Alkaloid-based modulators of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway for cancer therapy: understandings from pharmacological point of view

F Mokhfi, M Al Amin, M Zehravi, SH Sweilam… - Chemico-Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
This review aims to summarize the role of alkaloids as potential modulators of the
PI3K/Akt/mTOR (PAMT) pathway in cancer therapy. The PAMT pathway plays a critical role
in cell growth, survival, and metabolism, and its dysregulation contributes to cancer
hallmarks. In healthy cells, this pathway is tightly controlled. However, this pathway is
frequently dysregulated in cancers and becomes abnormally active. This can happen due to
mutations in genes within the pathway itself or due to other factors. This chronic overactivity …