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Longo M, Fiorito F, Marfè G, Montagnaro S, Pisanelli G, De Martino L, Iovane G, Pagnini U. Analysis of apoptosis induced by Caprine Herpesvirus 1 in vitro. Virus Res 2009; 145:227-35. [PMID: 19619589 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2009.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2009] [Revised: 07/08/2009] [Accepted: 07/09/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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It is known that Caprine Herpesvirus 1 (CpHV-1) causes apoptosis in mitogen-stimulated as well as not stimulated caprine peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). Initial experiments in Madin Darby bovine kidney (MDBK) cells revealed that CpHV-1 infection induced apoptotic features like chromatin condensation and DNA laddering. Thus, to characterize in more detail this apoptotic process, activation of caspase-8, -9 and -3 in MDBK cells CpHV-1 infected was investigated and demonstrated. In addition, CpHV-1 infection resulted in disruption of mitochondrial membrane potential, cytochrome c release and alterations in the pro- and anti-apoptotic proteins of Bcl-2 family. Proteolytic cleavage of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARP), confirming the activation of downstream caspases, was also observed. Our data indicated that a "cross-talk" between the death-receptor (extrinsic) pathway and the mitochondrial (intrinsic) pathway occurred in CpHV-1-induced apoptosis in vitro.
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- Department of Pathology and Animal Health, Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Via F. Delpino 1, 80137 Naples, Italy
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Simian varicella virus induces apoptosis in monkey kidney cells by the intrinsic pathway and involves downregulation of bcl-2 expression. J Virol 2009; 83:9273-82. [PMID: 19605493 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00768-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Simian varicella virus (SVV) causes varicella in primates, becomes latent in ganglionic neurons, and reactivates to produce zoster. SVV produces a cytopathic effect in monkey kidney cells in tissue culture. To study the mechanism by which SVV-infected cells die, we examined markers of apoptosis 24 to 64 h postinfection (hpi). Western blot analysis of virus-infected cell lysates revealed a significant increase in the levels of the cleaved active form of caspase-3, accompanied by a parallel increase in caspase-3 activity at 40 to 64 hpi. Caspase-9, a marker for the intrinsic pathway, was activated significantly in SVV-infected cells at all time points, whereas trace levels of the active form of caspase-8, an extrinsic pathway marker, was detected only at 64 hpi. Bcl-2 expression at the mRNA and protein levels was decreased by 50 to 70% throughout the course of virus infection. Release of cytochrome c, an activator of caspase-9, from mitochondria into the cytoplasm was increased by 200% at 64 hpi. Analysis of Vero cells infected with SVV expressing green fluorescent protein (SVV-GFP) at 64 hpi revealed colocalization of the active forms of caspase-3 and caspase-9 and terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end labeling (TUNEL) staining with GFP. A significant decrease in the bcl-2 mRNA levels along with an abundance of mRNA specific for SVV genes 63, 40, and 21 was seen in the fraction of Vero cells that were infected with SVV-GFP. Together, these findings indicate that SVV induces apoptosis in cultured Vero cells through the intrinsic pathway in which Bcl-2 is downregulated.
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Bax Inhibitor-1, a conserved cell death suppressor, is a key molecular switch downstream from a variety of biotic and abiotic stress signals in plants. Int J Mol Sci 2009; 10:3149-3167. [PMID: 19742129 PMCID: PMC2738916 DOI: 10.3390/ijms10073149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2009] [Revised: 07/06/2009] [Accepted: 07/06/2009] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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In Nature plants are constantly challenged by a variety of environmental stresses that could lead to disruptions in cellular homeostasis. Programmed cell death (PCD) is a fundamental cellular process that is often associated with defense responses to pathogens, during development and in response to abiotic stresses in fungi, animals and plants. Although there are many characteristics shared between different types of PCD events, it remains unknown whether a common mechanism drives various types of PCD in eukaryotes. One candidate regulator for such a mechanism is Bax Inhibitor-1 (BI-1), an evolutionary conserved, endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-resident protein that represents an ancient cell death regulator that potentially regulates PCD in all eukaryotes. Recent findings strongly suggested that BI-1 plays an important role in the conserved ER stress response pathway to modulate cell death induction in response to multiple types of cell death signals. As ER stress signaling pathways has been suggested to play important roles not only in the control of ER homeostasis but also in other biological processes such as the response to pathogens and abiotic stress in plants, BI-1 might function to control the convergence point that modulates the level of the “pro-survival and pro-death” signals under multiple stress conditions.
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Simmons SO, Fan CY, Ramabhadran R. Cellular stress response pathway system as a sentinel ensemble in toxicological screening. Toxicol Sci 2009; 111:202-25. [PMID: 19567883 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfp140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 219] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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High costs, long test times, and societal concerns related to animal use have required the development of in vitro assays for the rapid and cost-effective toxicological evaluation and characterization of compounds in both the pharmaceutical and environmental arenas. Although the pharmaceutical industry has developed very effective, high-throughput in vitro assays for determining the therapeutic potential of compounds, the application of this approach to toxicological screening has been limited. A primary reason for this is that while drug candidate screens are directed to a specific target/mechanism, xenobiotics can cause toxicity through any of a myriad of undefined interactions with cellular components and processes. Given that it is not practical to design assays that can interrogate each potential toxicological target, an integrative approach is required if there is to be a rapid and low-cost toxicological evaluation of chemicals. Cellular stress response pathways offer a viable solution to the creation of a set of integrative assays as there is a limited and hence manageable set (a small ensemble of 10 or less) of major cellular stress response pathways through which cells mount a homoeostatic response to toxicants and which also participate in cell fate/death decisions. Further, over the past decades, these pathways have been well characterized at a molecular level thereby enabling the development of high-throughput cell-based assays using the components of the pathways. Utilization of the set of cellular stress response pathway-based assays as indicators of toxic interactions of chemicals with basic cellular machinery will potentially permit the clustering of chemicals based on biological response profiles of common mode of action (MOA) and also the inference of the specific MOA of a toxicant. This article reviews the biochemical characteristics of the stress response pathways, their common architecture that enables rapid activation during stress, their participation in cell fate decisions, the essential nature of these pathways to the organism, and the biochemical basis of their cross-talk that permits an assay ensemble screening approach. Subsequent sections describe how the stress pathway ensemble assay approach could be applied to screening potentially toxic compounds and discuss how this approach may be used to derive toxicant MOA from the biological activity profiles that the ensemble strategy provides. The article concludes with a review of the application of the stress assay concept to noninvasive in vivo assessments of chemical toxicants.
