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A novelly synthesized phenanthroline derivative is a promising DNA-damaging anticancer agent inhibiting G1/S checkpoint transition and inducing cell apoptosis in cancer cells. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2015; 77:169-80. [PMID: 26590990 DOI: 10.1007/s00280-015-2894-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Accepted: 10/20/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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PURPOSE The study mainly aimed to determine the biological function of a novelly synthesized phenanthroimidazole derivative, named L233, and to explore its potential mechanisms. METHODS Cell survival was examined using the MTT assays, and the DNA-damaging role of L233 was explored using the comet assay. Moreover, the western blotting assays and immunofluorescence assays were used to detect DNA damage biomarkers. Afterward, the flow cytometry was used to assess the effects of L233 on cell cycle distribution. As for the detection of cell apoptosis upon L233 treatment, the Hoechst 33342 staining, flow cytometry, and western blotting assays were all put into practice. RESULTS We find that L233 inhibits tumor cell growth more efficiently and safely than cisplatin. Moreover, it is a DNA-damaging agent, interrupting the cell cycle G1/S checkpoint transition and inducing cell apoptosis by not only activating ATM/CHK1 signaling pathway, but also targeting CHK1 to reduce the expression of RAP80 and PARP-1 to compromise the DNA damage repair in tumor cells. CONCLUSIONS In summary, L233 is a promising anticancer drug for the development of novel chemotherapies in the future.
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Wang L, Hu T, Shen J, Zhang L, Chan RLY, Lu L, Li M, Cho CH, Wu WKK. Dihydrotanshinone I induced apoptosis and autophagy through caspase dependent pathway in colon cancer. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2015; 22:1079-87. [PMID: 26547530 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2015.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2015] [Revised: 08/07/2015] [Accepted: 08/08/2015] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Dihydrotanshinone I (DHTS) was previously reported to exhibit the most potent anti-cancer activity among several tanshinones in colon cancer cells. Its cytotoxic action was reactive oxygen species (ROS) dependent but p53 independent. PURPOSE To further study the anti-cancer activity of DHTS and its molecular mechanisms of action in colon cancer both in vitro and in vivo. METHODS Caspase activity was detected by fluorescence assay. Apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry and TUNEL assay. Protein levels were analyzed by western blotting. Knockdown of target gene was achieved by siRNA transfection. Formation of LC3B puncta and activation of caspase-3 were detected by confocal fluorescence microscope. In vivo anti-colon cancer activity of DHTS was observed in xenograft tumors in NOD/SCID mice. RESULTS Anti-colon cancer activity of DHTS by inducing apoptosis and autophagy was observed both in vitro and in vivo. Mitochondria mediated caspase dependent pathway was essential in DHTS-induced cytotoxicity. The apoptosis induced by DHTS was suppressed by knockdown of apoptosis inducing factor (AIF), inhibition of caspase-3/9 but was increased after knockdown of caspase-2. Meantime, knockdown of caspase-2, pretreatment with Z-VAD-fmk or NAC (N-Acety-L-Cysteine) efficiently inhibited the autophagy induced by DHTS. A crosstalk between cytochrome c and AIF was also reported. CONCLUSION DHTS-induced caspase and ROS dependent apoptosis and autophagy were mediated by mitochondria in colon cancer. DHTS could be a promising leading compound for the development of anti-tumor agent or be developed as an adjuvant drug for colon cancer therapy.
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- Lin Wang
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong, China.
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Lo Kwee-Seong Integrated Biomedical Sciences Building, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Caspase-7: a critical mediator of optic nerve injury-induced retinal ganglion cell death. Mol Neurodegener 2015; 10:40. [PMID: 26306916 PMCID: PMC4550044 DOI: 10.1186/s13024-015-0039-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2015] [Accepted: 08/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Axonal injury of the optic nerve (ON) is involved in various ocular diseases, such as glaucoma and traumatic optic neuropathy, which leads to apoptotic death of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and loss of vision. Caspases have been implicated in RGC pathogenesis. However, the role of caspase-7, a functionally unique caspase, in ON injury and RGC apoptosis has not been reported previously. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of caspase-7 in ON injury-induced RGC apoptosis. Results C57BL/6 (wildtype, WT) and caspase-7 knockout (Casp7−/−) mice were used. We show that ON crush activated caspase-7 and calpain-1, an upstream activator of caspase-7, in mouse RGCs, as well as hydrolysis of kinectin and co-chaperone P23, specific substrates of caspase-7. ON crush caused a progressive loss of RGCs to 28 days after injury. Knockout of caspase-7 partially and significantly protected against the ON injury-induced RGC loss; RGC density at 28 days post ON crush in Casp7−/− mice was approximately twice of that in WT ON injured retinas. Consistent with changes in RGC counts, spectral-domain optical coherence tomography analysis revealed that ON crush significantly reduced the in vivo thickness of the ganglion cell complex layer (including ganglion cell layer, nerve fiber layer, and inner plexiform layer) in the retina. The ON crush-induced thinning of retinal layer was significantly ameliorated in Casp7−/− mice when compared to WT mice. Moreover, electroretinography analysis demonstrated a decline in the positive component of scotopic threshold response amplitude in ON crushed eyes of the WT mice, whereas this RGC functional response was significantly higher in Casp7−/− mice at 28 days post injury. Conclusion Altogether, our findings indicate that caspase-7 plays a critical role in ON injury-induced RGC death, and inhibition of caspase-7 activity may be a novel therapeutic strategy for glaucoma and other neurodegenerative diseases of the retina. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13024-015-0039-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Non-apoptotic role for caspase-7 in hair follicles and the surrounding tissue. J Mol Histol 2015; 46:443-55. [PMID: 26253163 DOI: 10.1007/s10735-015-9636-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2015] [Accepted: 08/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Hair follicles are unique organs undergoing regular cycles of proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. The final step of apoptosis is, in general, mediated by executioner caspases comprising caspase-3, -6 and -7. Despite their commonly accepted apoptotic function, executioner caspases also participate in non-apoptotic processes. In the present study, we investigated activation (cleavage) of caspase-7 in mouse hair follicles and surrounding tissue during embryonic development into adulthood. Casp7 (-/-) mice were examined to understand the effect of caspase-7 deficiency in the skin. The activated form of caspase-7 was observed during embryonic hair follicle development, as well as in the first hair cycle. In general, activation of caspase-7 did not correlate with apoptosis and activation of caspase-3, except during physiological hair follicle regression. Notably, cleaved caspase-7 was observed in mast cells and its deficiency in the adult skin resulted in increased mast cell number. Our study shows for the first time activated caspase-7 in hair follicles and mast cells and indicates its non-apoptotic roles in the skin.
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Easley CA, Bradner JM, Moser A, Rickman CA, McEachin ZT, Merritt MM, Hansen JM, Caudle WM. Assessing reproductive toxicity of two environmental toxicants with a novel in vitro human spermatogenic model. Stem Cell Res 2015; 14:347-55. [PMID: 25863443 DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2015.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2014] [Revised: 03/16/2015] [Accepted: 03/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Environmental influences and insults by reproductive toxicant exposure can lead to impaired spermatogenesis or infertility. Understanding how toxicants disrupt spermatogenesis is critical for determining how environmental factors contribute to impaired fertility. While current animal models are available, understanding of the reproductive toxic effects on human fertility requires a more robust model system. We recently demonstrated that human pluripotent stem cells can differentiate into spermatogonial stem cells/spermatogonia, primary and secondary spermatocytes, and haploid spermatids; a model that mimics many aspects of human spermatogenesis. Here, using this model system, we examine the effects of 2-bromopropane (2-BP) and 1,2,dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP) on in vitro human spermatogenesis. 2-BP and DBCP are non-endocrine disrupting toxicants that are known to impact male fertility. We show that acute treatment with either 2-BP or DBCP induces a reduction in germ cell viability through apoptosis. 2-BP and DBCP affect viability of different cell populations as 2-BP primarily reduces spermatocyte viability, whereas DBCP exerts a much greater effect on spermatogonia. Acute treatment with 2-BP or DBCP also reduces the percentage of haploid spermatids. Both 2-BP and DBCP induce reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation leading to an oxidized cellular environment. Taken together, these results suggest that acute exposure with 2-BP or DBCP causes human germ cell death in vitro by inducing ROS formation. This system represents a unique platform for assessing human reproductive toxicity potential of various environmental toxicants in a rapid, efficient, and unbiased format.
