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Matsushima Y, Nanri H, Nara S, Okufuji T, Ohta M, Hachisuka K, Ikeda M. Hindlimb unloading decreases thioredoxin-related antioxidant proteins and increases thioredoxin-binding protein-2 in rat skeletal muscle. Free Radic Res 2009; 40:715-22. [PMID: 16983998 DOI: 10.1080/10715760600580488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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To investigate role(s) of thioredoxin-related antioxidant proteins in disuse muscle atrophy, we examined the levels of thioredoxin-1 (Trx-1), peroxiredoxin-3/SP-22 (Prx-3) and thioredoxin-binding protein-2 (TBP-2) in rat soleus muscle subjected to hindlimb unloading (HU) for 2, 4, 7 or 14 days. The muscle weight loss was initially observed on day 4. The increases in aclorein- and malondialdehyde-modified proteins, and the decreases in the levels of Trx-1, Prx-3 and Mn-SOD were observed in the late phase of muscle atrophy, whereas, the increase in mRNA expression of TBP-2, a negative regulator of thioredoxin, preceded muscle atrophy. These findings suggest that the decrease of those antioxidant proteins, particularly a marked decrease of Trx-1, may be responsible for the enhanced oxidative damage during the late phase of disuse muscle atrophy. Furthermore, the increase in TBP-2 preceding the muscle atrophy may suppress the thioredoxin-mediated redox signaling, which can be an initial trigger leading to disuse muscle atrophy.
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- Yasuyuki Matsushima
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan.
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Nadeau PJ, Charette SJ, Landry J. REDOX reaction at ASK1-Cys250 is essential for activation of JNK and induction of apoptosis. Mol Biol Cell 2009; 20:3628-37. [PMID: 19570911 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e09-03-0211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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ASK1 cysteine oxidation allows JNK activation upon oxidative stress. Trx1 negatively regulates this pathway by reducing the oxidized cysteines of ASK1. However, precisely how oxidized ASK1 is involved in JNK activation and how Trx1 regulates ASK1 oxidoreduction remains elusive. Here, we describe two different thiol reductase activities of Trx1 on ASK1. First, in H(2)O(2)-treated cells, Trx1 reduces the various disulfide bonds generated between cysteines of ASK1 by a rapid and transient action. Second, in untreated cells, Trx1 shows a more stable thiol reductase activity on cysteine 250 (Cys250) of ASK1. After H(2)O(2) treatment, Trx1 dissociates from Cys250, which is not sufficient to activate the ASK1-JNK pathway. Indeed, in untreated cells, a Cys250 to alanine mutant of ASK1 (C250A), which cannot bind Trx1, does not constitutively activate JNK. On the other hand, in H(2)O(2)-treated cells, this mutant (C250A) fails to activate JNK and does not induce apoptosis, although it remains fully phosphorylated on Threonine 838 (Thr838) in its activation loop. Overall, our data show that Cys250 is essential for H(2)O(2)-dependent signaling downstream from ASK1 but at a step subsequent to the phosphorylation of ASK1 Thr838. They also clarify the thiol reductase function of Trx1 on ASK1 activity.
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- Philippe J Nadeau
- Centre de recherche en cancérologie de l'Université Laval, L'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Canada.
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Kurosawa T, Nakamura H, Yamaura E, Fujino H, Matsuzawa Y, Kawashima T, Murayama T. Cytotoxicity induced by inhibition of thioredoxin reductases via multiple signaling pathways: Role of cytosolic phospholipase A2α-dependent and -independent release of arachidonic acid. J Cell Physiol 2009; 219:606-16. [DOI: 10.1002/jcp.21703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Cao J, Schulte J, Knight A, Leslie NR, Zagozdzon A, Bronson R, Manevich Y, Beeson C, Neumann CA. Prdx1 inhibits tumorigenesis via regulating PTEN/AKT activity. EMBO J 2009; 28:1505-17. [PMID: 19369943 PMCID: PMC2688529 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2009.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 265] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2008] [Accepted: 03/20/2009] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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It is widely accepted that reactive oxygen species (ROS) promote tumorigenesis. However, the exact mechanisms are still unclear. As mice lacking the peroxidase peroxiredoxin1 (Prdx1) produce more cellular ROS and die prematurely of cancer, they offer an ideal model system to study ROS-induced tumorigenesis. Prdx1 ablation increased the susceptibility to Ras-induced breast cancer. We, therefore, investigated the role of Prdx1 in regulating oncogenic Ras effector pathways. We found Akt hyperactive in fibroblasts and mammary epithelial cells lacking Prdx1. Investigating the nature of such elevated Akt activation established a novel role for Prdx1 as a safeguard for the lipid phosphatase activity of PTEN, which is essential for its tumour suppressive function. We found binding of the peroxidase Prdx1 to PTEN essential for protecting PTEN from oxidation-induced inactivation. Along those lines, Prdx1 tumour suppression of Ras- or ErbB-2-induced transformation was mediated mainly via PTEN.
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- Juxiang Cao
- Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Medical Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Medical Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Division of Molecular Physiology, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Wellcome Trust Biocentre, Dundee, UK
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- Department of Pathology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Medical Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Medical Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
- Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology, Medical University of South Carolina, 173 Ashley Ave., MSC-505, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. Tel.: +843 792 8367; Fax: 843 792 2475; E-mail:
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Lam JBB, Chow KHM, Xu A, Lam KSL, Liu J, Wong NS, Moon RT, Shepherd PR, Cooper GJS, Wang Y. Adiponectin haploinsufficiency promotes mammary tumor development in MMTV-PyVT mice by modulation of phosphatase and tensin homolog activities. PLoS One 2009; 4:e4968. [PMID: 19319191 PMCID: PMC2656613 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2008] [Accepted: 02/20/2009] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Adiponectin is an adipokine possessing beneficial effects on obesity-related medical complications. A negative association of adiponectin levels with breast cancer development has been demonstrated. However, the precise role of adiponectin deficiency in mammary carcinogenesis remains elusive. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS In the present study, MMTV-polyomavirus middle T antigen (MMTV-PyVT) transgenic mice with reduced adiponectin expressions were established and the stromal effects of adiponectin haploinsufficiency on mammary tumor development evaluated. In mice from both FVB/N and C57BL/6J backgrounds, insufficient adiponectin production promoted mammary tumor onset and development. A distinctive basal-like subtype of tumors, with a more aggressive phenotype, was derived from adiponectin haplodeficient MMTV-PyVT mice. Comparing with those from control MMTV-PyVT mice, the isolated mammary tumor cells showed enhanced tumor progression in re-implanted nude mice, accelerated proliferation in primary cultures, and hyperactivated phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt/beta-catenin signaling, which at least partly attributed to the decreased phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) activities. Further analysis revealed that PTEN was inactivated by a redox-regulated mechanism. Increased association of PTEN-thioredoxin complexes was detected in tumors derived from mice with reduced adiponectin levels. The activities of thioredoxin (Trx1) and thioredoxin reductase (TrxR1) were significantly elevated, whereas treatment with either curcumin, an irreversible inhibitor of TrxR1, or adiponectin largely attenuated their activities and resulted in the re-activation of PTEN in these tumor cells. Moreover, adiponectin could inhibit TrxR1 promoter-mediated transcription and restore the mRNA expressions of TrxR1. CONCLUSION Adiponectin haploinsufficiency facilitated mammary tumorigenesis by down-regulation of PTEN activity and activation of PI3K/Akt signalling pathway through a mechanism involving Trx1/TrxR1 redox regulations.