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- Steven O Simmons
- Integrated Systems Toxicology Division, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, USA
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Expression of Bcl-2 predicts outcome in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with cisplatin-based concurrent chemoradiotherapy. Lung Cancer 2009; 68:288-94. [PMID: 19560836 DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2009.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2008] [Revised: 04/24/2009] [Accepted: 06/02/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Platinum-based concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) is a standard treatment for locally advanced unresectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The determination of parameters that may predict the result of the treatment has strong clinical implications. PATIENTS AND METHODS Pretreatment tumor biopsy specimens from 39 patients with locally advanced NSCLC (stage IIIA: 5, stage IIIB: 34) were analyzed for p53, Bcl-2, Bax and ERCC1 expression by immunohistochemistry. All patients were treated with cisplatin-based CCRT. Twenty-four patients received induction chemotherapy followed by CCRT (60Gy/30 fractions, 6mg/m(2) of cisplatin daily). The most commonly administered induction chemotherapy regimen was VIP (etoposide, ifosfamide, cisplatin; 20 patients). Fifteen patients received the same CCRT without induction chemotherapy. RESULTS High expression of p53, Bcl-2, Bax and ERCC1 was observed in 15 (38%), 19 (49%), 17 (44%) and 12 (31%) patients, respectively. High expression of Bcl-2 was significantly associated with longer survival duration (20 months vs. 9 months, P=0.008) and better response to the treatment (74% vs. 30%, P=0.01). In multivariate analysis, Bcl-2 expression was the only significant independent prognostic factor of overall survival (P=0.007) among the pretreatment patients characteristics. CONCLUSIONS High expression of Bcl-2 may be a useful prognostic factor in locally advanced NSCLC patients treated with cisplatin-based CCRT.
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Bardwell PD, Gu J, McCarthy D, Wallace C, Bryant S, Goess C, Mathieu S, Grinnell C, Erickson J, Rosenberg SH, Schwartz AJ, Hugunin M, Tarcsa E, Elmore SW, McRae B, Murtaza A, Wang LC, Ghayur T. The Bcl-2 family antagonist ABT-737 significantly inhibits multiple animal models of autoimmunity. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 182:7482-9. [PMID: 19494271 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0802813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The Bcl-2 family of proteins plays a critical role in controlling immune responses by regulating the expansion and contraction of activated lymphocyte clones by apoptosis. ABT-737, which was originally developed for oncology, is a potent inhibitor of Bcl-2, Bcl-x(L), and Bcl-w protein function. There is evidence that Bcl-2-associated dysregulation of lymphocyte apoptosis may contribute to the pathogenesis of autoimmunity and lead to the development of autoimmune diseases. In this study, we report that ABT-737 treatment resulted in potent inhibition of lymphocyte proliferation as measured by in vitro mitogenic or ex vivo Ag-specific stimulation. More importantly, ABT-737 significantly reduced disease severity in tissue-specific and systemic animal models of autoimmunity. Bcl-2 family antagonism by ABT-737 was efficacious in treating animal models of arthritis and lupus. Our results suggest that treatment with a Bcl-2 family antagonist represents a novel and potentially attractive therapeutic approach for the clinical treatment of autoimmunity.
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- Philip D Bardwell
- Department of Biologics, Abbott Bioresearch Center, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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Lomonaco SL, Xu XS, Wang G. The role of Bcl-x(L) protein in nucleotide excision repair-facilitated cell protection against cisplatin-induced apoptosis. DNA Cell Biol 2009; 28:285-94. [PMID: 19317621 PMCID: PMC2903458 DOI: 10.1089/dna.2008.0815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2008] [Revised: 12/21/2008] [Accepted: 12/22/2008] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Many anticancer drugs target the genomic DNA of cancer cells by generating DNA damage and inducing apoptosis. DNA repair protects cells against DNA damage-induced apoptosis. Although the mechanisms of DNA repair and apoptosis have been extensively studied, the mechanism by which DNA repair prevents DNA damage-induced apoptosis is not fully understood. We studied the role of the antiapoptotic Bcl-x(L) protein in nucleotide excision repair (NER)-facilitated cell protection against cisplatin-induced apoptosis. Using both normal human fibroblasts (NF) and NER-defective xeroderma pigmentosum group A (XPA) and group G (XPG) fibroblasts, we demonstrated that a functional NER is required for cisplatin-induced transcription of the bcl-x(l) gene. The results obtained from our Western blots revealed that the cisplatin treatment led to an increase in the level of Bcl-x(L) protein in NF cells, but a decrease in the level of Bcl-x(L) protein in both XPA and XPG cells. The results of our immunofluorescence staining indicated that a functional NER pathway was required for cisplatin-induced translocation of NF-kappaB p65 from cytoplasm into nucleus, indicative of NF-kappaB activation. Given the important function of NF-kappaB in regulating transcription of the bcl-x(l) gene and the Bcl-x(L) protein in preventing apoptosis, these results suggest that NER may protect cells against cisplatin-induced apoptosis by activating NF-kappaB, which further induces transcription of the bcl-x(l) gene, resulting in an accumulation of Bcl-x(L) protein and activation of the cell survival pathway that leads to increased cell survival under cisplatin treatment.
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- Stephanie L Lomonaco
- Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (IEHS), Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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El Kebir D, József L, Pan W, Wang L, Petasis NA, Serhan CN, Filep JG. 15-epi-lipoxin A4 inhibits myeloperoxidase signaling and enhances resolution of acute lung injury. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2009; 180:311-9. [PMID: 19483113 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200810-1601oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Apoptosis is essential for removal of neutrophils from inflamed tissues and efficient resolution of inflammation. Myeloperoxidase (MPO), abundantly expressed in neutrophils, not only generates cytotoxic oxidants but also signals through the beta(2) integrin Mac-1 to rescue neutrophils from constitutive apoptosis, thereby prolonging inflammation. OBJECTIVES Because aspirin-triggered 15-epi-lipoxin A(4) (15-epi-LXA(4)) modulates Mac-1 expression, we investigated the impact of 15-epi-LXA(4) on MPO suppression of neutrophil apoptosis and MPO-mediated neutrophil-dependent acute lung injury. METHODS Human neutrophils were cultured with MPO with or without 15-epi-LXA(4) to investigate development of apoptosis. Acute lung injury was produced by intratracheal injection of carrageenan plus MPO or intraperitoneal injection of live Escherichia coli in mice, and the animals were treated with 15-epi-LXA(4) at the peak of inflammation. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS 15-Epi-LXA(4) through down-regulation of Mac-1 expression promoted apoptosis of human neutrophils by attenuating MPO-induced activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase and Akt-mediated phosphorylation of Bad and by reducing expression of the antiapoptotic protein Mcl-1, thereby aggravating mitochondrial dysfunction. The proapoptotic effect of 15-epi-LXA(4) was dominant over MPO-mediated effects even when it was added at 4 hours post MPO. In mice, treatment with 15-epi-LXA(4) accelerated the resolution of established carrageenan plus MPO-evoked as well as E. coli-induced neutrophil-dependent pulmonary inflammation through redirecting neutrophils to caspase-mediated cell death and facilitating their removal by macrophages. CONCLUSIONS These results demonstrate that aspirin-triggered 15-epi-LXA(4) enhances resolution of inflammation by overriding the powerful antiapoptosis signal from MPO, thereby demonstrating a hitherto unrecognized mechanism by which aspirin promotes resolution of inflammation.
