- 著者
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Yosuke AMAGAI
Akane TANAKA
Akira MATSUDA
Kumiko OIDA
Kyungsook JUNG
Hiroshi MATSUDA
- 出版者
- 公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
- 雑誌
- Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- pp.12-0540, (Released:2013-01-17)
- 被引用文献数
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4
7
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Mast cell tumors (MCTs) are the most common tumors in dogs, accounting for 16–21% of cutaneous tumors. Although several small molecule inhibitors, including imatinib mesylate, have been used for the treatment of MCTs, the response rate remains less than 50%. In this study, the effects of different selective signal inhibitors on MCT cell growth were evaluated using 4 different cell lines derived from dogs. We found that the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) signaling pathway is crucial for the proliferation of MCT cells in the presence or absence of c-kit gene mutations. Here, we propose a novel therapeutic strategy to target the PI3K pathway for the treatment of canine MCTs.