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- Janice B. B. Lam
- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Research Center of Heart, Brain, Hormone, and Healthy Aging, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Research Center of Heart, Brain, Hormone, and Healthy Aging, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Research Center of Heart, Brain, Hormone, and Healthy Aging, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Research Center of Heart, Brain, Hormone, and Healthy Aging, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Research Center of Heart, Brain, Hormone, and Healthy Aging, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Research Center of Heart, Brain, Hormone, and Healthy Aging, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Open Laboratory of Chemical Biology of the Institute of Molecular Technology for Drug Discovery and Synthesis, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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In-vivo effects and mechanisms of celecoxib-reduced growth of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2)-expressing versus COX-2-deleted human HCC xenografts in nude mice. Anticancer Drugs 2009; 19:891-7. [PMID: 18766003 DOI: 10.1097/cad.0b013e32830ef8ca] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We previously reported that celecoxib, a cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor, suppresses growth of human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells through both COX-2 dependence and independence. Recently, we established COX-2-deleted human HCC cells, C2D-HuH7, and C2D-HuH7-bearing nude mice. Using this novel model, we examined the pharmacological effects and mechanisms of celecoxib on in-vivo growth of HCC xenografts in relation to COX-2 expression. After treatment with celecoxib, the mice bearing HuH7 or C2D-HuH7 xenografts were assessed for the pharmacological effects and mechanisms of celecoxib on HCC xenograft growth in relation to COX-2 expression. Celecoxib resulted in an effective and comparable growth reduction of both COX-2-expressing and COX-2-deleted HuH7 xenografts in association with decreased Ki-67 expression. These results demonstrated celecoxib's COX-2-independent in-vivo anti-HCC effects. Celecoxib increased peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma predominantly in HuH7 xenografts, indicating its COX-2 dependency. Celecoxib reduced p-Rb and DP1/E2F1 complex predominantly via upregulated p21/CDK4 complex in HuH7 xenograft, but p27/CDK4 complex in C2D-HuH7 xenografts. The effects of celecoxib on phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten/PI3K/Akt signaling were COX-2 independent, but its effects on extracellular-regulated kinase signaling seemed COX-2 dependent. In addition, the effects of celecoxib on AC-H3, AC-H4, and histone deacetylase 2 could be both COX-2 dependent and independent. In conclusion, celecoxib suppresses growth of HuH7 xenografts regardless of COX-2 expression, which may be mediated through different signaling.
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Berggren M, Sittadjody S, Song Z, Samira JL, Burd R, Meuillet EJ. Sodium selenite increases the activity of the tumor suppressor protein, PTEN, in DU-145 prostate cancer cells. Nutr Cancer 2009; 61:322-31. [PMID: 19373605 PMCID: PMC4049328 DOI: 10.1080/01635580802521338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Epidemiological and clinical data suggest that selenium may prevent prostate cancer; however, the cellular effects of selenium in malignant prostate cells are not well understood. We previously reported that the activity of the tumor suppressor PTEN is modulated by thioredoxin (Trx) in a RedOx-dependent manner. In this study, we demonstrated that the activity of Trx reductase (TR) is increased by sevenfold in the human prostate cancer cell line, DU-145, after 5 days of sodium selenite (Se) treatment. The treatment of DU-145 cells with increasing concentrations of Se induced an increase in PTEN lipid phosphatase activity by twofold, which correlated with a decrease in phospho-ser(473)-Akt, and an increase in phospho-Ser(370)-PTEN levels. Se also increased casein kinase-2 (CK2) activity; and the use of apigenin, an inhibitor of CK2, revealed that the regulation of the tumor suppressor PTEN by Se may be achieved via both the Trx-TR system and the RedOx control of the kinase involved in the regulation of PTEN activity.
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- Margareta Berggren
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
- Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson AZ
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
- Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson AZ
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
- Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson AZ
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
- Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson AZ
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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Mukherjee A, Martin SG. The thioredoxin system: a key target in tumour and endothelial cells. Br J Radiol 2008; 81 Spec No 1:S57-68. [PMID: 18819999 DOI: 10.1259/bjr/34180435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Thioredoxin is a redox-sensitive molecule that has pleiotropic cellular effects, such as the control of proliferation, redox states and apoptosis, and is often upregulated in malignancy. The system controls the activation of a number of transcription factors through sulphydryl transfer and, through its activity on hypoxia inducible factor 1alpha, it is able to regulate vascular endothelial growth factor levels and hence angiogenesis. The thioredoxin protein has been shown to be upregulated in hypoxic regions of certain tumours, suggesting that inhibitors could potentially exhibit enhanced hypoxic toxicity and/or indirect anti-angiogenic effects. Evidence of this is becoming apparent in the literature. The current report reviews the thioredoxin system as an anticancer drug target and focuses upon two recent compounds, PMX464 and PX12, which reportedly inhibit this important pathway.
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- A Mukherjee
- Department of Clinical Oncology, Nottingham University Hospitals, City Hospital Campus, Hucknall Road, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
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Billiet L, Furman C, Cuaz-Pérolin C, Paumelle R, Raymondjean M, Simmet T, Rouis M. Thioredoxin-1 and its natural inhibitor, vitamin D3 up-regulated protein 1, are differentially regulated by PPARalpha in human macrophages. J Mol Biol 2008; 384:564-76. [PMID: 18848838 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.09.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2008] [Revised: 09/05/2008] [Accepted: 09/22/2008] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Macrophage-derived reactive oxygen species contribute to the initiation and development of atherosclerosis. The cellular balance between oxidative and reductive states depends on the endogenous antioxidant capacity, with the thioredoxin-1 (Trx-1) system playing a major role. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha (PPARalpha) is expressed by human macrophages and exhibits anti-inflammatory properties. Here we show that the selective PPARalpha activator GW647 significantly increased the Trx-1 mRNA and protein expression in human macrophages as determined by quantitative polymerase chain reaction and Western immunoblotting. Consistently, the Trx-1 activity was significantly increased by PPARalpha activation. By contrast, PPARalpha activation led to the down-regulation of vitamin D(3) up-regulated protein 1 (VDUP-1), the physiological inhibitor of Trx-1. Analysis of the Trx-1 and VDUP-1 promoters with gene reporter assays, mutational analysis, gel shift assays and chromatin immunoprecipitation analyses revealed the presence of a functional response element specific for PPARalpha in the Trx-1 promoter and the presence of a functional activator protein 1 (AP-1) site in the VDUP-1 promoter. The interference of PPARalpha/retinoid X receptor alpha with the AP-1 transcription factor elements c-Jun/c-Fos resulted in the inhibition of AP-1 binding and down-regulation of the VDUP-1 gene expression. Finally, PPARalpha activation reduced the lidocaine-induced caspase-3 activity and apoptosis, which might be due to the VDUP-1-mediated regulation of the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio. Together these data indicate that stimulation of PPARalpha in human macrophages might reduce arterial inflammation through differential regulation of the Trx-1 and VDUP-1 gene expression.
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- Ludivine Billiet
- UMR-7079, Université Pierre et Marie Curie/CNRS, Bâtiment A, 5ème étage/Case courrier 256, 7, Quai St-Bernard, 75252 Paris Cedex 5, France
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Nigro P, Dal Piaz F, Gallotta D, De Tommasi N, Belisario MA. Inhibition of the thioredoxin system is a basis for the antileukemic potential of 13-hydroxy-15-oxo-zoapatlin. Free Radic Biol Med 2008; 45:875-84. [PMID: 18638547 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2008.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2008] [Revised: 05/28/2008] [Accepted: 06/13/2008] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The mammalian thioredoxin (Trx) system, composed of Trx, Trx reductase (TrxR), and NADPH, is the most important thiol system involved in the redox control of signaling and regulatory proteins in apoptosis and cell proliferation. Here we addressed the inhibition of the Trx system by 13-hydroxy-15-oxo-zoapatlin (OZ), a nor-kaurane diterpene previously shown to possess proapoptotic potential and to cause cell cycle arrest in leukemia cells. OZ was found, by both biochemical and mass spectrometry-based approaches, to target Trx1 and TrxR in a cell-free system. In particular, the formation of reversible OZ adducts to Trx1 Cys35, Cys62, and Cys73 was demonstrated. We next showed that OZ efficiently inhibited Trx and TrxR catalytic activity in Molt4 cells. The occurrence of oxidative modifications of Trx molecules was assessed by "redox Western blot" analyses. OZ-mediated Trx oxidation resulted in apoptosis signaling kinase-1 release and activation of downstream JNK and p38 pathways. By means of specific inhibitors of these two stress-activated protein kinases, we demonstrated that the JNK pathway plays a major role in determining the apoptotic fate of OZ-exposed cells, whereas p38 activation seems to be involved mainly in OZ-induced G2/M block.