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- Driss El Kebir
- Research Center, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, Montréal, Quebec
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Montes-Rodríguez CJ, Alavez S, Soria-Gómez E, Rueda-Orozco PE, Guzman K, Morán J, Prospéro-García O. BCL-2 and BAX proteins expression throughout the light-dark cycle and modifications induced by sleep deprivation and rebound in adult rat brain. J Neurosci Res 2009; 87:1602-9. [DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Huang S, Okumura K, Sinicrope FA. BH3 mimetic obatoclax enhances TRAIL-mediated apoptosis in human pancreatic cancer cells. Clin Cancer Res 2009; 15:150-9. [PMID: 19118042 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-08-1575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Prosurvival Bcl-2 proteins inhibit the mitochondrial and death receptor-mediated apoptotic pathways. Obatoclax is a small-molecule antagonist of the BH3-binding groove of Bcl-2 proteins that may enhance tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) sensitivity and efficacy. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Human pancreatic cancer cell lines were incubated with obatoclax and/or TRAIL and cell viability, Annexin V labeling, caspase cleavage, and cytochrome c release were measured. In drug-treated cell lines, protein-protein interactions were studied by immunoprecipitation. Bax/Bak activation was analyzed using conformation-specific antibodies. Lentiviral short hairpin RNA was used to knockdown Bim, Bid, and apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) expression. RESULTS Obatoclax reduced the viability of PANC-1 and BxPC-3 cell lines and synergistically enhanced TRAIL-mediated cytotoxicity. Obatoclax enhanced TRAIL-mediated apoptosis, as shown by Annexin V labeling, which was accompanied by caspase activation (caspase-8, -9, and -3) and cleavage of Bid. Obatoclax potentiated TRAIL-mediated Bax/Bak activation and the release of mitochondrial cytochrome c, Smac, and AIF. Mechanisms underlying the apoptotic effect of obatoclax include displacement of Bak from its sequestration by Bcl-x(L) or Mcl-1 and release of Bim from Bcl-2 or Mcl-1. Bid knockdown by short hairpin RNA attenuated caspase cleavage and cytotoxicity of obatoclax plus TRAIL. Bim knockdown failed to inhibit the cytotoxic effect of obatoclax alone or combined with TRAIL yet attenuated TRAIL-mediated cytotoxicity. AIF knockdown attenuated cytotoxicity of the drug combination. CONCLUSIONS Obatoclax potentiates TRAIL-mediated apoptosis by unsequestering Bak and Bim from Bcl-2/Bcl-x(L) or Mcl-1 proteins. This drug combination enhances Bid-mediated cross-talk between the mitochondrial and death receptor-mediated apoptotic pathways and may represent a novel therapeutic strategy against pancreatic cancer.
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- Shengbing Huang
- Miles and Shirley Fiterman Center for Digestive Diseases and Division of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55901, USA
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Biological actions resulting from phosphoinositide synthesis trigger multiple downstream signalling cascades by recruiting proteins with pleckstrin homology domains, including phosphoinositide-dependent kinase-1 and protein kinase B (also known as Akt). Retrospectively, more attention has been focused on the plasma membrane-associated interactions of these molecules and resulting cytoplasmic target activation. The complex biological activities exerted by Akt activation suggest, however, that more subtle and complex subcellular control mechanisms are involved. This review examines the regulation of Akt activity from the perspective of subcellular compartmentalization and focuses specifically upon the actions of Akt activation downstream from phosphoinositide synthesis that influence cell biology by altering nuclear signalling leading to Pim-1 kinase induction as well as hexokinase phosphorylation that, together with Akt, serves to preserve mitochondrial integrity.
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- Shigeki Miyamoto
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92093-0636, USA
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- Department of Biology, SDSU Heart Institute, San Diego State University, NLS 426, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
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- Department of Biology, SDSU Heart Institute, San Diego State University, NLS 426, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
- Corresponding author. Tel: +1 619 594 2983; +1 619 594 2610. E-mail address:
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Chandra J. Oxidative stress by targeted agents promotes cytotoxicity in hematologic malignancies. Antioxid Redox Signal 2009; 11:1123-37. [PMID: 19018667 PMCID: PMC2842131 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2008.2302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The past decade has seen an exponential increase in the number of cancer therapies with defined molecular targets. Interestingly, many of these new agents are also documented to raise levels of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) in addition to inhibiting a biochemical target. In most cases, the exact link between the primary target of the drug and effects on cellular redox status is unknown. However, it is important to understand the role of oxidative stress in promoting cytotoxicity by these agents, because the design of multiregimen strategies could conceivably build on these redox alterations. Also, drug resistance mediated by antioxidant defenses could potentially be anticipated and circumvented with improved knowledge of the redox-related effects of these targeted agents. Given the large number of targeted chemotherapies, in this review, we focus on selected agents that have shown promise in hematologic malignancies: proteasome inhibitors, histone deacetylase inhibitors, Bcl-2-targeted agents, and a kinase inhibitor called adaphostin. Despite structural differences within classes of these compounds, a commonality of causing increased oxidative stress exists, which contributes to induction of cell death.
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- Joya Chandra
- Department of Pediatrics Research, Unit 853, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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Sutherland KA, Rogers HL, Tosh D, Rogers MJ. RANKL increases the level of Mcl-1 in osteoclasts and reduces bisphosphonate-induced osteoclast apoptosis in vitro. Arthritis Res Ther 2009; 11:R58. [PMID: 19405951 PMCID: PMC2688211 DOI: 10.1186/ar2681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2008] [Revised: 04/08/2009] [Accepted: 04/30/2009] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Bisphosphonates are the most widely used class of drug for inhibiting osteoclast-mediated bone loss, but their effectiveness at preventing joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis has generally been disappointing. We examined whether the ability of bisphosphonates to induce osteoclast apoptosis and inhibit bone resorption in vitro is influenced by the cytokine receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B ligand (RANKL), an important mediator of inflammation-induced bone loss. METHODS Rabbit osteoclasts were treated with the bisphosphonates clodronate or alendronate for up to 48 hours in the absence or presence of RANKL. Changes in cell morphology and induction of apoptosis were examined by scanning electron microscopy, whilst resorptive activity was determined by measuring the area of resorption cavities. Changes in the level of anti-apoptotic proteins, including Mcl-1, Bcl-2, and Bcl-x>L, were determined in rabbit osteoclasts and in cytokine-starved mouse osteoclasts by Western blotting. RESULTS RANKL significantly attenuated the ability of both clodronate and alendronate to induce osteoclast apoptosis and inhibit bone resorption. Treatment of rabbit osteoclasts with RANKL was associated with an increase in the anti-apoptotic protein Mcl-1 but not Bcl-2. A role for Mcl-1 in osteoclast survival was suggested using osteoclasts generated from mouse bone marrow macrophages in the presence of RANKL + macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) since cytokine deprivation of mouse osteoclasts caused a rapid loss of Mcl-1 (but not Bcl-2 or Bcl-xL), which preceded the biochemical and morphological changes associated with apoptosis. Loss of Mcl-1 from mouse osteoclasts could be prevented by factors known to promote osteoclast survival (RANKL, M-CSF, tumour necrosis factor-alpha [TNF-alpha], or lipopolysaccharide [LPS]). CONCLUSIONS RANKL protects osteoclasts from the apoptosis-inducing and anti-resorptive effects of bisphosphonates in vitro. The ability of RANKL (and other pro-inflammatory factors such as TNF-alpha and LPS) to increase the level of Mcl-1 in osteoclasts may explain the lack of effectiveness of some bisphosphonates in preventing inflammation-induced bone loss.
