Expression of mTOR in normal and pathological conditions

A Marques-Ramos, R Cervantes - Molecular cancer, 2023 - Springer
The mechanistic/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), a protein discovered in 1991,
integrates a complex pathway with a key role in maintaining cellular homeostasis. By …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting Akt/PKB in pediatric tumors: A review from preclinical to clinical trials

B Toson, IS Fortes, R Roesler, SF Andrade - Pharmacological research, 2022 - Elsevier
The serine/threonine kinase Akt is a major player in the phosphoinositide 3-kinase
(PI3K)/Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway, and its modulation …

Targeting mTOR in acute lymphoblastic leukemia

C Simioni, AM Martelli, G Zauli, E Melloni, LM Neri - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) is an aggressive hematologic disorder and constitutes
approximately 25% of cancer diagnoses among children and teenagers. Pediatric patients …

[HTML][HTML] mTOR inhibition downregulates glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and induces ROS-dependent death in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells

M Silic-Benussi, E Sharova, F Ciccarese, I Cavallari… - Redox biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract mTOR activation is a hallmark of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) and is
associated with resistance to glucocorticoid (GC)-based chemotherapy. We previously …

The role of metabolic ecosystem in cancer progression—metabolic plasticity and mTOR hyperactivity in tumor tissues

A Sebestyén, T Dankó, D Sztankovics… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2021 - Springer
Despite advancements in cancer management, tumor relapse and metastasis are
associated with poor outcomes in many cancers. Over the past decade, oncogene-driven …

Therapeutic targeting of mTOR in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia: an update

C Evangelisti, F Chiarini, JA McCubrey… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is an aggressive blood malignancy that arises
from the clonal expansion of transformed T-cell precursors. Although T-ALL prognosis has …

Targeting the phosphatidylinositol 3‐kinase/Akt/mechanistic target of rapamycin signaling pathway in B‐lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia: An update

C Simioni, AM Martelli, G Zauli, M Vitale… - Journal of Cellular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Despite considerable progress in treatment protocols, B‐lineage acute lymphoblastic
leukemia (B‐ALL) displays a poor prognosis in about 15–20% of pediatric cases and about …

Adaptive responses to mTOR gene targeting in hematopoietic stem cells reveal a proliferative mechanism evasive to mTOR inhibition

C Fan, C Zhao, F Zhang, M Kesarwani… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a central regulator of cell growth and an
attractive anticancer target that integrates diverse signals to control cell proliferation …

Monocytes reprogrammed by 4-PBA potently contribute to the resolution of inflammation and atherosclerosis

S Geng, R Lu, Y Zhang, Y Wu, L Xie… - Circulation …, 2024 - ahajournals.org
BACKGROUND: Chronic inflammation initiated by inflammatory monocytes underlies the
pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. However, approaches that can effectively resolve chronic …

An integrated transcriptome analysis in T‐cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia links DNA methylation subgroups to dysregulated TAL1 and ANTP homeobox gene …

Z Haider, P Larsson, M Landfors, L Köhn… - Cancer …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Classification of pediatric T‐cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T‐ALL) patients into CIMP
(CpG Island Methylator Phenotype) subgroups has the potential to improve current risk …