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ArticlePloS one2019

LPS induces inflammatory chemokines via TLR-4 signalling and enhances the Warburg Effect in THP-1 cells.

Philemon Ubanako, Ntombikayise Xelwa, Monde Ntwasa

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Article in PloS one, 2019. 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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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Philemon UbanakoSchool of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa.
Ntombikayise XelwaSchool of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa.
Monde NtwasaDepartment of Life & Consumer Sciences, University of South Africa, Florida, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-6400-8867
University of the Witwatersrand · ZAUniversity of South Africa · ZA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Warburg Effect has emerged as a potential drug target because, in some cancer cell lines, it is sufficient to subvert it in order to kill cancer cells. It has also been shown that the Warburg Effect occurs in innate immune cells upon infection. Innate immune cells play critical roles in the tumour microenvironment but the Warburg Effect is not fully understood in monocytes. Furthermore, it is important to understand the impact of infections on key players in the tumour microenvironment because inflammatory conditions often precede carcinogenesis and mutated oncogenes induce inflammation. We investigated the metabolic programme in the acute monocytic leukaemia cell line, THP-1 in the presence and absence of lipopolysaccharide, mimicking bacterial infections. We found that stimulation of THP-1 cells by LPS induces a subset of pro-inflammatory chemokines and enhances the Warburg Effect. Surprisingly, perturbation of the Warburg Effect in these cells does not lead to cell death in contrast to what was observed in non-myeloid cancer cell lines in a previous study. These findings indicate that the Warburg Effect and inflammation are activated by bacterial lipopolysaccharide and may have a profound influence on the microenvironment.

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GlycolysisOxidative PhosphorylationApoptosisChemokinesHumansLipopolysaccharidesMembrane Potential, MitochondrialNeoplasmsOxygen ConsumptionSignal TransductionTHP-1 CellsToll-Like Receptor 4ChemokinesLipopolysaccharidesTLR4 protein, humanToll-Like Receptor 4

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PMID31560702
PMCPMC6764657
OpenAlexW2975119747

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