This invention provides the application of GCKR and its inhibitors in the preparation of drugs for treating
pancreatic cancer, belonging to the field of
biomedical technology. The application of GCKR and its inhibitors in the preparation of drugs for treating
pancreatic cancer reveals for the first time that GCKR is a key metabolic switch driving liver
metastasis in
pancreatic cancer, and that high expression of the GCKR
gene can promote the growth and liver
metastasis of pancreatic
cancer in mice. The proliferation, invasion, and migration abilities of pancreatic
cancer cells in the GCKR low-expression group were significantly lower than those in the
normal control group. Using a pancreatic
cancer orthotopic xenograft model constructed in highly immunodeficient mice, the invention demonstrated
in vivo that knocking out GCKR can inhibit the growth of pancreatic cancer, indicating that GCKR inhibitors block the progression of pancreatic cancer by downregulating GCKR; conversely, overexpression plasmids that promote GCKR expression can upregulate GCKR expression and promote pancreatic cancer progression. This provides a new application of GCKR and offers new ideas for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.