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- Patrizia Nigro
- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Salerno, Via Ponte Don Melillo, 84084 Fisciano, Salerno, Italy
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Fortin JS, Côté MF, Lacroix J, Desjardins M, Petitclerc É, C.-Gaudreault R. Selective alkylation of βII-tubulin and thioredoxin-1 by structurally related subsets of aryl chloroethylureas leading to either anti-microtubules or redox modulating agents. Bioorg Med Chem 2008; 16:7277-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2008.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2008] [Revised: 06/14/2008] [Accepted: 06/17/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Braunstein J, Autschbach F, Giese T, Lasitschka F, Heidtmann A, Sido B, Funke B, Reiser C, Schröder AJ, Nebl G, Samstag Y, Meuer SC. Up-regulation of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase pathway in human lamina propria T lymphocytes. Clin Exp Immunol 2008; 151:496-504. [PMID: 18234058 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2007.03562.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Human intestinal lamina propria T lymphocytes (LPT), when investigated ex vivo, exhibit functional properties profoundly different from those of peripheral blood T lymphocytes (PBT). One prominent feature represents their enhanced sensitivity to CD2 stimulation when compared to PBT. Given that LPT are hyporesponsive to T cell receptor (TCR)/CD3 stimulation, an alternative activation mode, as mimicked by CD2 triggering in vitro, may be functional in mucosal inflammation in vivo. This study provides insight into signalling events associated with the high CD2 responsiveness of LPT. When compared to PBT, LPT show an increased activation of the phosphoinositide 3/protein kinase B/glycogen synthase kinase 3beta (PI3-kinase/AKT/GSK-3beta) pathway in response to CD2 stimulation. Evidence is provided that up-regulation of this pathway contributes to the enhanced CD2-induced cytokine production in LPT. Given the importance of TCR-independent stimulation for the initiation of intestinal immune responses analysis of signalling pathways induced by 'co-stimulatory' receptors may provide valuable information for therapeutic drug design.
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- J Braunstein
- Institute for Immunology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Txnip balances metabolic and growth signaling via PTEN disulfide reduction. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008; 105:3921-6. [PMID: 18322014 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0800293105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Thioredoxin-interacting protein (Txnip) inhibits thioredoxin NADPH-dependent reduction of protein disulfides. Total Txnip knockout (TKO) mice adapted inappropriately to prolonged fasting by shifting fuel dependence of skeletal muscle and heart from fat and ketone bodies to glucose. TKO mice exhibited increased Akt signaling, insulin sensitivity, and glycolysis in oxidative tissues (skeletal muscle and hearts) but not in lipogenic tissues (liver and adipose tissue). The selective activation of Akt in skeletal muscle and hearts was associated with impaired mitochondrial fuel oxidation and the accumulation of oxidized (inactive) PTEN, whose activity depends on reduction of two critical cysteine residues. Whereas muscle- and heart-specific Txnip knockout mice recapitulated the metabolic phenotype exhibited by TKO mice, liver-specific Txnip knockout mice were similar to WT mice. Embryonic fibroblasts derived from knockout mice also accumulated oxidized (inactive) PTEN and had elevated Akt phosphorylation. In addition, they had faster growth rates and increased dependence on anaerobic glycolysis due to impaired mitochondrial fuel oxidation, and they were resistant to doxorubicin-facilitated respiration-dependent apoptosis. In the absence of Txnip, oxidative inactivation of PTEN and subsequent activation of Akt attenuated mitochondrial respiration, resulting in the accumulation of NADH, a competitive inhibitor of thioredoxin NADPH-reductive activation of PTEN. These findings indicate that, in nonlipogenic tissues, Txnip is required to maintain sufficient thioredoxin NADPH activity to reductively reactivate oxidized PTEN and oppose Akt downstream signaling.
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Identification of thioredoxin-interacting protein 1 as a hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha-induced gene in pancreatic cancer. Pancreas 2008; 36:178-86. [PMID: 18376310 DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0b013e31815929fe] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the expression of thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP) during hypoxia and its dependency on hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha (HIF-1alpha) in pancreatic cancer cell lines. METHODS MiaPaCa-2 pancreatic cancer cells were transiently transfected with siRNA to HIF-1alpha and TXNIP protein measured after growth in normoxia or hypoxia. In addition, HIF-1alpha dependency was assessed by transiently transfecting MiaPaCa-2 pancreatic cancer cells with HIF-1alpha with a mutated oxygen degradation domain resulting in stable HIF-1alpha expression in normoxic conditions. Panc-1 pancreatic cancer cells with low endogenous TXNIP expression were stably transfected with TXNIP, and cell survival and response to platinum cancer agents were tested. Quantitative immunohistochemistry was utilized to measure the expression of TXNIP and thioredoxin 1 in human pancreatic cancer tissues. RESULTS Thioredoxin-interacting protein was induced during hypoxia in pancreatic cancer cells in a HIF-1alpha-dependent manner. Overexpression of TXNIP in the Panc-1 cells resulted in a higher basal apoptosis and increased sensitivity to cisplatin and oxaliplatin. A negative correlation was observed between TXNIP and thioredoxin 1 expression in human pancreatic cancer tissues. CONCLUSIONS Thioredoxin-interacting protein, a putative tumor suppressor gene, is induced in response to hypoxia in a HIF-1alpha-dependent manner in pancreatic cancer cells, resulting in increased apoptosis and increased sensitivity to platinum anticancer therapy. Increased TXNIP may be a mechanism to counterbalance the prosurvival effects of HIF-1alpha.
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Bonifant CL, Kim JS, Waldman T. NHERFs, NEP, MAGUKs, and more: interactions that regulate PTEN. J Cell Biochem 2008; 102:878-85. [PMID: 17786934 PMCID: PMC4384183 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.21518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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This year marks the 10th anniversary of the discovery of the PTEN/MMAC1/TEP1 tumor suppressor gene (hereafter referred to as PTEN), one of the most commonly mutated genes in cancer. PTEN encodes a lipid phosphatase that dephosphorylates phosphoinositide-3,4,5-triphosphate (PIP(3)), thereby counteracting mitogenic signaling pathways driven by phosphoinositol-3-kinases (PI3K). By opposing PI3K signaling, PTEN inhibits the activation of the critical PI3K effector proteins Akt1-3 (also known as protein kinase B or PKB). Given its central role in antagonizing PI3K signaling, one might expect that like PI3K, the activity of the PTEN protein would be highly regulated by numerous protein/protein interactions. However, surprisingly little is known about such interactions. This fact, combined with the generally accepted notion that phosphatases are less exquisitely regulated than kinases, has led to the idea that PTEN may function in a relatively unregulated fashion. Here we review the identities and proposed functions of known PTEN-interacting proteins, and point out avenues of investigation that we hope may be fruitful in identifying important new mechanisms of PTEN regulation in mammalian cells.
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- Challice L. Bonifant
- Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia 20057
- Tumor Biology Training Program, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia 20057
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- Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia 20057
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- Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia 20057
- Correspondence to: Todd Waldman, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University School of Medicine, 3970 Reservoir Road, NW, NRB E304, Washington, DC 20057.
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Maulik N, Das DK. Emerging potential of thioredoxin and thioredoxin interacting proteins in various disease conditions. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2008; 1780:1368-82. [PMID: 18206121 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2007.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2007] [Revised: 12/12/2007] [Accepted: 12/17/2007] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are known to be mediators of intracellular signaling pathways. However the excessive production of ROS may be detrimental to the cell as a result of the increased oxidative stress and loss of cell function. Hence, well tuned, balanced and responsive antioxidant systems are vital for proper regulation of the redox status of the cell. The cells are normally able to defend themselves against the oxidative stress induced damage through the use of several antioxidant systems. Even though the free radical scavenging enzymes such as superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase can handle huge amounts of reactive oxygen species, should these systems fail some reactive molecules will evade the detoxification process and damage potential targets. In such a scenario, cells recruit certain small molecules and proteins as 'rescue specialists' in case the 'bodyguards' fail to protect potential targets from oxidative damage. The thioredoxin (Trx) system thus plays a vital role in the maintenance of a reduced intracellular redox state which is essential for the proper functioning of each individual cell. Trx alterations have been implicated in many diseases such as cataract formation, ischemic heart diseases, cancers, AIDS, complications of diabetes, hypertension etc. The interactions of Trx with many different proteins and different metabolic and signaling pathways as well as the significant species differences make it an attractive target for therapeutic intervention in many fields of medical science. In this review, we present, the critical roles that thioredoxins play in limiting oxidant stress through either its direct effect as an antioxidant or through its interactions with other key signaling proteins (thioredoxin interacting proteins) and its implications in various disease models.
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- Nilanjana Maulik
- Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, 06030 USA
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Chutkow WA, Patwari P, Yoshioka J, Lee RT. Thioredoxin-interacting Protein (Txnip) Is a Critical Regulator of Hepatic Glucose Production. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:2397-406. [DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m708169200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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AIM: To investigate in vitro effects and mechanisms of silibinin on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell growth.
METHODS: Human HCC cell lines were treated with different doses of silibinin. The effects of silibinin on HCC cell growth and proliferation, apoptosis, cell cycle progression, histone acetylation, and other related signal transductions were systematically examined.
