PMID- 37511569 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230803 LR - 20230803 IS - 1422-0067 (Electronic) IS - 1422-0067 (Linking) VI - 24 IP - 14 DP - 2023 Jul 22 TI - mTOR Signaling Pathway and Gut Microbiota in Various Disorders: Mechanisms and Potential Drugs in Pharmacotherapy. LID - 10.3390/ijms241411811 [doi] LID - 11811 AB - The mammalian or mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) integrates multiple intracellular and extracellular upstream signals involved in the regulation of anabolic and catabolic processes in cells and plays a key regulatory role in cell growth and metabolism. The activation of the mTOR signaling pathway has been reported to be associated with a wide range of human diseases. A growing number of in vivo and in vitro studies have demonstrated that gut microbes and their complex metabolites can regulate host metabolic and immune responses through the mTOR pathway and result in disorders of host physiological functions. In this review, we summarize the regulatory mechanisms of gut microbes and mTOR in different diseases and discuss the crosstalk between gut microbes and their metabolites and mTOR in disorders in the gastrointestinal tract, liver, heart, and other organs. We also discuss the promising application of multiple potential drugs that can adjust the gut microbiota and mTOR signaling pathways. Despite the limited findings between gut microbes and mTOR, elucidating their relationship may provide new clues for the prevention and treatment of various diseases. FAU - Gao, Yuan AU - Gao Y AD - College of Life Science and Bioengineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China. FAU - Tian, Tian AU - Tian T AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5815-282X AD - College of Life Science and Bioengineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China. LA - eng GR - 5222019/Natural Science Foundation of Beijing/ PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20230722 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Mol Sci JT - International journal of molecular sciences JID - 101092791 RN - W36ZG6FT64 (Sirolimus) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (MTOR protein, human) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Humans MH - *Gastrointestinal Microbiome/physiology MH - Gastrointestinal Tract/metabolism MH - Mammals/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/physiology MH - Sirolimus MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism PMC - PMC10380532 OTO - NOTNLM OT - gut microbes OT - mTOR OT - metabolites OT - therapy COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/07/29 11:49 MHDA- 2023/07/31 06:43 PMCR- 2023/07/22 CRDT- 2023/07/29 01:25 PHST- 2023/06/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/07/15 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/07/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/07/31 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2023/07/29 11:49 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/07/29 01:25 [entrez] PHST- 2023/07/22 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijms241411811 [pii] AID - ijms-24-11811 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijms241411811 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Jul 22;24(14):11811. doi: 10.3390/ijms241411811.