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Journal: Calycosin alleviates H O -induced astrocyte injury by restricting oxidative stress through the Akt/Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway. (Pubmed Central) - Mar 3, 2022 Furthermore, calycosin failed to increase Akt phosphorylation and mitigate H O -induced astrocyte damage in the presence of the LY294002 (a selective phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitor), indicating that calycosin-mediated regulation of oxidative-stress homeostasis involved Akt/Nrf2/HO-1 signaling. These findings demonstrated that calycosin protects against oxidative injury in brain astrocytes by regulating oxidative stress through the AKT/Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway.
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MDA-MB-231 cells were exposed to various doses (0.01-2 µg/mL SWCNT-COOH and 0.00632-1.26 µg/mL CDDP) of SWCNT-COOH-CDDP and free components for 24 and 48 h. In vitro biological tests revealed that SWCNT-COOH-CDDP had a high cytotoxic effect, as shown by a time-dependent decrease in cell viability and the presence of a significant number of dead cells in MDA-MB-231 cultures at higher doses. Moreover, the nanoconjugates induced the downregulation of PI3K/Akt signaling, as revealed by the decreased expression of PI3K and p-Akt in parallel with PTEN activation, the promotion of Akt protein degradation, and inhibition of tumor cell migration.
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Clinical, Review, Journal: Development of PI3K inhibitors: advances in clinical trials and new strategies (Review). (Pubmed Central) - Feb 26, 2022 Their corresponding structure characteristics and structures-activity relationship (SAR), together with the progress in the clinical application are mainly discussed. Additionally, the new PI3K inhibitory strategy, such as PI3K degradation agent, for the design of potential PI3K candidates to overcome drug resistance is referred as well.
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RNAseq analysis revealed increased mRNA levels of the endogenous inhibitor of PI3K activation, PIK3IP1, in differentiating lens fiber cells preceding the induction of OFZ formation. Co-immunoprecipitation confirmed that PIK3IP1 associates with multiple PI3K p110 isoforms just prior to formation of the OFZ, providing a likely endogenous mechanism for blocking all PI3K signaling and activating the autophagy pathway required to form the OFZ during lens development.
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Journal: Dual Targeting of PI3K and HDAC by CUDC-907 Inhibits Pediatric Neuroblastoma Growth. (Pubmed Central) - Feb 26, 2022 Furthermore, CUDC-907 significantly inhibits NB tumor growth in a 3D spheroid tumor model that recapitulates the in vivo tumor growth. Overall, our findings highlight that the dual inhibition of PI3K and HDAC by CUDC-907 is an effective therapeutic strategy for NB and other MYC-dependent cancers.
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Review, Journal, IO biomarker: Druggable Molecular Pathways in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. (Pubmed Central) - Feb 26, 2022 Moreover, the restoration of apoptosis by the BCL2 inhibitor venetoclax offers meaningful clinical activity with a fixed-duration scheme...Other signaling cascades involved in CLL pathogenesis, in particular NOTCH signaling and NF-kB signaling, already provide biomarkers for a precision medicine approach to CLL and may represent potential druggable targets for the future. The aim of the present review is to discuss the druggable pathways of CLL and to provide the biological background of the high efficacy of targeted biological drugs in CLL.
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Journal: The Anti-Inflammatory and Uric Acid Lowering Effects of Si-Miao-San on Gout. (Pubmed Central) - Feb 24, 2022 These effects of SMS were inhibited when PI3K/Akt activation was blocked by LY294002 in the macrophages...Ecdysone and estrone might be the potentially effective ingredients of SMS. This research may provide evidence for the application of SMS in the treatment of gout.
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Journal: Insulin regulates Nedd4-2 via a PKB-dependent mechanism in HEI-OC1 auditory cells-crosstalks with sphingolipid and cAMP signaling. (Pubmed Central) - Feb 23, 2022 The SGK1 inhibitor GSK650394 prevented insulin-induced phosphorylation of NRDG1, but not of PKB and Nedd4-2, whereas the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor wortmannin and the PKB inhibitor MK2206 inhibited phosphorylation of all components...Sphingosine 1-phosphate might protect Nedd4-2 against ceramide-induced insulin resistance. Insulin-mediated regulation of Nedd4-2 might impact on inner ear sodium homeostasis with implications for diabetes-induced inner ear damage.