RESULTS: We demonstrated that silibinin significantly reduced the growth of HuH7, HepG2, Hep3B, and PLC/PRF/5 human hepatoma cells. Silibinin-reduced HuH7 cell growth was associated with significantly up-regulated p21/CDK4 and p27/CDK4 complexes, down-regulated Rb-phosphorylation and E2F1/DP1 complex. Silibinin promoted apoptosis of HuH7 cells that was associated with down-regulated survivin and up-regulated activated caspase-3 and -9. Silibinin's anti-angiogenic effects were indicated by down-regulated metalloproteinase-2 (MMP2) and CD34. We found that silibinin-reduced growth of HuH7 cells was associated with increased activity of phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten (PTEN) and decreased p-Akt production, indicating the role of PTEN/PI3K/Akt pathway in silibinin-mediated anti-HCC effects. We also demonstrated that silibinin increased acetylation of histone H3 and H4 (AC-H3 and AC-H4), indicating a possible role of altered histone acetylation in silibinin-reduced HCC cell proliferation.
CONCLUSION: Our results defined silibinin's in vitro anti-HCC effects and possible mechanisms, and provided a rationale to further test silibinin for HCC chemoprevention.
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- John-J Lah
- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, 101 The City Drive, Building 53, Suite 113, Orange, CA 92868, United States
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The tumor suppressor phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) functions as a phosphoinositide 3-phosphatase, that antagonizes phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase action, and negatively regulates cell proliferation and survival signals. Inactivation of PTEN by loss-of-function mutations gives rise to deregulated hyperproliferation of cells, leading to oncogenic transformation. Recent studies have identified a number of upstream regulatory factors for PTEN and unveiled that the impairment in the PTEN regulatory system potentially becomes a causal factor for oncogenic transformation of cells. This article will review the PTEN inactivation mechanism which is linked to human tumorigenesis, particularly focusing on recent research progress in PTEN regulators.
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- Tomohiko Maehama
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan.
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Tan A, Nakamura H, Kondo N, Tanito M, Kwon YW, Ahsan MK, Matsui H, Narita M, Yodoi J. Thioredoxin-1 attenuates indomethacin-induced gastric mucosal injury in mice. Free Radic Res 2007; 41:861-9. [PMID: 17654042 DOI: 10.1080/10715760701199618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Indomethacin is one of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs that are commonly used clinically and often cause gastric mucosal injury as a side effect. Generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and activation of apoptotic signaling are involved in the pathogenesis of indomethacin-induced gastric mucosal injury. Thioredoxin-1 (Trx-1) is a small redox-active protein with anti-oxidative activity and redox-regulating functions. The aim of this study was to investigate the protective effect of Trx-1 against indomethacin-induced gastric mucosal injury. Trx-1 transgenic mice displayed less gastric mucosal damage than wild type (WT) C57BL/6 mice after intraperitoneal administration of indomethacin. Administration of recombinant human Trx-1 (rhTrx-1) or transfection of the Trx-1 gene reduced indomethacin-induced cytotoxicity in rat gastric epithelial RGM-1 cells. Pretreatment with rhTrx-1 suppressed indomethacininduced ROS production and downregulation of phosphorylated Akt in RGM-1 cells. Survivin, a member of inhibitors of apoptosis proteins family, was downregulated by indomethacin, which was suppressed in Trx-1 transgenic mice or by administration of rhTrx-1 in RGM-1 cells. Trx-1 inhibits indomethacin-induced apoptotic signaling and gastric ulcer formation, suggesting that it may have a preventive and therapeutic potential against indomethacin-induced gastric injury.
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- Aiguo Tan
- Department of Biological Responses, Kyoto University, Institute for Virus Research, Sakyo, Kyoto, Japan
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Kaimul AM, Nakamura H, Masutani H, Yodoi J. Thioredoxin and thioredoxin-binding protein-2 in cancer and metabolic syndrome. Free Radic Biol Med 2007; 43:861-8. [PMID: 17697931 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2007.05.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2007] [Revised: 05/25/2007] [Accepted: 05/25/2007] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Thioredoxin (TRX), a small redox-active multifunctional protein, acts as a potent antioxidant and a redox regulator in signal transduction. TRX expression is elevated in various types of human cancer. Overexpression of TRX introduces resistance to anti-cancer drugs or radiation-induced apoptosis; however, there is no evidence that the incidence of cancer is frequent in TRX-transgenic mice or that the administration of recombinant human TRX enhances tumor growth. Plasma/serum level of TRX is a good marker for oxidative stress-induced various disorders, including metabolic syndrome. Thioredoxin-binding protein-2 (TBP-2), which was originally identified as a negative regulator of TRX, acts as a growth suppressor and a regulator in lipid metabolism. TBP-2 expression is downregulated in various types of human cancer. TBP-2 deficiency induces lipid dysfunction and a phenotype resembling Reye syndrome. Thus, TRX and TBP-2 play important roles in the pathophysiology of cancer and metabolic syndrome by direct interaction or by independent mechanisms.
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- Ahsan M Kaimul
- Thioredoxin Project, Department of Experimental Therapeutics, Translational Research Center, Kyoto University Hospital, 54 Shogoin, Kawahara-cho, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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Powis G, Kirkpatrick DL. Thioredoxin signaling as a target for cancer therapy. Curr Opin Pharmacol 2007; 7:392-7. [PMID: 17611157 DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2007.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2007] [Revised: 04/12/2007] [Accepted: 04/16/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Thioredoxin (Trx) family members play critical roles in the regulation of cellular redox homeostasis. Cancer cells exist in a stressed environment and rely on the Trxs for protection against stress-disregulated redox signaling. The most extensively studied member of the family is Trx-1 whose levels are increased in many human cancers most likely in direct response to stress. Trx-1 contributes to many of the hallmarks of cancer including increased proliferation, resistance to cell death and increased angiogenesis. Trx-1 is a validated cancer drug target associated with aggressive tumor growth, resistance to standard therapy and decreased patient survival. A surrogate target for Trx-1 may be thioredoxin reductase (TR). Drugs that inhibit Trx-1 and TR are in clinical development with early promising results.
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- Garth Powis
- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA.
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Excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) play an important role in the development of cardiac hypertrophy. In contrast, antioxidants scavenge ROS, thereby maintaining the reduced environment of cells and inhibiting hypertrophy in the heart. Thioredoxin1 (Trx1) not only functions as a major antioxidant in the heart but also interacts with important signaling molecules and transcription factors, thereby attenuating cardiac hypertrophy. This review will discuss the molecular mechanisms by which Trx1 exerts antihypertrophic effects in the heart.
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- Tetsuro Ago
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA
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Barthel A, Ostrakhovitch EA, Walter PL, Kampkötter A, Klotz LO. Stimulation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt signaling by copper and zinc ions: mechanisms and consequences. Arch Biochem Biophys 2007; 463:175-82. [PMID: 17509519 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2007.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2007] [Accepted: 04/12/2007] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The phosphoinositide 3'-kinase (PI3K)/Akt signaling cascade controls cellular processes such as apoptosis and proliferation. Moreover, it is a mediator of insulin effects on target cells and as such is a major regulator of fuel metabolism. The PI3K/Akt cascade was demonstrated to be activated by stressful stimuli, including heat shock and reactive oxygen species (ROS). This minireview focuses on activation of the pathway by exposure of cells to heavy metal ions, Cu2+ and Zn2+. It is hypothesized that stimulation of PI3K/Akt is the molecular mechanism underlying the known insulin-mimetic effects of copper and zinc ions. Following a brief summary of PI3K/Akt signaling and of activation of the cascade by Cu2+ and Zn2+, mechanisms of metal-induced PI3K/Akt activation are discussed with a focus on the role of ROS and of cellular thiols (glutathione, thioredoxin) and protein tyrosine phosphatases in Cu2+ and Zn2+ signaling. Finally, consequences of metal-induced PI3K/Akt activation are discussed, focusing on the modulation of FoxO-family transcription factors by Cu2+ and Zn2+.
