PMID- 26427150 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20151026 LR - 20231213 IS - 1433-6510 (Print) IS - 1433-6510 (Linking) VI - 61 IP - 8 DP - 2015 TI - Inhibition of Autophagy Increases Proliferation Inhibition and Apoptosis Induced by the PI3K/mTOR Inhibitor NVP-BEZ235 in Breast Cancer Cells. PG - 1043-51 AB - BACKGROUND: The phosphoinositide 3 kinase (PI3K)/AKT/mammalian target of the rapamycin (mTOR) pathway is a complicated intracellular pathway which leads to cell growth and tumor proliferation and plays a significant role in breast cancer. Multiple compounds targeting this pathway are being evaluated in clinical trials. NVP-BEZ235, a novel and orally available dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitor, showed great antitumor effect and provided a therapy strategy in breast cancer. METHODS: In this study, we detect the effect of NVP-BEZ235 on cell viability, apoptosis, and autophagy in a breast cancer cell line. We also test the effect of NVP-BEZ235 on the expression of PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway proteins p-AKT, p-mTOR, and p-70S6K. RESULTS: The results showed that the PI3K/AKT/mTOR proteins p-AKT, p-mTOR, and p-70S6K were obviously suppressed by NVP-BEZ235. NVP-BEZ235 inhibited cell proliferation and induced apoptosis and autophagy in breast cancer cells. In combination with autophagy inhibitors or autophagy gene knockdown, enhanced growth inhibition and apoptosis was induced by NVP-BEZ235 in MCF-7 cells. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides a novel treatment strategy that PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway inhibitors in combination with autophagy inhibitors lead to further apoptosis in breast cancer cells. FAU - Ji, Yinghua AU - Ji Y FAU - Di, Wenyu AU - Di W FAU - Yang, Qinghui AU - Yang Q FAU - Lu, Zhihong AU - Lu Z FAU - Cai, Weimei AU - Cai W FAU - Wu, Jieqing AU - Wu J LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - Germany TA - Clin Lab JT - Clinical laboratory JID - 9705611 RN - 0 (Imidazoles) RN - 0 (Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Protein Kinase Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Quinolines) RN - 5142-23-4 (3-methyladenine) RN - 886U3H6UFF (Chloroquine) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (MTOR protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.1.137 (Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDa) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 6.2.1.45 (ATG7 protein, human) RN - EC 6.2.1.45 (Autophagy-Related Protein 7) RN - EC 6.2.1.45 (Ubiquitin-Activating Enzymes) RN - JAC85A2161 (Adenine) RN - RUJ6Z9Y0DT (dactolisib) SB - IM MH - Adenine/analogs & derivatives/pharmacology MH - Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/*pharmacology MH - Apoptosis/*drug effects MH - Autophagy/*drug effects MH - Autophagy-Related Protein 7 MH - Breast Neoplasms/*enzymology/genetics/pathology MH - Cell Proliferation/*drug effects MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Chloroquine/pharmacology MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Imidazoles/pharmacology MH - MCF-7 Cells MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/metabolism MH - *Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors MH - Phosphorylation MH - Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism MH - Quinolines/pharmacology MH - RNA Interference MH - Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDa/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/*antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Time Factors MH - Transfection MH - Ubiquitin-Activating Enzymes/genetics/metabolism EDAT- 2015/10/03 06:00 MHDA- 2015/10/27 06:00 CRDT- 2015/10/03 06:00 PHST- 2015/10/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/10/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/10/27 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.7754/clin.lab.2015.150144 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Clin Lab. 2015;61(8):1043-51. doi: 10.7754/clin.lab.2015.150144.