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- Karen A Sutherland
- Bone & Musculoskeletal Research Programme, School of Medicine & Dentistry, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, UK
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- Bone & Musculoskeletal Research Programme, School of Medicine & Dentistry, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, UK
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- Bone & Musculoskeletal Research Programme, School of Medicine & Dentistry, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, UK
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- Bone & Musculoskeletal Research Programme, School of Medicine & Dentistry, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, UK
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Howard AN, Bridges KA, Meyn RE, Chandra J. ABT-737, a BH3 mimetic, induces glutathione depletion and oxidative stress. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2009; 65:41-54. [DOI: 10.1007/s00280-009-1001-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2008] [Accepted: 04/05/2009] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Parent N, Winstall E, Beauchemin M, Paquet C, Poirier GG, Bertrand R. Proteomic analysis of enriched lysosomes at early phase of camptothecin-induced apoptosis in human U-937 cells. J Proteomics 2009; 72:960-73. [PMID: 19393779 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2009.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2009] [Revised: 03/24/2009] [Accepted: 04/18/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A lysosomal pathway, characterized by partial rupture or labilization of lysosomal membranes and cathepsin activation, is evoked during camptothecin-induced apoptosis in human cancer cells, including human histiocytic lymphoma U-937 cells. These lysosomal events begin rapidly and simultaneously with mitochondrial permeabilization and caspase activation within 3 h after drug treatment. In this study, comparative and quantitative proteome analyses were performed to identify early changes in lysosomal protein expression/localization from U-937 cells undergoing apoptosis. In 2 independent experiments, among a total of more than 538 proteins putatively identified and quantitated by iTRAQ isobaric labeling and LC-ESI-MS/MS, 18 proteins were found to be upregulated and 9 downregulated in lysosomes purified from early apoptotic compared to control cells. Protein expression was validated by Western blotting on enriched lysosome fractions, and protein localization confirmed by fluorescence confocal microscopy of representative protein candidates, whose functions are associated with lysosomal membrane fluidity and dynamics. These include sterol-4-alpha-carboxylate 3-dehydrogenase (NSDHL), prosaposin (PSAP) and protein kinase C delta (PKC-delta). This comparative proteome analysis provides the basis for novel hypothesis and rationale functional experimentation, where the 3 validated candidate proteins are associated with lysosomal membrane fluidity and dynamics, particularly cholesterol, sphingolipid and glycosphingolipid metabolism.
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- Nicolas Parent
- Centre de recherche, Centre hospitalier de l'Université of Montréal (CHUM), Hôpital Notre-Dame and Institut du cancer de Montréal, Montréal (QC), Canada
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Yao Y, Huang C, Li ZF, Wang AY, Liu LY, Zhao XG, Luo Y, Ni L, Zhang WG, Song TS. Exogenous phosphatidylethanolamine induces apoptosis of human hepatoma HepG2 cells via the bcl-2/bax pathway. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15:1751-8. [PMID: 19360919 PMCID: PMC2668781 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.1751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To investigate the signaling pathways implicated in phosphatidylethanolamine (PE)-induced apoptosis of human hepatoma HepG2 cells.
METHODS: Inhibitory effects of PE on human hepatoma HepG2 cells were detected by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. Cell cycle, apoptosis and mitochondrial transmembrane potential (ΔΨm) were analyzed by flow cytometry. Immunocytochemical assay and Western blotting were used to examine Bcl-2, Bax and caspase-3 protein levels in HepG2 cells treated with PE.
RESULTS: PE inhibited the growth of HepG2 cells in a dose- and time- dependent manner. It did not affect the cell cycle, but induced apoptosis. PE significantly decreased δΨm at 0.25, 0.5 and 1 mmol/L, respectively, suggesting that PE induces cell apoptosis by decreasing the mitochondrial transmembrane potential. The Bcl-2 expression level induced by different concentrations of PE was lower than that in control groups. However, the Bax expression level induced by PE was higher than that in the control group. Meanwhile, PE increased the caspase-3 expression in a dose- and time-dependent manner.
CONCLUSION: Exogenous PE induces apoptosis of human hepatoma HepG2 cells via the bcl-2/bax pathway.
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Takahashi Y, Meyerkord CL, Wang HG. Bif-1/endophilin B1: a candidate for crescent driving force in autophagy. Cell Death Differ 2009; 16:947-55. [PMID: 19265852 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2009.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Autophagy is an intracellular bulk degradation system that plays a vital role in maintaining cellular homeostasis. This degradation process involves dynamic membrane rearrangements resulting in the formation of double-membraned autophagosomes. However, the driving force for generating curvature and deformation of isolation membranes remains a mystery. Bax-interacting factor 1 (Bif-1), also known as SH3GLB1 or Endophilin B1, was originally discovered as a Bax-binding protein. Bif-1 contains an amino-terminal N-BAR (Bin-Amphiphysin-Rvs) domain and a carboxy-terminal SH3 (Src-homology 3) domain and shows membrane binding and bending activities. It has been shown that Beclin1 is involved in the nucleation of autophagosomal membranes through an unknown mechanism. It is interesting that, Bif-1 forms a complex with Beclin1 through ultraviolet irradiation resistant-associated gene (UVRAG) and promotes the activation of the class III PI3 kinase, Vps34, in mammalian cells. In response to nutrient starvation, Bif-1 accumulates in punctate foci where it co-localizes with LC3, Atg5, and Atg9. Furthermore, Bif-1-positive, crescent-shaped small vesicles expand by recruiting and fusing with Atg9-positive small membranes to complete autophagosome formation. This review highlights the role of Bif-1 in the regulation of autophagy and discusses the potential involvement of Bif-1 in the biogenesis of membranes for the formation of autophagosomes.
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- Y Takahashi
- Department of Pharmacology and Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033-0850, USA
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Activation of Bax and Bak by BH3-only molecules triggers mitochondrial apoptosis. In a recent issue of Molecular Cell, Fu et al. (2009) identify a constitutively active isoform of Bax, Baxbeta, whose activity is tightly controlled by the ubiquitin-proteasome system.
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- Hyungjin Kim
- Molecular Oncology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Bleicken S, Zeth K. Conformational changes and protein stability of the pro-apoptotic protein Bax. J Bioenerg Biomembr 2009; 41:29-40. [PMID: 19255832 PMCID: PMC2778690 DOI: 10.1007/s10863-009-9202-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2009] [Accepted: 01/24/2009] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Pro-apoptotic Bax is a soluble and monomeric protein under normal physiological conditions. Upon its activation substantial structural rearrangements occur: The protein inserts into the mitochondrial outer membrane and forms higher molecular weight oligomers. Subsequently, the cells can undergo apoptosis. In our studies, we focused on the structural rearrangements of Bax during oligomerization and on the protein stability. Both protein conformations exhibit high stability against thermal denaturation, chemically induced unfolding and proteolytic processing. The oligomeric protein is stable up to 90 degrees C as well as in solutions of 8 M urea or 6 M guanidinium hydrochloride. Helix 9 appears accessible in the monomer but hidden in the oligomer assessed by proteolysis. Tryptophan fluorescence indicates that the environment of the C-terminal protein half becomes more apolar upon oligomerization, whereas the loop region between helices 1 and 2 gets solvent exposed.
