Rapamycin provides a therapeutic option through inhibition of mTOR signaling in chronic myelogenous leukemia

  • Authors:
    • Jie Li
    • Liying Xue
    • Hongling Hao
    • Yuxiang Han
    • Jingci Yang
    • Jianmin Luo
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  • Published online on: October 12, 2011     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2011.1502
  • Pages: 461-466
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Abstract

Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is a neoplasm of myeloid progenitor cells expressing Bcr-Abl fusion protein. However, some patients with CML are less likely to respond to imatinib, the inhibitor of Bcr-Abl kinase. Recent studies showed that mTOR pathway can increase responses to imatinib. The analysis of mTOR pathway in CML may provide new insights into possible targets of novel therapies. Therefore, we examined the expression of mTOR pathway molecules in bone marrow cells from CML patients and effect of rapamycin on K562 cells in vitro. Western blot analysis showed the visibly higher phosphorylation of mTOR (70.6%), 4E-BP1 (76.5%) and p70S6K (73.5%) in bone marrow cells from CML patients. Moreover, treatment of CML cell line (K562) with rapamycin resulted in a decrease of phosphorylation of mTOR, 4E-BP1 and p70S6K. In vitro, the cell viability in groups with rapamycin treatment displayed a significant decrease in a dose-dependent manner by MTT. The data presented an increase of G0/G1 phase cells and decrease of S phase cells after rapamycin treatment, and the decreased expression of cyclinD1, higher expression of p21 at mRNA level was also detected in K562 with rapamycin. Treatment with 20 nmol/l or more rapamycin could increase apoptotic cells, decrease expression of bcl-2 and activate caspase-3. In conclusion, the mTOR pathway might be involved in chronic myelogenous leukemia. Inhibition of mTOR pathway could interfer with cell proliferation and increase cell apoptosis in K562 cells. It suggested that mTOR might be an important therapeutic target for myelogenous leukemia.

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Li J, Xue L, Hao H, Han Y, Yang J and Luo J: Rapamycin provides a therapeutic option through inhibition of mTOR signaling in chronic myelogenous leukemia. Oncol Rep 27: 461-466, 2012
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Li, J., Xue, L., Hao, H., Han, Y., Yang, J., & Luo, J. (2012). Rapamycin provides a therapeutic option through inhibition of mTOR signaling in chronic myelogenous leukemia. Oncology Reports, 27, 461-466. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2011.1502
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Li, J., Xue, L., Hao, H., Han, Y., Yang, J., Luo, J."Rapamycin provides a therapeutic option through inhibition of mTOR signaling in chronic myelogenous leukemia". Oncology Reports 27.2 (2012): 461-466.
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Li, J., Xue, L., Hao, H., Han, Y., Yang, J., Luo, J."Rapamycin provides a therapeutic option through inhibition of mTOR signaling in chronic myelogenous leukemia". Oncology Reports 27, no. 2 (2012): 461-466. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2011.1502