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- Andreas Barthel
- Medizinische Klinik I, BG Kliniken Bergmannsheil, Ruhr-Universität, Bochum, Germany
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Song Z, Saghafi N, Gokhale V, Brabant M, Meuillet EJ. Regulation of the activity of the tumor suppressor PTEN by thioredoxin in Drosophila melanogaster. Exp Cell Res 2007; 313:1161-71. [PMID: 17316609 PMCID: PMC3232035 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2007.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2006] [Revised: 12/17/2006] [Accepted: 01/04/2007] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Human Thioredoxin-1 (hTrx-1) is a small redox protein with a molecular weight of 12 kDa that contains two cysteine residues found in its catalytic site. HTrx-1 plays an important role in cell growth, apoptosis, and cancer patient prognosis. Recently, we have demonstrated that hTrx-1 binds to the C2 domain of the human tumor suppressor, PTEN, in a redox dependent manner. This binding leads to the inhibition of PTEN lipid phosphatase activity in mammalian tissue culture systems. In this study, we show that over-expression of hTrx-1 in Drosophila melanogaster promotes cell growth and proliferation during eye development as measured by eye size and ommatidia size. Furthermore, hTrx-1 rescues the small eye phenotype induced by the over-expression of PTEN. We demonstrate that this rescue of the PTEN-induced eye size phenotype requires cysteine-218 in the C2 domain of PTEN. We also show that hTrx-1 over-expression results in increased Akt phosphorylation in fly head extracts supporting our observations that the hTrx-1-induced eye size increase results from the inhibition of PTEN activity. Our study confirms the redox regulation of PTEN through disulfide bond formation with the hTrx-1 in Drosophila and suggests conserved mechanisms for thioredoxins and their interactions with the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase signaling pathway in humans and fruit flies.
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- Zuohe Song
- Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, 1515 N. Campbell Blvd., Tucson, AZ. 85724, USA
- Nutritional Sciences Department, University of Arizona, 1177 E. 4th Street, Tucson, AZ. 85721, USA
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- Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, 1515 N. Campbell Blvd., Tucson, AZ. 85724, USA
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- Arizona Cancer Center, Molecular Modeling Core Facility, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA
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- Arizona Cancer Center, Model Organisms Shared Service, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA
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- Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, 1515 N. Campbell Blvd., Tucson, AZ. 85724, USA
- Nutritional Sciences Department, University of Arizona, 1177 E. 4th Street, Tucson, AZ. 85721, USA
- Molecular and Cellular Biology Department, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA
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Zhou J, Damdimopoulos AE, Spyrou G, Brüne B. Thioredoxin 1 and thioredoxin 2 have opposed regulatory functions on hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:7482-90. [PMID: 17220299 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m608289200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Hypoxia inducible factor 1 (HIF-1), a key regulator for adaptation to hypoxia, is composed of HIF-1alpha and HIF-1beta. In this study, we present evidence that overexpression of mitochondria-located thioredoxin 2 (Trx2) attenuated hypoxia-evoked HIF-1alpha accumulation, whereas cytosolic thioredoxin 1 (Trx1) enhanced HIF-1alpha protein amount. Transactivation of HIF-1 is decreased by overexpression of Trx2 but stimulated by Trx1. Inhibition of proteasomal degradation of HIF-1alpha in Trx2-overexpressing cells did not fully restore HIF-1alpha protein levels, while HIF-1alpha accumulation was enhanced in Trx1-overexpressing cells. Reporter assays showed that cap-dependent translation is increased by Trx1 and decreased by Trx2, whereas HIF-1alpha mRNA levels remained unaltered. These data suggest that thioredoxins affect the synthesis of HIF-1alpha. Trx1 facilitated synthesis of HIF-1alpha by activating Akt, p70S6K, and eIF-4E, known to control cap-dependent translation. In contrast, Trx2 attenuated activities of Akt, p70S6K, and eIF-4E and provoked an increase in mitochondrial reactive oxygen species production. MitoQ, a mitochondria specific antioxidant, reversed HIF-1alpha accumulation as well as Akt activation under hypoxia in Trx2 cells, supporting the notion of translation control mechanisms in affecting HIF-1alpha protein accumulation.
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- Jie Zhou
- Institute of Biochemistry I, Faculty of Medicine, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Frankfurt, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany
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Billiet L, Furman C, Larigauderie G, Copin C, Page S, Fruchart JC, Brand K, Rouis M. Enhanced VDUP-1 gene expression by PPARγ agonist induces apoptosis in human macrophage. J Cell Physiol 2007; 214:183-91. [PMID: 17579352 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.21179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The fate and phenotype of lesion macrophages is regulated by cellular oxidative stress. Thioredoxin-1 (Trx-1) plays a major role in the regulation of cellular redox balance, with resultant effects on gene expression and cellular responses including cell growth and death. Trx-1 activity is inhibited by interaction with vitamin D-upregulated protein-1 (VDUP-1). Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) is expressed by human monocyte-derived macrophages (HMDM) and PPARgamma agonism has been reported to decrease expression of inflammatory genes and to promote apoptosis of these cells. To determine whether VDUP-1 may be involved in regulating the effects of PPARgamma agonists in macrophages, we investigated the effect of a synthetic PPARgamma agonist (GW929) on the expression of VDUP-1 in HMDM. GW929 concentration-dependently increased HMDM expression of VDUP-1 (mRNA and protein). Transfection of different fragments of the VDUP-1 promoter as well as gel shift analysis revealed the presence of functional PPARgamma response elements (PPRE) in the promoter. Under conditions in which PPAR agonism altered levels of VDUP-1, caspase-3 activity, and macrophage apoptosis were also elevated. The results suggest that PPARgamma activation stimulates apoptosis in human macrophages by altering the cellular redox balance via regulation of VDUP-1.
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Yoshioka J, Schreiter ER, Lee RT. Role of thioredoxin in cell growth through interactions with signaling molecules. Antioxid Redox Signal 2006; 8:2143-51. [PMID: 17034356 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2006.8.2143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The thioredoxin system helps maintain a reducing environment in cells, but thioredoxin functions as more than simply an antioxidant. Thioredoxin functions depend on the protein's redox state, as determined by two conserved cysteines. Key biologic activities of thioredoxin include antioxidant, growth control, and antiapoptotic properties, resulting from interaction with target molecules including transcription factors. Mechanisms by which thioredoxin regulates cell growth include binding to signaling molecules such as apoptosis signal-regulating kinase-1 (ASK-1) and thioredoxin-interacting protein (Txnip). The molecular interplay between thioredoxin, ASK-1, and Txnip potentially influences cell growth and survival in diverse human diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. In this review, we focus on the structure of thioredoxin and its functional regulation of cell growth through the interactions with signaling molecules.
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- Jun Yoshioka
- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play critical roles for the determination of cell fate by eliciting a wide variety of cellular responses, such as proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. Many intracellular signaling pathways involved in such ROS-induced cellular responses are regulated by the intracellular redox state, which depends on the balance between the levels of oxidizing and reducing equivalents. Recently, increasing attention has been paid to the roles of thioredoxin (Trx) as a signaling intermediate beyond its intrinsic antioxidant activity. Especially, Trx participates in the control of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades through the redox state-dependent association and dissociation with apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1), an upstream regulator of the cascades. This review highlights the current understanding of prototypical molecular mechanisms by which the redox signal is converted into the signaling through ROS-responsive protein kinases, with a special focus on the ASK1-Trx system. Understanding of such mechanisms may provide the basis for therapeutic interventions in redox-related diseases including various types of cancer.
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- Go Fujino
- Laboratory of Cell Signaling, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, CREST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, and Strategic Approach to Drug Discovery and Development in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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Ago T, Sadoshima J. Thioredoxin and ventricular remodeling. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2006; 41:762-73. [PMID: 17007870 PMCID: PMC1852508 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2006.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2006] [Revised: 08/05/2006] [Accepted: 08/10/2006] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Increasing bodies of evidence indicate that reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced by mitochondria and other sources play an essential role in mediating ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction and the development of heart failure. Antioxidants scavenge ROS, thereby maintaining the reduced environment of cells and inhibiting ventricular remodeling in the heart. Thioredoxin not only functions as a major antioxidant in the heart but also interacts with important signaling molecules and transcription factors, thereby modulating various cellular functions. The activity of thioredoxin is regulated by a variety of mechanisms, such as transcription, localization, protein-protein interaction, and post-translational modification. In this review, we will summarize the cardiac effects of thioredoxin and the mechanisms by which thioredoxin mediates inhibition of ventricular remodeling.
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- Tetsuro Ago
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, 185 South Orange Avenue, Medical Science Building G-609, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
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Oxidative stresses are largely mediated by intracellular protein oxidations by reactive oxygen species (ROS). Host cells are equipped with antioxidants that scavenge ROS. The cellular reduction/oxidation (redox) balance is maintained by ROS and antioxidants. Accumulating evidence suggests that the redox balance plays an important role in cellular signaling through the redox modification of cysteine residues in various important components of the signal transduction pathway. Thioredoxin (TRX) is a small protein playing important roles in cellular responses, including cell growth, cell cycle, gene expression, and apoptosis, to maintain the redox circumstance. Moreover, many recent papers have shown that the redox regulation by TRX is deeply involved in the pathogenesis of various oxidative stress-associated disorders. This review focuses on TRX and its related molecules, and discusses the role of TRX-dependent redox regulation in oxidative stress-induced signal transduction.
