{"title":"THE REGULATION OF CELL METABOLISM BY HYPOXIA AND HYPERCAPNIA.","authors":"Ben Reddan, Eoin P Cummins","doi":"10.1016/j.jbc.2025.108252","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Every cell in the body is exposed to a certain level of CO<sub>2</sub> and O<sub>2</sub>. Hypercapnia and hypoxia elicit stress signals to influence cellular metabolism and function. Both conditions exert profound yet distinct effects on metabolic pathways and mitochondrial dynamics, highlighting the need for cells to adapt to changes in the gaseous microenvironment. The interplay between hypercapnia and hypoxia signalling is key for dictating cellular homeostasis as microenvironmental CO<sub>2</sub> and O<sub>2</sub> levels are inextricably linked. Hypercapnia, characterized by elevated pCO₂, introduces metabolic adaptations within the aerobic metabolism pathways, affecting TCA cycle flux, lipid, and amino acid metabolism, OXPHOS and the ETC. Hypoxia, defined by reduced oxygen availability, necessitates a shift from OXPHOS to anaerobic glycolysis to sustain ATP production, a process orchestrated by the stabilisation of HIF-1α. Given that hypoxia and hypercapnia are present in both physiological and cancerous microenvironments, how might the coexistence of hypercapnia and hypoxia influence metabolic pathways and cellular function in physiological niches and the tumor microenvironment?</p>","PeriodicalId":15140,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Biological Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":"108252"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Biological Chemistry","FirstCategoryId":"99","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2025.108252","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Every cell in the body is exposed to a certain level of CO2 and O2. Hypercapnia and hypoxia elicit stress signals to influence cellular metabolism and function. Both conditions exert profound yet distinct effects on metabolic pathways and mitochondrial dynamics, highlighting the need for cells to adapt to changes in the gaseous microenvironment. The interplay between hypercapnia and hypoxia signalling is key for dictating cellular homeostasis as microenvironmental CO2 and O2 levels are inextricably linked. Hypercapnia, characterized by elevated pCO₂, introduces metabolic adaptations within the aerobic metabolism pathways, affecting TCA cycle flux, lipid, and amino acid metabolism, OXPHOS and the ETC. Hypoxia, defined by reduced oxygen availability, necessitates a shift from OXPHOS to anaerobic glycolysis to sustain ATP production, a process orchestrated by the stabilisation of HIF-1α. Given that hypoxia and hypercapnia are present in both physiological and cancerous microenvironments, how might the coexistence of hypercapnia and hypoxia influence metabolic pathways and cellular function in physiological niches and the tumor microenvironment?
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