Alayev Anya, Berger Sara Malka, Kramer Melissa Y, Schwartz Naomi S, Holz Marina K
Department of Biology, Stern College for Women of Yeshiva University, New York, New York.
J Cell Biochem. 2015 Mar;116(3):450-7. doi: 10.1002/jcb.24997.
Hyperactivation of the mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) is a frequent event in breast cancer and current efforts are aimed at targeting the mTORC1 signaling pathway in combination with other targeted therapies. However, patients often develop drug resistance in part due to activation of the oncogenic Akt signaling and upregulation of autophagy, which protects cancer cells from apoptosis. In the present study we investigated the effects of combination therapy of rapamycin (an allosteric mTORC1 inhibitor) together with resveratrol (a phytoestrogen that inhibits autophagy). Our results show that combination of these drugs maintains inhibition of mTORC1 signaling, while preventing upregulation of Akt activation and autophagy, causing apoptosis. Additionally, this combination was effective in estrogen receptor positive and negative breast cancer cells, underscoring its versatility.
雷帕霉素复合物1(mTORC1)的过度激活在乳腺癌中是常见现象,目前的研究致力于将mTORC1信号通路与其他靶向治疗联合使用。然而,患者常常会产生耐药性,部分原因是致癌性Akt信号的激活以及自噬的上调,而自噬可保护癌细胞免于凋亡。在本研究中,我们探究了雷帕霉素(一种变构mTORC1抑制剂)与白藜芦醇(一种抑制自噬的植物雌激素)联合治疗的效果。我们的结果表明,这些药物的联合使用可维持对mTORC1信号的抑制,同时防止Akt激活和自噬的上调,从而导致细胞凋亡。此外,这种联合疗法对雌激素受体阳性和阴性的乳腺癌细胞均有效,凸显了其通用性。