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- Charles A Easley
- Laboratory of Translational Cell Biology, Department of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
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- Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Heath, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA; Center for Neurodegenerative Disease, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Laboratory of Translational Cell Biology, Department of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Laboratory of Translational Cell Biology, Department of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Laboratory of Translational Cell Biology, Department of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA; Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech College of Engineering, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- Laboratory of Translational Cell Biology, Department of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Heath, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA; Center for Neurodegenerative Disease, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Sesquiterpene lactones derived from Saussurea lappa induce apoptosis and inhibit invasion and migration in neuroblastoma cells. J Pharmacol Sci 2015; 127:397-403. [PMID: 25953266 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphs.2015.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2014] [Revised: 01/07/2015] [Accepted: 01/12/2015] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Neuroblastoma is among the most fatal of solid tumors in the pediatric age group, even when treated aggressively. Therefore, a new effective therapeutic drug(s) for neuroblastoma is urgently needed. To clarify the anticancer effects of the sesquiterpene lactones dehydrocostus lactone and costunolide, derived from Saussurea lappa, we examined the cytotoxic and migration/invasion-inhibitory effects of these compounds against neuroblastoma cell lines. Both the compounds exerted significant cytotoxicity against the neuroblastoma cell lines IMR-32, NB-39, SK-N-SH, and LA-N-1. Evidence of cellular apoptosis, such as nuclear condensation and membrane inversion, were observed after treatment with these compounds. Both compounds induced caspase-7 activation and PARP cleavage as confirmed by Western blotting. Furthermore, the sesquiterpene lactones also suppressed invasion and migration of the neuroblastoma cells. These results suggest that dehydrocostus lactone and costunolide are promising candidates for being developed into novel anticancer drugs effective against neuroblastoma.
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Bagul M, Kakumanu S, Wilson TA. Crude Garlic Extract Inhibits Cell Proliferation and Induces Cell Cycle Arrest and Apoptosis of Cancer Cells In Vitro. J Med Food 2015; 18:731-7. [PMID: 25608085 DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2014.0064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Garlic and its lipid-based extracts have played an important medicinal role in humans for centuries that includes antimicrobial, hypoglycemic, and lipid-lowering properties. The present study was to investigate the effects of crude garlic extract (CGE) on the proliferation of human breast, prostate, hepatic, and colon cancer cell lines and mouse macrophageal cells, not previously studied. The human cancer cell lines, such as hepatic (Hep-G2), colon (Caco-2), prostate (PC-3), and breast (MCF-7), were propagated at 37°C; air/CO2 (95:5 v/v) using the ATCC-formulated RPMI-1640 Medium and 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS), while the mouse macrophage cell line (TIB-71) was propagated at 37°C; air/CO2 (95:5 v/v) using the ATCC-formulated DMEM and 10% FBS. All cells were plated at a density of ∼5000 cells/well. After overnight incubation, the cells were treated with 0.125, 0.25, 0.5, or 1 μg/mL of CGE an additional 72 h. Inhibition of cell proliferation of 80-90% was observed for Hep-G2, MCF-7, TIB-71, and PC-3 cells, but only 40-55% for the Caco-2 cells when treated with 0.25, 0.5, or 1 μg/mL. In a coculture study of Caco-2 and TIB-71 cells, inhibition of cell proliferation of 90% was observed for Caco-2 cells compared to the 40-55% when cultured separately. CGE also induced cell cycle arrest and had a fourfold increase in caspase activity (apoptosis) in PC-3 cells when treated at a dose of 0.5 or 1 μg/mL. This investigation of CGE clearly highlights the fact that the lipid bioactive compounds in CGE have the potential as promising anticancer agents.
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- Mukta Bagul
- 1 Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology Program, University of Massachusetts Lowell , Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
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- 1 Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology Program, University of Massachusetts Lowell , Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
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- 1 Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology Program, University of Massachusetts Lowell , Lowell, Massachusetts, USA .,2 Department of Clinical Laboratory and Nutritional Sciences, Center for Health and Disease Research, University of Massachusetts Lowell , Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
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Su CL, Wang YT, Chang MH, Fang K, Chen K. The novel heterocyclic trioxirane [(1,3,5-tris oxiran-2-yl)methyl)-1,3,5-triazinane-2,4,6-trione (TATT)] exhibits a better anticancer effect than platinum-based chemotherapy by induction of apoptosis and curcumin further enhances its chemosensitivity. Cell Biochem Biophys 2014; 68:597-609. [PMID: 24078402 DOI: 10.1007/s12013-013-9752-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The heterocyclic trioxirane compound [1,3,5-tris((oxiran-2-yl)methyl)-1,3,5-triazinane-2,4,6-trione (TATT)] is a synthetic compound which has been used as an experimental anticancer agent in human clinical trials. Curcumin, an active natural compound in turmeric and curry, is an ingredient commonly used in the traditional diet of many Asian countries. In the present study, we observed that TATT exhibited a better anticancer effect on chemoresistant human colorectal cancer HT-29 cells and displayed less cytotoxicity on normal human umbilical vein endothelial cells, compared with FDA-approved anticancer drugs (cisplatin, carboplatin, or oxaliplatin) using MTT assay. TATT also induced a stronger apoptotic effect than that seen with the three studied anticancer drugs, as characterized by externalization of phosphatidylserine using flow cytometry. Administration of caspase 8-specific inhibitor (z-IETD-fmk) and mitochondrial permeability transition pore inhibitor (cyclosporin A) demonstrated that TATT-induced apoptosis proceeded via both extrinsic and intrinsic signaling pathways. It is noteworthy that coadministration of curcumin further significantly increased TATT-induced cytotoxicity, externalization of phosphatidylserine (representing early apoptosis), and the percentages of cells at the sub-G1 phase (representing late apoptosis), producing an additivity and/or synergistic effect, and vice versa. Suppression of nuclear NF-κB was involved in curcumin-enhanced chemosensitivity of TATT. Overall, our data indicate that TATT exerts a chemotherapeutic effect on colorectal cancer cells and coadministration of curcumin enhances the treatment effect of TATT.
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- Chun-Li Su
- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, National Taiwan Normal University, No. 162, Sec. 1, He-ping East Road, Taipei, 106, Taiwan,
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Wall DM, McCormick BA. Bacterial secreted effectors and caspase-3 interactions. Cell Microbiol 2014; 16:1746-56. [PMID: 25262664 PMCID: PMC4257569 DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2014] [Revised: 09/10/2014] [Accepted: 09/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Apoptosis is a critical process that intrinsically links organism survival to its ability to induce controlled death. Thus, functional apoptosis allows organisms to remove perceived threats to their survival by targeting those cells that it determines pose a direct risk. Central to this process are apoptotic caspases, enzymes that form a signalling cascade, converting danger signals via initiator caspases into activation of the executioner caspase, caspase-3. This enzyme begins disassembly of the cell by activating DNA degrading enzymes and degrading the cellular architecture. Interaction of pathogenic bacteria with caspases, and in particular, caspase-3, can therefore impact both host cell and bacterial survival. With roles outside cell death such as cell differentiation, control of signalling pathways and immunomodulation also being described for caspase-3, bacterial interactions with caspase-3 may be of far more significance in infection than previously recognized. In this review, we highlight the ways in which bacterial pathogens have evolved to subvert caspase-3 both through effector proteins that directly interact with the enzyme or by modulating pathways that influence its activation and activity.
