PMID- 38435444 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20240305 IS - 1726-6890 (Electronic) IS - 1735-0328 (Print) IS - 1726-6882 (Linking) VI - 22 IP - 1 DP - 2023 Jan-Dec TI - Glucose Metabolism in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cell Line Is Regulated via Combinational PI3K/AKT/mTOR Pathway Inhibitors. PG - e140507 LID - 10.5812/ijpr-140507 [doi] LID - e140507 AB - BACKGROUND: Metabolism reprogramming is a survival mechanism in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells in the tumor microenvironment. Therefore, we investigated the effect of signaling pathway inhibitors on the expression of genes rewired in the metabolic pathway of AML cells. METHODS: HL-60 cells were treated with Idelalisib, MK-2206, and Everolimus, which respectively are selective inhibitors of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K), AKT, and the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), either individually or in combination. The relative expressions of glucose transporter 1, hexokinase 2, pyruvate kinase, pyruvate dehydrogenase E1, citrate synthase, isocitrate dehydrogenase 2, and hypoxia inducible factor 1 subunit alpha were determined by real-time PCR. RESULTS: The combined treatment of HL-60 cells with Idelalisib, MK-2206, and Everolimus decreased the expression of glucose transporter 1, hexokinase 2, pyruvate kinase M2, pyruvate dehydrogenase E1, citrate synthase, isocitrate dehydrogenase 2, and hypoxia inducible factor 1 subunit alpha. CONCLUSIONS: A combination of PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway inhibitors regulates the expression of genes involved in glycolysis, pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDH), and the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and interferes with metabolic reprogramming and immune evasion mechanisms of AML leukemic cells. Combinational therapy approaches to block these pathways might be a promising and novel therapeutic strategy for targeting the metabolic requirements of AML cells. CI - Copyright (c) 2023, Ranjbar et al. FAU - Ranjbar, Abbas AU - Ranjbar A AD - Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. AD - Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. FAU - Soltanshahi, Mohsen AU - Soltanshahi M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1675-0765 AD - Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. AD - Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. FAU - Taghiloo, Saeid AU - Taghiloo S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8813-6046 AD - Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. FAU - Asgarian-Omran, Hossein AU - Asgarian-Omran H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3816-8792 AD - Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. AD - Gastrointestinal Cancer Research Center, Non-Communicable Diseases Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20231114 PL - Netherlands TA - Iran J Pharm Res JT - Iranian journal of pharmaceutical research : IJPR JID - 101208407 PMC - PMC10909123 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Acute Myeloid Leukemia OT - Citric Acid Cycle OT - Glycolysis OT - PI3K/AKT/mTOR OT - Signaling Pathways COIS- The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest concerning the contents of this article. EDAT- 2024/03/04 06:46 MHDA- 2024/03/04 06:47 PMCR- 2023/11/14 CRDT- 2024/03/04 05:01 PHST- 2023/09/05 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/10/09 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/10/10 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/03/04 06:47 [medline] PHST- 2024/03/04 06:46 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/03/04 05:01 [entrez] PHST- 2023/11/14 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.5812/ijpr-140507 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Iran J Pharm Res. 2023 Nov 14;22(1):e140507. doi: 10.5812/ijpr-140507. eCollection 2023 Jan-Dec.