Comparing the Prognostic Value of PTEN and Akt Expression with the Mitotic Activity Index in Adjuvant Chemotherapy-Treated Node-Negative Breast Cancer patients aged <55 years by Emiel A. M. Janssen, Håvard Søiland, Ivar Skaland, Einar Gudlaugson, Kjell H. Kjellevold, Arne Nysted, Jon-Arne Søreide, Jan P. A. Baak

“…Background: The prognostic value of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway and PTEN in invasive breast cancer (IBC) is controversial. …”
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Upregulated SAE1 Drives Tumorigenesis and Is Associated with Poor Clinical Outcomes in Breast Cancer by Hong Liu, Jing Wang, Yunhai Li, Feng Luo, Lei Xing

“…Western blots confirmed that the expression of PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway-related proteins (p-PI3K, p-AKT, and mTOR) in BC cells was decreased after knocking down SAE1. …”
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Differential Role of Rapamycin and Torin/KU63794 in Inflammatory Response of 264.7 RAW Macrophages Stimulated by CA-MRSA by Rebekah K. H. Shappley, Thomas Spentzas

“…There is a differential response between Rapamycin (mTOR-1 inhibitor) and Torin KU63794 (mTOR 1 and 2 inhibitors). …”
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Molecular mechanisms of autism as a form of synaptic dysfunction by E. A. Trifonova, T. M. Khlebodarova, N. E. Gruntenko

“…Normally mTOR-regulated translation is slightly inhibited, and in most cases mutational damage to at least one of the links of the mTOR signaling pathway, increases translation and leads to impaired synaptic plasticity and behavior. …”
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Bevacizumab Demonstrates Prolonged Disease Stabilization in Patients with Heavily Pretreated Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Case Series and Review of the Literature by Nicole M. Agostino, Rebecca Gingrich, Joseph J. Drabick

“…We report our experience in 4 patients with metastatic RCC who had failed prior cytokine, TKI, and mTOR inhibitors who were treated with bevacizumab as single agent therapy. …”
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The molecular view of mechanical stress of brain cells, local translation, and neurodegenerative diseases by T. M. Khlebodarova

“…Evidence is provided that chronic mechanical stress may result in aberrant activation of mTOR signaling and the WAVE regulatory complex via the YAP/TAZ system, the key sensor of mechanical signals, and influence the associated pathways regulating the formation of F actin filaments and the dendritic spine structure. …”
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The Role of Targeted Therapy in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma by Jaya Unnithan, Brian I. Rini

“…Temsirolimus is an mTOR inhibitor that leads to G1 cell cycle arrest and may affect VEGF production. …”
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Improvement in Impaired Social Cognition but Not Seizures by Everolimus in a Child with Tuberous Sclerosis-Associated Autism through Increased Serum Antioxidant Proteins and Oxidan... by Kunio Yui, George Imataka, Hitomi Sasaki, Yohei Kawasaki, Tohru Okanshi, Ryoichi Shiroki, Shigemi Yoshihara

“…We investigated the effect of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor everolimus on tuberous sclerosis complex- (TSC-) associated autistic symptoms and focal seizures with impaired awareness in a female child with TSC. …”
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Promising Response with PI3K Inhibitor for a Patient with Heavily Pretreated PIK3CA Mutation Head-and-Neck Cancer by Ming-Jing Lee, Hsiang-Fong Kao

“…Several pathways have been identified in HNSCC, including the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (AKT)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway. The PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway is frequently dysregulated in various cancers due to activating mutations or amplification of PIK3CA. …”
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The Synergistic Effects of Celastrol in combination with Tamoxifen on Apoptosis and Autophagy in MCF-7 Cells by Lijun Wang, Luqun Tang, Chengyun Yao, Chunyan Liu, Yongqian Shu

“…Furthermore, the decrease in p-Akt and p-mTOR in MCF-7 cells, along with the increase in the autophagy marker proteins LC3II and P62, suggested that the Akt/mTOR pathway might be involved in the triggering of cell autophagy by the combination treatment. …”
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The Development of Methods of BLOTCHIP^®-MS for Peptidome: Small Samples in Tuberous Sclerosis by Kunio Yui, George Imataka, Kotaro Yuge, Hitomi Sasaki, Tadashi Shiohama, Kyoichi Asada, Hidehisa Tachiki

“…TSC2 mutations were associated with a more severe phenotypic spectrum due to the inhibition of the mTOR cascade. PMEL and SAM were significantly changed as diagnostic effects.…”
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Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 Regulates LPS Induced Inflammation in Rat Macrophages through Autophagy Activation by Zhong-Hui Wang, Wei-Ying Ren, Lei Zhu, Li-Juan Hu