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- Stephanie Bleicken
- Department of Membrane Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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Catalytic activity-independent pathway is involved in phospholipase A2-induced apoptotic death of human leukemia U937 cells via Ca2+-mediated p38 MAPK activation and mitochondrial depolarization. Toxicol Lett 2009; 185:102-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2008.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2008] [Revised: 11/11/2008] [Accepted: 12/04/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Gill MB, Bockhorst K, Narayana P, Perez-Polo JR. Bax shuttling after neonatal hypoxia-ischemia: hyperoxia effects. J Neurosci Res 2009; 86:3584-604. [PMID: 18655197 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Perinatal hypoxia-ischemia (HI) occurs in 0.2%-0.4% of all live births, with 100% O(2) resuscitation (HHI) remaining a standard clinical treatment. HI produces a broad spectrum of neuronal death phenotypes ranging from a more noninflammatory apoptotic death to a more inflammatory necrotic cell death that may be responsible for the broad spectrum of reported dysfunctional outcomes. However, the mechanisms that would account for this phenotypic spectrum of cell death are not fully understood. Here, we provide evidence that Bcl-2-associated X protein (Bax) can shuttle to different subcellular compartments in response to HI, thus triggering the different organelle-associated cell death signaling cascades resulting in cell death phenotype diversity. There was an early increase in intranuclear and total nuclear Bax protein levels followed by a later Bax redistribution to the mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Associated with the organelle-specific Bax shuttling time course, there was an increase in nuclear phosphorylated p53, cytosolic cleaved caspase-3, and caspase-12. When HI-treated P7 rats were resuscitated with 100% O(2) (HHI), there were increased lesion volumes as determined by T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging with no change in cortical apoptotic signaling compared with HI treatment alone. There was, however, increased inflammatory (cytosolic-cleaved interleukin-1beta) and necrotic (increased nuclear 55-kDa-cleaved PARP-1 [poly-ADP-ribose 1] and decreased nuclear HMGB1 [nuclear high-mobility group box 1]) after HHI. Furthermore, HHI increased ER calpain activation and ER Bax protein levels compared with HI alone. These data suggest that 100% O(2) resuscitation increases Bax-mediated activation of ER cell death signaling, inflammation, and lesion volume by increasing necrotic-like cell death. In light of these findings, the use of 100% O(2) treatment for neonatal HI should be reevaluated.
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- Martin B Gill
- Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Texas-Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1072, USA
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Fu NY, Sukumaran SK, Kerk SY, Yu VC. Baxbeta: a constitutively active human Bax isoform that is under tight regulatory control by the proteasomal degradation mechanism. Mol Cell 2009; 33:15-29. [PMID: 19150424 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2008.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2008] [Revised: 10/23/2008] [Accepted: 11/27/2008] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Although mRNAs of multiple isoforms of Bax, which encodes a central regulator of apoptosis signaling, have been reported, only Baxalpha protein has been well documented and studied. Baxalpha exists in latent form and is activated upon apoptosis induction through conformational changes. Here we demonstrate that Baxbeta protein is ubiquitously present among human cells, but its activity is restricted through stringent regulation by proteasomal degradation. In contrast to Baxalpha, native Baxbeta spontaneously integrates into mitochondrial membrane and is highly potent in inducing cytochrome c release from mitochondria. Remarkably, Baxbeta protein is upregulated by apoptotic stimuli via inhibition of its ubiquitination process, and stable expression of Baxbeta in HCT116-Bax(-/-) cells restores their sensitivity to multiple stimuli. Baxbeta associates with and promotes Baxalpha activation. Moreover, selective knockdown of Baxbeta desensitizes HCT116-Bax(+/-) cells to Bax-dependent apoptosis signaling. These observations underscore the plasticity of human Bax in serving its role as a "gatekeeper" for apoptosis.
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- Nai Yang Fu
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology, and Research, 61 Biopolis Drive, Singapore 138673, Republic of Singapore
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Ghosh SP, Perkins MW, Hieber K, Kulkarni S, Kao TC, Reddy EP, Reddy MVR, Maniar M, Seed T, Kumar KS. Radiation Protection by a New Chemical Entity, Ex-Rad™: Efficacy and Mechanisms. Radiat Res 2009; 171:173-9. [DOI: 10.1667/rr1367.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Morselli E, Galluzzi L, Kepp O, Vicencio JM, Criollo A, Maiuri MC, Kroemer G. Anti- and pro-tumor functions of autophagy. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2009; 1793:1524-32. [PMID: 19371598 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2009.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 298] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2008] [Revised: 01/09/2009] [Accepted: 01/12/2009] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Autophagy constitutes one of the major responses to stress in eukaryotic cells, and is regulated by a complex network of signaling cascades. Not surprisingly, autophagy is implicated in multiple pathological processes, including infection by pathogens, inflammatory bowel disease, neurodegeneration and cancer. Both oncogenesis and tumor survival are influenced by perturbations of the molecular machinery that controls autophagy. Numerous oncoproteins, including phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, Akt1 and anti-apoptotic members of the Bcl-2 family suppress autophagy. Conversely, several tumor suppressor proteins (e.g., Atg4c; beclin 1; Bif-1; BH3-only proteins; death-associated protein kinase 1; LKB1/STK11; PTEN; UVRAG) promote the autophagic pathway. This does not entirely apply to p53, one of the most important tumor suppressor proteins, which regulates autophagy in an ambiguous fashion, depending on its subcellular localization. Irrespective of the controversial role of p53, basal levels of autophagy appear to inhibit tumor development. On the contrary, chemotherapy- and metabolic stress-induced activation of the autophagic pathway reportedly contribute to the survival of formed tumors, thereby favoring resistance. In this context, autophagy inhibition would represent a major therapeutic target for chemosensitization. Here, we will review the current knowledge on the dual role of autophagy as an anti- and pro-tumor mechanism.
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Miyazawa M, Dong Z, Zhang Z, Neiva KG, Cordeiro MM, Oliveira DT, Nör JE. Effect of PTK/ZK on the angiogenic switch in head and neck tumors. J Dent Res 2009; 87:1166-71. [PMID: 19029087 DOI: 10.1177/154405910808701213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Transformation of small avascular masses of tumor cells into rapidly progressive cancers is triggered by the angiogenic switch, a process that involves vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling. We have shown that VEGF enhances the survival and angiogenic potential of endothelial cells by activating the Bcl-2-CXCL8 signaling axis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a small-molecule inhibitor of VEGF receptors (PTK/ZK) on the initial stages of head and neck tumor angiogenesis. In vitro, PTK/ZK blocked head and neck tumor cell (OSCC3 or UM-SCC-17B)-induced Bcl-2 and CXCL8 expression in endothelial cells. Oral administration of PTK/ZK decreased xenograft head and neck tumor microvessel density, and inhibited Bcl-2 and CXCL8 expression in tumor-associated endothelial cells. Analysis of these data demonstrates that PTK/ZK blocks downstream targets of VEGF signaling in endothelial cells, and suggests that PTK/ZK may inhibit the angiogenic switch in head and neck tumors.
