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ArticleCells2020

Cyclopamine and Rapamycin Synergistically Inhibit mTOR Signalling in Mouse Hepatocytes, Revealing an Interaction of Hedgehog and mTor Signalling in the Liver.

Luise Spormann, Christiane Rennert, Erik Kolbe, Fritzi Ott, Carolin Lossius, Robert Lehmann, Rolf Gebhardt, Thomas Berg, Madlen Matz-Soja

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Article in Cells, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. mTOR: A Potential New Target in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Luise SpormannRudolf-Schönheimer-Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Leipzig University, Johannisallee 30, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7633-9869
Christiane RennertRudolf-Schönheimer-Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Leipzig University, Johannisallee 30, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8753-8441
Erik KolbeRudolf-Schönheimer-Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Leipzig University, Johannisallee 30, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Fritzi OttRudolf-Schönheimer-Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Leipzig University, Johannisallee 30, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Carolin LossiusRudolf-Schönheimer-Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Leipzig University, Johannisallee 30, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Robert LehmannRudolf-Schönheimer-Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Leipzig University, Johannisallee 30, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Rolf GebhardtRudolf-Schönheimer-Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Leipzig University, Johannisallee 30, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Thomas BergDivision of Hepatology, Clinic and Polyclinic for Oncology, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Infectious Diseases, and Pneumology, University Clinic Leipzig, Liebigstr. 19, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Madlen Matz-SojaRudolf-Schönheimer-Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Leipzig University, Johannisallee 30, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5929-3704
Leipzig University · DEUniversity Hospital Leipzig · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the liver, energy homeostasis is mainly regulated by mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signalling, which influences relevant metabolic pathways, including lipid metabolism. However, the Hedgehog (Hh) pathway is one of the newly identified drivers of hepatic lipid metabolism. Although the link between mTOR and Hh signalling was previously demonstrated in cancer development and progression, knowledge of their molecular crosstalk in healthy liver is lacking. To close this information gap, we used a transgenic mouse model, which allows hepatocyte-specific deletion of the Hh pathway, and in vitro studies to reveal interactions between Hh and mTOR signalling. The study was conducted in male and female mice to investigate sexual differences in the crosstalk of these signalling pathways. Our results reveal that the conditional Hh knockout reduces mitochondrial adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production in primary hepatocytes from female mice and inhibits autophagy in hepatocytes from both sexes. Furthermore, in vitro studies show a synergistic effect of cyclopamine and rapamycin on the inhibition of mTor signalling and oxidative respiration in primary hepatocytes from male and female C57BL/6N mice. Overall, our results demonstrate that the impairment of Hh signalling influences mTOR signalling and therefore represses oxidative phosphorylation and autophagy.

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Adenosine TriphosphateAnimalsAutophagyDrug SynergismEnergy MetabolismFemaleGene DeletionHedgehog ProteinsHepatocytesLipid MetabolismLiverMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutOxidative PhosphorylationAdenosine TriphosphatecyclopamineHedgehog ProteinsmTOR protein, mouseSirolimusTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesVeratrum AlkaloidscyclopaminehedgehoghepatocyteslivermTORmTORC2rapamycin

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PMID32751882
PMCPMC7464279
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