mTOR Inhibition Is Effective against Growth, Survival and Migration, but Not against Microglia Activation in Preclinical Glioma Models

Lucia Lisi, Michela Pizzoferrato, Gabriella Maria Pia Ciotti, Maria Martire, Pierluigi Navarra

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Abstract

Initially introduced in therapy as immunosuppressants, the selective inhibitors of mTORC1 have been approved for the treatment of solid tumors. Novel non-selective inhibitors of mTOR are currently under preclinical and clinical developments in oncology, attempting to overcome some limitations associated with selective inhibitors, such as the development of tumor resistance. Looking at the possible clinical exploitation in the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme, in this study we used the human glioblastoma cell lines U87MG, T98G and microglia (CHME-5) to compare the effects of a non-selective mTOR inhibitor, sapanisertib, with those of rapamycin in a large array of experimental paradigms, including (i) the expression of factors involved in the mTOR signaling cascade, (ii) cell viability and mortality, (iii) cell migration and autophagy, and (iv) the profile of activation in tumor-associated microglia. We could distinguish between effects of the two compounds that were overlapping or similar, although with differences in potency and or/time-course, and effects that were diverging or even opposite. Among the latter, especially relevant is the difference in the profile of microglia activation, with rapamycin being an overall inhibitor of microglia activation, whereas sapanisertib was found to induce an M2-profile, which is usually associated with poor clinical outcomes.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)9834-N/A
RivistaInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences
Volume24
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2023

Keywords

  • glioblastoma
  • mTOR
  • sapanisertib
  • rapamycin
  • microglia

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