G6PD inhibition sensitizes ovarian cancer cells to oxidative stress in the metastatic omental microenvironment.

Journal Article (Journal Article)

Ovarian cancer (OC) is the most lethal gynecological malignancy, with aggressive metastatic disease responsible for the majority of OC-related deaths. In particular, OC tumors preferentially metastasize to and proliferate rapidly in the omentum. Here, we show that metastatic OC cells experience increased oxidative stress in the omental microenvironment. Metabolic reprogramming, including upregulation of the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP), a key cellular redox homeostasis mechanism, allows OC cells to compensate for this challenge. Inhibition of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), the rate-limiting enzyme of the PPP, reduces tumor burden in pre-clinical models of OC, suggesting that this adaptive metabolic dependency is important for OC omental metastasis.

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Duke Authors

Cited Authors

  • Bose, S; Huang, Q; Ma, Y; Wang, L; Rivera, GO; Ouyang, Y; Whitaker, R; Gibson, RA; Kontos, CD; Berchuck, A; Previs, RA; Shen, X

Published Date

  • June 28, 2022

Published In

Volume / Issue

  • 39 / 13

Start / End Page

  • 111012 -

PubMed ID

  • 35767962

Pubmed Central ID

  • PMC9534522

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 2211-1247

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111012

Language

  • eng

Conference Location

  • United States