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. 2019 Sep 6;15(4):423–438. doi: 10.1007/s11302-019-09676-z

Table. 1.

The current realm of metabolic reprogramming

Cell type Biological process Metabolic alteration Reference
Solid tumor cell Proliferation, survival, and oncogenesis Glycolysis, OXPHOS, PPP, glutaminolysis, and lipolysis [7, 11]
Leukemia Cell growth and autophagy Glutaminolysis, glycolysis, and lipid metabolism [8, 9]
Macrophages Macrophages polarization Glycolysis, l-arginine metabolism, glutaminolysis, OXPHOS, and lipolysis [21, 22]
T cells Activation and differentiation Glycolysis, glutaminolysis, FAO, and PPP [21, 23]
B cells Activation, differentiation, and antibody production Glycolysis, OXPHOS, and PPP [21, 22, 24]
Dendritic cells Activation OXPHOS and glycolysis [21]
MDSCs Activation, differentiation, and inflammatory response Amino acid metabolism, glycolysis, and FAO [21, 25]
Neutrophils Microbicidal functions Glycolysis and PPP [21]
Natural killer cells Activation and killing function Glycolysis and OXPHOS [26]
Induced pluripotent stem cells Generation of iPSCs from somatic cells Glycolysis and OXPHOS [27]
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) Survival and activation glycogen synthesis and glycolysis [19, 28]
Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) Lineage commitment, proliferation Glucose metabolism, glutamine metabolism, FAO [19, 29]
Erythrocytes Oxygen release Glycolysis [30, 31]

OXPHOS, oxidative phosphorylation; PPP, pentose phosphate pathway; FAO, fatty acids oxidation; MDSCs, myeloid-derived suppressor cells