Molecular connections between cancer cell metabolism and the tumor microenvironment

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 11055-11086

  Justus, Calvin R ^a   Sanderlin, Edward J ^a   Yang, Li V ^a,b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidosis; Cancer cell metabolism; Cancer therapy; Hypoxia; Tumor microenvironment

Indexed keywords

6 AMINONICOTINAMIDE; CISPLATIN; DEOXYGLUCOSE; EVEROLIMUS; HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1; LONIDAMINE; STEROL REGULATORY ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN 1; TEMSIROLIMUS; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR;

ACIDOSIS; ANGIOGENESIS; CANCER THERAPY; CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CELL METABOLISM; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT; UPREGULATION; GENETICS; GLYCOLYSIS; METABOLISM; NEOPLASMS; PATHOLOGY;

ACIDOSIS; GLYCOLYSIS; HUMANS; HYPOXIA; NEOPLASMS; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS; TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84929353032     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms160511055     Document Type: Review

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