Leask Andrew
Department of Dentistry, Western University, Dental Sciences Building, London, ON, N6A 5C1, Canada.
J Cell Commun Signal. 2019 Sep;13(3):277-278. doi: 10.1007/s12079-019-00520-y. Epub 2019 May 22.
mTOR, the target of rapamycin, has been promoted as a potential target for cancers, transplantations and even lung fibrosis. However, paradoxically, targeting mTOR has been reported to result in profibrotic side effects. Some recent publications highlight why this might be.
雷帕霉素靶蛋白(mTOR)已被推崇为癌症、移植甚至肺纤维化的潜在靶点。然而,矛盾的是,有报道称靶向mTOR会导致促纤维化副作用。最近的一些出版物强调了其中的原因。