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Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
Chemoprevention and treatment of experimental Cowden's disease by mTOR inhibition with rapamycin.
Cancer Research 2008 September 2
Cowden's disease is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the development of multiple mucocutaneous lesions and benign tumors, and enhanced cancer predisposition. Most Cowden's disease patients harbor inactivating mutations in the PTEN tumor suppressor gene which encodes a lipid phosphatase, PTEN, which restrains the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-Akt signaling pathway. We observed that the epithelial-specific deletion of Pten in mice causes multiple hyperproliferative and tumor lesions that strikingly resemble Cowden's disease. This animal model system provided an opportunity to explore novel therapeutic approaches in Cowden's disease. Indeed, we show here that rapamycin administration, which inhibits a key downstream target of Akt, mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), promotes the rapid regression of advanced mucocutaneous lesions. Furthermore, when administered before disease manifestation, rapamycin can halt the development of Cowden's disease-like lesions, thereby prolonging animal survival. These findings suggest that mTOR inhibition with rapamycin may represent a suitable therapeutic option for the chemoprevention and treatment of Cowden disease patients and others tumor syndromes that involve defective PTEN function.
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