Ropinirole and Pramipexole Promote Structural Plasticity in Human iPSC-Derived Dopaminergic Neurons via BDNF and mTOR Signaling by Ginetta Collo, Laura Cavalleri, Federica Bono, Cristina Mora, Stefania Fedele, Roberto William Invernizzi, Massimo Gennarelli, Giovanna Piovani, Tilo Kunath, Mark J. Millan, Emilio Merlo Pich, PierFranco Spano

“…Ropinirole and pramipexole produced dose-dependent increases of dendritic arborization and soma size after 3 days of culture, effects antagonized by the selective D3R antagonists SB277011-A and S33084 and by the mTOR pathway kinase inhibitors LY294002 and rapamycin. …”
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Spinal Involvement of TRPV1 and PI3K/AKT/mTOR Pathway During Chronic Postoperative Pain in Mice by Gabriela Xavier Santos, Tayllon dos Anjos-Garcia, Ana Carolina de Jesus Vieira, Giovane Galdino

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Rap1 and mTOR signaling pathways drive opposing immunotoxic effects of structurally similar aryl-OPFRs, TPHP and TOCP by Bilin Zhao, Shuang Zheng, Gaoxiang Yang, Zhijun He, Jiewei Deng, Lijuan Luo, Xinyan Li, Tiangang Luan

“…Conversely, TOCP stimulated the mTOR signaling pathway, enhancing phosphorylation of downstream proteins S6K, RHOA, and PKC, consequently promoting immune responses. …”
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Insulin Increases Sestrin 2 Content by Reducing Its Degradation through the PI3K/mTOR Signaling Pathway by Dandan Chai, Guoyu Wang, Ziyu Zhou, Hanyan Yang, Zhiwen Yu

“…Taken together, our study suggests that insulin upregulates SESN2 content via the PI3K/mTOR signaling pathway and this effect is attributed to decreased SESN2 degradation. …”
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FKBP4 Accelerates Malignant Progression of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer by Activating the Akt/mTOR Signaling Pathway by Wen Meng, Jingfei Meng, Hong Jiang, Xing Feng, Dongshan Wei, Qingsong Ding

“…Furthermore, FKBP4 can promote Akt and mTOR phosphorylation and activate the Akt/mTOR signaling pathway and an mTOR inhibitor can neutralize the functions of FKBP4 in NSCLC cells. …”
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Gastric Cancer Mesenchymal Stem Cells Inhibit NK Cell Function through mTOR Signalling to Promote Tumour Growth by Shuwei Guo, Chao Huang, Fengfeng Han, Bin Chen, Ying Ding, Yuanyuan Zhao, Zhihong Chen, Shaodi Wen, Mei Wang, Bo Shen, Wei Zhu

“…Mechanistically, mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signalling, a critical regulator of cellular metabolism that mediates the function of immune cells, was inhibited in NK cells treated with GCMSCs. …”
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FOSL2 activates TGF‐β1‐mediated GLUT1/mTOR signaling to promote diabetic kidney disease by Xuelin He, Min Xia, Guanghui Ying, Qien He, Zhaogui Chen, Li Liu, Qiao Zhang, Jianxin Cai

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Rapamycin Attenuates Endothelial Apoptosis Induced by Low Shear Stress via mTOR and Sestrin1 Related Redox Regulation by Junxia Zhang, Zhimei Wang, Junjie Zhang, Guangfeng Zuo, Bing Li, Wenxing Mao, Shaoliang Chen

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Role of PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway and sirtuin genes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease development by G. F. Korytina, L. Z. Akhmadishina, V. A. Markelov, Y. G. Aznabaeva, O. V. Kochetova, T. R. Nasibullin, A. P. Larkina, N. N. Khusnutdinova, N. Sh. Zagidullin, T. V. Victorova

“…We aimed to assess the combined effect of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway (PIK3R1, AKT1, MTOR, PTEN) and sirtuin (SIRT1, SIRT3, SIRT6) genes to COPD risk. …”
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Hydroxyurea mitigates diabetic kidney disease through mTOR-S6K signaling pathway in STZ-induced diabetic mice by Wanying Cheng, Cenzhu Wang, Meican Ma, Yu Zhou

“…Moreover, HU treatment significantly inhibited the mTOR signaling pathway in both in both in vivo and in vitro experiments.ConclusionThis study unveils a new role of HU in alleviating diabetic kidney disease by modulating inflammation and apoptosis through the mTOR-S6K pathway. …”
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Rapamycin inhibits tamoxifen-induced endometrial proliferation in vitro as a pilot approach for endometrial protection in breast cancer by Akiko Nakamura, Yuji Tanaka, Tsukuru Amano, Akie Takebayashi, Akimasa Takahashi, Tetsuro Hanada, Yutaka Yoneoka, Shunichiro Tsuji, Takashi Murakami

