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. 2022 Dec 22;13:955476. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.955476

Figure 4.

Figure 4

Alterations in lipid metabolism during cancer progression. In cancer cells, lipogenesis and lipolysis is controlled by the pool of ADP and ATP. In nutrient-rich conditions (ADP, ATP ratio is low); acetyl, CoA is converted to free fatty acids with the help of acetyl, CoA carboxylase and FASN. In nutrient-deprived conditions (ADP, ATP ratio is high), free fatty acids enter the mitochondria with the help of CPT1 and CPT1A and help in energy generation (195, 196). [FASN, Fatty acid synthase; CPT1, Carnitine palmitoyl transferase 1; CPT1A, Carnitine palmitoyl transferase 1A; GLUT, Glucose transporter; PPARγ, peroxisome proliferator activator receptor γ].