“…However, no significant change was observed in mTOR expression. Conclusions. In NR8383 cells, PAI-1 contributes in the regulation of LPS-induced inflammation, likely by promoting autophagy.…”
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FBXW7 metabolic reprogramming inhibits the development of colon cancer by down-regulating the activity of arginine/mToR pathways. by Qing Li, Yan Li, Tong Zhou, Yong Zhang, Huiyu Li, Fajia Yuan, Yanghui Bi

“…Non-targeted metabolomics unveiled that FBXW7 over-expression directly caused the deprivation of arginine which led to downmodulation of mTOR signaling pathway; meanwhile, FBXW7-related metabolites were primarily concentrated in the mTOR signaling pathway. …”
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mTORC1-Activated Monocytes Increase Tregs and Inhibit the Immune Response to Bacterial Infections by Lijun Fang, Huaijun Tu, Wei Guo, Shixuan Wang, Ting Xue, Fei Yang, Xiaoyan Zhang, Yazhi Yang, Qian Wan, Zhexin Shi, Xulong Zhan, Jian Li

“…The TSC1/2 heterodimer, a key upstream regulator of the mTOR, can inhibit the activation of mTOR, which plays a critical role in immune responses after bacterial infections. …”
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Tangshenning Attenuates High Glucose-Induced Podocyte Injury via Restoring Autophagy Activity through Inhibiting mTORC1 Activation by Jiayi Xu, Xiaomeng Shan, Chunwei Chen, Yanbin Gao, Dawei Zou, Xiaolei Wang, Tao Wang, Yimin Shi

“…Results showed that TSN treatment enhanced the weakened nephrin expression and autophagic activity of podocytes and inhibited the mTORC1 pathway (p-mTOR, mTOR, p-p70S6K, p70S6K, ULK1, and 4EBP1) under high glucose conditions. …”
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A Case of Uterine Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Complicated by Tuberous Sclerosis Complex by Kaori Yamada, Yukio Yamanishi, Junichi Aratake, Nanayo Sasagasako, Yoshihide Inayama, Rei Gou, Atsuko Kawamura, Megumi Yamanishi, Kenzo Kosaka

“…Here, we report an uncommon case of uterine LAM treated with everolimus, which is a mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor. A 42-year-old female patient (gravida 0) with a history of TSC presented with abdominal pain. …”
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Quercetin inhibits the biological activity of endometrial cancer by regulating autophagy: A network pharmacology analysis and cellular experimental validation by Lingchen Yang, Hongwei Ma

“…Depending on results, Que. exhibited antitumor effects by stimulating autophagy via regulating the ATF5/JUN/PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in EC.…”
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Protective Effects of NaHS/miR-133a-3p on Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Cardiomyocytes Injury by Yi-Mei Jin, Ai-Rong Huang, Mei-qian Yu, Wan-Ding Ye, Xiao-guang Hu, Hua-min Wang, Zhi-wei Xu, Dong-shi Liang

“…The adenosine triphosphate (ATP) kit was used to detect ATP content; real-time quantitative polynucleotide chain reaction (qPCR) was used to measure the levels of mammalian targets of rapamycin (mTOR), AMP-dependent protein kinase (AMPK), and miR-133a-3p, and Western blot (WB) was used to detect protein levels of mTOR, AMPK, myosin-like Bcl2 interacting protein (Beclin-1), microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3I/II), and P62 (sequestosome-1, sqstm-1/P62). …”
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Rapamycin-resistant polyclonal Th1/Tc1 cell therapy (RAPA-201) safely induces disease remissions in relapsed, refractory multiple myeloma by Lawrence G Lum, Parameswaran Hari, Aniko Szabo, Michele Donato, Jee Hyun Park, Daniel H Fowler, Binod Dhakal, Saurabh Chhabra, Deborah D Glass, David S Siegel, Tania C Felizardo

“…Background Polyclonal autologous T cells that are epigenetically reprogrammed through mTOR inhibition and IFN-α polarization (RAPA-201) represent a novel approach to the adoptive T cell therapy of cancer. …”
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Congenital Zika Syndrome: Insights from Integrated Proteomic and Metabolomic Analysis by Leticia Gomes-de-Pontes, Lucila Akune Barreiros, Lillian Nunes Gomes, Ranieri Coelho Salgado, Sarah Maria da Silva Napoleão, Paulo V. Soeiro-Pereira, Saulo Duarte Passos, Antonio Condino-Neto

“…These findings suggest a key role for the PI3K-AKT-mTOR pathway in regulating cellular processes during infection and indicate the involvement of EVs in intercellular communication. …”
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