Advances in the therapeutic use of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors in dermatology Alexander L. Fogel, BS, Sharleen Hill, MD, Joyce M.C. Teng, MD, PhD Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Volume 72, Issue 5, Pages 879-889 (May 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2015.01.014 Copyright © 2015 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway and therapeutic targets. Akt, Protein kinase B; AMPK, 5' AMP-activated protein kinase; eIF4B, eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4b; FLCN, folliculin; GNAQ, guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(q); mTORC, mTOR complex; NF1, neurofibromin-1; PDK1, 3-phosphoinositide -dependent protein kinase-1; PI3K, phosphoinositide 3-kinase; PKCa, protein kinase C-alpha; PTHS, PTEN hamartoma tumor syndromes; REDD1, regulated in development and DNA damage responses-1; RHEB, Ras homolog enriched in brain; Rho, Rhodopsin; S6K, S6 kinase; TSC, tuberous sclerosis comple. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2015 72, 879-889DOI: (10.1016/j.jaad.2015.01.014) Copyright © 2015 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Tuberous sclerosis. Facial angiofibromas. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2015 72, 879-889DOI: (10.1016/j.jaad.2015.01.014) Copyright © 2015 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Facial angiofibroma in a 16-year-old girl treated with topical rapamycin. A, Before treatment. B, Substantial improvement noted after 12 weeks of treatment using topical rapamycin. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2015 72, 879-889DOI: (10.1016/j.jaad.2015.01.014) Copyright © 2015 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Pachyonychia congenita. Plantar callouses. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2015 72, 879-889DOI: (10.1016/j.jaad.2015.01.014) Copyright © 2015 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 Arterial venous malformation. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2015 72, 879-889DOI: (10.1016/j.jaad.2015.01.014) Copyright © 2015 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions