Skip to main content
. 2021 Sep 15;13(9):9950–9973.

Table 7.

Characteristics of epithelial ovarian cancer cell metabolism in relation to chemosensitive and chemoresistant cell lines

Study Model Major findings Interpretation References

Glycolytic-related findings OXPHOS-related findings


Glycolytic enzymes Lactate Basal ECAR Others OXPHOS enzymes Basal OCR ROS Others
-Chemoresistant human serous ovarian carcinoma (C200, PEO4) ↔ LDHa ↑ GLUT1 ↑↑ CoxVb ↑ OCR/ECAR -Chemoresistant cells had higher metabolic states than chemosensitive cells. [51]
-Chemosensitive human ovarian carcinoma (A2780, PEO1) (control) ↑ glycolytic capacity ↑ ATP
↑ respiratory reserve
↑↑ PGC-1α
-Human platinum-resistant HGSC (PEA2) ↓ PFK ↓ glycolytic capacity ↑ maximal OCR -Platinum resistant cells had higher OXPHOS but had lower glycolysis than platinum-sensitive cells. [36]
-Human platinum-sensitive HGSC (PEA1) (control) ↓ GAPDH ↑ BEC index
-Cisplatin resistant human ovarian carcinoma (SKOV3/DDP) ↑ PFK ↑ Glut1 ↔ PDK1 ↑ ATP -Cisplatin resistant cells had higher OXPHOS and glucose metabolism than cisplatin-sensitive cells. [52]
-Cisplatin sensitive human ovarian carcinoma (SKOV3) (control) ↑ LDHA ↑ glucose uptake
-Chemoresistant human ovarian carcinoma (C13, HeyA8MDR) ↑ PFK ↑ glucose uptake ↑ ATP -Chemoresistant cells had higher glycolysis compared to sensitive cells. [19]
-Chemosensitive human ovarian carcinoma (HeyA8, OV2008) (control) ↑ LDH ↔ F2,6BP
-Cisplatin resistant human ovarian carcinoma (A2780/DDP) ↑ HK2 ↑ glucose uptake ↓ citrate -Cisplatin resistant cells had higher glycolysis than cisplatin sensitive cells. [53]
-Cisplatin sensitive human ovarian carcinoma (A2780) (control) ↑ LDH

The arrow ↑ or ↓ denotes a significant increase or decrease in the metabolic-related finding with a P value <0.05. The arrow ↑↑ or ↓↓ denotes a significant increase or decrease in the metabolic-related finding with a P value <0.01. Abbreviations: BEC index; BioEnergetic Cellular index, CoxVb; cytochrome c oxidase subunit Vb, ECAR; extracellular acidification rate, F2,6BP; fructose-2,6-bisphosphate, GAPDH; glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase, HGSC; high-grade serous adenocarcinoma, HK2; Hexokinase 2, LDH; lactate dehydrogenase, OCR; oxygen consumption rate, OXPHOS; oxidative phosphorylation, PDK; pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase, PFK; Phosphofructokinase, PGC-1α; peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha, ROS; Reactive oxygen species.