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- Daniel M Wall
- Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK
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Gonen-Korkmaz C, Sevin G, Gokce G, Arun MZ, Yildirim G, Reel B, Kaymak A, Ogut D. Analysis of tumor necrosis factor α-induced and nuclear factor κB-silenced LNCaP prostate cancer cells by RT-qPCR. Exp Ther Med 2014; 8:1695-1700. [PMID: 25371717 PMCID: PMC4218634 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2014.2032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2014] [Accepted: 10/06/2014] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of morbidity and mortality in males in the Western world. In the present study, LNCaP, which is an androgen receptor-positive and androgen-responsive prostate cancer cell line derived from lymph node metastasis, and DU145, which is an androgen receptor-negative prostate cancer cell line derived from brain metastasis, were investigated. TNFα treatment decreased p105 and p50 expression and R1881 treatment slightly decreased p105 expression but increased p50 expression with or without TNFα induction. As an aggressive prostate cancer cell line, DU145 transfected with six transmembrane protein of prostate (STAMP)1 or STAMP2 was also exposed to TNFα. Western blotting indicated that transfection with either STAMP gene caused a significant increase in NFκB expression following TNFα induction. In addition, following the treatment of LNCaP cells with TNFα, reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) was performed with a panel of apoptosis-related gene primers. The apoptosis-related genes p53, p73, caspase 7 and caspase 9 showed statistically significant increases in expression levels while the expression levels of MDM2 and STAMP1 decreased following TNFα induction. Furthermore, LNCaP cells were transfected with a small interfering NFκB (siNFκB) construct for 1 and 4 days and induced with TNFα for the final 24 h. RT-qPCR amplifications were performed with apoptosis-related gene primers, including p53, caspases and STAMPs. However, no changes in the level of STAMP2 were observed between cells in the presence or absence of TNFα induction or between those transfected or not transfected with siNFκB; however, the level of STAMP1 was significantly decreased by TNFα induction, and significantly increased with siNFκB transfection. Silencing of the survival gene NFκB caused anti-apoptotic STAMP1 expression to increase, which repressed p53, together with MDM2. NFκB silencing had varying effects on a panel of cancer regulatory genes. Therefore, the effective inhibition of NFκB may be critical in providing a targeted pathway for prostate cancer prevention.
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- Ceren Gonen-Korkmaz
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University, Izmir 35100, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University, Izmir 35100, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University, Izmir 35100, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University, Izmir 35100, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University, Izmir 35100, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University, Izmir 35100, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University, Izmir 35100, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University, Izmir 35100, Turkey
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Zhan Q, Tang M. Research advances on apoptosis caused by quantum dots. Biol Trace Elem Res 2014; 161:3-12. [PMID: 25062887 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-014-0068-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2014] [Accepted: 07/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Recently, quantum dots (QDs) have been widely applied in biological and biomedical fields such as cell labeling, living tissue imaging, and photodynamic therapy because of their superior optical properties. Meanwhile, the potential biological negative effects and/or toxic effects of QDs have become increasingly important, especially the cytotoxicity caused by QDs. One of the common cytotoxicity when living organisms are treated with QD is apoptosis, where many attempts have been made to explain the mechanisms of apoptosis caused by QDs' use. One of the mechanisms is the production of cadmium ion (Cd(2+)) and reactive oxygen species (ROS). Excess generation of ROS will result in oxidative stress that would mediate apoptosis. Furthermore, the activation of cell death receptors and mitochondria-dependent such as B cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) family and the caspase family could onset apoptosis. Signal transduction such as some classical signal pathways of PI3K-AKT, NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)-antioxidant response element (ARE), mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) also plays an important role in the regulation of apoptosis. Several ways to reduce the apoptotic rate have been introduced, such as surface modification, controlling, the dose, size, and exposure time of QDs as well as using antioxidants or inhibitors. In this review, we attempted to review the most recent findings associated with apoptosis caused by QDs so as to provide some guidelines for a safer QD application in the future.
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- Qingling Zhan
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Engineering, Ministry of Education; School of Public Health & Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China
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Current aspects of vitiligo genetics. Postepy Dermatol Alergol 2014; 31:247-55. [PMID: 25254010 PMCID: PMC4171675 DOI: 10.5114/pdia.2014.43497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2014] [Revised: 05/17/2014] [Accepted: 05/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Vitiligo is a common acquired depigmentation disorder of the skin manifested by the presence of white macules. The disease occurs at a frequency of approximately 1–4% of the world population. Currently, the most popular theory of vitiligo development is a multifactorial hypothesis according to which genetic conditions predispose vitiligo macules to occur as a result of specific environmental factors. According to the genetic hypothesis, vitiligo inheritance is multigenic. Genetic studies conducted so far concern patients with non-segmental vitiligo. There are three basic techniques of genetic studies: candidate gene association studies, genomewide linkage studies and genome-wide association studies (GWAS). The GWAS are the “gold standard” for detecting susceptibility genes. Up to now, approximately 36 convincing non-segmental vitiligo susceptibility loci have been identified. Approximately 90% of them encode immunoregulatory proteins, while approximately 10% encode melanocyte proteins. The existence of various associations between vitiligo and other autoimmune diseases may provide new knowledge on the causes of many disorders. Examples include the inverse relationship between vitiligo and melanoma and association of vitiligo with other autoimmune diseases. The main goal of all researches is to find new, optimal therapeutic strategies for vitiligo and other autoimmune diseases.
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Magalingam KB, Radhakrishnan A, Ramdas P, Haleagrahara N. Quercetin Glycosides Induced Neuroprotection by Changes in the Gene Expression in a Cellular Model of Parkinson’s Disease. J Mol Neurosci 2014; 55:609-17. [DOI: 10.1007/s12031-014-0400-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2014] [Accepted: 08/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cho JH, Lee PY, Son WC, Chi SW, Park BC, Kim JH, Park SG. Identification of the novel substrates for caspase-6 in apoptosis using proteomic approaches. BMB Rep 2014; 46:588-93. [PMID: 24195789 PMCID: PMC4133863 DOI: 10.5483/bmbrep.2013.46.12.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2013] [Revised: 04/30/2013] [Accepted: 05/09/2013] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Apoptosis, programmed cell death, is a process involved in the development and maintenance of cell homeostasis in multicellular organisms. It is typically accompanied by the activation of a class of cysteine proteases called caspases. Apoptotic caspases are classified into the initiator caspases and the executioner caspases, according to the stage of their action in apoptotic processes. Although caspase-3, a typical executioner caspase, has been studied for its mechanism and substrates, little is known of caspase-6, one of the executioner caspases. To understand the biological functions of caspase-6, we performed proteomics analyses, to seek for novel caspase-6 substrates, using recombinant caspase-6 and HepG2 extract. Consequently, 34 different candidate proteins were identified, through 2-dimensional electrophoresis/MALDI-TOF analyses. Of these identified proteins, 8 proteins were validated with in vitro and in vivo cleavage assay. Herein, we report that HAUSP, Kinesin5B, GEP100, SDCCAG3 and PARD3 are novel substrates for caspase-6 during apoptosis. [BMB Reports 2013; 46(12): 588-593]
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- Medical Proteomics Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon 305-333, Korea
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Liang S, Varrecchia M, Ishida K, Jolly ER. Evaluation of schistosome promoter expression for transgenesis and genetic analysis. PLoS One 2014; 9:e98302. [PMID: 24858918 PMCID: PMC4032330 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2013] [Accepted: 04/30/2014] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Schistosome worms of the genus Schistosoma are the causative agents of schistosomiasis, a devastating parasitic disease affecting more than 240 million people worldwide. Schistosomes have complex life cycles, and have been challenging to manipulate genetically due to the dearth of molecular tools. Although the use of gene overexpression, gene knockouts or knockdowns are straight-forward genetic tools applied in many model systems, gene misexpression and genetic manipulation of schistosome genes in vivo has been exceptionally challenging, and plasmid based transfection inducing gene expression is limited. We recently reported the use of polyethyleneimine (PEI) as a simple and effective method for schistosome transfection and gene expression. Here, we use PEI-mediated schistosome plasmid transgenesis to define and compare gene expression profiles from endogenous and nonendogenous promoters in the schistosomula stage of schistosomes that are potentially useful to misexpress (underexpress or overexpress) gene product levels. In addition, we overexpress schistosome genes in vivo using a strong promoter and show plasmid-based misregulation of genes in schistosomes, producing a clear and distinct phenotype--death. These data focus on the schistosomula stage, but they foreshadow strong potential for genetic characterization of schistosome molecular pathways, and potential for use in overexpression screens and drug resistance studies in schistosomes using plasmid-based gene expression.