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- Norihiko Kondo
- Department of Biological Responses, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Translational Research Center Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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Ago T, Yeh I, Yamamoto M, Schinke-Braun M, Brown JA, Tian B, Sadoshima J. Thioredoxin1 upregulates mitochondrial proteins related to oxidative phosphorylation and TCA cycle in the heart. Antioxid Redox Signal 2006; 8:1635-50. [PMID: 16987018 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2006.8.1635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Thioredoxin1 (Trx1) inhibits hypertrophy and exhibits protective functions in the heart. To elucidate further the cardiac functions of Trx1, we used a DNA microarray analysis, with hearts from transgenic mice with cardiac- specific overexpression of Trx1 (Tg-Trx1, n = 4) and nontransgenic controls (n = 4). Expression of a large number of genes is regulated in Tg-Trx1, with a greater number of genes downregulated, versus upregulated, at high-fold changes. The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1alpha (PGC-1gamma) gene was among the top 50 significantly upregulated genes. By pathway analyses, we found that genes involved in both mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation and the TCA cycle were upregulated in Tg-Trx1. We confirmed upregulation of cytochrome c oxidase (COX) components and mitochondrial transcription factor A in Tg-Trx1. The activity of citrate synthase and COX and the cardiac ATP content were significantly higher in Tg-Trx1. A transcription factor binding-site analysis showed that upregulated genes frequently contained binding sites for nuclear respiratory factor 1 (NRF1). Expression of NRF1 and PGC-1gamma was upregulated in Tg-Trx1, and Trx1 stimulated the transcriptional activity of NRF1 and NRF2 in cardiac myocytes. These results suggest that, in cardiac myocytes, Trx1 upregulates mitochondrial proteins and enhances mitochondrial functions, possibly through PGC-1alpha and NRFs.
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- Tetsuro Ago
- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute, UMDNJ, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, 07103, USA
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Patwari P, Higgins LJ, Chutkow WA, Yoshioka J, Lee RT. The interaction of thioredoxin with Txnip. Evidence for formation of a mixed disulfide by disulfide exchange. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:21884-21891. [PMID: 16766796 PMCID: PMC1609191 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m600427200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 250] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The thioredoxin system plays an important role in maintaining a reducing environment in the cell. Recently, several thioredoxin binding partners have been identified and proposed to mediate aspects of redox signaling, but the significance of these interactions is unclear in part due to incomplete understanding of the mechanism for thioredoxin binding. Thioredoxin-interacting protein (Txnip) is critical for regulation of glucose metabolism, the only currently known function of which is to bind and inhibit thioredoxin. We explored the mechanism of the Txnip-thioredoxin interaction and present evidence that Txnip and thioredoxin form a stable disulfide-linked complex. We identified two Txnip cysteines that are important for thioredoxin binding and showed that this interaction is consistent with a disulfide exchange reaction between oxidized Txnip and reduced thioredoxin. These cysteines are not conserved in the broader family of arrestin domain-containing proteins, and we demonstrate that the thioredoxin-binding property of Txnip is unique. These data suggest that Txnip is a target of reduced thioredoxin and provide insight into the potential role of Txnip as a redox-sensitive signaling protein.
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- Parth Patwari
- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139.
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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BACKGROUND Reactive oxygen species are produced in a highly localized and specific pattern in biological stress responses. The present review examines the redox regulatory aspects of a number of molecular stress response mechanisms in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. SCOPE The present review provides examples representing both the cytoplasmic stress response, often studied as the heat shock response, as well as the stress response of the endoplasmic reticulum, known as the unfolded protein response. The examples have been selected to illustrate the variety of ways that redox signals mediate and affect stress responses. CONCLUSIONS Redox regulatory mechanisms are intricately embedded in both the cytoplasmic and endoplasmic reticulum stress responses at multiple levels. Many different stimuli, both internal and external, activate endogenous production of reactive oxygen species as a necessary part of the intracellular communication system that activates stress responses.
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- Nina Fedoroff
- Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences and Biology Department, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16803, USA.
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Nekrasov V, Ludwig AA, Jones JDG. CITRX thioredoxin is a putative adaptor protein connecting Cf-9 and the ACIK1 protein kinase during the Cf-9/Avr9- induced defence response. FEBS Lett 2006; 580:4236-41. [PMID: 16831430 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2006.06.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2006] [Revised: 06/23/2006] [Accepted: 06/27/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Tomato Cf-9, a receptor-like protein (RLP), confers resistance to races of the fungal pathogen Cladosporium fulvum that express the Avr9 avirulence gene. CITRX (Cf-9-interacting thioredoxin) was previously identified in a yeast two-hybrid screen as a protein interacting with the cytoplasmic domain of Cf-9 and shown to be a negative regulator of the cell death induced after Cf-9/Avr9 interaction. ACIK1 is a Ser/Thr protein kinase that is specifically required for the Cf-9 and Cf-4 dependent defence response in tomato. In this paper we present data suggesting that CITRX may act as an adaptor recruiting the ACIK1 kinase to the cytoplasmic domain of Cf-9 upon elicitation with the Avr9 peptide. Interestingly, the catalytic activities of both CITRX and ACIK1 are not required for their interaction.
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- Vladimir Nekrasov
- The Sainsbury Laboratory, John Innes Centre, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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Di Pietro R, Fang H, Fields K, Miller S, Flora M, Petricoin EC, Dveksler G, Rana RA, Grimley PM. Peroxiredoxin genes are not induced in myeloid leukemia cells exposed to ionizing radiation. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2006; 19:517-24. [PMID: 17026836 DOI: 10.1177/039463200601900307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Peroxiredoxins (Prx) comprise an extended family of small antioxidant proteins which conserve a thioredoxin-dependent catalytic function that can contribute to cell protection from reactive oxygen species (ROS). ROS generation is one of the deleterious intracellular effects of ionizing radiation, but the role of Prx during radiation treatment has not been extensively explored. Present experiments measure effects of ionizing radiation on expression of human Prx types I (PAGA), II (NKEF-B) and IV (AOE372) in human myeloid leukemia cells (K562). Prx gene transcription was analyzed by amplifying with RT-PCR cDNAs complementary to each Prx-specific coding sequence and by identifying the derived products with Southern blotting procedure. Transcripts of GAPDH were used as the endogenous standard for semi-quantitative comparisons. No consistent increase in Prx gene expression was detected at time intervals up to 72 h after gamma radiation doses that caused cell cycle arrest and nuclear damage (maximum 20 Gy). Immunoblots also were consistent with a prolonged expression or stability of the Prx I/II proteins. Similarly, a cytotoxic concentration of the oxidant hemin, which stimulates rapid hemoglobinization of K562 cells, caused no induction of Prx gene expression. Our results indicate a high Prx stability in human radio-resistant leukemia cells.
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- R Di Pietro
- Department of Biomorphology, G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara, Italy.
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Engman L, McNaughton M, Gajewska M, Kumar S, Birmingham A, Powis G. Thioredoxin reductase and cancer cell growth inhibition by organogold(III) compounds. Anticancer Drugs 2006; 17:539-44. [PMID: 16702810 DOI: 10.1097/00001813-200606000-00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Thioredoxin (Trx) expression is increased in several human primary cancers associated with aggressive tumor growth and decreased patient survival, and the Trx/Trx reductase (TrxR) system therefore provides an attractive target for cancer drug development. Various gold(III) compounds with none, one, two or three carbon-gold bonds were evaluated for their capacity to inhibit TrxR and the growth of MCF-7 cancer cells in vitro. Compounds with up to two carbon-gold bonds were often potent inhibitors of TrxR with IC50 values as low as 2 nmol/l. In the presence of Trx and insulin the inhibiting capacity was much lower. However, the inhibitory concentrations of the compounds did not correlate with the ability to kill cells. Out of the organometallics tested, only compound 8 with two carbon-gold bonds was able to inhibit colony formation by MCF-7 breast cancer cells at low micromolar concentrations (IC50=1.6 micromol/l). Unfortunately, the compound did not show any anti-tumor activity against MCF-7 breast cancer and HT-29 colon cancer xenografts in scid mice.
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- Lars Engman
- Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome 10 (PTEN) is a phosphatidylinositol phosphate phosphatase and is frequently inactivated in human cancers. The balance between phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) and PTEN determines PI(3,4,5)P3 levels. PI3K is regulated by a variety of intracellular and extracellular signals, but little is known about the regulation of PTEN. In this article, we review control of PTEN function by phosphorylation as well as by binding of lipid and protein partners.
