[HTML][HTML] Metabolic reprogramming in tumor endothelial cells

M García-Caballero, L Sokol, A Cuypers… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
M García-Caballero, L Sokol, A Cuypers, P Carmeliet
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022mdpi.com
The dynamic crosstalk between the different components of the tumor microenvironment is
critical to determine cancer progression, metastatic dissemination, tumor immunity, and
therapeutic responses. Angiogenesis is critical for tumor growth, and abnormal blood
vessels contribute to hypoxia and acidosis in the tumor microenvironment. In this hostile
environment, cancer and stromal cells have the ability to alter their metabolism in order to
support the high energetic demands and favor rapid tumor proliferation. Recent advances …
The dynamic crosstalk between the different components of the tumor microenvironment is critical to determine cancer progression, metastatic dissemination, tumor immunity, and therapeutic responses. Angiogenesis is critical for tumor growth, and abnormal blood vessels contribute to hypoxia and acidosis in the tumor microenvironment. In this hostile environment, cancer and stromal cells have the ability to alter their metabolism in order to support the high energetic demands and favor rapid tumor proliferation. Recent advances have shown that tumor endothelial cell metabolism is reprogrammed, and that targeting endothelial metabolic pathways impacts developmental and pathological vessel sprouting. Therefore, the use of metabolic antiangiogenic therapies to normalize the blood vasculature, in combination with immunotherapies, offers a clinical niche to treat cancer.
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