Deoxypodophyllotoxin induces cytoprotective autophagy against apoptosis via inhibition of PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in osteosarcoma U2OS cells
Kim S, Son K, Kim K, Yu S, Park S, Kim Y, Nam H, Suh J, Ji J, Ahn S. Deoxypodophyllotoxin induces cytoprotective autophagy against apoptosis via inhibition of PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in osteosarcoma U2OS cells. Pharmacological Reports 2017, 69: 878-884. PMID: 28623712, DOI: 10.1016/j.pharep.2017.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicApoptosisAutophagyBone NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalDrugs, Chinese HerbalGene Expression RegulationHumansOsteosarcomaPhosphoinositide-3 Kinase InhibitorsPodophyllotoxinProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReactive Oxygen SpeciesTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesConceptsReactive oxygen speciesPI3K/AKT/mTOR pathwayAKT/mTOR pathwayU2OS cellsAcidic vesicular organelles (AVOs) formationMTOR pathwayMitochondrial reactive oxygen speciesOsteosarcoma U2OS cellsCell death modeOxygen speciesPropidium iodidePI3K/Akt/mTORCell cycle arrestLight chain 3Cell viabilityCellular processesInhibition of apoptosisAkt/mTOROrganelle formationAcridine orange stainingAutophagy processApoptotic responseDeath modeWestern blot analysisCell survival