Roles of glucose transporter-1 and the phosphatidylinositol 3‑kinase/protein kinase B pathway in cancer radioresistance

  • Authors:
    • Jin Fang
    • Shui-Hong Zhou
    • Jun Fan
    • Sen-Xiang Yan
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  • Published online on: November 6, 2014     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2014.2888
  • Pages: 1573-1581
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Abstract

The mechanisms underlying cancer radioresistance remain unclear. Several studies have found that increased glucose transporter‑1 (GLUT‑1) expression is associated with radioresistance. Recently, the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt) pathway was reported to be involved in the control of GLUT‑1 trafficking and activity. Activation of the PI3K/Akt pathway may itself be associated with cancer radioresistance. Thus, increasing attention has been devoted to the effects of modifying the expression of GLUT‑1 and the PI3K/Akt pathway on the increase in the radiosensitivity of cancer cells. This review discusses the importance of the association between elevated expression of GLUT‑1 and activation of the PI3K/Akt pathway in the development of radioresistance in cancer.
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Fang J, Zhou S, Fan J and Yan S: Roles of glucose transporter-1 and the phosphatidylinositol 3‑kinase/protein kinase B pathway in cancer radioresistance. Mol Med Rep 11: 1573-1581, 2015
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Fang, J., Zhou, S., Fan, J., & Yan, S. (2015). Roles of glucose transporter-1 and the phosphatidylinositol 3‑kinase/protein kinase B pathway in cancer radioresistance. Molecular Medicine Reports, 11, 1573-1581. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2014.2888
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Fang, J., Zhou, S., Fan, J., Yan, S."Roles of glucose transporter-1 and the phosphatidylinositol 3‑kinase/protein kinase B pathway in cancer radioresistance". Molecular Medicine Reports 11.3 (2015): 1573-1581.
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Fang, J., Zhou, S., Fan, J., Yan, S."Roles of glucose transporter-1 and the phosphatidylinositol 3‑kinase/protein kinase B pathway in cancer radioresistance". Molecular Medicine Reports 11, no. 3 (2015): 1573-1581. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2014.2888