Drug Repositioning for Gynecologic Tumors: A New Therapeutic Strategy for Cancer by Kouji Banno, Miho Iida, Megumi Yanokura, Haruko Irie, Kenta Masuda, Yusuke Kobayashi, Eiichiro Tominaga, Daisuke Aoki

“…Metformin, an antidiabetic drug, is effective for endometrial cancer through inhibition of the PI3K-Akt-mTOR pathway by activating LKB1-AMPK and reduction of insulin and insulin-like growth factor-1 due to AMPK activation. …”
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KAT2B inhibits proliferation and invasion via inactivating TGF-β/Smad3 pathway-medicated autophagy and EMT in epithelial ovarian cancer by Yuqin Yao, Yuna Niu, Honggui Zhou, Min Yong

“…Additionally, our data hint at a potential role for the AKT/mTOR pathway. KAT2B acts as a putative tumor suppressor in EOC, where its reduced expression correlates with advanced disease stages. …”
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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

“…Because these mutations confer resistance to commonly used cytotoxic chemotherapies and targeted agents, effective therapies that target K-Ras are needed. Inhibitors of mTOR such as rapamycin can prevent K-Ras-driven lung tumorigenesis and alter the proportion of cytotoxic and Foxp3+ regulatory T cells, suggesting that lung-associated T cells might be important for tumorigenesis.…”
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Increased nuclear expression of DNA damage inducible transcript 4 can serve as a potential prognostic biomarker in patients with gliomas: a study based on data mining and experimen... by Alireza Sadeghipour, Fahimeh Fattahi, Zahra Madjd, Fatemeh Tajik, Farnoosh Sedaghati, Leili Saeednejad Zanjani

“…Results Bioinformatics analysis revealed that DDIT4 overexpression in glioma tumors and its high mRNA expression levels are associated with poor outcomes, likely through mTOR signaling. At the protein level, positive nuclear DDIT4 expression was linked to higher histological grades and temozolomide treatment. …”
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Metformin Delays Satellite Cell Activation and Maintains Quiescence by Theodora Pavlidou, Milica Marinkovic, Marco Rosina, Claudia Fuoco, Simone Vumbaca, Cesare Gargioli, Luisa Castagnoli, Gianni Cesareni

“…We correlate the metformin-induced delay in satellite cell activation with the inhibition of the ribosome protein RPS6, one of the downstream effectors of the mTOR pathway. Moreover, in vivo administration of metformin induces a belated regeneration of cardiotoxin- (CTX-) damaged skeletal muscle. …”
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Chinese Herbal Medicine in Ameliorating Diabetic Kidney Disease via Activating Autophagy by Yuyang Wang, Hailing Zhao, Qian Wang, Xuefeng Zhou, Xiaoguang Lu, Tongtong Liu, Yongli Zhan, Ping Li

“…In this review, we briefly summarize underlying mechanisms of autophagy dysregulation in DKD, including AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR), and the sirtuin (Sirt) pathways, and we particularly concentrate on the current status of Chinese herbal medicine treating DKD by regulating autophagy. …”
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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). The correlation between autophagy and cell death is still a matter of debate especially in transformed cells. …”
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Integrated transcriptome and metabolome analysis of liver reveals unsynchronized growth mechanisms in blunt-snout bream (Megalobrama amblycephala) by Qi Liu, Xue Zou, Ming Zhao, Qianqian Guan, Zhaoyang Xuan, Lusha Liu, Zexia Gao

“…These more abundant DEMs were prominently enriched in pathways associated with cell proliferation and energy metabolism (Oxidative phosphorylation, mTOR signaling pathway and FoxO signaling pathway). …”
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Inhibition of AKT enhances chemotherapy efficacy and synergistically interacts with targeting of the Inhibitor of apoptosis proteins in oesophageal adenocarcinoma by Leanne Stevenson, Lauren Cairns, Xiaodun Li, Sriganesh Jammula, Harriet Taylor, Rosalie Douglas, Niamh McCabe, Gerald Gavory, Xavier Jacq, Rebecca C. Fitzgerald, Richard D. Kennedy, Timothy Harrison, Richard C. Turkington

“…Hyperactivation of the PI3K-AKT-mTOR pathway is a common occurrence in OAC, driving cell survival, proliferation and resistance to chemotherapeutic agents. …”
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Protective mechanism of safflower yellow injection on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats by activating NLRP3 inflammasome by Lingmei Li, Ce Cao, Hao Guo, Li Lin, Lei Li, Yehao Zhang, Gaojie Xin, Zixin Liu, Shujuan Xu, Xiao Han, Qiong Zhang, Jianhua Fu

“…However, the contents of inflammatory factors and the expression of inflammatory-related proteins, p62/SQSTM1 and mTOR were increased, while PI3K, p-AKT, LC3-II/LC3-I were significantly decreased in OGD/R + SYI + CQ group. …”
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Comparative transcriptomic and metabolomics analysis of ovary in Nilaparvata lugens after trehalase inhibition by Yongkang Liu, Fan Yang, Sijing Wan, Xianzhong Wang, Liwen Guan, Yan Li, Caidi Xu, Binghua Xie, Shigui Wang, Xiao-Ling Tan, Bin Tang

