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PI3 K/AKT/mTOR pathway and its role in breast cancer stem cells.

Kirti S Prabhu, Shilpa Kuttikrishnan, Zahwa Mariyam, Ummu Habeeba, Anu Jayanthi Panicker, Tariq Masoodi, Kulsoom Junejo, Shahab Uddin

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Review in Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. UBC9 and PI3K Expression in Colorectal Cancer: Possible Prognostic Role.APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Kirti S PrabhuTranslational Research Institute, Academic Health System, Hamad Medical Corporation, PO Box 3050, Doha, 3050, Qatar.
Shilpa KuttikrishnanTranslational Research Institute, Academic Health System, Hamad Medical Corporation, PO Box 3050, Doha, 3050, Qatar.
Zahwa MariyamTranslational Research Institute, Academic Health System, Hamad Medical Corporation, PO Box 3050, Doha, 3050, Qatar.
Ummu HabeebaTranslational Research Institute, Academic Health System, Hamad Medical Corporation, PO Box 3050, Doha, 3050, Qatar.
Anu Jayanthi PanickerTranslational Research Institute, Academic Health System, Hamad Medical Corporation, PO Box 3050, Doha, 3050, Qatar.
Tariq MasoodiGeneral Surgery Department, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, 3050, Qatar.
Kulsoom JunejoGeneral Surgery Department, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, 3050, Qatar.
Shahab UddinTranslational Research Institute, Academic Health System, Hamad Medical Corporation, PO Box 3050, Doha, 3050, Qatar. Skhan34@hamad.qa.

Funding

Hamad Medical Corporation IRGC-05-SI-18-307
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a small subpopulation bearing self-renewal ability, mediating tumor initiation and propagation. Several molecular pathways, including the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway, are known to be aberrantly activated in cancers. In CSCs, PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway has been associated with attribution of various properties to cancer cells including stemness characteristics, proliferation, migration, epithelial to mesenchymal transition, and autophagy. Thus, targeting PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway with novel inhibitors might help to control the growth and proliferation of the breast CSC population. Though many studies have focused on PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in breast cancer, limited literature is available on the role of PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in breast CSCs. Here, in our present review, we have highlighted the role of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway in breast CSCs and its applications in therapeutic targeting.

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Breast NeoplasmsNeoplastic Stem CellsPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsFemaleHumansSignal TransductionAntineoplastic AgentsMTOR protein, humanPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesBreast cancerCancer stem cellsEpithelial–mesenchymal transitionPI3/AKT/mTOR

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PMID40676293
PMCPMC12678495

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