TCA Cancer Research Results

TCA, Krebs/Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle: Click to Expand ⟱
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Type: enzymes
Tricarboxylic Acid (TCA) cycle, also known as the Citric Acid cycle or Krebs cycle, is a key metabolic pathway that plays a central role in cellular energy production.
The TCA cycle is a series of chemical reactions that occur in the mitochondria and involve the breakdown of acetyl-CoA, a molecule produced from the breakdown of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. The TCA cycle produces:
1. NADH and FADH2
2. ATP
3. GTP
Expression of TCA cycle enzymes is often downregulated in cancer cells.

Since cancer cells often exhibit rewired metabolism, including alterations in the use of the TCA cycle, researchers are exploring potential therapeutic interventions that target metabolic enzymes or pathways.
TCA cycle is essential for normal cellular metabolism, its role in cancer is multifaceted. Cancer cells often reprogram their metabolism—including the TCA cycle—to support rapid growth, adapt to hypoxia, and manage oxidative stress. Mutations in key TCA cycle enzymes generate oncometabolites that further contribute to cancer progression by disrupting normal cellular regulation.

Rather than saying the TCA cycle is globally over- or underexpressed in cancer, it is more accurate to say that cancer cells reprogram the cycle—with selective upregulation of parts important for biosynthesis and survival and mutations or downregulation of other parts—to best support their growth and survival in a challenging microenvironment.

Oncometabolites
-Some metabolites in the Krebs cycle, when accumulated to abnormal levels due to genetic mutations or enzyme deficiencies, are termed “oncometabolites” because they can promote tumorigenesis.
-Mutations in succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) can lead to accumulation of succinate.
-Mutations in fumarate hydratase (FH) result in an accumulation of fumarate.
-Mutations in isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH1 and IDH2) result in a neomorphic enzyme activity that converts α-ketoglutarate (α-KG) to 2-hydroxyglutarate:
Nor, Normal Healthy: Click to Expand ⟱
Normal Healthy
Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
6010- CGA,    The Biological Activity Mechanism of Chlorogenic Acid and Its Applications in Food Industry: A Review
- Review, Nor, NA
*antiOx↑, *hepatoP↑, *RenoP↑, AntiTum↑, *glucose↝, *Inflam↓, *neuroP↑, *ROS↓, *Keap1↓, *NRF2↑, *SOD↑, *Catalase↑, *GPx↑, *GSH↑, *MDA↓, *p‑ERK↑, *GRP78/BiP↑, *CHOP↑, *GRP94↑, *Casp3↓, *Casp9↓, *HGF/c-Met↑, *TNF-α↓, *TLR4↓, *MAPK↓, *IL1β↓, *iNOS↓, TCA↓, Glycolysis↓, Bcl-2↓, BAX↑, MAPK↑, JNK↑, CSCs↓, Nanog↓, SOX2↓, CD44↓, OCT4↓, P53↑, P21↑, *SOD1↑, *AGEs↓, *GLUT2↑, *HDL↑, *Fas↓, *HMG-CoA↓, *NF-kB↓, *HO-1↓, *COX2↓, *TLR4↓, *BioAv↑, *BioAv↝, TumCP↓, TumCMig↓, TumCI↓,

Showing Research Papers: 1 to 1 of 1

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 1

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

Glycolysis↓, 1,   TCA↓, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

BAX↑, 1,   Bcl-2↓, 1,   JNK↑, 1,   MAPK↑, 1,  

DNA Damage & Repair ⓘ

P53↑, 1,  

Cell Cycle & Senescence ⓘ

P21↑, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

CD44↓, 1,   CSCs↓, 1,   Nanog↓, 1,   OCT4↓, 1,   SOX2↓, 1,  

Migration ⓘ

TumCI↓, 1,   TumCMig↓, 1,   TumCP↓, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

AntiTum↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 17

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


Redox & Oxidative Stress ⓘ

antiOx↑, 1,   Catalase↑, 1,   GPx↑, 1,   GSH↑, 1,   HDL↑, 1,   HO-1↓, 1,   Keap1↓, 1,   MDA↓, 1,   NRF2↑, 1,   ROS↓, 1,   SOD↑, 1,   SOD1↑, 1,  

Core Metabolism/Glycolysis ⓘ

glucose↝, 1,   GLUT2↑, 1,   HMG-CoA↓, 1,  

Cell Death ⓘ

Casp3↓, 1,   Casp9↓, 1,   Fas↓, 1,   HGF/c-Met↑, 1,   iNOS↓, 1,   MAPK↓, 1,  

Protein Folding & ER Stress ⓘ

CHOP↑, 1,   GRP78/BiP↑, 1,   GRP94↑, 1,  

Proliferation, Differentiation & Cell State ⓘ

p‑ERK↑, 1,  

Immune & Inflammatory Signaling ⓘ

COX2↓, 1,   IL1β↓, 1,   Inflam↓, 1,   NF-kB↓, 1,   TLR4↓, 2,   TNF-α↓, 1,  

Protein Aggregation ⓘ

AGEs↓, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance ⓘ

BioAv↑, 1,   BioAv↝, 1,  

Functional Outcomes ⓘ

hepatoP↑, 1,   neuroP↑, 1,   RenoP↑, 1,  
Total Targets: 37

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: TCA, Krebs/Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle
Query results interpretion may depend on "conditions" listed in the research papers.
Such Conditions may include : 
  -low or high Dose
  -format for product, such as nano of lipid formations
  -different cell line effects
  -synergies with other products 
  -if effect was for normal or cancerous cells

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