PMID- 32364064 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210504 LR - 20211204 IS - 1875-533X (Electronic) IS - 0929-8673 (Linking) VI - 28 IP - 8 DP - 2021 TI - Targeting Mammalian Target of Rapamycin: Prospects for the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. PG - 1605-1624 LID - 10.2174/0929867327666200504081503 [doi] AB - Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a general term for a group of chronic and progressive disorders. Several cellular and biomolecular pathways are implicated in the pathogenesis of IBD, yet the etiology is unclear. Activation of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway in the intestinal epithelial cells was also shown to induce inflammation. This review focuses on the inhibition of the mTOR signaling pathway and its potential application in treating IBD. We also provide an overview of plant-derived compounds that are beneficial for the IBD management through modulation of the mTOR pathway. Data were extracted from clinical, in vitro and in vivo studies published in English between 1995 and May 2019, which were collected from PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus and Cochrane library databases. Results of various studies implied that inhibition of the mTOR signaling pathway downregulates the inflammatory processes and cytokines involved in IBD. In this context, a number of natural products might reverse the pathological features of the disease. Furthermore, mTOR provides a novel drug target for IBD. Comprehensive clinical studies are required to confirm the efficacy of mTOR inhibitors in treating IBD. CI - Copyright(c) Bentham Science Publishers; For any queries, please email at epub@benthamscience.net. FAU - Lashgari, Naser-Aldin AU - Lashgari NA AD - Department of Toxicology & Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. FAU - Roudsari, Nazanin Momeni AU - Roudsari NM AD - Department of Toxicology & Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. FAU - Momtaz, Saeideh AU - Momtaz S AD - Medicinal Plants Research Center, Institute of Medicinal Plants, ACECR, Karaj, Iran. FAU - Ghanaatian, Negar AU - Ghanaatian N AD - Department of Toxicology & Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. FAU - Kohansal, Parichehr AU - Kohansal P AD - Department of Toxicology & Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. FAU - Farzaei, Mohammad Hosein AU - Farzaei MH AD - Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. FAU - Afshari, Khashayar AU - Afshari K AD - Experimental Medicine Research Center, Department of pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. FAU - Sahebkar, Amirhossein AU - Sahebkar A AD - Halal Research Center of IRI, FDA, Tehran, Iran. FAU - Abdolghaffari, Amir Hossein AU - Abdolghaffari AH AD - Department of Toxicology & Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review PL - United Arab Emirates TA - Curr Med Chem JT - Current medicinal chemistry JID - 9440157 RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - W36ZG6FT64 (Sirolimus) SB - IM MH - *Colitis MH - Humans MH - Inflammation MH - *Inflammatory Bowel Diseases/drug therapy MH - Sirolimus MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases OTO - NOTNLM OT - Gastroenterology OT - crohn's disease OT - inflammatory bowel disease OT - mammalian target of rapamycin OT - natural products OT - ulcerative colitis EDAT- 2020/05/05 06:00 MHDA- 2021/05/05 06:00 CRDT- 2020/05/05 06:00 PHST- 2019/11/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/03/24 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/03/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/05/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/05/05 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/05/05 06:00 [entrez] AID - CMC-EPUB-106316 [pii] AID - 10.2174/0929867327666200504081503 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Curr Med Chem. 2021;28(8):1605-1624. doi: 10.2174/0929867327666200504081503.