PMID- 23203037 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150423 LR - 20211203 IS - 1422-0067 (Electronic) IS - 1422-0067 (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 11 DP - 2012 Oct 26 TI - Oxidant stress and signal transduction in the nervous system with the PI 3-K, Akt, and mTOR cascade. PG - 13830-66 LID - 10.3390/ijms131113830 [doi] AB - Oxidative stress impacts multiple systems of the body and can lead to some of the most devastating consequences in the nervous system especially during aging. Both acute and chronic neurodegenerative disorders such as diabetes mellitus, cerebral ischemia, trauma, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, and tuberous sclerosis through programmed cell death pathways of apoptosis and autophagy can be the result of oxidant stress. Novel therapeutic avenues that focus upon the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI 3-K), Akt (protein kinase B), and the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) cascade and related pathways offer exciting prospects to address the onset and potential reversal of neurodegenerative disorders. Effective clinical translation of these pathways into robust therapeutic strategies requires intimate knowledge of the complexity of these pathways and the ability of this cascade to influence biological outcome that can vary among disorders of the nervous system. FAU - Maiese, Kenneth AU - Maiese K AD - Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Signaling, Newark, NJ 07101, USA. wntin75@yahoo.com. FAU - Chong, Zhao Zhong AU - Chong ZZ FAU - Wang, Shaohui AU - Wang S FAU - Shang, Yan Chen AU - Shang YC LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20121026 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Mol Sci JT - International journal of molecular sciences JID - 101092791 RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Death MH - Cell Survival MH - Diabetes Complications MH - Humans MH - Nervous System/*metabolism MH - Neurodegenerative Diseases/etiology/metabolism MH - *Oxidative Stress MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/*metabolism MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/*metabolism MH - *Signal Transduction MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/*metabolism PMC - PMC3509553 EDAT- 2012/12/04 06:00 MHDA- 2012/12/04 06:01 PMCR- 2012/01/01 CRDT- 2012/12/04 06:00 PHST- 2012/10/08 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/10/19 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2012/10/19 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2012/12/04 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/12/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/12/04 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2012/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijms131113830 [pii] AID - ijms-13-13830 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijms131113830 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Mol Sci. 2012 Oct 26;13(11):13830-66. doi: 10.3390/ijms131113830.