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- Arne Gericke
- Chemistry Department, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, USA
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Burke-Gaffney A, Callister MEJ, Nakamura H. Thioredoxin: friend or foe in human disease? Trends Pharmacol Sci 2006; 26:398-404. [PMID: 15990177 DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2005.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2004] [Revised: 05/16/2005] [Accepted: 06/16/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Thioredoxin (Trx), a small, ubiquitous thiol [sulfydryl (-SH)] protein, is one of the most important regulators of reduction-oxidation (redox) balance and, thus, redox-controlled cell functions. Although Trx was discovered 40 years ago in bacteria, the number and diversity of processes that Trx influences in human cells have only been appreciated recently. Processes influenced by Trx include the control of cellular redox balance, the promotion of cell growth, the inhibition of apoptosis and the modulation of inflammation. Not surprisingly, the role of Trx in a wide range of human diseases and conditions, including cancer, viral disease, ischaemia-reperfusion injury, cardiac conditions, aging, premature birth and newborn physiology, is subject to intense investigation. However, whether Trx contributes to or prevents the pathology of a particular condition is not always clear. In this article, we review the role of Trx in human disease and relate this to its redox activity and biological properties, and discuss the development and use of therapies that either inhibit or augment Trx activity.
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- Anne Burke-Gaffney
- Unit of Critical Care, National Heart and Lung Institute Division, Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, Dovehouse Street, London SW3 6LY, UK.
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Powis G, Wipf P, Lynch SM, Birmingham A, Kirkpatrick DL. Molecular pharmacology and antitumor activity of palmarumycin-based inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase. Mol Cancer Ther 2006; 5:630-6. [PMID: 16546977 PMCID: PMC1462925 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-05-0487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The cytosolic thioredoxin redox system composed of thioredoxin-1 and the NADPH-dependent thioredoxin reductase-1 reductase is an important regulator of cell growth and survival. Thioredoxin-1 is overexpressed in many human tumors where it is associated with increased cell proliferation, decreased apoptosis, and decreased patient survival. We hypothesized that thioredoxin reductase-1 provides a target to inhibit the activity of overexpressed thioredoxin-1 for the development of novel anticancer agents. We found that the naphthoquinone spiroketal fungal metabolite palmarumycin CP1 is a potent inhibitor of thioredoxin reductase-1, but attempts to exploit the activity of palmarumycin CP1 analogues as antitumor agents in vivo were hampered by their insolubility. We have therefore developed PX-916, a water-soluble prodrug of a palmarumycin CP1 analogue. PX-916 rapidly releases the parent compound at physiologic pH and in plasma but is stable at acid pH, allowing its i.v. administration. PX-916 is a potent inhibitor of purified human thioredoxin reductase-1 and of thioredoxin reductase-1 activity in cells and tumor xenografts when given to mice and inhibits the downstream targets of thioredoxin-1 signaling, hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha, and vascular endothelial growth factor in tumors. PX-916 showed excellent antitumor activity against several animal tumor models with some cures. Thus, the study shows that water-soluble inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase-1, such as PX-916, can block thioredoxin-1 signaling in tumors producing marked inhibition of tumor growth.
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- Garth Powis
- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, FC-6.3044, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA.
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Baker AF, Dragovich T, Tate WR, Ramanathan RK, Roe D, Hsu CH, Kirkpatrick DL, Powis G. The antitumor thioredoxin-1 inhibitor PX-12 (1-methylpropyl 2-imidazolyl disulfide) decreases thioredoxin-1 and VEGF levels in cancer patient plasma. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 147:83-90. [PMID: 16459166 PMCID: PMC1432091 DOI: 10.1016/j.lab.2005.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2005] [Revised: 07/25/2005] [Accepted: 09/06/2005] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Thioredoxin-1 (Trx-1) is a small redox protein that is overexpressed in many human tumors, where it is associated with aggressive tumor growth and decreased patient survival. Trx-1 is secreted by tumor cells and is present at increased levels in the plasma of cancer patients. PX-12 is an irreversible inhibitor of Trx-1 currently in clinical development as an antitumor agent. We have used SELDI-TOF mass spectroscopy to measure plasma Trx-1 from patients treated with PX-12 during a phase I study. Mean plasma Trx-1 levels at pretreatment were significantly elevated in the cancer patients at 182.0 ng/mL compared with 27.1 ng/mL in plasma from healthy volunteers. PX-12 treatment significantly lowered plasma Trx-1 in cancer patients having the highest plasma Trx-1 pretreatment levels. High-plasma vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels have been correlated to decreased patient survival. PX-12 treatment also significantly lowered plasma VEGF levels in cancer patients with high pretreatment VEGF levels. SELDI-TOF mass spectrometry identified seven additional plasma proteins whose levels decreased after PX-12 administration, one of which was identified as a truncated form of transthyretin. The results of this study suggest that the lowering of elevated levels of plasma Trx-1 in cancer patients may provide a surrogate for the inhibition of tumor Trx-1 by PX-12. Furthermore, PX-12 decreases plasma VEGF levels that may contribute to the antitumor activity of PX-12.
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- Amanda F Baker
- Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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Mutations of the tumour suppressor PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10) are seen in many human cancers. However, dysregulation of PTEN may be involved in other disease states such as Parkinson's disease. This minireview describes recent work examining PTEN regulation and its implications for the development of both cancer and neurodegenerative disease.
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- R H Kim
- Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C1, Canada
- Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C1, Canada
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C1, Canada
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- Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C1, Canada
- Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C1, Canada
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C1, Canada
- Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, 620 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C1, Canada; E-mail:
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Jakubíková J, Sedlák J, Bod'o J, Bao Y. Effect of isothiocyanates on nuclear accumulation of NF-kappaB, Nrf2, and thioredoxin in caco-2 cells. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2006; 54:1656-62. [PMID: 16506816 DOI: 10.1021/jf052717h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Early effects (only 1 h of exposure) of three isothiocyanates (benzyl, phenylethyl, and sulforaphane) on nuclear accumulation of thioredoxin, APE/Ref-1, and transcription factors NF-kappaB and Nrf2, as well as production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reduced glutathione levels were examined in human adenocarcinoma Caco-2 cells. Nuclear increase of NF-kappaB, Nrf2, and thioredoxin contents was observed in all isothiocyanate-treated cells, whereas the nuclear Ref-1 and cytoplasmic Keap1 contents were not changed. Sulforaphane was the most potent inducer of Nrf2 nuclear accumulation (10 microM, 1.9-fold) and NF-kappaB nuclear accumulation at higher concentration (25 microM, 6.3-fold). In contrast, benzyl isothiocyanate induced more thioredoxin nuclear accumulation (10 microM, 2.9-fold), increased production of ROS, and gave the greatest induction of thioredoxin reductase 1 mRNA (10 microM, 10.2-fold), whereas phenylethyl isothiocyanate was more potent in the depletion of reduced glutathione levels. These results show that different individual isothiocyanates may possess some different activities in nuclear accumulation of thioredoxin, NF-kappaB, Nrf2, and production of ROS.
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- Jana Jakubíková
- Laboratory of Tumor Immunology, Cancer Research Institute, Vlarska 7, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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Biswas S, Chida AS, Rahman I. Redox modifications of protein-thiols: emerging roles in cell signaling. Biochem Pharmacol 2005; 71:551-64. [PMID: 16337153 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2005.10.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 400] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2005] [Revised: 10/25/2005] [Accepted: 10/30/2005] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Glutathione represents the major low molecular weight antioxidant redox recycling thiol in mammalian cells and plays a central role in the cellular defence against oxidative damage. Classically glutathione has been known to provide the cell with a reducing environment in addition to maintaining the proteins in a reduced state. Emerging evidences suggest that the glutathione redox status may entail dynamic regulation of protein function by reversible disulfide bond formation. The formation of inter- and intramolecular disulfides as well as mixed disulfides between protein cysteines and glutathione, i.e., S-glutathiolation, has now been associated with the stabilization of extracellular proteins, protection of proteins against irreversible oxidation of critical cysteine residues, and regulation of enzyme functions and transcription. Regulation of DNA binding of redox-dependent transcription factors such as nuclear factor-kappaB, p53, and activator protein-1, has been suggested as one of the mechanisms by which cells may transduce oxidative stress redox signaling into an inducible expression of a wide variety of genes implicated in cellular changes such as proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. However, the molecular mechanisms linking the glutathione cellular redox state to a reversible oxidation of various signaling proteins are still poorly understood. This commentary discusses the emerging concept of protein-S-thiolation, protein-S-nitrosation and protein-SH (formation of sulfenic, sulfinic and sulfonic acids) in redox signaling during normal physiology and under oxidative stress in controlling the cellular processes.