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Clinical, Journal, Cancer stem cells: The efficacy of PI3Kγ and EGFR inhibitors on the suppression of the characteristics of cancer stem cells. (Pubmed Central) - Feb 23, 2022 Both Eganelisib and Gefitinib showed antitumor effects in vivo while Eganelisib displayed more significant therapeutic efficacy and less side effects than Gefitinib on all miPS-CSC models. Thus, these data suggest that the inhibitiors of PI3K and EGFR, especially PI3Kγ, might be a promising therapeutic strategy against CSCs defeating cancer in the near future.
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Journal: BET protein inhibition evidently enhances sensitivity to PI3K/mTOR dual inhibition in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. (Pubmed Central) - Feb 22, 2022 As a novel phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/mTOR dual inhibitor, BEZ235, exerts antitumour activity by effectively and specifically blocking the dysfunctional activation of the PI3K/serine/threonine kinase (AKT)/mTOR pathway...However, Bromo- and extraterminal domain (BET) inhibition by JQ1 downregulates c-Myc and YAP transcription, which could enhance the efficacy of PI3K/mTOR inhibitors...Our data further confirmed that the combination of PI3K/mTOR dual inhibitor and BET inhibition induces M1 polarization and suppresses M2 polarization in macrophages by regulating the expression of HIF-1α. Our study provides a novel and efficient therapeutic strategy in treating primary ICC.
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Journal: Novel microtubule inhibitor SQ overcomes multidrug resistance in MCF-7/ADR cells by inhibiting BCRP function and mediating apoptosis. (Pubmed Central) - Feb 22, 2022 Therefore, in this study, we investigated the effect of SQ on adriamycin-resistant MCF-7 (MCF-7/ADR) cells and explored the underlying mechanism...In addition, SQ could block the cell cycle at G2/M phase in parental and MCF-7/ADR cells, thereby mediating cell apoptosis, which was related with the inhibition of PI3K-Akt-MDM2 pathway. Taken together, our findings indicate that SQ overcomes multidrug resistance in MCF-7/ADR cells by inhibiting BCRP function and mediating apoptosis through PI3K-Akt-MDM2 pathway inhibition.
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Taken together, our findings indicate that SQ overcomes multidrug resistance in MCF-7/ADR cells by inhibiting BCRP function and mediating apoptosis through PI3K-Akt-MDM2 pathway inhibition. Our results indicate that KIR2DL4 is also expressed by RCC cells, which promotes RCC progression associated with PI3K/AKT activation.
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In conclusion, biphalin protects against HI brain injury in neonatal mice, which might be through activation of the opioid receptor/phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase/Akt signaling pathway. Pseudo-G-Rh2 could induce protective autophagy in HepG2 cells, at least in part, via AMPK and the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway.
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At the end of the 1990s, with the advent of imatinib for chronic myeloid leukemia and rituximab for B cell lymphoproliferative diseases with CD20 expression, there was a great conceptual evolution in the treatment of onco-hematological diseases...In fit patients with immunoglobulin heavy chain mutation, it is still acceptable to use the chemotherapy regimen with fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab (FCR) and, in those who do not fit or are not IgVH-mutated, bendamustine-rituximab regimen...In the second line, venetoclax, ibrutinib, and idelalisib have become the preferred treatments...This article will focus on the treatment approach of CLL patients with BCl2 antagonists. Treatment strategy (combined versus monotherapy; continuous versus limited duration therapy), toxicity profile, and future directions will be exposed in this review.
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Review, Journal: Restoration of the immune function as a complementary strategy to treat Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia effectively. (Pubmed Central) - Feb 19, 2022 In addition, we review the available evidence on how different treatment options for CLL including CIT regimens, small molecular inhibitors (i.e, BTK inhibitors, PI3K inhibitors, BCL-2 inhibitors) and T-cell therapies, affect the immune system and their clinical consequences. Finally, we propose that a dual therapeutic approach, acting directly against malignant B-cells and restoring the immune function is clinically relevant and should be considered when developing future strategies to treat patients with CLL.
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