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α-methyltryptophan-mediated protection against diabetic nephropathy in db/db mice as studied with a metabolomics approach by Aimin Cai, Dingchao Shen, Qiushuang Xiong, Jie Ding, Yang Ding, Xinlu Lin, Lijia Chen, Qing Yao, Qing Yao, Guangyong Lin, Ruijie Chen, Vadivel Ganapathy, Vadivel Ganapathy, Longfa Kou

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Lingguizhugan decoction enhances autophagy of Alzheimer’s disease via regulating the mTOR/ p70s6K pathway in vivo and in vitro by Xiaojing Chen, Qingrong Tian, Min Gao, Xibin Zhou, Chunxiang Zhou

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The Petri Dish-N2B27 Culture Condition Maintains RPE Phenotype by Inhibiting Cell Proliferation and mTOR Activation by Hui Lou, Chunpin Lian, Fanjun Shi, Liqun Chen, Sicheng Qian, Hui Wang, Xiaoyun Zhao, Xiaoyan Ji, Jingfa Zhang, Guoxu Xu

“…As compared with other culture conditions, RPE cells in the petri dish-N2B27 condition could maintain RPE phenotype with increased expression of RPE-specific genes and decreased expression of EMT-related genes. The AKT/mTOR pathway was also decreased in petri dish-N2B27 condition. …”
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TMEM45A enhances palbociclib resistance and cellular glycolysis by activating AKT/mTOR signaling pathway in HR+ breast cancer by Cui Chen, Zehong Chen, Jinze Zhao, Xinyun Wen, Hanming Yao, Zijin Weng, Huiping Xiong, Zongheng Zheng, Juekun Wu

“…Subsequent gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) confirms that TMEM45A activates the AKT/mTOR signaling pathway, which is integral to cell cycle progression and glycolysis. …”
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The Protective Effects of 18β-Glycyrrhetinic Acid on Imiquimod-Induced Psoriasis in Mice via Suppression of mTOR/STAT3 Signaling by Haiming Chen, Huazhen Liu, Bin Tang, Yuchao Chen, Ling Han, Jingjie Yu, Yuhong Yan, Chuanjian Lu

“…Its anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory activities may be related to its suppression of the STAT3 and mTOR signaling. In conclusion, GA ameliorated the symptoms of psoriasis, at least in part, through inhibition of inflammatory cytokines and STAT3/mTOR signaling and activation of Tregs in both lymph nodes and spleens. …”
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Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor γ Regulates Lipid Metabolism in Sheep Trophoblast Cells through mTOR Pathway-Mediated Autophagy by Kexing Hao, Jing Wang, Hengbin Yu, Lei Chen, Weibin Zeng, Zhengrong Wang, Guangdong Hu

“…We found that PPARγ inhibited the activity of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway in STCs for a certain period of time, promoted the increase of autophagy and lysosome formation, and enhanced the accumulation of lipid droplets and triglycerides. …”
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Exosomes Play an Important Role in the Progression of Plasma Cell Mastitis via the PI3K-Akt-mTOR Signaling Pathway by Xiaohong Wang, Yong Han, Jian Liu, Yingzhe Zhang, Kai Cheng, Jiwei Guo, Qingqun Guo, Song Liu, Hongguang Sun, Yitong Hua, Guoqiang Zhang, Shujian Xu, Fengli Guo, Zhenlin Yang

“…The decreased HSP90AA1 and EEF2, excessive production of p-AKT, and p-mTOR were consistent with clinical specimens. Inhibition of exosome secretion significantly inhibited inflammatory cell infiltration, and the mammary duct had maintained a better structure in the PCM mouse model. …”
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GNG2 inhibits brain metastases from colorectal cancer via PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway by Chenhua Luo, ZhiMing Xiao, WenLong Yang

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Renoprotective Effect of Pitavastatin against TAA-Induced Renal Injury: Involvement of the miR-93/PTEN/AKT/mTOR Pathway by Marawan A. Elbaset, Bassim M. S. A. Mohamed, Passant E. Moustafa, Tuba Esatbeyoglu, Sherif M. Afifi, Alyaa F. Hessin, Sahar S. Abdelrahman, Hany M. Fayed

“…By altering the PTEN/AKT/mTOR pathway, pitavastatin may boost kidney antioxidant capacity and minimize oxidative damage. …”
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