“…The overlapping DEGs were implicated in various biological processes, including protein metabolism, fatty acid metabolism, AMPK signaling, mTOR signaling, insulin/insulin-like growth factor signaling (IIS), the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, oxidative phosphorylation, and the cellular process of meiosis in oocytes. …”
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New insights into the ferroptosis and immune infiltration in endometriosis: a bioinformatics-based analysis by Lusha Liu, Feifei Han, Naiyi Du, Yakun Liu, Aihong Duan, Shan Kang, Bin Li

“…Finally, RT-qPCR validated hub FRG expression in clinical tissues.ResultsWe identified two ferroptosis modules of endometriosis, and by enrichment analysis, they are closely linked with autophagy, mTOR, oxidative stress, and FOXO pathways. Furthermore, we identified 10 hub FRGs, and the ROC curve showed better predictive ability for diagnosing. …”
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Small RNA sequencing highlights potential functions of tsRNAs in regulating pyroptosis in trigeminal neuralgia by Mizhen Qiu, Fei Zeng, Yi Yan, Mu Xu, Xuexue Zhang, Zhijian Wang, Yutong Wang, Daying Zhang, Shibiao Chen

“…KEGG pathway enrichment showed that DEtsRNAs were mainly involved in pyroptosis-related pathways, such as MAPK, ErbB, and mTOR signaling pathways. RT-qPCR showed that pyroptosis-related DEtsRNAs of tsRNA003489, tsRNA001840, and tsRNA003424 were downregulated in TN. …”
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Silymarin: a promising modulator of apoptosis and survival signaling in cancer by Ujjawal Sharma, Praveen Kumar Sahni, Bunty Sharma, Madhu Gupta, Damandeep Kaur, Darin Mansor Mathkor, Shafiul Haque, Sabiha Khatoon, Hardeep Singh Tuli, Astha Mishra, Faraz Ahmad

“…The present review centres on the function of silymarin in controlling important signalling pathways related to apoptosis and survival, such as the JAK/STAT pathway, PI3K/Akt/mTOR, Bcl-2/Bax, and Fas/FasL. It is emphasised that silymarin's capacity to target these pathways is a key mechanism behind its anticancer effects against a variety of malignancies. …”
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The Role of Autophagy and Related MicroRNAs in Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Shiyuan Wang, Yan Huang, Cili Zhou, Huangan Wu, Jimeng Zhao, Luyi Wu, Min Zhao, Fang Zhang, Huirong Liu

“…Regarding autophagy-related pathways, miR-146b, miR-221-5p, miR-132, miR-223, miR-155, and miR-21 regulate NF-κB or mTOR signaling to induce or inhibit autophagy in intestinal cells by releasing anti- or proinflammatory factors, respectively.…”
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Stevenleaf from Gynostemma Pentaphyllum inhibits human hepatoma cell (HepG2) through cell cycle arrest and apoptotic induction by Sayed Sajid Hussain, Fan Zhang, Yuanyuan Zhang, Kiran Thakur, Mahrukh Naudhani, Carlos L. Cespedes-Acuña, Zhaojun Wei

“…SV efficiently up-regulated TNF R1, TRADD1 and FADD and down-regulated Caspase8 for cell death receptors; similarly, up-regulated Bax, Bak, Cyt c, Apaf1, Caspase3 and Caspase9, and down-regulated Bcl2, Bcl xl and Bad for mitochondrial signal pathway. SV induced the mTOR-mediated cell apoptosis in HepG2 cells via activation of Akt and AMPK. …”
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MiR-25-3p regulates pulmonary arteriovenous malformation after Glenn procedure in patients with univentricular heart via the PHLPP2-HIF-1α axis by Junpei Kawamura, Munekazu Yamakuchi, Kentaro Ueno, Teruto Hashiguchi, Yasuhiro Okamoto

“…HIF-1α and VEGF-A expression levels were increased in HMVEC-L transfected with miR-25-3p mimic compared to the control cells in a PHLPP2/Akt/mTOR signaling-dependent manner after hypoxic stimulation. …”
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Targeting autophagy to enhance chemotherapy and immunotherapy in oral cancer by Xiaoli Zeng, Xiaoli Zeng, Xiaoli Zeng, Yue Chen, Yue Chen, Jing Wang, Jing Wang, Miao He, Miao He, Junyao Qiu, Yun Huang

“…Recent studies have identified that autophagy activation in oral epithelial cells suppresses cancer cell survival by inhibiting key pathways such as the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), while activating the adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) pathway. …”
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Dendrobium officinale flowers flavonoids enriched extract protects against acute ethanol-induced gastric ulcers via AMPK/PI3K signaling pathways by Zhiyu Zhang, Hualing Xie, Mohamed A. Farag, Zhenhao Li, Qingping Wu, Ping Shao

“…Further analyzed of the mitochondrial activity and apoptosis pathway, we found that DOFF appeared to mitigate against ethanol-induced gastric mucosal injury via AMPK/mTOR/ULK1 and PI3K/AKT autophagy signaling pathways.…”
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Prognostic value of miR-223 for pregnancy outcomes in patients with in vitro fertilisation and intracytoplasmic sperm injection by Qi Song, Jiajia Liu, Chen Li, Rongrong Liu, Nan Zhang, Hongzhi Shi

“…In addition, bioinformatics analysis indicated that the target genes of miR-223 were predominantly located in the endocytic vesicle membrane and were primarily enriched in adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signalling pathways.Conclusion In this study, levels of miR-223 in the embryo culture medium predicted pregnancy outcomes in subjects undergoing IVF/ICSI. …”
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