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ReviewTherapeutic advances in neurological disorders2023

mTOR pathway - a potential therapeutic target in stroke.

Konstantinos Melanis, Maria-Ioanna Stefanou, Konstantinos M Themistoklis, Themistoklis Papasilekas

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Review in Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. An integrated investigation of systemic and localized pathophysiological mechanisms of stroke and multimodal therapeutic strategies.Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Konstantinos MelanisSecond Department of Neurology, School of Medicine and 'Attikon' University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Rimini 1 Chaidari, Athens 12462, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3224-3053
Maria-Ioanna StefanouSecond Department of Neurology, School of Medicine and 'Attikon' University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2305-6627
Konstantinos M ThemistoklisCenter of Basic Research, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Themistoklis PapasilekasCenter of Basic Research, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens · GRNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stroke is ranked as the second leading cause of death worldwide and a major cause of long-term disability. A potential therapeutic target that could offer favorable outcomes in stroke is the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway. mTOR is a serine/threonine kinase that composes two protein complexes, mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) and mTOR complex 2 (mTORC2), and is regulated by other proteins such as the tuberous sclerosis complex. Through a significant number of signaling pathways, the mTOR pathway can modulate the processes of post-ischemic inflammation and autophagy, both of which play an integral part in the pathophysiological cascade of stroke. Promoting or inhibiting such processes under ischemic conditions can lead to apoptosis or instead sustained viability of neurons. The purpose of this review is to examine the pathophysiological role of mTOR in acute ischemic stroke, while highlighting promising neuroprotective agents such as hamartin for therapeutic modulation of this pathway. The therapeutic potential of mTOR is also discussed, with emphasis on implicated molecules and pathway steps that warrant further elucidation in order for their neuroprotective properties to be efficiently tested in future clinical trials.

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mTOR pathwayneuroprotectionstroketuberous sclerosis complex

Identifiers

PMID37576547
PMCPMC10413897
OpenAlexW4385711610

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