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- M Miyazawa
- Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences, and Endodontics, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, 1011 N. University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078, USA
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Rea-Boutrois A, Villet S, Greenland T, Mehlen P, Chebloune Y, Verdier G, Legras-Lachuer C. Small ruminant lentivirus Tat protein induces apoptosis in caprine cells in vitro by the intrinsic pathway. Virology 2009; 383:93-102. [PMID: 19007964 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2008.09.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2008] [Revised: 08/25/2008] [Accepted: 09/26/2008] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The small ruminant lentiviruses, caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus (CAEV) and maedi visna virus (MVV) naturally cause inflammatory disease in goats and sheep, provoking chronic lesions in several different organs. We have previously demonstrated that in vitro infection of caprine cells by CAEV induces apoptosis through the intrinsic pathway (Rea-Boutrois, A., Pontini, G., Greenland, T., Mehlen, P., Chebloune, Y., Verdier, G. and Legras-Lachuer, C. 2008). In the present study, we used Tat deleted viruses and SLRV Tat-expression vectors to show that the SRLV Tat proteins are responsible for this apoptosis. We have also studied the activation of caspases-3, -8 and -9 by fluorescent assays in caprine cells expressing SRLV Tat proteins, and the effects of transfected dominant negative variants of these caspases, to show that Tat-associated apoptosis depends on activation of caspases-3 and -9, but not -8. A simultaneous disruption of mitochondrial membrane potential indicates an involvement of the mitochondrial pathway.
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- Angela Rea-Boutrois
- Université de Lyon, INRA, UMR754, Université Lyon 1, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Lyon, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, IFR 128, 50 avenue Tony Garnier, 69 366 Lyon cedex 07, France
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Kim I, Xu W, Reed JC. Cell death and endoplasmic reticulum stress: disease relevance and therapeutic opportunities. Nat Rev Drug Discov 2008; 7:1013-30. [PMID: 19043451 DOI: 10.1038/nrd2755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1427] [Impact Index Per Article: 89.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The accumulation of unfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) represents a cellular stress induced by multiple stimuli and pathological conditions. These include hypoxia, oxidative injury, high-fat diet, hypoglycaemia, protein inclusion bodies and viral infection. ER stress triggers an evolutionarily conserved series of signal-transduction events, which constitutes the unfolded protein response. These signalling events aim to ameliorate the accumulation of unfolded proteins in the ER; however, when these events are severe or protracted they can induce cell death. With the increasing recognition of an association between ER stress and human diseases, and with the improved understanding of the diverse underlying molecular mechanisms, novel targets for drug discovery and new strategies for therapeutic intervention are beginning to emerge.
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- Inki Kim
- Burnham Institute for Medical Research, 10901 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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Ziporen L, Donin N, Shmushkovich T, Gross A, Fishelson Z. Programmed Necrotic Cell Death Induced by Complement Involves a Bid-Dependent Pathway. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 182:515-21. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.182.1.515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Zhang YJ, Dai Q, Wu SM, Zhu HY, Shen GF, Li EL, Xiao SD. Susceptibility for NSAIDs-induced apoptosis correlates to p53 gene status in gastric cancer cells. Cancer Invest 2008; 26:868-77. [PMID: 18798056 DOI: 10.1080/07357900801944872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The anti-tumor effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) remains unclear. Here, we found that the susceptibility for NSAIDs-induced apoptosis might correlate with the status of the p53 gene in gastric cancer cells. Apoptosis in gastric cancer cells expressing wild-type p53 is induced through up-regulation of bax and down-regulation of bcl-2 and that regulation of the bax-bcl-2 heterodimer may be a major target of NSAIDs. As to gastric cancer cells expressing mutant-type p53, other key factors may exist in the NSAIDs' growth inhibition action.
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- Yan-Jie Zhang
- Digestive Department of the No. 3 People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Lessene G, Czabotar PE, Colman PM. BCL-2 family antagonists for cancer therapy. Nat Rev Drug Discov 2008; 7:989-1000. [DOI: 10.1038/nrd2658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 482] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Handrick R, Ganswindt U, Faltin H, Goecke B, Daniel PT, Budach W, Belka C, Jendrossek V. Combined action of celecoxib and ionizing radiation in prostate cancer cells is independent of pro-apoptotic Bax. Radiother Oncol 2008; 90:413-21. [PMID: 19038466 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2008.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2008] [Revised: 09/12/2008] [Accepted: 10/22/2008] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The cyclooxygenase-2-inhibitor celecoxib has been shown to inhibit cell growth and to reduce prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia in mice. The drug was suggested to increase efficacy of ionizing radiation. However, extent and mechanisms of the suggested benefit of celecoxib on the radiation response are still unclear. The aim of the present study was to analyze cytotoxic efficacy of celecoxib in combination with irradiation on human prostate cancer cell lines and to define the importance of pro-apoptotic Bax in this process. MATERIALS AND METHODS Induction of apoptosis and global and clonogenic cell survival upon irradation- (2-10Gy), celecoxib- (10-75microM) or combined treatment were evaluated in prostate cancer cells by fluorescence microscopy, WST-1 assay and standard colony formation assays. RESULTS Celecoxib <25microM caused morphological changes and growth inhibition without substantial apoptosis or radiosensitization in terms of decreased clonogenic cell survival. In contrast, celecoxib 25microM increased radiation-induced cell death and clonogenic kill. While radiation-induced clonogenic death was increased in the presence of Bax, effects of celecoxib or combined treatment were Bax independent. CONCLUSIONS Our findings reveal Bax-independent beneficial effects of celecoxib on radiation-induced apoptosis and eradication of clonogenic prostate cancer cells in vitro providing a rationale for clinical evaluation of high-dose celecoxib in combination with irradiation in prostate cancer patients.
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- René Handrick
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Tübingen, Germany
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BCL-2 was the first anti-death gene discovered, a milestone with far reaching implications for tumor biology. Multiple members of the human Bcl-2 family of apoptosis-regulating proteins have been identified, including six antiapoptotic, three structurally similar proapoptotic proteins and several structurally diverse proapoptotic interacting proteins that operate as upstream agonists or antagonists. These proteins, in turn, are regulated through myriad post-translational modifications and interactions with other proteins. Bcl-2-family proteins regulate all major types of cell death, including apoptosis, necrosis and autophagy, thus operating as nodal points at the convergence of multiple pathways with broad relevance to oncology. Experimental therapies targeting Bcl-2-family mRNAs or proteins are currently in clinical testing, raising hopes that a new class of anticancer drugs may soon be available.
