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. 2024 Oct 29;13(21):1789. doi: 10.3390/cells13211789

Table 2.

Mechanisms involved in the virus-induced shift towards aerobic glycolysis.

Virus Mechanism References
HCMV Downregulation of GLUT1
Upregulation of GLUT4 and glycolytic intermediates.
Increase in lactate production
Involvement of AMPK pathway
[97,98,99,100,101]
SARS-CoV2 Induction and activation of HIF-1α
Enhanced aerobic glycolysis
[82]
EBV Upregulation of GLUT1, lactate dehydrogenase A, and PDK-1
LMP-1-induced expression of HIF-1α
[104,105,106]
KSHV Induction and activation of HIF-1α
Upregulation of GLUT3 and hexokinase II
[94]
NDV Degradation of SIRT3 [108,109]
WSSV Increased expression of hexokinase, phosphofructokinase, and AMPK
Induction and activation of HIF-1α
[110,111,112]

GLUT: glucose transporter; AMPK: AMP-activated protein kinase; PDK-1: pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1; HIF-1α: hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha; LMP-1: latent membrane protein 1; SIRT3: sirtuin 3; HCMV: human cytomegalovirus; EBV: Epstein–Barr virus; KSHV: Kaposi´s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus; NDV: Newcastle disease virus; WSSV: white spot syndrome virus.