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- Title
Targeting lipid metabolism: novel insights and therapeutic advances in pancreatic cancer treatment.
- Authors
Zhang, Yanyan; Yang, Zhichao; Liu, Yuchen; Pei, Jinjin; Li, Ruojie; Yang, Yanhui
- Abstract
Lipid metabolism in cancer is characterized by dysregulated lipid regulation and utilization, critical for promoting tumor growth, survival, and resistance to therapy. Pancreatic cancer (PC) is a highly aggressive malignancy of the gastrointestinal tract that has a dismal 5-year survival rate of less than 10%. Given the essential function of the pancreas in digestion, cancer progression severely disrupts its function. Standard treatments for PC such as surgical resection, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. However, these therapies often face significant challenges, including biochemical recurrence and drug resistance. Given these limitations, new therapeutic approaches are being developed to target tumor metabolism. Dysregulation of cholesterol biosynthesis and alterations in fatty acids (FAs), such as palmitate, stearate, omega-3, and omega-6, have been observed in pancreatic cancer. These lipids serve as energy sources, signaling molecules, and essential components of cell membranes. Their accumulation fosters an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment that supports cancer cell proliferation and metastasis. Moreover, lipid metabolism dysregulation within immune cells, particularly T cells, impairs immune surveillance and weakens the body's defenses against cancer. Abnormal lipid metabolism also contributes to drug resistance in PC. Despite these challenges, targeting lipid metabolism may offer a promising therapeutic strategy. By enhancing lipid peroxidation, the induction of ferroptosis—a form of regulated cell death—could impair the survival of PC cells and hinder disease progression.
- Subjects
DRUG resistance in cancer cells; MEDICAL sciences; LIPID metabolism; CANCER cell proliferation; LIFE sciences
- Publication
Lipids in Health & Disease, 2025, Vol 24, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1476-511X
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1186/s12944-024-02426-0