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The Role of Lipid Metabolism in the Development of Lung Cancer

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Lipidomics in Health & Disease

Part of the book series: Translational Bioinformatics ((TRBIO,volume 14))

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The increase of lipid synthesis in tumor tissues has been considered as an important component of substance and energy metabolism during cell transformation. In recent years, the role of lipids in the transformation of cells into tumors, tumor growth, invasion and metastasis have attracted much attention. This article reviews the effects of lipid metabolism related enzymes, membrane lipids and extracellular environment on the development of lung cancer. Finally, the application of lipid metabolism related drugs in lung cancer was briefly summarized.

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  1. Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China

    Lixin Wang

  2. Graduate school, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China

    Weiling Huang

  3. Center of Integrative Medicine for Allergies and Wellness, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA

    Xiu-Min Li

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Wang, L., Huang, W., Li, XM. (2018). The Role of Lipid Metabolism in the Development of Lung Cancer. In: Wang, X., Wu, D., Shen, H. (eds) Lipidomics in Health & Disease. Translational Bioinformatics, vol 14. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0620-4_2

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