PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling transduction pathway and targeted therapies in cancer

A Glaviano, ASC Foo, HY Lam, KCH Yap, W Jacot… - Molecular cancer, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The PI3K/AKT/mTOR (PAM) signaling pathway is a highly conserved signal
transduction network in eukaryotic cells that promotes cell survival, cell growth, and cell …

The molecular biology of pancreatic adenocarcinoma: translational challenges and clinical perspectives

S Wang, Y Zheng, F Yang, L Zhu, XQ Zhu… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
Pancreatic cancer is an increasingly common cause of cancer mortality with a tight
correspondence between disease mortality and incidence. Furthermore, it is usually …

Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells in cancer therapy

T Lan, M Luo, X Wei - Journal of Hematology & Oncology, 2021 - Springer
The multipotent mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs), initially discovered from bone
marrow in 1976, have been identified in nearly all tissues of human body now. The …

The pathogenic role of PI3K/AKT pathway in cancer onset and drug resistance: an updated review

F Rascio, F Spadaccino, MT Rocchetti, G Castellano… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Drug resistance remains one of the major problems in cancer therapy and
is responsible for up to 90% of cancer-related deaths. It exists across all types of cancer and …

Prospects of targeting PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in pancreatic cancer

M Mortazavi, F Moosavi, M Martini, E Giovannetti… - Critical reviews in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has one of the worst prognoses among all
malignancies. PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway, a main downstream effector of KRAS is …

The hallmarks of flavonoids in cancer

LGS Ponte, ICB Pavan, MCS Mancini, LGS da Silva… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Flavonoids represent an important group of bioactive compounds derived from plant-based
foods and beverages with known biological activity in cells. From the modulation of …

Mitochondrial dynamics, ROS, and cell signaling: a blended overview

V Brillo, L Chieregato, L Leanza, S Muccioli, R Costa - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mitochondria are key intracellular organelles involved not only in the metabolic state of the
cell, but also in several cellular functions, such as proliferation, Calcium signaling, and lipid …

mTOR regulates T cell exhaustion and PD-1–targeted immunotherapy response during chronic viral infection

S Ando, CM Perkins, Y Sajiki… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
T cell exhaustion is a state of T cell dysfunction associated with expression of programmed
death 1 (PD-1). Exhausted CD8+ T cells are maintained by self-renewing stem-like T cells …

Phyllanthin inhibits MOLT‐4 leukemic cancer cell growth and induces apoptosis through the inhibition of AKT and JNK signaling pathway

H Wang, A Chinnathambi, TA Alahmadi… - … of biochemical and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Among cancers, leukemia is a multistep progression that involves genetic modifications of
normal hematopoietic progenitor cells to cancerous cells. In recent times, leukemia cases …

Targeting M2-like tumor-associated macrophages is a potential therapeutic approach to overcome antitumor drug resistance

S Wang, J Wang, Z Chen, J Luo, W Guo, L Sun… - NPJ Precision …, 2024 - nature.com
Tumor drug resistance emerges from the interaction of two critical factors: tumor cellular
heterogeneity and the immunosuppressive nature of the tumor microenvironment (TME) …