Gene interactions and pathways from curated databases and text-mining
Biochem Pharmacol 2012, PMID: 22142888

Akt and p53 are potential mediators of reduced mammary tumor growth by cloroquine and the mTOR inhibitor RAD001.

Loehberg, Christian R; Strissel, Pamela L; Dittrich, Ralf; Strick, Reiner; Dittmer, Juergen; Dittmer, Angela; Fabry, Ben; Kalender, Willi A; Koch, Thorsten; Wachter, David L; Groh, Nicole; Polier, Astrid; Brandt, Ina; Lotz, Laura; Hoffmann, Inge; Koppitz, Florentine; Oeser, Sonja; Mueller, Andreas; Fasching, Peter A; Lux, Michael P; Beckmann, Matthias W; Schrauder, Michael G

PI3K/Akt/mTOR and p53 signaling pathways are frequently deregulated in tumors. The anticancer drug RAD001 (everolimus) is a known mTOR-inhibitor, but mTOR-inhibition leads to phosphorylation of Akt inducing resistance against RAD001 treatment. There is growing evidence that conflicting signals transduced by the oncogene Akt and the tumorsuppressor p53 are integrated via negative feedback between the two pathways. We previously showed that the anti-malarial Chloroquine, a 4-alkylamino substituted quinoline, is a p53 activator and reduced the incidence of breast tumors in animal models. Additionally, Chloroquine is an effective chemosensitizer when used in combination with PI3K/Akt inhibitors but the mechanism is unknown. Therefore, our aim was to test, if Chloroquine could inhibit tumor growth and prevent RAD001-induced Akt activation. Chloroquine and RAD001 caused G1 cell cycle arrest in luminal MCF7 but not in mesenchymal MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells, they significantly reduced MCF7 cell proliferation on a collagen matrix and mammospheroid formation. In a murine MCF7 xenograft model, combined treatment of Chloroquine and RAD001 significantly reduced mammary tumor growth by 4.6-fold (p = 0.0002) compared to controls. Chloroquine and RAD001 inhibited phosphorylation of mTOR and its downstream target, S6K1. Furthermore, Chloroquine was able to block the RAD001-induced phosphorylation of Akt serine 473. The Chloroquine effect of overcoming the RAD001-induced activation of the oncogene Akt, as well as the promising antitumor activity in our mammary tumor animal model present Chloroquine as an interesting combination partner for the mTOR-inhibitor RAD001.

Diseases/Pathways annotated by Medline MESH: Breast Neoplasms, Neoplasms, Experimental
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Text Mining Data

Akt → RAD001: " The anticancer drug RAD001 ( everolimus ) is a known mTOR-inhibitor, but mTOR-inhibition leads to phosphorylation of Akt inducing resistance against RAD001 treatment "

Akt → mTOR-inhibition: " The anticancer drug RAD001 ( everolimus ) is a known mTOR-inhibitor, but mTOR-inhibition leads to phosphorylation of Akt inducing resistance against RAD001 treatment "

Akt → RAD001: " Therefore, our aim was to test, if Chloroquine could inhibit tumor growth and prevent RAD001 induced Akt activation "

mTOR ⊣ RAD001: " Chloroquine and RAD001 inhibited phosphorylation of mTOR and its downstream target, S6K1 "

Akt → RAD001: " The Chloroquine effect of overcoming the RAD001 induced activation of the oncogene Akt , as well as the promising antitumor activity in our mammary tumor animal model present Chloroquine as an interesting combination partner for the mTOR-inhibitor RAD001 "

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