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- Shuang Liang
- Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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Küpper DS, Valera FCP, Malinsky R, Milanezi CM, Silva JS, Tamashiro E, Anselmo-Lima WT. Expression of Apoptosis Mediators p53 and Caspase 3, 7, and 9 in Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyposis. Am J Rhinol Allergy 2014; 28:187-91. [DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2014.28.4022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Background The causal factor for the perpetuation of the inflammatory process in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNPs) has been extensively studied. However, little is known about the influence of cell death in this disease. Thus, the molecular assessment of mechanisms involved in apoptosis might shed light on the pathogenesis of CRSwNPs. This study was designed to evaluate the gene expression of different apoptotic factors in patients with NPs compared with control patients. Methods The mRNA expression of the apoptosis mediators caspase 3, 7, and 9 and of p53 protein was analyzed using quantitative reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction in 25 NPs and 18 control samples. Results We observed significantly lower expression of p53 and caspase 3 and 9 in patients with CRSwNPs compared with the controls, whereas caspase 7 expression was not significantly different from the controls. Conclusion The reduced expression of these apoptosis factors in CRSwNPs might be related to higher proliferation and the perpetuation of inflammatory cells hindering the control of the disease. A better understanding of the possible influence of apoptosis factors on CRSwNPs could provide rationale for future therapies.
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- Daniel Salgado Küpper
- Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Maeda T, Takeuchi K, Xiaoling P, P Zankov D, Takashima N, Fujiyoshi A, Kadowaki T, Miura K, Ueshima H, Ogita H. Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 regulates macrophage apoptosis via the Akt and caspase-7 pathways. J Atheroscler Thromb 2014; 21:839-53. [PMID: 24717759 DOI: 10.5551/jat.21386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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AIM Mutations in lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) are related to atherosclerosis. However, the molecular effects of Lp-PLA2 on atherosclerosis have not been fully investigated. Therefore, this study attempted to elucidate this issue. METHODS Monocytes were isolated from randomly selected healthy male volunteers according to each Lp-PLA2 genotype (wild-type Lp-PLA2 [Lp-PLA2 (V/V)], the heterozygous V279F mutation [LpPLA2 (V/F)] and the homozygous V279F mutation [Lp-PLA2 (F/F)]) and differentiated into macrophages. The level of apoptosis in the macrophages following incubation without serum was measured using the annexin V/propidium iodide double staining method, and the underlying mechanisms were further examined using a culture cell line. RESULTS The average plasma Lp-PLA2 concentration [Lp-PLA2 (V/V): 129.4 ng/mL, Lp-PLA2 (V/F): 70.7 ng/mL, Lp-PLA2 (F/F): 0.4 ng/mL] and activity [Lp-PLA2 (V/V): 164.3 nmol/min/mL, LpPLA2 (V/F): 100.9 nmol/min/mL, Lp-PLA2 (F/F): 11.6 nmol/min/mL] were significantly different between each genotype, although the basic clinical characteristics were similar. The percentage of apoptotic cells was significantly higher among the Lp-PLA2 (F/F) macrophages compared with that observed in the Lp-PLA2 (V/V) macrophages. This induction of apoptosis was independent of the actions of acetylated low-density lipoproteins. In addition, the transfection of the expression plasmid of V279F mutant Lp-PLA2 into Cos-7 cells or monocyte/macrophage-like U937 cells promoted apoptosis. The knockdown of Lp-PLA2 also increased the number of apoptotic cells. Among the cells expressing mutant Lp-PLA2, the caspase-7 activity was increased, while the activated Akt level was decreased. CONCLUSIONS The V279F mutation of Lp-PLA2 positively regulates the induction of apoptosis in macrophages and Cos-7 cells. An increase in the caspase-7 activity and a reduction in the activated Akt level are likely to be involved in this phenomenon.
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- Toshinaga Maeda
- Division of Molecular Medical Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shiga University of Medical Science
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Karlic H, Herrmann H, Varga F, Thaler R, Reitermaier R, Spitzer S, Ghanim V, Blatt K, Sperr WR, Valent P, Pfeilstöcker M. The role of epigenetics in the regulation of apoptosis in myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid leukemia. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2014; 90:1-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2013.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2013] [Revised: 09/03/2013] [Accepted: 10/02/2013] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Joseph LB, Heck DE, Cervelli JA, Composto GM, Babin MC, Casillas RP, Sinko PJ, Gerecke DR, Laskin DL, Laskin JD. Structural changes in hair follicles and sebaceous glands of hairless mice following exposure to sulfur mustard. Exp Mol Pathol 2014; 96:316-27. [PMID: 24662110 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexmp.2014.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2014] [Accepted: 03/12/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Sulfur mustard (SM) is a bifunctional alkylating agent causing skin inflammation, edema and blistering. A hallmark of SM-induced toxicity is follicular and interfollicular epithelial damage. In the present studies we determined if SM-induced structural alterations in hair follicles and sebaceous glands were correlated with cell damage, inflammation and wound healing. The dorsal skin of hairless mice was treated with saturated SM vapor. One to seven days later, epithelial cell karyolysis within the hair root sheath, infundibulum and isthmus was apparent, along with reduced numbers of sebocytes. Increased numbers of utriculi, some with connections to the skin surface, and engorged dermal cysts were also evident. This was associated with marked changes in expression of markers of DNA damage (phospho-H2A.X), apoptosis (cleaved caspase-3), and wound healing (FGFR2 and galectin-3) throughout pilosebaceous units. Conversely, fatty acid synthase and galectin-3 were down-regulated in sebocytes after SM. Decreased numbers of hair follicles and increased numbers of inflammatory cells surrounding the utriculi and follicular cysts were noted within the wound 3-7 days post-SM exposure. Expression of phospho-H2A.X, cleaved caspase-3, FGFR2 and galectin-3 was decreased in dysplastic follicular epidermis. Fourteen days after SM, engorged follicular cysts which expressed galectin-3 were noted within hyperplastic epidermis. Galectin-3 was also expressed in basal keratinocytes and in the first few layers of suprabasal keratinocytes in neoepidermis formed during wound healing indicating that this lectin is important in the early stages of keratinocyte differentiation. These data indicate that hair follicles and sebaceous glands are targets for SM in the skin.
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- Laurie B Joseph
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, United States.
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- Environmental Health Science, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, United States
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- Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Rutgers University - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, United States
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Diakos C, Xiao Y, Zheng S, Kager L, Dworzak M, Wiemels JL. Direct and indirect targets of the E2A-PBX1 leukemia-specific fusion protein. PLoS One 2014; 9:e87602. [PMID: 24503810 PMCID: PMC3913655 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2013] [Accepted: 12/20/2013] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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E2A-PBX1 is expressed as a result of the t(1;19) chromosomal translocation in nearly 5% of cases of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The E2A-PBX1 chimeric transcription factor contains the N-terminal transactivation domain of E2A (TCF3) fused to the C-terminal DNA-binding homeodomain of PBX1. While there is no doubt of its oncogenic potential, the mechanisms of E2A-PBX1-mediated pre-B cell transformation and the nature of direct E2A-PBX1 target genes and pathways remain largely unknown. Herein we used chromatin immunoprecipitation assays (ChIP-chip) to identify direct targets of E2A-PBX1, and we used gene expression arrays of siRNA E2A-PBX1-silenced cells to evaluate changes in expression induced by the fusion protein. Combined ChIP-chip and expression data analysis gave rise to direct and functional targets of E2A-PBX1. Further we observe that the set of ChIP-chip identified E2A-PBX1 targets show a collective down-regulation trend in the E2A-PBX1 silenced samples compared to controls suggesting an activating role of this fusion transcription factor. Our data suggest that the expression of the E2A-PBX1 fusion gene interferes with key regulatory pathways and functions of hematopoietic biology. Among these are members of the WNT and apoptosis/cell cycle control pathways, and thus may comprise an essential driving force for the propagation and maintenance of the leukemic phenotype. These findings may also provide evidence of potentially attractive therapeutic targets.
