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Hedgehog and PI3K/Akt/mTOR Signaling Pathways Involvement in Leukemic Malignancies: Crosstalk and Role in Cell Death.

Mariaconcetta Sicurella, Marica De Chiara, Luca Maria Neri

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Review in Cells, 2025. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Mariaconcetta SicurellaDepartment of Environmental Sciences and Prevention, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3996-3667
Marica De ChiaraDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
Luca Maria NeriDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7924-1477

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Hedgehog (Hh) and PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathways play a pivotal role in driving the initiation and progression of various cancers, including hematologic malignancies such as acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), acute myeloid leukemia (AML), chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). These pathways are often dysregulated in leukemia cells, leading to increased cell growth, survival, and drug resistance while also impairing mechanisms of cell death. In leukemia, the Hh pathway can be abnormally activated by genetic mutations. Additionally, the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway is frequently overactive due to genetic changes. A key aspect of these pathways is their interaction: activation of the PI3K/Akt pathway can trigger a non-canonical activation of the Hh pathway, which further promotes leukemia cell growth and survival. Targeted inhibitors of these pathways, such as Gli inhibitors and PI3K/mTOR inhibitors, have shown promise in preclinical and clinical studies.

Indexed as

Hedgehog ProteinsLeukemiaPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesAnimalsCell DeathHumansHedgehog ProteinsMTOR protein, humanPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesapoptosisautophagyHedgehog (Hh) signalingleukemiaPI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway

Identifiers

PMID39996741
PMCPMC11853774

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