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ReviewOncology letters2023

Role and therapeutic targeting of glutamine metabolism in non‑small cell lung cancer (Review).

Lei Zhou, Qi Zhang, Qing Zhu, Yuan Zhan, Yong Li, Xuan Huang

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Review in Oncology letters, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Preliminary clinical investigation ofEuropean journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2026
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  3. Genomic alterations and their correlation with metabolic-related genes in lung cancer.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  7. Targeting Lung Cancer Metabolism: Therapeutic Opportunities and Challenges.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026
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  15. CB-839 induces reversible dormancy in lung tumor-cells.European journal of pharmacology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lei ZhouThe First Clinical Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330036, P.R. China.
Qi ZhangThe National Engineering Research Center for Bioengineering Drugs and The Technologies, Institute of Translational Medicine, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330036, P.R. China.
Qing ZhuThe National Engineering Research Center for Bioengineering Drugs and The Technologies, Institute of Translational Medicine, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330036, P.R. China.
Yuan ZhanDepartment of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China.
Yong LiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Medical Center of Anesthesiology and Pain, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China.
Xuan HuangThe National Engineering Research Center for Bioengineering Drugs and The Technologies, Institute of Translational Medicine, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330036, P.R. China.
Nanchang University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Warburg effect indicates that cancer cells survive through glycolysis under aerobic conditions; as such, the topic of cancer metabolism has aroused interest. It is requisite to further explore cancer metabolism, as it helps to simultaneously explain the process of carcinogenesis and guide therapy. The flexible metabolism of cancer cells, which is the result of metabolic reprogramming, can meet the basic needs of cells, even in a nutrition-deficient environment. Glutamine is the most abundant non-essential amino acid in the circulation, and along with glucose, comprise the two basic nutrients of cancer cell metabolism. Glutamine is crucial in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells and serves an important role in supporting cell growth, activating signal transduction and maintaining redox homeostasis. In this perspective, the present review aims to provide a new therapeutic strategy of NSCLC through inhibiting the metabolism of glutamine. This review not only summarizes the significance of glutamine metabolism in NSCLC cells, but also enumerates traditional glutamine inhibitors along with new targets. It also puts forward the concept of combination therapy and patient stratification with the aim of comprehensively showing the effect and prospect of targeted glutamine metabolism in NSCLC therapy. This review was completed by searching for keywords including 'glutamine', 'NSCLC' and 'therapy' on PubMed, and screening out articles.

Indexed as

glutamine metabolismmetabolism inhibitornon-small cell lung cancertherapeutic strategiesWarburg effect

Identifiers

PMID36936031
PMCPMC10017915
OpenAlexW4323364322

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