Abstract
Background: The most recurrent and considered second most frequent cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide in women is the breast cancer. The key to diagnosis is early prediction and a curable stage but still treatment remains a great clinical challenge.
Origin of the Problem: A number of studies have been carried out for the treatment of breast cancer which includes the targeted therapies and increased survival rates in women. Essential PI3K/mTOR signaling pathway activation has been observed in most breast cancers. The cell growth and tumor development in such cases involve phosphoinositide 3 kinase (PI3K)/Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) complex intracellular pathway. Hypothesis: Through preclinical and clinical trials, it has been observed that there are a number of other inhibitors of PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway, which either alone or in combination with cytotoxic agents can be used for endocrine therapies. Conclusion: Structure and regulation/deregulation of mTOR provides a greater insight into the action mechanism. Also, through this review, one could easily scan first and second generation inhibitors for PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway besides targeted therapies for breast cancer and the precise role of mTOR.Keywords: PI3K/Akt/mTOR, breast cancer, cell proliferation, intracellular, cytotoxic, therapy.
Current Pharmaceutical Design
Title:PI3K/Akt/mTOR Intracellular Pathway and Breast Cancer: Factors, Mechanism and Regulation
Volume: 23 Issue: 11
Author(s): Var Ruchi Sharma, Girish Kumar Gupta, A. K. Sharma, Navneet Batra, Daljit K. Sharma, Amit Joshi and Anil K. Sharma*
Affiliation:
- Department of Biotechnology, M.M. University, Mullana-Ambala -133207, Haryana,India
Keywords: PI3K/Akt/mTOR, breast cancer, cell proliferation, intracellular, cytotoxic, therapy.
Abstract: Background: The most recurrent and considered second most frequent cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide in women is the breast cancer. The key to diagnosis is early prediction and a curable stage but still treatment remains a great clinical challenge.
Origin of the Problem: A number of studies have been carried out for the treatment of breast cancer which includes the targeted therapies and increased survival rates in women. Essential PI3K/mTOR signaling pathway activation has been observed in most breast cancers. The cell growth and tumor development in such cases involve phosphoinositide 3 kinase (PI3K)/Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) complex intracellular pathway. Hypothesis: Through preclinical and clinical trials, it has been observed that there are a number of other inhibitors of PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway, which either alone or in combination with cytotoxic agents can be used for endocrine therapies. Conclusion: Structure and regulation/deregulation of mTOR provides a greater insight into the action mechanism. Also, through this review, one could easily scan first and second generation inhibitors for PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway besides targeted therapies for breast cancer and the precise role of mTOR.Export Options
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Sharma Ruchi Var, Gupta Kumar Girish, Sharma K. A., Batra Navneet, Sharma K. Daljit, Joshi Amit and Sharma K. Anil*, PI3K/Akt/mTOR Intracellular Pathway and Breast Cancer: Factors, Mechanism and Regulation, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2017; 23 (11) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612823666161116125218
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612823666161116125218 |
Print ISSN 1381-6128 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-4286 |
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