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. 2024 Aug 6;16(16):2775. doi: 10.3390/cancers16162775
Abbreviations Definition
AKT1 AKT Serine/Threonine Kinase 1
AMPK AMP-activated protein kinase
AR Aldose reductase
ASGP Asialoglycoprotein
ATP Adenosine triphosphate
BBB Blood–brain barrier
BAX Bcl-2-associated X protein
BCl-2 B-cell leukaemia/lymphoma 2 protein
CDK4 Cyclin-dependent kinase 4
CDK6 Cyclin-dependent kinase 6
CRC Colorectal cancer
ER Endoplasmic reticulum
FK Fructokinase
FOXO Forkhead box transcription factors
F6P Fructose-6-phosphate
FUTs Fucosyltransferases
Gal-dox Galactose-conjugated doxorubicin
Gal-Pt Galactose-conjugated oxaliplatin
GBM Glioblastoma
GlcN Glucosamine
Gluc-PAX Glucose-conjugated paclitaxel
GLUT Glucose transporter
HCFS High-fructose corn syrup
HK Hexokinase
IARC International Agency for Research on Cancer
KHK Ketohexokinase
LDH Lactate dehydrogenase
LLOs Lipid linked oligosaccharides
M6P Mannose-6-phosphate
MTD Maximum tolerated dose
mTOR Mammalian target of rapamycin
NADH Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate hydrogen
NAD+ Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
Nrf2 Erythroid 2-related factor 2
OXPHOS Oxidative phosphorylation
PET Positron emission tomography
PFK Phosphofructokinase
PGI Phosphogluco isomerase
PMI Phosphomannose isomerase
PSAT1 Phosphoserine aminotransferase
Rha-lip Rhamnose-functionalised liposomes
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SLC2A5 Solute carrier family 2 member 5
STAT Signal transducer and activator of transcription
S1P Sorbose-1-phosphate
TUDCA Tauroursodeoxycholic acid
TXNIP Thioredoxin-interacting protein
UPR Unfolded protein response
WP1122 3,6-di-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-ᴅ-glucose
2-BDG 2-bromo-2-deoxy-ᴅ-glucose
2-CDG 2-chloro-2-deoxy-ᴅ-glucose
2-DG 2-deoxy-ᴅ-glucose
2DG-6P 2-deoxy-ᴅ-glucose-6-phosphate
2-FDG/2-18FDG 2-deoxy-2(18)fluoro-ᴅ-glucose
2-FDG-PAX 2-FDG-conjugated paclitaxel
2-XDG Halogenated 2-deoxy-ᴅ-glucose
Cell Line Tissue or Cell Type
A549 Human lung carcinoma
Caco-2 Human colon carcinoma
Ca9-22 Human gingival squamous carcinoma
Caki-1 Human kidney carcinoma
CAL-27 Human squamous carcinoma
C6 Murine glioma
DU145 Human prostate carcinoma
HCT-15 Human colon carcinoma
HCT-116 Human colon carcinoma
HcoEpic Human colonic epithelial cells
HeLa Human cervical carcinoma
HepG2 Human liver carcinoma
HL-60 Human promyelocytic leukaemia
HSC-3 Human tongue squamous carcinoma
HT-29 Human colon carcinoma
Huh-7 Human liver carcinoma
HUVEC Human umbilical vein endothelium
H460 Human lung carcinoma
KP-4 Human pancreatic carcinoma
K562 Human myelogenous leukaemia
L1210 Human lymphocytic leukaemia
MCF-7 Human breast carcinoma
MCF-7/DOX Human breast carcinoma (doxorubicin-resistant)
MDA-MB-468 Human breast carcinoma
MDA-MB-231 Human breast carcinoma
MeWo Human melanoma
MOLT-4F Human lymphoblastic leukaemia
NCI-H23 Human lung carcinoma
N2a Murine neuroblastoma
PANC-1 Human pancreatic epithelioid carcinoma
PC-3 Human adenocarcinoma
RKO Human colon carcinoma
Saos-2 Human osteosarcoma
Sarcoma 37 Murine soft tissue sarcoma
SH-SY5Y Human neuroblastoma
SK-MEL-2 Human melanoma
SK-OV-3 Human ovarian carcinoma
U2OS Human osteosarcoma
U-87MG Human glioblastoma
U-937 Human lymphoma
Walker 256 Murine breast carcinoma
MIA-PaCa-2 Human pancreatic carcinoma
4T1 Murine breast/mammary gland
786-O Human kidney carcinoma