The role of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) in renal disease

W Lieberthal, JS Levine - Journal of the American Society of …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a serine/threonine kinase that plays a pivotal
role in mediating cell size and mass, proliferation, and survival. mTOR has also emerged as …

Mammalian target of rapamycin and the kidney. I. The signaling pathway

W Lieberthal, JS Levine - American Journal of Physiology …, 2012 - journals.physiology.org
The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a serine/threonine kinase that plays a
fundamental role in regulating cellular homeostasis and metabolism. In a two-part review …

[HTML][HTML] mTOR and rapamycin in the kidney: signaling and therapeutic implications beyond immunosuppression

TB Huber, G Walz, EW Kuehn - Kidney international, 2011 - Elsevier
The immunosuppressive drug rapamycin has helped to identify a large signaling network
around the target of rapamycin (TOR) protein that integrates information on nutrient …

Prospects for mTOR inhibitor use in patients with polycystic kidney disease and hamartomatous diseases

VE Torres, A Boletta, A Chapman… - Clinical Journal of the …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is the core component of two complexes, mTORC1
and mTORC2. mTORC1 is inhibited by rapamycin and analogues. mTORC2 is impeded …

Targeted inhibition of mammalian target of rapamycin for the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma

A Kapoor, RA Figlin - … Journal of the American Cancer Society, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Clinical trials have validated the importance of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) as a
targeted mechanism in the treatment of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Temsirolimus, an mTOR …

Dose-dependent effects of sirolimus on mTOR signaling and polycystic kidney disease

Z Novalic, AM van der Wal, WN Leonhard… - Journal of the …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Inhibition of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) shows beneficial effects in animal
models of polycystic kidney disease (PKD); however, two clinical trials in patients with …

Rapamycin ameliorates PKD resulting from conditional inactivation of Pkd1

JM Shillingford, KB Piontek, GG Germino… - Journal of the …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Aberrant activation of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway occurs in
polycystic kidney disease (PKD). mTOR inhibitors, such as rapamycin, are highly effective in …

Inhibition of MTOR disrupts autophagic flux in podocytes

DP Cinà, T Onay, A Paltoo, C Li… - Journal of the …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Inhibitors of the mammalian target of rapamycin (MTOR) belong to a family of drugs with
potent immunosuppressive, antiangiogenic, and antiproliferative properties. De novo or …

[HTML][HTML] The potential benefits of rapamycin on renal function, tolerance, fibrosis, and malignancy following transplantation

EK Geissler, HJ Schlitt - Kidney international, 2010 - Elsevier
Use of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor rapamycin in organ
transplantation has evolved through different phases over the past two decades. After its …

[HTML][HTML] Rictor/mTORC2 signaling mediates TGFβ1-induced fibroblast activation and kidney fibrosis

J Li, J Ren, X Liu, L Jiang, W He, W Yuan, J Yang… - Kidney international, 2015 - Elsevier
The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) was recently identified in two structurally
distinct multiprotein complexes: mTORC1 and mTORC2. Previously, we found that …