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  16. Functional Roles of Long Non-Coding RNAs (LncRNAs) in Glioma Stem Cells.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Tom M ThomasMaxine-Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: tom.thomas@csmc.edu.
John S YuMaxine-Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Funding

Bone marrow derived neural stem cell therapy for gliomaR01NS048959 · NINDS · CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER · PI YU, JOHN S · 2004 to 2014
$3.1M
Bone marrow derived neural stem cell therapy for gliomaR56NS048959 · NINDS · CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER · PI YU, JOHN S · 2010 to 2010
$413k
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS048959NINDS NIH HHS R56 NS048959
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer metabolism has emerged as one of the most interesting old ideas being revisited from a new perspective. In the early 20th century Otto Warburg declared metabolism the prime cause in a disease of many secondary causes, and this statement seems more prescient in view of modern expositions into the true nature of tumor evolution. As the complexity of tumor heterogeneity becomes more clear from a genetic perspective, it is important to consider the inevitably heterogeneous metabolic components of the tumor and the tumor microenvironment. High grade gliomas remain one of the most difficult to treat solid tumors, due in part to the highly vascularized nature of the tumor and the maintenance of more resistant stem-like subpopulations within the tumor. Maintenance of glioma stem cells (GSCs) requires specific alterations within the cells and the greater tumor microenvironment with regards to signaling and metabolism. Specific niches within gliomas help foster the survival of stem-like sub-populations of cells with high tumorigenicity and high metabolic plasticity. Understanding these maintenance pathways and the metabolic dependencies within the niche may highlight potential avenues of addressing tumor resistance and recurrence in glioma patients.

Indexed as

Tumor MicroenvironmentAnimalsBrain NeoplasmsGliomaGlycolysisHumansNeoplastic Stem CellsSignal TransductionCancer metabolismCancer stem cellsGlioblastomaGlioma stem cellsMicroenvironment

Identifiers

PMID28743531
PMCPMC5790120

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