Chronic lymphocytic leukemia and the Warburg effect

Blood. 2015 May 28;125(22):3368-9. doi: 10.1182/blood-2015-04-636332.

Abstract

In this issue of Blood, Jitschin et al demonstrate a microenvironmental glycolytic shift in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cells mediated by Notch-c-Myc signaling. Interfering in the Notch-c-Myc pathway and reprogramming glycolytic metabolism could contribute to overcoming drug resistance in CLL.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Glycolysis*
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / metabolism*
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc / physiology*
  • Receptors, Notch / physiology*
  • Stromal Cells / metabolism*

Substances

  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc
  • Receptors, Notch