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- Saibal Biswas
- Department of Biochemistry, Dr. Ambedkar College, Nagpur, Maharashtra State, India
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Barthel A, Klotz LO. Phosphoinositide 3-kinase signaling in the cellular response to oxidative stress. Biol Chem 2005; 386:207-16. [PMID: 15843166 DOI: 10.1515/bc.2005.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Oxidative stress is linked to the pathogenesis and pathobiochemistry of various diseases, including cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disorders. The non-specific damaging effect of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated during oxidative stress is involved in the development of diseases, as well as the activation of specific signaling cascades in cells exposed to the higher oxidant load. A cellular signaling cascade that is activated by several types of reactive oxygen species is the phosphoinositide 3'-kinase (PI 3-kinase)/protein kinase B (PKB) pathway, which regulates cellular survival and fuel metabolism, thus establishing a link between oxidative stress and signaling in neoplastic, metabolic or degenerative diseases. Several links of PI 3-kinase/PKB signaling to ROS are discussed in this review, with particular focus on the molecular mechanisms involved in the regulation of PI 3-kinase signaling by oxidative stress and important players such as (i) the glutathione and glutaredoxin system, (ii) the thioredoxin system and (iii) Ser/Thr- and Tyr phosphatases.
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- Andreas Barthel
- Abteilung für Endokrinologie, Diabetologie und Rheumatologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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McEligot AJ, Yang S, Meyskens FL. REDOX REGULATION BY INTRINSIC SPECIES AND EXTRINSIC NUTRIENTS IN NORMAL AND CANCER CELLS. Annu Rev Nutr 2005; 25:261-95. [PMID: 16011468 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.nutr.25.050304.092633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Cells in multicellular organisms are exposed to both endogenous oxidative stresses generated metabolically and to oxidative stresses that originate from neighboring cells and from other tissues. To protect themselves from oxidative stress, cells are equipped with reducing buffer systems (glutathione/GSH and thioredoxin/thioredoxin reductase) and have developed several enzymatic mechanisms against oxidants that include catalase, superoxide dismutase, and glutathione peroxidase. Other major extrinsic defenses (from the diet) include ascorbic acid, beta-carotene and other carotenoids, and selenium. Recent evidence indicates that in addition to their antioxidant function, several of these redox species and systems are involved in regulation of biological processes, including cellular signaling, transcription factor activity, and apoptosis in normal and cancer cells. The survival and overall well-being of the cell is dependent upon the balance between the activity and the intracellular levels of these antioxidants as well as their interaction with various regulatory factors, including Ref-1, nuclear factor-kappaB, and activating protein-1.
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- Archana Jaiswal McEligot
- Department of Medicine, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California 92868, USA.
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Agassandian M, Zhou J, Tephly LA, Ryan AJ, Carter AB, Mallampalli RK. Oxysterols inhibit phosphatidylcholine synthesis via ERK docking and phosphorylation of CTP:phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:21577-87. [PMID: 15788406 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m412409200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Surfactant deficiency contributes to acute lung injury and may result from the elaboration of bioactive lipids such as oxysterols. We observed that the oxysterol 22-hydroxycholesterol (22-HC) in combination with its obligate partner, 9-cis-retinoic acid (9-cis-RA), decreased surfactant phosphatidylcholine (PtdCho) synthesis by increasing phosphorylation of the regulatory enzyme CTP:phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase-alpha (CCTalpha). Phosphorylation of CCTalpha decreased its activity. 22-HC/9-cis-RA inhibition of PtdCho synthesis was blocked by PD98059 or dominant-negative ERK (p42 kinase). Overexpression of constitutively active MEK1, the kinase upstream of p42 kinase, increased CCTalpha phosphorylation. Expression of truncated CCTalpha mutants lacking proline-directed sites within the C-terminal phosphorylation domain partially blocked oxysterol-mediated inhibition of PtdCho synthesis. Mutagenesis of Ser315 within CCTalpha was both required and sufficient to confer significant resistance to 22-HC/9-cis-RA inhibition of PtdCho synthesis. A novel putative ERK-docking domain N-terminal to this phosphoacceptor site was mapped within the CCTalpha membrane-binding domain (residues 287-300). The results are the first demonstration of a physiologically relevant phosphorylation site and docking domain within CCTalpha that serve as targets for ERKs, resulting in inhibition of surfactant synthesis.
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- Marianna Agassandian
- Department of Internal Medicine, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA
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Mukherjee A, Westwell AD, Bradshaw TD, Stevens MFG, Carmichael J, Martin SG. Cytotoxic and antiangiogenic activity of AW464 (NSC 706704), a novel thioredoxin inhibitor: an in vitro study. Br J Cancer 2005; 92:350-8. [PMID: 15655539 PMCID: PMC2361836 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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AW464 (NSC 706704) is a novel benzothiazole substituted quinol compound active against colon, renal and certain breast cancer cell lines. NCI COMPARE analysis indicates possible interaction with thioredoxin/thioredoxin reductase, which is upregulated under hypoxia. Through activity on HIF1α, VEGF levels are regulated and angiogenesis controlled. A thioredoxin inhibitor could therefore exhibit enhanced hypoxic toxicity and indirect antiangiogenic effects. In vitro experiments were performed on colorectal and breast cancer cell lines under both normoxic and hypoxic conditions and results compared against those obtained with normal cell lines, fibroblasts and keratinocytes. Antiangiogenic effects were studied using both large and microvessel cells. Indirect antiangiogenic effects (production of angiogenic growth factors) were studied via ELISA. We show that AW464 exerts antiproliferative effects on tumour cell lines as well as endothelial cells with an IC50 of ∼0.5 μM. Fibroblasts are however resistant. Proliferating, rather than quiescent, endothelial cells are sensitive to the drug indicating potential antiangiogenic rather than antivascular action. Endothelial differentiation is also inhibited in vitro. Hypoxia (1% O2 for 48 h) sensitises colorectal cells to lower drug concentrations, and in HT29s greater inhibition of VEGF is observed under such conditions. In contrast, bFGF levels are unaffected, suggesting possible involvement of HIF1α. Thus, AW464 is a promising chemotherapeutic drug that may have enhanced potency under hypoxic conditions and also additional antiangiogenic activity.
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- A Mukherjee
- Department of Clinical Oncology, City Hospital, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
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- School of Pharmacy, Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- School of Pharmacy, Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- School of Pharmacy, Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, City Hospital, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, City Hospital, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
- Department of Clinical Oncology, City Hospital, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK. E-mail:
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Jordan BF, Runquist M, Raghunand N, Gillies RJ, Tate WR, Powis G, Baker AF. The Thioredoxin-1 Inhibitor 1-Methylpropyl 2-Imidazolyl Disulfide (PX-12) Decreases Vascular Permeability in Tumor Xenografts Monitored by Dynamic Contrast Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Clin Cancer Res 2005. [DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.529.11.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to use dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) to measure changes in tumor xenograft permeability produced by the antitumor thioredoxin-1 (Trx-1) inhibitor 1-methylpropyl 2-imidazolyl disulfide (PX-12) and to assess the relationship to Trx-1 and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels.
Experimental Design: DCE-MRI was used to monitor the dynamics of gadolinium-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid coupled bovine serum albumin as a macromolecular contrast reagent to measure hemodynamic changes in HT-29 human colon xenografts in immunodeficient mice treated with PX-12. Blood vessel permeability was estimated from the slope of the enhancement curves, and tumor vascular volume fraction from the ordinate. Tumor Trx-1 and VEGF was also measured.
Results: PX-12 caused a rapid 63% decrease in the average tumor blood vessel permeability within 2 hours of administration. The decrease lasted 24 hours and had returned to pretreatment values by 48 hours. The changes in vascular permeability were not accompanied by alterations in average tumor vascular volume fraction. There was a decrease in tumor and tumor-derived VEGF in plasma at 24 hours after treatment with PX-12, but not at earlier time points. However, tumor redox active Trx-1 showed a rapid decline within 2 hours following PX-12 administration that was maintained for 24 hours.
Conclusion: The rapid decrease in tumor vascular permeability caused by PX-12 administration coincided with a decrease in tumor redox active Trx-1 and preceded a decrease in VEGF. DCE-MRI responses to PX-12 in patients of Trx-1 inhibition at early time points and decreased VEGF at later times, may be useful to follow tumor response and even therapeutic benefit.
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- Bénédicte F. Jordan
- 1Biochemistry and Departments of
- 4Laboratory of Biomedical Magnetic Resonance, Université Catholique de Louvain, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium
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- 3Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona; and
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- 3Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona; and
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- 3Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona; and
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