Alessandra Affinito, Cristina Quintavalle, Rosario Vincenzo Chianese, Giuseppina Roscigno, Danilo Fiore, Valeria D'Argenio, Guglielmo Thomas, Alessia Savarese, Francesco Ingenito, Lorenza Cocca, Silvia Nuzzo, Maxim V Berezovski, Maria Patrizia Stoppelli, Gerolama Condorelli
Multiple oncogenic alterations contribute to breast cancer development. Metabolic reprogramming, deeply contributing to tumor microenvironment (TME) education, is now widely recognized as a hallmark of cancer. The reverse Warburg effect induces cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) to produce and secrete L-lactate, enhancing malignant characteristics such as neoangiogenesis, metastatic dissemination, and treatment resistance. Monocarboxylate transporter (MCT) 4 is involved in lactate efflux from CAFs into stromal and epithelial cells...
March 14, 2024: Cell Death Discovery