PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway

The PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway is an intracellular signalling pathway important in apoptosis and hence cancer[1][2][3][4][5] e.g. breast cancer[6] and non-small-cell lung cancer.[7]

PI3K activation activates AKT which activates mTOR. ('PDK1' in the diagram is Phosphoinositide-dependent kinase-1.)

In many cancers this pathway is overactive reducing apoptosis and allowing proliferation. Thus some experimental cancer drugs aim to inhibit the signalling sequence at some point.

PI3K may be overactive because PTEN is faulty or deficient.

See also

References

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  7. ^ Alvarez, Manrique; Roman, Eloy; Santos, Edgardo S; Raez, Luis E (2007). "New targets for non-small-cell lung cancer therapy". Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy 7 (10): 1423–37. doi:10.1586/14737140.7.10.1423. PMID 17944567. 
  8. ^ http://www.emaxhealth.com/95/11480.html VioQuest Pharmaceuticals Announces Phase I/IIa Trial For Akt Inhibitor VQD-002. Apr 2007
  9. ^ June 7, 2010: Presentation at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting of Phase I data on single agent perifosine in the treatment of recurrent pediatric solid tumors, including patients with advanced brain tumors and neuroblastoma. also Phase II trial of the novel oral Akt inhibitor perifosine in relapsed and/or refractory Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM).
Signaling pathways
GPCR (Hedgehog, Wnt) · RTK (TGF beta, MAPK/ERK) · Notch · JAK-STAT · Akt/PKB · Fas apoptosis · Hippo · PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway · Integrin receptors
Agents
By location
Other concepts
B trdu: iter (nrpl/grfl/cytl/horl), csrc (lgic, enzr, gprc, igsr, intg, nrpr/grfr/cytr), itra (adap, gbpr, mapk), calc, lipd; path (hedp, wntp, tgfp+mapp, notp, jakp, fsap, hipp, tlrp)