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Lama D, Sankararamakrishnan R. Anti-apoptotic Bcl-XL protein in complex with BH3 peptides of pro-apoptotic Bak, Bad, and Bim proteins: comparative molecular dynamics simulations. Proteins 2008; 73:492-514. [PMID: 18452209 DOI: 10.1002/prot.22075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The Bcl-2 family of proteins plays a central role in the regulation of mitochondrial outer-membrane permeabilization, a critical step in apoptosis. Heterodimerization between the pro- and anti-apoptotic members of Bcl-2 family is a key event in this process. Anti-apoptotic proteins have high levels of expression in many cancers and they have different affinities for different pro-apoptotic proteins. Experimentally determined structures of all members of Bcl-2 proteins have remarkably similar helical fold despite poor amino acid sequence identity. Peptides representing BH3 region of pro-apoptotic proteins have been shown to bind the hydrophobic cleft of anti-apoptotic proteins and this segment is responsible in modulating the apoptotic pathways in living cells. Understanding the molecular basis of protein-protein recognition is required to develop inhibitors specific to a particular anti-apoptotic protein. We have carried out molecular dynamics simulations on the anti-apoptotic Bcl-X(L) protein in complex with three different BH3 peptides derived from pro-apoptotic Bak, Bad and Bim proteins. Each complex structure was simulated for a period of 50 ns after 2.5 ns equilibration. Analysis of the simulation results showed that in the Bcl-X(L) protein, the helix containing the BH3 region is more flexible than other helices in all three simulations. A network of strong hydrophobic interactions exists between four of the six helices and they contribute significantly to the stability of this helix bundle protein. Analysis of Bcl-X(L)-BH3 peptide interactions reveals the role of loop residues in the protein-peptide interactions in all three simulations. Bad and Bim peptides maintain strong hydrophobic and hydrophilic interactions with the helix preceding the central hydrophobic helix. Residues from this helix interact with an Arg residue in Bad and Bim peptides. This Arg residue is next to the conserved Leu residue and is replaced by Ala in Bak. Absence of these interactions and the helix propensity are likely to be the cause for Bak peptide's weaker binding affinity with the Bcl-X(L) protein. The results of this study have implications in the design of Bcl-X(L)-specific inhibitors.
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- Dilraj Lama
- Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, India
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Rundle CH, Wang X, Sheng MHC, Wergedal JE, Lau KHW, Mohan S. Bax deficiency in mice increases cartilage production during fracture repair through a mechanism involving increased chondrocyte proliferation without changes in apoptosis. Bone 2008; 43:880-8. [PMID: 18708175 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2008.07.239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2008] [Revised: 07/07/2008] [Accepted: 07/08/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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This study sought to determine the role of the pro-apoptotic gene, Bax, in fracture healing by comparing femoral fracture healing in Bax knockout (KO) and wild-type C57BL/6J (background strain) mice. Bax KO fractures were larger, had more bone mineral content, had approximately 2-fold larger cartilage area per callus area in the first and second weeks of fracture healing, and showed an increased osteoclast surface area in the third and fourth weeks of fracture healing compared to C57BL/6J fractures. The increased cartilage area in the Bax KO fracture callus was due to increases in number of both pre-hypertropic and hypertropic chondrocytes. TUNEL analysis showed no significant differences in the number of either chondrocyte or non-chondrocyte apoptotic cells between Bax KO and C57BL/6J fractures at 7 or 14 days post-fracture, indicating that the increased number of chondrocytes in Bax KO fractures was not due to reduced apoptosis. Analysis of expression of apoptotic genes revealed that although the expression levels of Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL were not different between the Bax KO and C57BL/6J mice at 7 or 14 days post-fracture, the expression of BH3-domain only Bak and "Bik-like" pro-apoptotic gene increased approximately 1.5-fold and approximately 2-fold, respectively, in Bax KO fractures at 7 and 14 days post-fracture, compared to C57BL/6J fractures, suggesting that up-regulation of the Bak and Bik-like pro-apoptotic genes in Bax KO mice might compensate for the lack of Bax functions in the context of apoptosis. Analysis by in vivo incorporation of bromodeoxyuridine into chondrocytes within the fracture tissues indicated a highly significant increase in chondrocyte proliferation in Bax KO fractures compared to C57BL/6J fractures at day 7. The increased expression of collagen 2alpha1 and 9alpha1 gene in Bax KO fractures during early healing was consistent with an increased chondrocyte proliferation. In conclusion, this study demonstrates for the first time that Bax has an important role in the early stage of fracture healing, and that the increased callus size and cartilage area in Bax KO fractures was due to increased chondrocyte proliferation and not to reduced apoptosis or increased chondrocyte hypertrophy. The unexpected effect of Bax deficiency on chondrocyte proliferation implicates a novel regulatory function for Bax on chondrocyte proliferation during fracture repair.
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- Charles H Rundle
- Musculoskeletal Disease Center, Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veterans Administration Medical Center (151), 11201 Benton Street, Loma Linda, CA 92357, USA
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Tumor necrosis factor-alpha induces intrinsic apoptotic signaling during renal obstruction through truncated bid activation. J Urol 2008; 180:2694-700. [PMID: 18951565 DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2008] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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PURPOSE Tumor necrosis factor-alpha has a significant role in renal tubular cell apoptosis during obstruction induced renal injury. While we have previously reported the role of tumor necrosis factor-alpha in extrinsic pathway apoptotic signaling during renal obstruction, to our knowledge its effect on intrinsic pathway signaling and mitochondrial release of cytochrome C has not previously been evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS Male Sprague-Dawley rats were anesthetized and underwent unilateral ureteral obstruction vs sham operation. At 24 hours before surgery and every 84 hours thereafter the animals received vehicle or a pegylated form of soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor type 1. The kidneys were harvested 1 week postoperatively. The renal cortex was analyzed for tumor necrosis factor-alpha production (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay), apoptosis (TUNEL and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay), Bcl-2, Bcl-x(L), Bax, caspase 8 and truncated Bid expression (Western blot), and mitochondrial cytochrome C release (immunohistochemistry). RESULTS Renal obstruction induced increased tumor necrosis factor-alpha production, apoptotic renal tubular death, the expression of Bax, caspase 8 and truncated BID, and mitochondrial release of cytochrome C, while simultaneously stimulating decreased Bcl-2 and Bcl-x(L) expression. Treatment with the pegylated form of soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor type 1 significantly decreased obstruction induced tumor necrosis factor-alpha production, apoptosis, Bax, caspase 8, truncated Bid expression and mitochondrial cytochrome C release, and increased Bcl-2 and Bcl-x(L) expression. CONCLUSIONS These results demonstrate that tumor necrosis factor-alpha stimulates Bid and subsequent intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway activation during unilateral ureteral obstruction, resulting in mitochondrial cytochrome C release and apoptotic cell death. We identified tumor necrosis factor-alpha neutralization as a potential therapeutic option for ameliorating obstruction induced renal injury.
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Heath-Engel HM, Chang NC, Shore GC. The endoplasmic reticulum in apoptosis and autophagy: role of the BCL-2 protein family. Oncogene 2008; 27:6419-33. [PMID: 18955970 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2008.309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Apoptosis is essential for normal development and maintenance of homeostasis, and disruption of apoptotic pathways is associated with multiple disease states, including cancer. Although initially identified as central regulators of apoptosis at the level of mitochondria, an important role for BCL-2 proteins at the endoplasmic reticulum is now well established. Signaling pathways emanating from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) are involved in apoptosis initiated by stimuli as diverse as ER stress, oncogene expression, death receptor (DR) ligation and oxidative stress, and the BCL-2 family is almost invariably implicated in the regulation of these pathways. This also includes Ca(2+)-mediated cross talk between ER and mitochondria during apoptosis, which contributes to the mitochondrial dynamics that support the core mitochondrial apoptosis pathway. In addition to the regulation of apoptosis, BCL-2 proteins at the ER also regulate autophagy, a survival pathway that limits metabolic stress, genomic instability and tumorigenesis. In cases where apoptosis is inhibited, however, prolonged autophagy can lead to cell death. This review provides an overview of ER-associated apoptotic and autophagic signaling pathways, with particular emphasis on the BCL-2 family proteins.
