ReviewVirulence2025
PI3K/AKT signaling in parasites and parasite diseases: Role and therapeutic potential.
Review in Virulence, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Immunization with the Tc85-Derived Peptide Displayed on Virus-like Particles Confers Protection againstACS omega · 2026Article
- Whole genome copy number variation analysis to detect genomic regions for resistance to Haemonchus contortus in Sheep.BMC genomics · 2026Article
- Revealing the Modulatory Role of Microsporidian circRNAs in the Infection of Honey Bee Workers.Insects · 2026Article
- PI3K/Akt Signaling as a Potential Therapeutic Target for Reducing Inflammation and Corneal Stromal Injury in Microsporidial Stromal Keratitis.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2026Article
- Parasitic Infections and Carcinogenesis: Molecular Mechanisms, Immune Modulation, and Emerging Therapeutic Strategies.Oncology research · 2026Review
- Parasite in cancer therapy: molecular mechanisms and translational potential.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- The Chemical Composition and Nematicidal Activity of Wasabi (Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Mechanistic Insights intoMicroorganisms · 2025Article
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Abstract
Parasite diseases pose a significant threat due to the serious harm they cause to hosts, and developing affordable drugs for treatment presents enormous challenges. "Target repurposing" has emerged as a promising strategy to overcome this difficulty by leveraging the drug targets for human diseases and matching them with homologs in parasites. The PI3K/AKT signaling pathway, known for its crucial role in regulating malignant cell proliferation, migration, and invasion, has been validated as a drug target for cancer. Interestingly, the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway is also involved in parasite development, infection, and survival within the hosts. During infection, parasites can exploit the host's PI3K/AKT signaling, which influences immune cell apoptosis, macrophage activation, regulatory T cell functions, and the communication between immune cells, thus facilitating chronic infection. The immunoregulatory functions of the PI3K/AKT signaling make its inhibitors promising candidates for the control of parasite diseases. This review mainly outlines the characteristics and functions of the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway during parasite infection and further provides an overview of the drugs targeting the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway for treating parasite diseases.
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