Ronald Fowle-Grider
nightscientist.bsky.social
Ronald Fowle-Grider
@nightscientist.bsky.social
Postdoctoral fellow in the Gary Patti lab.
Reposted by Ronald Fowle-Grider
Last week I spoke with @gjpattij.bsky.social about the work his team did to untangle how fructose makes tumor cells grow and proliferate for this article in @cenmag.bsky.social. Another reason to try to tame my sweet tooth.
cen.acs.org/biological-c...
The indirect way fructose fuels tumor growth
Dietary sugar gets converted to lipids, which cancer cells use to make membranes
cen.acs.org
December 9, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Reposted by Ronald Fowle-Grider
Delighted for my first Bluesky post to be in celebration of the work of Ronnie (@nightscientist.bsky.social) — can’t say enough about his talent & creativity! If you’re interested in the link between dietary fructose and cancer, check out his paper.
#metabolomics

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Dietary fructose enhances tumour growth indirectly via interorgan lipid transfer - Nature
Dietary fructose enhances tumour growth in animal models of melanoma, breast cancer and cervical cancer indirectly via metabolite transfer.
www.nature.com
December 5, 2024 at 1:41 PM