PMID- 35795855 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220708 LR - 20231101 IS - 1942-0994 (Electronic) IS - 1942-0900 (Print) IS - 1942-0994 (Linking) VI - 2022 DP - 2022 TI - Flavonoids Targeting the mTOR Signaling Cascades in Cancer: A Potential Crosstalk in Anti-Breast Cancer Therapy. PG - 4831833 LID - 10.1155/2022/4831833 [doi] LID - 4831833 AB - Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death in women, with triple-negative breast cancer being the most lethal and aggressive form. Conventional therapies, such as radiation, surgery, hormonal, immune, gene, and chemotherapy, are widely used, but their therapeutic efficacy is limited due to adverse side effects, toxicities, resistance, recurrence, and therapeutic failure. Many molecules have been identified and investigated as potential therapeutic agents for breast cancer, with a focus on various signaling pathways. Flavonoids are a versatile class of phytochemicals that have been used in cancer treatment to overcome issues with traditional therapies. Cell proliferation, growth, apoptosis, autophagy, and survival are all controlled by mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling. Flavonoids target mTOR signaling in breast cancer, and when this signaling pathway is regulated or deregulated, various signaling pathways provide potential therapeutic means. The role of various flavonoids as phytochemicals in targeting mTOR signaling pathways in breast cancer is highlighted in this review. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Yaseen Hussain et al. FAU - Hussain, Yaseen AU - Hussain Y AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1054-6720 AD - College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. AD - Department of Pharmacy, Bashir Institute of Health Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan. FAU - Khan, Haroon AU - Khan H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1736-4404 AD - Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Chemical and Life Sciences, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Pakistan. FAU - Alam, Waqas AU - Alam W AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8329-9180 AD - Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Chemical and Life Sciences, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Pakistan. FAU - Aschner, Michael AU - Aschner M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2619-1656 AD - Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA. FAU - Abdullah AU - Abdullah AD - Department of Pharmacy, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Dir Lower, Pakistan. FAU - Alsharif, Khalaf F AU - Alsharif KF AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8156-2069 AD - Department of Clinical Laboratory, College of Applied Medical Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia. FAU - Saso, Luciano AU - Saso L AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4530-8706 AD - Department of Physiology and Pharmacology "Vittorio Erspamer" Sapienza University, 00185 Rome, Italy. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20220627 PL - United States TA - Oxid Med Cell Longev JT - Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity JID - 101479826 RN - 0 (Flavonoids) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (MTOR protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) SB - IM MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Female MH - *Flavonoids/pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Humans MH - Signal Transduction MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism MH - *Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms PMC - PMC9252758 COIS- The authors declared that there is no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/07/08 06:00 MHDA- 2022/07/09 06:00 PMCR- 2022/06/27 CRDT- 2022/07/07 02:38 PHST- 2022/01/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/06/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/07/07 02:38 [entrez] PHST- 2022/07/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/07/09 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/06/27 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2022/4831833 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2022 Jun 27;2022:4831833. doi: 10.1155/2022/4831833. eCollection 2022.