GlucDep glucose deprivation
Description: <b>Tumor cells</b> use 200 times more glucose than healthy ones. Malignant tumor cells perform glycolysis at a ten times faster rate than their healthy tissue counterparts. While rapidly growing tumor cells do not have adequate vessels during their genesis, the limited capillary support often results in hypoxia within the tumor. In addition, some tumor cells overexpress specific glycolytic enzymes, resulting in higher glycolysis rates, referred to as the Warburg effect.<br>