ArticleMolecular biology reports2022
AKT/GSK-3β signaling is altered through downregulation of mTOR during cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion injury.
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- The dual role of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR axis in glial cell survival and neuroinflammation.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026Article
- Doublecortin-like kinase 1 promotes fibroblast activation and fibrotic progression through Smad3 binding in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.Journal of biomedical science · 2026Article
- PNO1 enhances ovarian cancer cell growth, invasion, and stemness via activating the AKT/Wnt/β-catenin pathway.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Neglected Sibling: NLRP2 Inflammasome in the Nervous System.Aging and disease · 2024Review
- New insights into the role of GSK-3β in the brain: from neurodegenerative disease to tumorigenesis.PeerJ · 2023Review
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Abstract
purposeCellular responses following cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury are critical to recovery and survival after ischemic stroke. Understanding of these cellular responses can help the design of therapies to protect brain tissue and promote recovery after stroke. One of these cellular responses may be mediated by the AKT (protein kinase B) signal transduction pathway. This study was aimed to investigate the cerebral ischemia-induced alterations of AKT signaling and the upstream molecular pathways.
methodsWe modeled cerebral ischemia by middle cerebral artery occlusion in 2-3-month-old male C57BL/6J mice and then analyze the brain samples by using quantitative Western blots and phosphorylation/activation-dependent kinase antibodies. Cerebral ischemia was confirmed by staining of brain slices with 1% 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) and Nissl, as well as neurological assessments of the mice 24 h after ischemia-reperfusion surgery.
resultsWe found marked downregulation of AKT within 12 h of cerebral ischemia/reperfusion, which leads to overactivation of glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β). Furthermore, we found that the downregulation of AKT was mediated by downregulation of mTORC2 (the complex 2 of the mechanistic target of rapamycin) instead of its common upstream kinases, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and phosphoinositide-dependent kinase-1.
conclusionOur findings provide new insight into the cellular responses to ischemia/reperfusion brain injury and will help develop new treatments targeting the AKT signaling pathway for the treatment of ischemic stroke.
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