Integrating rapamycin with novel PI3K/Akt/mTOR inhibitor microRNAs on NOTCH1-driven T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) by Fateme Arjmand, Samaneh Shojaei, Mitra Khalili, Hossein Dinmohammadi, Behzad Poopak, Samira Mohammadi-Yeganeh, Yousef Mortazavi

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Association of Bone Loss with the Upregulation of Survival-Related Genes and Concomitant Downregulation of Mammalian Target of Rapamycin and Osteoblast Differentiation-Related Genes in the Peripheral Blood of Late Postmenopausal Osteoporotic Women by Elena V. Tchetina, Karina A. Maslova, Mikhail Y. Krylov, Valery A. Myakotkin

“…OP registered by low BMD indices in late postmenopausal patients was associated with a significant upregulation of autophagy protein ULK1, cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21, and metalloproteinase MMP-9 gene expression in the blood compared to the healthy controls and in a significant downregulation of mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin), RUNX2, and ALPL gene expression, while expression of cathepsin K, caspase-3, transforming growth factor (TGF)β1, interleukin- (IL-) 1β, and tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) was not significantly affected. …”
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Replacement of Dietary Fishmeal Protein with Degossypolized Cottonseed Protein on Growth Performance, Nonspecific Immune Response, Antioxidant Capacity, and Target of Rapamycin Pathway of Juvenile Large Yellow Croaker (Larimichthys crocea) by Sheng Chen, Yuhang Tang, Zhou Zhang, Jichang Zheng, Yuliang He, Zhen Wang, Kangsen Mai, Qinghui Ai

“…As to the target of rapamycin (TOR) pathway, the transcription of hepatic target of rapamycin (tor) and ribosomal protein (s6) was significantly up-regulated, while the transcription of hepatic eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E binding protein 1 (4e-bp1) gene was significantly downregulated in the DCP group compared with the control group (P<0.05). …”
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Resolution of depression: Antidepressant actions of resolvins by Satoshi Deyama, Katsuyuki Kaneda, Masabumi Minami

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Molecular mechanisms of autism as a form of synaptic dysfunction by E. A. Trifonova, T. M. Khlebodarova, N. E. Gruntenko

Subjects: “…mechanistic or mammalian target of rapamycin (mtor)…”
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A central role for Foxp3+ regulatory T cells in K-Ras-driven lung tumorigenesis. by Courtney A Granville, Regan M Memmott, Andria Balogh, Jacopo Mariotti, Shigeru Kawabata, Wei Han, Jaclyn Lopiccolo, Jason Foley, David J Liewehr, Seth M Steinberg, Daniel H Fowler, M Christine Hollander, Phillip A Dennis

“…At clinically relevant concentrations, rapamycin prevented this induction and reduced lung tumors by 90%. …”
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Lithium Improves Survival of PC12 Pheochromocytoma Cells in High-Density Cultures and after Exposure to Toxic Compounds by Cinzia Fabrizi, Stefania De Vito, Francesca Somma, Elena Pompili, Angela Catizone, Stefano Leone, Paola Lenzi, Francesco Fornai, Lorenzo Fumagalli

“…Lithium stimulates autophagy by decreasing the intracellular myo-inositol-1,4,5-triphosphate levels, while rapamycin acts through the inhibition of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR). …”
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Inhibition of the mTOR Pathway Exerts Cardioprotective Effects Partly through Autophagy in CLP Rats by Wen Han, Hao Wang, Longxiang Su, Yun Long, Na Cui, Dawei Liu

“…Expectedly, rapamycin decreased the activity of the mTOR pathway in both sham-operated rats (p<0.0001) and CLP rats (p<0.01). …”
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Translational Modulation of Proteins Expressed from Bicistronic Vectors by Prasun J. Mishra, Lata G. Menon, Pravin J. Mishra, Philipp Mayer-Kuckuk, Joseph R. Bertino, Debabrata Banerjee

“…To our knowledge, this is the first report demonstrating that levels of proteins in DHFR-based bicistronic constructs can be induced and modulated using MTX and rapamycin treatment.…”
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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

“…Pretreatment of cells with rapamycin promoted autophagy with results similar to rosiglitazone treatment, while inhibition of autophagy with 3-methyladenine reduced lysosome and lipid accumulation. …”
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Mechanical Stress-Induced IGF-1 Facilitates col-I and col-III Synthesis via the IGF-1R/AKT/mTORC1 Signaling Pathway by Bin Yan, Canjun Zeng, Yuhui Chen, Minjun Huang, Na Yao, Jie Zhang, Bo Yan, Jiajun Tang, Liang Wang, Zhongmin Zhang

