Wnt and PI3K/Akt/mTOR survival pathways as therapeutic targets in glioblastoma

A Barzegar Behrooz, Z Talaie, F Jusheghani… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a devastating type of brain tumor, and current therapeutic treatments,
including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, are palliative at best. The design of effective …

Research progress of mTOR inhibitors

Y Chen, X Zhou - European journal of medicinal chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a highly conserved Serine/Threonine (Ser/Thr)
protein kinase, which belongs to phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase-related kinase (PIKK) protein …

Targeting the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway in the treatment of human diseases: Current status, trends, and solutions

J Huang, L Chen, J Wu, D Ai, JQ Zhang… - Journal of medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (AKT)/mammalian target of
rapamycin (mTOR) pathway is one of the most important intracellular pathways involved in …

Targeting the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in triple-negative breast cancer: a review

RLB Costa, HS Han, WJ Gradishar - Breast cancer research and treatment, 2018 - Springer
Purpose Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) accounts for approximately 20% of breast
cancer cases. Although there have been advances in the treatment of hormone receptor …

Imidazoles as potential anticancer agents: An update on recent studies

P Sharma, C LaRosa, J Antwi, R Govindarajan… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nitrogen-containing heterocyclic rings are common structural components of marketed
drugs. Among these heterocycles, imidazole/fused imidazole rings are present in a wide …

Overview of research into mTOR inhibitors

B Mao, Q Zhang, L Ma, DS Zhao, P Zhao, P Yan - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a serine/threonine kinase that belongs to the
phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)-related kinase (PIKK) family. The kinase exists in the …

Inhibition of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in solid tumors

PM LoRusso - Journal of clinical oncology, 2016 - ascopubs.org
The phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) pathway plays an integral role in many cellular
processes and is frequently altered in cancer, contributing to tumor growth and survival …

A comprehensive transcriptional portrait of human cancer cell lines

C Klijn, S Durinck, EW Stawiski, PM Haverty… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Tumor-derived cell lines have served as vital models to advance our understanding of
oncogene function and therapeutic responses. Although substantial effort has been made to …

Structural basis for regulation of phosphoinositide kinases and their involvement in human disease

JE Burke - Molecular cell, 2018 - cell.com
Lipid phosphoinositides play fundamental roles in virtually all pathways that control a cell's
decision to grow, move, divide, and die. Because of this, kinases that phosphorylate …

Rational multitargeted drug design strategy from the perspective of a medicinal chemist

X Li, X Li, F Liu, S Li, D Shi - Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
The development of multitarget-directed ligands (MTDLs) has become a widely focused
research topic, but rational design remains as an enormous challenge. This paper reviews …