Evaluation of the sensitivities of six triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cell lines to 23 different PI3K/AKT/mTOR inhibitors or to a MEK inhibitor (trametinib). Dataset 2 of 2: GR metrics.
Project description:We explored potential bypass mechanisms to PI3K/mTOR-directed therapy in KRAS mutant CRC models, utilizing genetically engineered mouse models (GEMM) to generate acquired resistance to the targeted dual PI3K/mTOR small molecule inhibitor PF-04691502. Transcriptomic analysis revealed a dynamic stem-like progenitor signature which was increased in the presence of drug pressure.
Project description:Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway activation contributes to mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) pathogenesis and drug resistance. However, the use of mTOR inhibitors as single agents have shown limited clinical efficacy in relation with drug activation of feedback loops. Selective PI3K inhibition or dual PI3K/mTOR catalytic inhibition are different therapeutic approaches developed to achieve effective pathway blockage. Here, we evaluated the antitumor activity of a mTOR inhibitor, a pan-PI3K inhibitor and a dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitor in primary MCL cells. We found that dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitor modulated angiogenesis, tumor invasiveness and cytokine signaling compared to a mTOR inhibitor and a pan-PI3K inhibitor in MCL. We used microarrays to compare the effect of these three compounds in MCL and identified distinct classes of down-regulated genes modulated by each compound. Global RNA expression in primary cells from two MCL patients treated with a mTOR inhibitor, a pan-PI3K inhibitor and a dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitor for 8 hours
Project description:Treatment-naive HIV, HCV mono-/co-infected individuals with CD4+ T cell counts >300/uL were recruited, and the global gene expression profiles of CD4+ T cells were analyzed.Equal amount of CD4+ T cells isolated from each individual were pooled to form three replicative groups. Total RNA was isolated and analyzed by Affymetrix GeneChip Array. Differentially expressed genes were identified and further confirmed by qRT-PCR. To further understand the biological meanings underlying the transcriptome data the Gene Set Enrichment Analysis was used.