Study discovers new nutrient source that pancreatic cancer cells feed on
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center researchers have demonstrated that cancer cells tend to adapt and satiate their hunger on other fuels when they don’t have access to nutrients like glucose emanating from the bloodstream. The research team has now added the molecule Uridine to the list of nutrients that serve as fuel sources for pancreatic cancer.
Uridine is present in the tumor microenvironment, but little is known about its exact source, as also how cancer cells access it, the study reveals. The study findings have also highlighted potential therapeutic pathways from blocking the enzyme uridine phoshorylase-1, or UPP1, which has had a major impact on the growth of pancreatic tumors in mice.
The team has underlined the significance of more focused research, and testing of potential drugs that block uridine that could pave the way for favourable clinical possibilities.
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