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- Christofer Diakos
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- Department of Pediatrics, St Anna Children’s Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, St Anna Children’s Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pediatrics, St Anna Children’s Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Children’s Cancer Research Institute, St Anna Kinderkrebsforschung, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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Van Ba H, Hwang I. Role of caspase-9 in the effector caspases and genome expressions, and growth of bovine skeletal myoblasts. Dev Growth Differ 2013; 56:131-42. [PMID: 24289185 DOI: 10.1111/dgd.12098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2013] [Revised: 09/27/2013] [Accepted: 09/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Caspase-9 has been reported as the key regulator of apoptosis, however, its role in skeletal myoblast development and molecular involvements during cell growth still remains unknown. The current study aimed to present the key role of caspase-9 in the expressions of apoptotic caspases and genome, and cell viability during myoblast growth using RNA interference mediated silencing. Three small interference RNA sequences (siRNAs) targeting caspase-9 gene was designed and ligated into pSilencer plasmid vector to construct shRNA expression constructs. Cells were transfected with the constructs for 48 h. Results indicated that all three siRNAs could silence the caspase-9 mRNA expression significantly. Particularly, the mRNA expression level of caspase-9 in the cells transfected by shRNA1, shRNA2 and shRNA3 constructs were reduced by 37.85%, 68.20% and 58.14%, respectively. Suppression of caspase-9 led to the significant increases in the mRNA and protein expressions of effector caspase-3, whereas the reduction in mRNA and protein expressions of caspase-7. The microarray results showed that the suppression of caspase-9 resulted in significant upregulations of cell proliferation-, adhesion-, growth-, development- and division-regulating genes, whereas the reduction in the expressions of cell death program- and stress response-regulating genes. Furthermore, cell viability was significantly increased following the transfection. These data suggest that caspase-9 could play an important role in the control of cell growth, and knockdown of caspase-9 may have genuine potential in the treatment of skeletal muscle atrophy.
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- Hoa Van Ba
- Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 561-756, Korea
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Engineering of an ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid-containing nanoemulsion system for combination C6-ceramide and 17β-estradiol delivery and bioactivity in human vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cells. NANOMEDICINE-NANOTECHNOLOGY BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2013; 9:885-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2013.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2012] [Revised: 01/26/2013] [Accepted: 02/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Grimstad Ø, Husebye H, Espevik T. TLR3 mediates release of IL-1β and cell death in keratinocytes in a caspase-4 dependent manner. J Dermatol Sci 2013; 72:45-53. [PMID: 23845419 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2013.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2013] [Revised: 05/29/2013] [Accepted: 05/31/2013] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Inflammation and timely cell death are important elements in host defence and healing processes. Keratinocytes express high levels of Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3), and stimulation of the receptor with its ligand polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (polyI:C) is a powerful signal for release of a variety of proinflammatory cytokines. Caspase-4 is required for maturation of pro-IL-1β through activation of caspase-1 in keratinocytes. METHODS TLR3 in keratinocytes was stimulated with polyI:C. Induction of messenger RNA of pro-IL-1β and inflammasomal components was measured using quantitative polymerase chain reaction methodology. Protein expression of IL-1β was analysed with ELISA and Western blot techniques. Activation of apoptotic caspases was measured with flow cytometry, and cytotoxicity was determined. RESULTS TLR3 induced release of substantial amounts of pro-IL-1β in keratinocytes. NLRP3 or ASC dependent processing of IL-1β into its cleaved bioactive form was found to be minimal. The release of IL-1β was due to polyI:C induced cell death that occurred through a caspase-4 dependent manner. Caspase-1 did not seem to be involved in the polyI:C induced cytotoxicity despite that TLR3 stimulation induced activation of caspase-1. In addition, the apoptotic caspases -8, -9 and -3/7 were activated by polyI:C. CONCLUSION TLR3 stimulation in keratinocytes induces a caspase-4 dependent release of pro-IL-1β, but further processing to active IL-1β is limited. Furthermore, TLR3 stimulation results in pyroptotic- and apoptotic cell death.
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- Øystein Grimstad
- Centre of Molecular Inflammation Research, Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Department of Dermatology, St. Olavs Hospital HF, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
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Matalova E, Lesot H, Svandova E, Vanden Berghe T, Sharpe PT, Healy C, Vandenabeele P, Tucker AS. Caspase-7 participates in differentiation of cells forming dental hard tissues. Dev Growth Differ 2013; 55:615-21. [DOI: 10.1111/dgd.12066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2012] [Revised: 03/12/2013] [Accepted: 04/02/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics CAS, v.v.i.; Brno; Czech Republic
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- Department of Craniofacial Development and Stem Cell Biology; King′s College London; London; UK
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- Department of Craniofacial Development and Stem Cell Biology; King′s College London; London; UK
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- Department of Craniofacial Development and Stem Cell Biology; King′s College London; London; UK
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Apoptosis induced by copper oxide quantum dots in cultured C2C12 cells via caspase 3 and caspase 7: a study on cytotoxicity assessment. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 97:5545-53. [PMID: 23467821 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-4724-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2012] [Revised: 01/14/2013] [Accepted: 01/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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We report herein the synthesis and characterization of copper oxide quantum dots and their cytotoxic impact on mouse C2C12 cells. The utilized CuO quantum dots were prepared by the one-pot wet chemical method using copper acetate and hexamethylenetetramine as precursors. The physicochemical characterization of the synthesized CuO quantum dots was carried out using X-ray diffraction, energy-dispersive X-ray analysis, and transmission electron microscopy. To examine the in vitro cytotoxicity, C2C12 cell lines were treated with different concentrations of as-prepared quantum dots and the viability of cells was analyzed using Cell Counting Kit-8 assay at regular time intervals. The morphology of the treated C2C12 cells was observed under a phase-contrast microscope, whereas the quantification of cell viability was carried out via confocal laser scanning microscopy. To gain insight into the mechanism of cell death, we examined the effect of CuO quantum dots on the candidate genes such as caspases 3 and 7, which are key mediators of apoptotic events. In vitro investigations of the biological effect of CuO quantum dots have shown that it binds genomic DNA, decreases significantly the viability of cells in culture in a concentration (10-20 μg/mL) dependent manner, and inhibits mitochondrial caspases 3 and 7. To sum up, the elucidation of the pathways is to help in understanding CuO quantum dot-induced effects and evaluating CuO quantum dot-related hazards to human health.
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Hughes FM, Corn AG, Nimmich AR, Pratt-Thomas JD, Purves JT. Cyclophosphamide Induces an Early Wave of Acrolein-Independent Apoptosis in the Urothelium. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 4. [PMID: 24353901 DOI: 10.4236/abb.2013.48a2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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PURPOSE Hemorrhagic cystitis (HC or bladder inflammation) affects a significant number of patients undergoing cyclophosphamide (CP) chemotherapy despite treatment with 2-mercaptoethane sulfonate (Mesna) to inactivate the metabolite acrolein. While the mechanism is unknown, there is clearly acrolein-independent damage to the urothelium. In this study we have explored the induction of apoptosis in the urothelium as a marker of damage and the mechanism underlying the acrolein-independent apoptosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Apoptosis in urothelium (caspase-3/7 activity and Poly (ADP-ribosyl) polymerase (PARP) cleavage) was measured following CP administration (80 mg/kg). Sodium 2-mercaptoethane sulfonate (Mesna) was used to mask acrolein's effect. An IL-1β receptor antagonist and a cell-permeable caspase-1 inhibitor were used to assess the involvement of IL-1β and caspase-1, respectively. RESULTS Two waves of apoptosis were detected following CP administration, one peaking at 2 h and a second at 48 h. The first wave was independent of acrolein. Caspase-1 was also active at 2 h and activation of caspase-3/7 was blocked by a caspase-1 inhibitor but not an IL-1β receptor antagonist suggesting the direct activation of caspase-3/7 by caspase-1 without the need for IL-1β as an intermediate. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that CP initiates an early, acrolein-independent wave of apoptosis that results from direct cleavage of caspase-3/7 by caspase-1.
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- Department of Urology, Medical University of South Carolina. Charleston, SC
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- Department of Urology, Medical University of South Carolina. Charleston, SC
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- Department of Urology, Medical University of South Carolina. Charleston, SC
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- Department of Urology, Medical University of South Carolina. Charleston, SC ; Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina. Charleston, SC ; Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology. Medical University of South Carolina. Charleston, SC
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Lebherz-Eichinger D, Krenn CG, Roth GA. Keratin 18 and heat-shock protein in chronic kidney disease. Adv Clin Chem 2013; 62:123-49. [PMID: 24772666 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-800096-0.00003-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an affliction associated with increased systemic stress and cell death. We will review the role of keratin 18 (K-18) and caspase-cleaved CK-18 (ccK-18) as markers for increased apoptosis and necrosis during renal failure progression. The importance of preventative expression of heat-shock proteins (HSPs) in response to cell stress will also be discussed. The frequent development of CKD leads to serious complications. The potential of use of K-18 and HSP as early biomarkers of renal failure will be reviewed. Also, the role of these proteins with respect to dialysis regimes and in acute ischemic kidney injury following renal transplantation will be discussed.