“…In addition, col-I and col-III protein and mRNA, but not IGF-1, were inhibited by both NVP-AEW541 and rapamycin. Moreover, the activation of pIGF-1R, pAKT, and pS6 was reduced by the IGF-1 neutralizing antibody and NVP-AEW541, and the activation of pS6 was reduced by rapamycin. …”
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Esketamine at a Clinical Dose Attenuates Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury by Inhibiting AKT Signaling Pathway to Facilitate Microglia M2 Polarization and Autophagy by Gao Y, Li L, Zhao F, Cheng Y, Jin M, Xue FS

“…Furthermore, the effects of esketamine were enhanced by addition of autophagy inducer rapamycin.Conclusion: Esketamine at a clinical dose attenuates cerebral I/R injury by inhibiting AKT signaling pathway to facilitate microglial M2 polarization and autophagy. …”
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Muscular TOR knockdown and endurance exercise ameliorate high salt and age-related skeletal muscle degradation by activating the MTOR-mediated pathway. by Shi-Jie Wang, Deng-Tai Wen, Ying-Hui Gao, Jing-Feng Wang, Xing-Feng Ma

“…The target of rapamycin(TOR)gene is closely related to metabolism and cellular aging, but it is unclear whether the TOR pathways mediate endurance exercise against the accelerated aging of skeletal muscle induced by high salt intake. …”
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TXNIP deficiency attenuates renal fibrosis by modulating mTORC1/TFEB-mediated autophagy in diabetic kidney disease by Yunxia Du, Ming Wu, Shan Song, Yawei Bian, Yonghong Shi

“…In this study, we found that TXNIP knockout suppressed renal fibrosis and activation of mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) and restored transcription factor EB (TFEB) and autophagy activation in diabetic kidneys. …”
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An Emerging Role for IQGAP1 in Regulating Protein Traffic by Mahasin Osman

“…The mTOR signaling cascade has been implicated in membrane traffic and is activated in nearly all human cancers, but clinical response to the mTOR-specific inhibitor rapamycin has been disappointing. Thus, understanding the regulators of this pathway will be crucial in order to identify predictors of rapamycin sensitivity. …”
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Lipopolysaccharide inhibits osteoblast formation and receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand degradation via autophagy inhibition by Huaizhi Zhang, Jianhua Lin, Xu Chen, Jianhui Dai, Haibin Lin

“…Autophagy upregulation with Rapamycin over BECN1 overexpression rescued LPS-inhibited osteoblast formation and -promoted RANKL protein production in MC3T3-E1 cells. …”
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Systemic and Nonrenal Adverse Effects Occurring in Renal Transplant Patients Treated with mTOR Inhibitors by Gianluigi Zaza, Paola Tomei, Paolo Ria, Simona Granata, Luigino Boschiero, Antonio Lupo

“…The mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors (mTOR-I), sirolimus and everolimus, are immunosuppressive drugs largely used in renal transplantation. …”
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Deoxycholate, an Endogenous Cytotoxin/Genotoxin, Induces the Autophagic Stress-Survival Pathway: Implications for Colon Carcinogenesis by Claire M. Payne, Cheray Crowley-Skillicorn, Hana Holubec, Katerina Dvorak, Carol Bernstein, Mary Pat Moyer, Harinder Garewal, Harris Bernstein

“…Rapamycin pre-treatment of the apoptosis-resistant colon cancer cell line, HCT-116RC (developed in our laboratory), resulted in a significant decrease in DOC-induced cell death. …”
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Ginsenoside Rd protects against acute liver injury by regulating the autophagy NLRP3 inflammasome pathway by Xiaomei Zhong, Yibin Sun, Yanxiang Lin, Shan Deng, Huan Wang, Xian Zhou, Jinjian Lu, Yanfang Zheng, Ruoyin Luo, Mingqing Huang, Jianyuan Song

“…To validate the role of Rd in regulating autophagy and inflammation, the autophagy inducers, rapamycin and GSK621, were utilised in reverse validation experiments in cells. …”
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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

“…Of reference, everolimus has the best treatment target because of the higher potency of interactions with mTORC2 rather than rapamycin. Mutations in the TSC1 and TSC2 genes result in the constitutive hyperactivation of the mammalian target of the rapamycin (mTOR) pathway, contributing to the growth of benign tumors or hamartomas in various organs. …”
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