PMID- 27884298 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170522 LR - 20211204 IS - 1090-2104 (Electronic) IS - 0006-291X (Linking) VI - 481 IP - 3-4 DP - 2016 Dec 9 TI - MHY1485 activates mTOR and protects osteoblasts from dexamethasone. PG - 212-218 LID - S0006-291X(16)31790-9 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.10.104 [doi] AB - Dexamethasone (Dex) exerts cytotoxic effects to cultured osteoblasts. The potential effect of MHY1485, a small-molecular mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) activator, against the process was studied here. In both osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells and primary murine osteoblasts, treatment with MHY1485 significantly ameliorated Dex-induced cell death and apoptosis. mTOR inhibition, through mTOR kinase inhibitor OSI-027 or mTOR shRNAs, abolished MHY1485-mediated osteoblast cytoprotection against Dex. Intriguingly, activation of mTOR complex (mTORC1), but not mTORC2, is required for MHY1485's anti-Dex activity. mTORC1 inhibitors (rapamycin and RAD001) or Raptor knockdown almost reversed MHY1485-induced osteoblast cytoprotection. mTORC2 inhibition, via shRNA knockdown of Rictor, failed to affect MHY1485's activity in MC3T3-E1 cells. Further studies showed that MHY1485 treatment in MC3T3-E1 cells and primary murine osteoblasts significantly inhibited Dex-induced mitochondrial death pathway activation, the latter was tested by mitochondrial depolarization, cyclophilin D-ANT-1 association and cytochrome C cytosol release. Together, these results suggest that MHY1485 activates mTORC1 signaling to protect osteoblasts from Dex. CI - Copyright A(c) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Zhao, Sai AU - Zhao S AD - Department of Paediatrics, Huai'an First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, China. FAU - Chen, Caiyun AU - Chen C AD - Clinical Laboratory, Huai'an First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, China. FAU - Wang, Shouguo AU - Wang S AD - Department of Orthopedics, Huai'an First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, China. Electronic address: shouguoha126@126.com. FAU - Ji, Feng AU - Ji F AD - Department of Orthopedics, Huai'an First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, China. FAU - Xie, Yue AU - Xie Y AD - Department of Orthopedics, Huai'an First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Biochem Biophys Res Commun JT - Biochemical and biophysical research communications JID - 0372516 RN - 0 (4,6-dimorpholino-N-(4-nitrophenyl)-1,3,5-triazin-2-amine) RN - 0 (Morpholines) RN - 0 (Multiprotein Complexes) RN - 0 (Triazines) RN - 7S5I7G3JQL (Dexamethasone) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Death/drug effects MH - Cell Line MH - Cytoprotection/*drug effects MH - Dexamethasone/*toxicity MH - Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 MH - Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2 MH - Mice MH - Mitochondria/drug effects/metabolism MH - Morpholines/*pharmacology MH - Multiprotein Complexes/metabolism MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/*metabolism MH - Triazines/*pharmacology OTO - NOTNLM OT - Dexamethasone OT - MHY1485 OT - Mitochondrial death pathway OT - Osteoblasts OT - mTOR EDAT- 2016/11/26 06:00 MHDA- 2017/05/23 06:00 CRDT- 2016/11/26 06:00 PHST- 2016/10/10 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/10/25 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/11/26 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/11/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/05/23 06:00 [medline] AID - S0006-291X(16)31790-9 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.10.104 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2016 Dec 9;481(3-4):212-218. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.10.104.