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The activation of the p53 pathway by the AMP mimetic AICAR is reduced by inhibitors of the ATM or mTOR kinases.

Zajkowicz A, Rusin M

Mechanisms of ageing and development21 Sept 2011Cited by 18 (Europe PMC)

Summary

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Results from this study9

5 results from studies that gave the peptide. No result from this study comes from people.

  1. 01LabIn vitro (cells)Mechanism

    In LKB1-deficient cells, AICAR activated the p53 pathway.

    In plain wordsIn cells without LKB1, AICAR activated the p53 pathway.

    Outcome
    Increasep53 pathway activation
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    LKB1-deficient cells
    Outcome group
    Receptor activity and mechanism · Cancer
    Studied dose
    Dose not stated

    Source sentences

    Summary
    We showed that AICAR activated the p53 pathway in LKB1-deficient cells.
  2. 02LabIn vitro (cells)Mechanism

    In cells, AICAR did not induce the DNA damage response reported with resveratrol.

    In plain wordsIn cells, AICAR did not induce the DNA damage response seen with resveratrol.

    Outcome
    No significant changeDNA damage response
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Comparator
    Resveratrol
    Outcome group
    Receptor activity and mechanism · Cancer
    Studied dose
    Dose not stated

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Rapamycin did not block p53 activation by resveratrol, which, in contrast to AICAR, induced the DNA damage response, senescence-like growth inhibition, a high level of post-translational modification of p53, and weak upregulation of MDM2 (the negative regulator of p53).
  3. 03LabIn vitro (cells)Mechanism

    In cells, AICAR did not induce the senescence-like growth inhibition reported with resveratrol.

    In plain wordsIn cells, AICAR did not induce the senescence-like growth inhibition seen with resveratrol.

    Outcome
    No significant changeSenescence-like growth inhibition
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Comparator
    Resveratrol
    Outcome group
    Receptor activity and mechanism · Cancer
    Studied dose
    Dose not stated

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Rapamycin did not block p53 activation by resveratrol, which, in contrast to AICAR, induced the DNA damage response, senescence-like growth inhibition, a high level of post-translational modification of p53, and weak upregulation of MDM2 (the negative regulator of p53).
  4. 04LabIn vitro (cells)Mechanism

    In cells, AICAR differed from resveratrol, which induced a high level of p53 post-translational modification.

    In plain wordsIn cells, AICAR differed from resveratrol, which caused high p53 modification.

    Outcome
    Direction not reportedp53 post-translational modification
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Comparator
    Resveratrol
    Outcome group
    Receptor activity and mechanism · Cancer
    Studied dose
    Dose not stated

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Rapamycin did not block p53 activation by resveratrol, which, in contrast to AICAR, induced the DNA damage response, senescence-like growth inhibition, a high level of post-translational modification of p53, and weak upregulation of MDM2 (the negative regulator of p53).
  5. 05LabIn vitro (cells)Mechanism

    In cells, AICAR differed from resveratrol, which induced weak MDM2 upregulation.

    In plain wordsIn cells, AICAR differed from resveratrol, which weakly increased MDM2.

    Outcome
    Direction not reportedMDM2 upregulation
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Comparator
    Resveratrol
    Outcome group
    Receptor activity and mechanism · Cancer
    Studied dose
    Dose not stated

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Rapamycin did not block p53 activation by resveratrol, which, in contrast to AICAR, induced the DNA damage response, senescence-like growth inhibition, a high level of post-translational modification of p53, and weak upregulation of MDM2 (the negative regulator of p53).

Studies that did not test the peptide alone4

In this study, AICAR (acadesine) was a lab tool or a carrier, part of a mix, or the subject of a lab method. These results are not evidence about taking AICAR (acadesine).

  1. 06LabNot a test of AICAR (acadesine) aloneIn vitro (cells)Mechanism

    In cells, caffeine and Ku-55933 strongly attenuated AICAR-induced p53 pathway activation.

    In plain wordsIn cells, caffeine and Ku-55933 reduced p53 pathway activation induced by AICAR.

    Outcome
    DecreaseATM inhibitor effects on p53 activation
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    LKB1-deficient cells
    Outcome group
    Receptor activity and mechanism · Cancer

    Source sentences

    Summary
    This activation was strongly attenuated by two inhibitors of the ATM kinase (caffeine and Ku-55933), which is dysfunctional in ataxia-telanagiectasia patients.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    We showed that AICAR activated the p53 pathway in LKB1-deficient cells.

    In this study, AICAR (acadesine) was a lab tool or a carrier, part of a mix, or the subject of a lab method. This result is not evidence about taking AICAR (acadesine).

  2. 07LabNot a test of AICAR (acadesine) aloneIn vitro (cells)Mechanism

    In cells with ATM silenced by shRNA, AICAR-induced p53 phosphorylation at Ser(15) was attenuated.

    In plain wordsIn cells, ATM gene silencing reduced p53 phosphorylation at Ser(15) induced by AICAR.

    Outcome
    Decreasep53 Ser(15) phosphorylation after ATM silencing
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Cells expressing ATM-targeting shRNA
    Outcome group
    Receptor activity and mechanism · Cancer

    Source sentences

    Summary
    In cells with ATM expression silenced by shRNA, AICAR-induced p53 phosphorylation at Ser(15) and Ser(37) was attenuated.

    In this study, AICAR (acadesine) was a lab tool or a carrier, part of a mix, or the subject of a lab method. This result is not evidence about taking AICAR (acadesine).

  3. 08LabNot a test of AICAR (acadesine) aloneIn vitro (cells)Mechanism

    In cells with ATM silenced by shRNA, AICAR-induced p53 phosphorylation at Ser(37) was attenuated.

    In plain wordsIn cells, ATM gene silencing reduced p53 phosphorylation at Ser(37) induced by AICAR.

    Outcome
    Decreasep53 Ser(37) phosphorylation after ATM silencing
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Cells expressing ATM-targeting shRNA
    Outcome group
    Receptor activity and mechanism · Cancer

    Source sentences

    Summary
    In cells with ATM expression silenced by shRNA, AICAR-induced p53 phosphorylation at Ser(15) and Ser(37) was attenuated.

    In this study, AICAR (acadesine) was a lab tool or a carrier, part of a mix, or the subject of a lab method. This result is not evidence about taking AICAR (acadesine).

  4. 09LabNot a test of AICAR (acadesine) aloneIn vitro (cells)Mechanism

    In cells, rapamycin blocked p53 activation induced by AICAR.

    In plain wordsIn cells, rapamycin blocked p53 activation induced by AICAR.

    Outcome
    DecreaseRapamycin effect on p53 activation
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    LKB1-deficient cells
    Outcome group
    Receptor activity and mechanism · Cancer

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Furthermore, p53 activation by AICAR was blocked by rapamycin, a specific inhibitor of the mTOR kinase, which is a crucial regulator of cell growth.

    In this study, AICAR (acadesine) was a lab tool or a carrier, part of a mix, or the subject of a lab method. This result is not evidence about taking AICAR (acadesine).

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