Targeting signal transduction pathways for the treatment of Kaposi sarcoma

Janet L. Douglas; Henry B. Koon; Ashlee V. Moses

doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-1513-9_5

Targeting signal transduction pathways for the treatment of Kaposi sarcoma

Janet L. Douglas, Henry B. Koon, Ashlee V. Moses

Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute

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Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a multi-focal angioproliferative disease driven by infection of cells by Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus/human herpesvirus-8 (KSHV/HHV8). KSHV/HHV8 infection activates numerous sequential and parallel signaling pathways creating an angiogenic-inflammatory state that leads to the development of Kaposi sarcoma. These pathways can be grouped into KSHV/HHV8-specific pathways and cellular growth/angiogenic pathways that are pirated by KSHV/HHV8. Advances in our understanding of the pathogenesis of KS parallel the clinical development of signal transduction inhibitors. This chapter reviews the signaling pathways active in KSHV/HHV8-infected cells and discusses the use of clinical inhibitors of these pathways in the treatment of KS.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Molecular Basis for Therapy of AIDS-Defining Cancers
Publisher	Springer New York
Pages	79-93
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Print)	9781441915122
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1513-9_5
State	Published - 2010

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