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SUBMITTER: Chen AN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8222712 | biostudies-literature | 2021
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen An-Na AN Luo Yan Y Yang Yu-Han YH Fu Jian-Tao JT Geng Xiu-Mei XM Shi Jun-Ping JP Yang Jin J
Frontiers in immunology 20210610
Lactate is an end product of glycolysis. As a critical energy source for mitochondrial respiration, lactate also acts as a precursor of gluconeogenesis and a signaling molecule. We briefly summarize emerging concepts regarding lactate metabolism, such as the lactate shuttle, lactate homeostasis, and lactate-microenvironment interaction. Accumulating evidence indicates that lactate-mediated reprogramming of immune cells and enhancement of cellular plasticity contribute to establishing disease-spe ...[more]