靶向肿瘤代谢的药物研究进展及与血管生成的关系

Advances in drug development targeting tumor metabolism and the relevance with tumor angiogenesis

肿瘤细胞的代谢重排是肿瘤发生发展过程中的一个重要特征,主要表现为糖酵解、谷氨酰胺代谢及生物合成活动的增强。鉴于肿瘤代谢重排在肿瘤发展中的关键作用,靶向肿瘤细胞代谢已成为国际上抗肿瘤药物研发的热点之一。肿瘤微血管新生是肿瘤进展的另一个重要特点,与肿瘤血管内皮细胞的代谢转变密切相关,其为肿瘤细胞的代谢活动提供物质支持。该文讨论了肿瘤细胞与内皮细胞代谢中异常的代谢变化及探讨了两者的关系,并综述了靶向前述代谢变化的药物研发进展。

The reprogramming of cellular metabolism is one of the hallmarks of cancer,which is featured as enhanced glycolysis, glutamine metabolism and other biosynthetic activities. Given its crucial role in tumor development, targeting tumor cell metabolism has become one of the hotspots in the research and development of antitumor drugs. Angiogenesis, a process related to a metabolic shift in endothelial cells, is another hallmark of cancer and supports the metabolic activities in tumor cells. In this article, the abnormal metabolic pathways in tumor cells and tumor endothelial cells were discussed and their relevance was further explored. The advance in therapeutic medicine targeting the metabolic pathways above was also summarized.