In 2011,Hanahan and Weinberg added“Deregulating Cellular Energetics”and“Avoiding Immune Destruction”to the six previous hallmarks of cancer.Since this seminal paper,there has been a growing consensus that these ne...In 2011,Hanahan and Weinberg added“Deregulating Cellular Energetics”and“Avoiding Immune Destruction”to the six previous hallmarks of cancer.Since this seminal paper,there has been a growing consensus that these new hallmarks are not mutually exclusive but rather interdependent.The following review summarizes how founding genetic events for tumorigenesis ultimately increase tumor cell glycolysis,which not only supports the metabolic demands of malignancy but also provides an immunoprotective niche,promoting malignant cell proliferation,maintenance and progression.The mechanisms by which altered metabolism contributes to immune impairment are multifactorial:(1)the metabolic demands of proliferating tumor cells and activated immune cells are similar,thus creating a situation where immune cells may be in competition for key nutrients;(2)the metabolic byproducts of aerobic glycolysis directly inhibit antitumor immunity while promoting a regulatory immune phenotype;and(3)the gene programs associated with the upregulation of glycolysis also result in the generation of immunosuppressive cytokines and metabolites.From this perspective,we shed light on important considerations for the development of new classes of agents targeting cancer metabolism.These types of therapies can impair tumor growth but also pose a significant risk of stifling antitumor immunity.展开更多
基金This work was supported by R01 CA217987(JCR),the Vanderbilt-Incyte Research Alliance(JCR),F30 CA247202(BIR)the American Association for Cancer Research(BIR and WKR)T32 GM00734742.The figures were made at Biorender.com.
文摘In 2011,Hanahan and Weinberg added“Deregulating Cellular Energetics”and“Avoiding Immune Destruction”to the six previous hallmarks of cancer.Since this seminal paper,there has been a growing consensus that these new hallmarks are not mutually exclusive but rather interdependent.The following review summarizes how founding genetic events for tumorigenesis ultimately increase tumor cell glycolysis,which not only supports the metabolic demands of malignancy but also provides an immunoprotective niche,promoting malignant cell proliferation,maintenance and progression.The mechanisms by which altered metabolism contributes to immune impairment are multifactorial:(1)the metabolic demands of proliferating tumor cells and activated immune cells are similar,thus creating a situation where immune cells may be in competition for key nutrients;(2)the metabolic byproducts of aerobic glycolysis directly inhibit antitumor immunity while promoting a regulatory immune phenotype;and(3)the gene programs associated with the upregulation of glycolysis also result in the generation of immunosuppressive cytokines and metabolites.From this perspective,we shed light on important considerations for the development of new classes of agents targeting cancer metabolism.These types of therapies can impair tumor growth but also pose a significant risk of stifling antitumor immunity.