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Qian J, Gu S, Wu Q, Zhao X, Wu W, Gao Z, Zhang W, Tan X, Wang H, Wang J, Fan W, Chen H, Han B, Lu D, Wei Q, Jin L. Association of CASP7 polymorphisms and survival of patients with non-small cell lung cancer with platinum-based chemotherapy treatment. Chest 2013; 142:680-689. [PMID: 22441531 DOI: 10.1378/chest.11-2522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND CASP7 plays a crucial role in cancer development and chemotherapy efficacy. We, therefore, explored whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the CASP7 gene can modulate outcomes of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with first-line platinum-based chemotherapy. METHODS We systematically genotyped 17 SNPs of CASP7 first in a discovery set of 279 patients with advanced NSCLC treated with platinum-based chemotherapy and then replicated the results in an independent set of 384 patients, in whom we evaluated associations with overall survival (OS) and progress-free survival (PFS) by Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox hazards regression analysis. RESULTS In both discovery and validation sets as well as in the pooled analysis, heterozygotes of CASP7 rs2227310 and rs4353229 as well as rs12415607 variant allele were strongly associated with a better OS of NSCLC (in the pooled sample: adjusted hazard ratio [HR], 0.73; 95% CI = 0.59-0.90; P = .003; HR, 0.72; 95% CI = 0.59-0.89; P = .002; and HR, 0.76; 95% CI = 0.62-0.94; P = .009; respectively). In stratified analyses of the pooled data set, treated with paclitaxel, individuals carrying variant allele of rs2227310, rs4353229, and rs12415607 had significantly improved OS (HR, 0.60; 95% CI = 0.41-0.87; P = .008; HR, 0.58; 95% CI = 0.39-0.84; P = .004; and HR, 0.61; 95% CI = 0.42-0.89; P = .010; respectively). CONCLUSIONS This study provides evidence that genetic variations of CASP7 may modulate OS and PFS of patients with advanced NSCLC treated with platinum-based chemotherapy.
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- Ji Qian
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, School of Life Sciences and Fudan Taizhou Institute of Health Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, School of Life Sciences and Fudan Taizhou Institute of Health Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, School of Life Sciences and Fudan Taizhou Institute of Health Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, School of Life Sciences and Fudan Taizhou Institute of Health Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Respiratory Disease, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China; Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Respiratory Disease, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Respiratory Disease, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China; Department of Respiratory Disease, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, School of Life Sciences and Fudan Taizhou Institute of Health Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, School of Life Sciences and Fudan Taizhou Institute of Health Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, School of Life Sciences and Fudan Taizhou Institute of Health Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, School of Life Sciences and Fudan Taizhou Institute of Health Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Respiratory Disease, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, School of Life Sciences and Fudan Taizhou Institute of Health Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, School of Life Sciences and Fudan Taizhou Institute of Health Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Influenza virus infection results in host cell death and major tissue damage. Specific components of the apoptotic pathway, a signaling cascade that ultimately leads to cell death, are implicated in promoting influenza virus replication. BAD is a cell death regulator that constitutes a critical control point in the intrinsic apoptosis pathway, which occurs through the dysregulation of mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization and the subsequent activation of downstream apoptogenic factors. Here we report a novel proviral role for the proapoptotic protein BAD in influenza virus replication. We show that influenza virus-induced cytopathology and cell death are considerably inhibited in BAD knockdown cells and that both virus replication and viral protein production are dramatically reduced, which suggests that virus-induced apoptosis is BAD dependent. Our data showed that influenza viruses induced phosphorylation of BAD at residues S112 and S136 in a temporal manner. Viral infection also induced BAD cleavage, late in the viral life cycle, to a truncated form that is reportedly a more potent inducer of apoptosis. We further demonstrate that knockdown of BAD resulted in reduced cytochrome c release and suppression of the intrinsic apoptotic pathway during influenza virus replication, as seen by an inhibition of caspases-3, caspase-7, and procyclic acidic repetitive protein (PARP) cleavage. Our data indicate that influenza viruses carefully modulate the activation of the apoptotic pathway that is dependent on the regulatory function of BAD and that failure of apoptosis activation resulted in unproductive viral replication.
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Antitumoral effects of Allium sivasicum on breast cancer in vitro and in vivo. Mol Biol Rep 2012; 40:597-604. [PMID: 23065225 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-012-2098-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2012] [Accepted: 10/03/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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This work aims to investigate the antiproliferative properties of Allium sivasicum (AS) on breast cancer. AS extracts were studied for cytotoxicity against the breast cancer cell lines. In vitro apoptosis studies of breast cancer cells were performed by annexin V staining in flow cytometry analyses. AS showed cytotoxicity to three cancer cell lines. Annexin-positive cells level in AS treated cell lines were higher than the untreated control cells. The expressions of caspase-7 protein and TUNEL positive cells were much higher for the rats treated by AS, compared with the untreated control group. The expressions of the Ki-67 decreased in treatment groups compared with the control group. In vivo studies showed that mean tumor volume inhibition ratio in AS treated group was 38 % compared with the untreated rats. These results indicate that A. sivasicum has antitumoral potential against breast cancer.
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Jin Y, Birlea SA, Fain PR, Ferrara TM, Ben S, Riccardi SL, Cole JB, Gowan K, Holland PJ, Bennett DC, Luiten RM, Wolkerstorfer A, van der Veen JPW, Hartmann A, Eichner S, Schuler G, van Geel N, Lambert J, Kemp EH, Gawkrodger DJ, Weetman AP, Taïeb A, Jouary T, Ezzedine K, Wallace MR, McCormack WT, Picardo M, Leone G, Overbeck A, Silverberg NB, Spritz RA. Genome-wide association analyses identify 13 new susceptibility loci for generalized vitiligo. Nat Genet 2012; 44:676-80. [PMID: 22561518 PMCID: PMC3366044 DOI: 10.1038/ng.2272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 233] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2011] [Accepted: 04/11/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In previous linkage and genome-wide association studies we identified 17 susceptibility loci for generalized vitiligo. By a second genome-wide association study, meta-analysis, and independent replication study, we have now identified 13 additional vitiligo-associated loci, including OCA2-HERC2, a region of 16q24.3 containing MC1R, a region of chromosome 11q21 near TYR, several immunoregulatory loci including IFIH1, CD80, CLNK, BACH2, SLA, CASP7, CD44, IKZF4, SH2B3, and a region of 22q13.2 where the causal gene remains uncertain. Functional pathway analysis shows that most vitiligo susceptibility loci encode immunoregulatory proteins or melanocyte components that likely mediate immune targeting and genetic relationships among vitiligo, malignant melanoma, and normal variation of eye, skin, and hair color.
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- Ying Jin
- Human Medical Genetics Program, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Exercise Training Reduces Inflammatory Mediators in the Intestinal Tract of Healthy Older Adult Mice. Can J Aging 2012; 31:161-71. [DOI: 10.1017/s0714980812000104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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RÉSUMÉLe vieillissement s’allie à une augmentation d’inflammation intestinale et le risque élevé de maladies chroniques, y compris les maladies inflammatoires de l’intestin et le cancer du côlon; nombreuses études épidémiologiques indiquent que l’exercice régulier réduit les risques. Cette étude a examiné les effets à long terme de l’exercice volontaire sur les médiateurs inflammatoires dans les intestins des souris âgées et en bonne santé C57BL/6 (âgées de 15–16 mois). On a désigné les animaux soit à quatre mois de roue d’exercice à souris (RES ; n – 20), soit à une groupe de contrôle « sédentaire » (NRL ; n = 20). Les lymphocytes intestinaux ont été récoltés et analysés pour la présence de (1) pro-inflammatoire (TNF-a, IL-1β) et de cytokines pléotropes (IL-6), et (2) de pro-(caspase-3/-7) et d’anti-(Bcl-2) protéines apoptotiques. L’efficacité d’exercise a été confirmée par l’activité des enzymes dans les muscles squelettiques ; l’évidence de stress a été confirmée par un plasma 8-iso-PGF2α et la corticostérone. Les RES souris ont réalisés une incidence inférieure de TNF-α, de la caspase-7, et de 8-isoprostanes (p < .05) par rapport aux contrôles sédentaires, ce qui suggère que l’exercice à long terme peut « protéger » l’intestin en réduisant la manifestation de cytokines inflammatoires et du protéine apoptotique.
