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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Glucose Metabolism and Tumor Microenvironment: Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Implications.

Wiktoria Andryszkiewicz, Julia Gąsiorowska, Maja Kübler, Karolina Kublińska, Agata Pałkiewicz, Adam Wiatkowski, Urszula Szwedowicz, Anna Choromańska

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Gut microbes · 2026
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  5. Leveraging Macrophage Metabolic Reprogramming for Enhanced Anti-Tumor Immunity.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  8. Exercise and CD8Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) · 2026
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  12. Glucose and Lactate, Starters or Intermediates of Cancer Metabolic Rewiring.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Wiktoria AndryszkiewiczFaculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Pasteura 1, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0009-0004-1827-6387
Julia GąsiorowskaFaculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Pasteura 1, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland.
Maja KüblerFaculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Pasteura 1, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0009-0003-9405-4615
Karolina KublińskaFaculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Pasteura 1, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland.
Agata PałkiewiczFaculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Pasteura 1, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland.
Adam WiatkowskiFaculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Pasteura 1, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0009-0006-4641-0488
Urszula SzwedowiczDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 211A, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland.
Anna ChoromańskaDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 211A, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9997-7783

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolic reprogramming in cancer cells involves changes in glucose metabolism, glutamine utilization, and lipid production, as well as promoting increased cell proliferation, survival, and immune resistance by altering the tumor microenvironment. Our study analyzes metabolic reprogramming in neoplastically transformed cells, focusing on changes in glucose metabolism, glutaminolysis, and lipid synthesis. Moreover, we discuss the therapeutic potential of targeting cancer metabolism, focusing on key enzymes involved in glycolysis, the pentose phosphate pathway, and amino acid metabolism, including lactate dehydrogenase A, hexokinase, phosphofructokinase and others. The review also highlights challenges such as metabolic heterogeneity, adaptability, and the need for personalized therapies to overcome resistance and minimize adverse effects in cancer treatment. This review underscores the significance of comprehending metabolic reprogramming in cancer cells to engineer targeted therapies, personalize treatment methodologies, and surmount challenges, including metabolic plasticity and therapeutic resistance.

Indexed as

GlucoseNeoplasmsTumor MicroenvironmentAnimalsGlycolysisHumansPentose Phosphate PathwayGlucosecancer stem cellsglycolysishexokinaselactate dehydrogenase Aphosphofructokinasepyruvate kinasethe Warburg effecttumor-associated macrophagestumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID40076506
PMCPMC11900028

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