precision cancer

Although brain cancer only accounts for 2% of all tumors, it has a poor prognosis, high mortality and high recurrence rate. Brain cancer can be divided into primary brain cancer and secondary brain cancer. According to the location of the cancer, brain cancer can also be divided into: brain glioma, pituitary adenoma, schwannoma, craniopharyngioma, meningioma and so on. Glioma is the most common primary brain tumor, accounting for about 1/3 of all brain tumors. At present, brain cancer lacks precision targeted therapeutic drugs, and there is still a great clinical demand that has not been met. With the continuous development of high-throughput screening technology, it may be able to help develop effective anti-brain cancer drugs by screening compounds targeting PKC, PD-1, c-Met, PARP, etc targets.

MCE designs a unique collection of 2,113 small molecules with definite or potential anti-brain cancer activity, which is an important tool for studying the pathological mechanism of brain cancer and developing drugs for brain cancer.

Carbohydrate metabolism serves as a central hub for energy supply and biosynthesis in living organisms and plays a critical role in the onset and progression of various diseases. In recent years, studies have shown that tumor cells reprogram their energy metabolism through aerobic glycolysis (the Warburg effect) to support rapid proliferation. Immune cells also rely on specific carbohydrate metabolic pathways to regulate their activation and differentiation states, while disorders such as diabetes and metabolic syndrome arise directly from dysregulation of carbohydrate metabolism. In addition, enzymes and key metabolic nodes involved in carbohydrate metabolism have become important targets for drug discovery, and therapeutic strategies targeting glycolysis, the pentose phosphate pathway, and energy metabolism are continuously advancing the treatment of cancer and metabolic diseases. Therefore, systematic analysis of carbohydrate metabolic networks and their associated metabolites is of great significance for elucidating disease mechanisms and developing novel therapeutic approaches.

The MCE Carbohydrate Metabolism Metabolite Library is constructed based on classical carbohydrate metabolic pathways and contains 75 metabolites. It systematically integrates key metabolic networks, including glycolysis, the pentose phosphate pathway, the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, monosaccharide metabolism, and sugar acid interconversions. The library comprehensively covers core metabolic nodes from glucose uptake and utilization to energy production and biosynthesis, while also incorporating important upstream and downstream intermediates. It enables accurate representation of intracellular metabolic flux dynamics and is well suited for applications such as metabolic flux analysis, target validation, and mechanistic studies. Furthermore, it provides robust support for multi-omics integration and the development of precision intervention strategies.