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Schwarzenbach H. Circulating nucleic acids and protease activities in blood of tumor patients. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2012; 12 Suppl 1:S163-9. [DOI: 10.1517/14712598.2012.674508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Schultz CR, Golembieski WA, King DA, Brown SL, Brodie C, Rempel SA. Inhibition of HSP27 alone or in combination with pAKT inhibition as therapeutic approaches to target SPARC-induced glioma cell survival. Mol Cancer 2012; 11:20. [PMID: 22480225 PMCID: PMC3349587 DOI: 10.1186/1476-4598-11-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2011] [Accepted: 04/05/2012] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background The current treatment regimen for glioma patients is surgery, followed by radiation therapy plus temozolomide (TMZ), followed by 6 months of adjuvant TMZ. Despite this aggressive treatment regimen, the overall survival of all surgically treated GBM patients remains dismal, and additional or different therapies are required. Depending on the cancer type, SPARC has been proposed both as a therapeutic target and as a therapeutic agent. In glioma, SPARC promotes invasion via upregulation of the p38 MAPK/MAPKAPK2/HSP27 signaling pathway, and promotes tumor cell survival by upregulating pAKT. As HSP27 and AKT interact to regulate the activity of each other, we determined whether inhibition of HSP27 was better than targeting SPARC as a therapeutic approach to inhibit both SPARC-induced glioma cell invasion and survival. Results Our studies found the following. 1) SPARC increases the expression of tumor cell pro-survival and pro-death protein signaling in balance, and, as a net result, tumor cell survival remains unchanged. 2) Suppressing SPARC increases tumor cell survival, indicating it is not a good therapeutic target. 3) Suppressing HSP27 decreases tumor cell survival in all gliomas, but is more effective in SPARC-expressing tumor cells due to the removal of HSP27 inhibition of SPARC-induced pro-apoptotic signaling. 4) Suppressing total AKT1/2 paradoxically enhanced tumor cell survival, indicating that AKT1 or 2 are poor therapeutic targets. 5) However, inhibiting pAKT suppresses tumor cell survival. 6) Inhibiting both HSP27 and pAKT synergistically decreases tumor cell survival. 7) There appears to be a complex feedback system between SPARC, HSP27, and AKT. 8) This interaction is likely influenced by PTEN status. With respect to chemosensitization, we found the following. 1) SPARC enhances pro-apoptotic signaling in cells exposed to TMZ. 2) Despite this enhanced signaling, SPARC protects cells against TMZ. 3) This protection can be reduced by inhibiting pAKT. 4) Combined inhibition of HSP27 and pAKT is more effective than TMZ treatment alone. Conclusions We conclude that inhibition of HSP27 alone, or in combination with pAKT inhibitor IV, may be an effective therapeutic approach to inhibit SPARC-induced glioma cell invasion and survival in SPARC-positive/PTEN-wildtype and SPARC-positive/PTEN-null tumors, respectively.
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- Chad R Schultz
- The Barbara Jane Levy Laboratory of Molecular Neuro-Oncology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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Katagiri N, Shobuike T, Chang B, Kukita A, Miyamoto H. The human apoptosis inhibitor NAIP induces pyroptosis in macrophages infected with Legionella pneumophila. Microbes Infect 2012; 14:1123-32. [PMID: 22504023 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2012.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2011] [Revised: 02/28/2012] [Accepted: 03/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Human nucleotide oligomerization domain-like receptor family apoptosis inhibitory protein (NAIP) prevents apoptosis by inhibiting caspase-3, -7, and -9. Four functional Naip exist in the murine genome, each of which is equally similar to human NAIP. Among them, Naip5 induces pyroptosis by promoting caspase-1 activation in response to Legionella pneumophila infection in macrophages. However, the contribution of human NAIP to this response is unclear. To investigate the role of human NAIP in macrophage survival, we stably expressed human NAIP in RAW264.7 macrophages. Human NAIP inhibited camptothecin-induced apoptosis in macrophages; however, it promoted cytotoxicity in L. pneumophila-infected cells. This cytotoxicity was associated with caspase-1. In addition, human NAIP restricted the intracellular growth of L. pneumophila. L. pneumophila flagellin was required for cytotoxicity, caspase-1 activation, and restriction of intracellular bacterial growth. Expression of murine Naip5 produced comparable results. These data indicate that human NAIP regulates the host response to L. pneumophila infection in a manner similar to that of murine Naip5 and that human NAIP and murine Naip5 regulate cell survival by inhibiting apoptosis or by promoting pyroptosis in response to specific cellular signals.
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- Nanako Katagiri
- Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga, Japan
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Li X, Wen W, Liu K, Zhu F, Malakhova M, Peng C, Li T, Kim HG, Ma W, Cho YY, Bode AM, Dong Z, Dong Z. Phosphorylation of caspase-7 by p21-activated protein kinase (PAK) 2 inhibits chemotherapeutic drug-induced apoptosis of breast cancer cell lines. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:22291-9. [PMID: 21555521 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.236596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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p21-activated kinase (PAK) 2, a member of the PAK family of serine/threonine protein kinases, plays an important role in physiological processes such as motility, survival, mitosis, and apoptosis. However, the role of PAK2 in resistance to chemotherapy is unclear. Here we report that PAK2 is highly expressed in human breast cancer cell lines and human breast invasive carcinoma tissue compared with a human non-tumorigenic mammary epithelial cell line and adjacent normal breast tissue, respectively. Interestingly, we found that PAK2 can bind with caspase-7 and phosphorylate caspase-7 at the Ser-30, Thr-173, and Ser-239 sites. Functionally, the phosphorylation of caspase-7 decreases its activity, thereby inhibiting cellular apoptosis. Our data indicate that highly expressed PAK2 mediates chemotherapeutic resistance in human breast invasive ductal carcinoma by negatively regulating caspase-7 activity.
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- Xiang Li
- The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, Minnesota 55912, USA
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Caspases, a family of aspartate-specific cysteine proteases, play a major role in apoptosis and a variety of physiological and pathological processes. Fourteen mammalian caspases have been identified and can be divided into two groups: inflammatory caspases and apoptotic caspases. Based on the structure and function, the apoptotic caspases are further grouped into initiator/apical caspases (caspase-2, -8, -9, and -10) and effector/executioner caspases (caspase-3, -6, and -7). In this paper, we discuss what we have learned about the role of individual effector caspase in mediating both apoptotic and nonapoptotic events, with special emphasis on leukemia-specific oncoproteins in relation to effector caspases.
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Abdelaziz DHA, Gavrilin MA, Akhter A, Caution K, Kotrange S, Khweek AA, Abdulrahman BA, Hassan ZA, El-Sharkawi FZ, Bedi SS, Ladner K, Gonzalez-Mejia ME, Doseff AI, Mostafa M, Kanneganti TD, Guttridge D, Marsh CB, Wewers MD, Amer AO. Asc-dependent and independent mechanisms contribute to restriction of legionella pneumophila infection in murine macrophages. Front Microbiol 2011; 2:18. [PMID: 21713115 PMCID: PMC3112328 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2011.00018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2010] [Accepted: 01/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase recruitment domain (Asc) is an adaptor molecule that mediates inflammatory and apoptotic signals. Legionella pneumophila is an intracellular bacterium and the causative agent of Legionnaire's pneumonia. L. pneumophila is able to cause pneumonia in immuno-compromised humans but not in most inbred mice. Murine macrophages that lack the ability to activate caspase-1, such as caspase(-1-/-) and Nlrc4(-/-) allow L. pneumophila infection. This permissiveness is attributed mainly to the lack of active caspase-1 and the absence of its down stream substrates such as caspase-7. However, the role of Asc in control of L. pneumophila infection in mice is unclear. Here we show that caspase-1 is moderately activated in Asc(-/-) macrophages and that this limited activation is required and sufficient to restrict L. pneumophila growth. Moreover, Asc-independent activation of caspase-1 requires bacterial flagellin and is mainly detected in cellular extracts but not in culture supernatants. We also demonstrate that the depletion of Asc from permissive macrophages enhances bacterial growth by promoting L. pneumophila-mediated activation of the NF-κB pathway and decreasing caspase-3 activation. Taken together, our data demonstrate that L. pneumophila infection in murine macrophages is controlled by several mechanisms: Asc-independent activation of caspase-1 and Asc-dependent regulation of NF-κB and caspase-3 activation.
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- Dalia H A Abdelaziz
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Center for Microbial Interface Biology and the Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Columbus, OH, USA
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Chang WT, Pan CY, Rajanbabu V, Cheng CW, Chen JY. Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) antimicrobial peptide, hepcidin 1-5, shows antitumor activity in cancer cells. Peptides 2011; 32:342-52. [PMID: 21093514 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2010.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2010] [Revised: 11/06/2010] [Accepted: 11/08/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The inhibitory function of tilapia hepcidin (TH)1-5, an antimicrobial peptide, was not examined in previous studies. In this study, we synthesized the TH1-5 peptide and tested TH1-5's antitumor activity against several tumor cell lines. We show that TH1-5 inhibited the proliferation of tumor cells and reduced colony formation in a soft agar assay. Scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy showed that TH1-5 altered the membrane structure similar to the function of a lytic peptide. Acridine orange/ethidium bromide staining, a wound-healing assay, and a flow cytometric analysis showed that TH1-5 induced necrosis with high-concentration treatment and induced apoptosis with low-concentration treatment. Inflammation is known to be closely associated with the development of cancer. TH1-5 showing anti-inflammatory effects in a previous publication induced us to evaluate the anti-inflammatory effects in cancer cell lines through the expressions of immune-related genes after being treated with the TH1-5 peptide. However, real-time qualitative RT-PCR indicated that TH1-5 treatment induced downregulation of the expressions of interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, IL-12, IL-15, interferon-γ, CTSG, caspase-7, and Bcl-2, and upregulation of IL-2 and CAPN5 in HeLa cells, and upregulation of IL-8 and CTSG in HT1080 cells. These results suggest that TH1-5 possibly induces an inflammatory response in HeLa cells, but not in HT1080 cells. Overall, these results indicate that TH1-5 possesses the potential to be a novel peptide for cancer therapy.
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- Wang-Ting Chang
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan
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Hoffman-Goetz L, Pervaiz N, Packer N, Guan J. Freewheel training decreases pro- and increases anti-inflammatory cytokine expression in mouse intestinal lymphocytes. Brain Behav Immun 2010; 24:1105-15. [PMID: 20510350 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2010.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2010] [Revised: 05/10/2010] [Accepted: 05/10/2010] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Intestinal inflammation and inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) may occur due to imbalances in pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines. Long-term exercise reduces the risk for IBD. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of long-term wheel running in healthy mice on intestinal lymphocyte (IL) expression of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine proteins. In addition, pro- and anti-apoptotic proteins and the percentage of early apoptotic, late apoptotic, and dead IL were measured with wheel running and following acute aerobic exercise. Female C57BL/6 mice were given 16 weeks of wheel running (WR) or a control condition (No WR) and at the end of training were assigned to a single acute treadmill exercise session with sacrifice immediately, 2h after, or 24h after completion of exercise, or were not run (sedentary) with respect to the acute treadmill exercise. Intestinal lymphocytes were assessed for pro-(TNF-α, IL-17) and anti-(IL-10) inflammatory, and pleiotropic (IL-6) cytokines, and pro-(caspase 3 and 7, AIF) and anti-(Bcl-2) apoptotic protein expression. The percent of early (Annexin(+)) and late (Annexin(+)PI(+)) apoptotic, and dead (PI(+)) IL was determined. WR mice had lower TNF-α and caspase 7, and higher IL-10 and IL-6 expression in IL than No WR mice. A single exposure to intense aerobic treadmill exercise increased pro-(TNF-α) and anti-(IL-10) inflammatory cytokine and pro-apoptotic protein (caspase 3) expression in IL. The percent of early and late apoptotic, and dead IL were higher after acute exercise. Although long-term voluntary wheel running did not protect against acute exercise-induced changes in IL cytokine expression or apoptosis, there was an overall 'anti-inflammatory' effect observed as a result of wheel running in healthy mice.
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- L Hoffman-Goetz
- Department of Health Studies and Gerontology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
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Duarte RA, Mello ER, Araki C, Bolzani VDS, Siqueira e Silva DH, Regasini LO, Silva TGA, de Morais MCC, Ximenes VF, Soares CP. Alkaloids extracted from Pterogyne nitens induce apoptosis in malignant breast cell line. Tumour Biol 2010; 31:513-22. [PMID: 20700682 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-010-0064-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2010] [Accepted: 05/31/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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In the present study, two alkaloids isolated from Pterogyne nitens, a plant native to Brazil, have been shown to induce apoptosis in human breast cancer cells. These compounds, pterogynine (PGN) and pterogynidine (PGD), were tested for their effect on a human infiltrating ductal carcinoma cell line (ZR-7531). The cell line was treated with each alkaloid at several concentrations. Time-dependence (with or without recuperation time) and concentration-dependence (in the range 0.25-10 mM) were investigated in cytotoxicity and apoptosis assays. The annexin assay indicated an apparently higher percentage of death by necrosis of malignant cells after 24 h exposure to both P. nitens extracts than the Hoechst assay. Thus, our results in the two tests demonstrated that the Hoechst assay can discriminate between late apoptotic cells and necrosis, whereas the flow cytometry-based annexin V assay cannot. We concluded that PGN and PGD have effective antineoplastic activity against human breast cancer cells in vitro, by inducing programmed cell death.
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- Roberta Aparecida Duarte
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo State -UNESP, Rua Expedicionários do Brasil, 1621, Zip code 14801-902, Araraquara, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Musch T, Öz Y, Lyko F, Breiling A. Nucleoside drugs induce cellular differentiation by caspase-dependent degradation of stem cell factors. PLoS One 2010; 5:e10726. [PMID: 20502711 PMCID: PMC2873290 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2009] [Accepted: 04/29/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Stem cell characteristics are an important feature of human cancer cells and play a major role in the therapy resistance of tumours. Strategies to target cancer stem cells are thus of major importance for cancer therapy. Differentiation therapy by nucleoside drugs represents an attractive approach for the elimination of cancer stem cells. However, even if it is generally assumed that the activity of these drugs is mediated by their ability to modulate epigenetic pathways, their precise mode of action remains to be established. We therefore analysed the potential of three nucleoside analogues to induce differentiation of the embryonic cancer stem cell line NTERA 2 D1 and compared their effect to the natural ligand retinoic acid. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS All nucleoside analogues analyzed, but not retinoic acid, triggered proteolytic degradation of the Polycomb group protein EZH2. Two of them, 3-Deazaneplanocin A (DZNep) and 2'-deoxy-5-azacytidine (decitabine), also induced a decrease in global DNA methylation. Nevertheless, only decitabine and 1beta-arabinofuranosylcytosine (cytarabine) effectively triggered neuronal differentiation of NT2 cells. We show that drug-induced differentiation, in contrast to retinoic acid induction, is caused by caspase activation, which mediates depletion of the stem cell factors NANOG and OCT4. Consistent with this observation, protein degradation and differentiation could be counteracted by co-treatment with caspase inhibitors or by depletion of CASPASE-3 and CASPASE-7 through dsRNA interference. In agreement with this, OCT4 was found to be a direct in-vitro-target of CASPASE-7. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE We show that drug-induced differentiation is not a consequence of pharmacologic epigenetic modulation, but is induced by the degradation of stem-cell-specific proteins by caspases. Our results thus uncover a novel pathway that induces differentiation of embryonic cancer stem cells and is triggered by the established anticancer drugs cytarabine and decitabine. These findings suggest new approaches for directly targeting the stem cell fraction of human tumours.
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- Tanja Musch
- Division of Epigenetics, DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Epigenetics, DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Epigenetics, DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Epigenetics, DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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