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- H M Heath-Engel
- Department of Biochemistry, McIntyre Medical Sciences Building, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Sinicrope FA, Rego RL, Okumura K, Foster NR, O'Connell MJ, Sargent DJ, Windschitl HE. Prognostic impact of bim, puma, and noxa expression in human colon carcinomas. Clin Cancer Res 2008; 14:5810-8. [PMID: 18794091 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-07-5202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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PURPOSE Proapoptotic BH3-only proteins (Bim, Bad, Bid, Puma, and Noxa) initiate apoptosis by binding to regulatory sites on antiapoptotic Bcl-2 proteins, directly neutralizing their cytoprotective function. Expression of these proteins in colon cancer patients may account for differences in recurrence and survival rates. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Archival tumor-node-metastasis stage II and III primary colon carcinomas from patients treated in 5-fluorouracil-based adjuvant therapy trials were studied. Immunohistochemical analysis of Bim, Puma, and Noxa proteins was done using tissue microarrays (n = 431). Immunoscores were determined and correlated with clinicopathologic variables and disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) rates. RESULTS Elevated expression of proapoptotic Bim (hazard ratio, 0.65; 95% confidence interval, 0.44-0.97; P = 0.033) and Puma (hazard ratio, 0.59; 95% confidence interval, 0.37-0.93; P = 0.022), but not Noxa, proteins in the tumor cytoplasm was significantly associated with more favorable OS in a univariate analysis, and elevated Bim expression was also associated with better DFS (P = 0.023). Patient age, tumor stage, and histologic grade were also prognostic. Multivariate Cox analysis showed that Bim (DFS, P = 0.030; OS, P = 0.045) and Puma (OS, P = 0.037) expression were independent predictors of OS after adjustment for histologic grade, tumor stage, age, and treatment. Furthermore, the combined variable of Bim and Puma was highly discriminant for both DFS (P = 0.0034) and OS (P = 0.0011). CONCLUSIONS The proapoptotic BH3-only proteins Bim and Puma can provide prognostic information for stage II and III colon cancer patients receiving 5-fluorouracil-based adjuvant chemotherapy. Furthermore, our results support BH3-only proteins as molecular targets of novel anticancer drugs.
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Müller AC, Handrick R, Elsaesser SJ, Rudner J, Henke G, Ganswindt U, Belka C, Jendrossek V. Importance of Bak for celecoxib-induced apoptosis. Biochem Pharmacol 2008; 76:1082-96. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2008.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2008] [Revised: 07/29/2008] [Accepted: 08/08/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zannetti A, Iommelli F, Fonti R, Papaccioli A, Sommella J, Lettieri A, Pirozzi G, Bianco R, Tortora G, Salvatore M, Del Vecchio S. Gefitinib induction of in vivo detectable signals by Bcl-2/Bcl-xL modulation of inositol trisphosphate receptor type 3. Clin Cancer Res 2008; 14:5209-19. [PMID: 18698039 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-08-0374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE To test whether epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) induce detectable signals in tumor cells and whether such signals may reveal alterations of the apoptotic program. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Tumor cells were treated with gefitinib or erlotinib and tested for their ability to accumulate 99mTc-Sestamibi, a radiolabeled lipophilic cation that localizes in mitochondria. Then we tested whether Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL alter the pattern of drug-dependent tracer accumulation while reducing tumor cell sensitivity to EGFR TKIs. The mechanism underlying the pattern of tracer accumulation was elucidated. Finally, imaging studies were done in animal models and lung cancer patients before and after treatment with EGFR TKIs using single-photon emission computed tomography and 99mTc-Sestamibi. RESULTS Gefitinib increases accumulation of 99mTc-Sestamibi in Bcl-2-overexpressing cells and enhances the physical interaction of phosphorylated Bcl-2 with inositol trisphosphate receptor type 3 (IP3R3). Consequently, a relative increase of cytosolic and mitochondrial calcium levels occurs. Similarly, lung cancer cells showed an increase of tracer uptake and an enhanced interaction of Bcl-xL with IP3R3 on exposure to erlotinib concentrations achievable in plasma. The occurrence of these interactions was associated with an enhanced EGFR TKI-induced apoptosis resistance. Posttreatment imaging studies in nude mice bearing control and Bcl-2-overexpressing breast carcinomas showed a high tumor uptake of the tracer whereas baseline studies failed to visualize tumors. Similarly, an enhancement of tracer uptake could be detected in patients with lung cancer treated with erlotinib. CONCLUSION EGFR TKIs generate detectable signals by Bcl-2/Bcl-xL modulation of IP3R3 in tumor cells.
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Bakhshi J, Weinstein L, Poksay KS, Nishinaga B, Bredesen DE, Rao RV. Coupling endoplasmic reticulum stress to the cell death program in mouse melanoma cells: effect of curcumin. Apoptosis 2008; 13:904-14. [PMID: 18493855 DOI: 10.1007/s10495-008-0221-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The microenvironment of cancerous cells includes endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress the resistance to which is required for the survival and growth of tumors. Acute ER stress triggers the induction of a family of ER stress proteins that promotes survival and/or growth of the cancer cells, and also confers resistance to radiation and chemotherapy. Prolonged or severe ER stress, however, may ultimately overwhelm the cellular protective mechanisms, triggering cell death through specific programmed cell death (pcd) pathways. Thus, downregulation of the protective stress proteins may offer a new therapeutic approach to cancer treatment. In this regard, recent reports have demonstrated the roles of the phytochemical curcumin in the inhibition of proteasomal activity and triggering the accumulation of cytosolic Ca(2+) by inhibiting the Ca(2+)-ATPase pump, both of which enhance ER stress. Using a mouse melanoma cell line, we investigated the possibility that curcumin may trigger ER stress leading to programmed cell death. Our studies demonstrate that curcumin triggers ER stress and the activation of specific cell death pathways that feature caspase cleavage and activation, p23 cleavage, and downregulation of the anti-apoptotic Mcl-1 protein.
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- Jason Bakhshi
- Terra Linda High School, 320 Nova Albion Way, San Rafael, CA 94903, USA
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El Kebir D, József L, Pan W, Filep JG. Myeloperoxidase Delays Neutrophil Apoptosis Through CD11b/CD18 Integrins and Prolongs Inflammation. Circ Res 2008; 103:352-9. [DOI: 10.1161/01.res.0000326772.76822.7a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Polymorphonuclear neutrophil granulocytes have a central role in innate immunity and their programmed cell death and removal are critical for efficient resolution of acute inflammation. Myeloperoxidase (MPO), a heme protein abundantly expressed in neutrophils, is generally associated with killing of bacteria and oxidative tissue injury. Because MPO also binds to neutrophils, we investigated whether MPO could affect the lifespan of neutrophils. Here, we report that MPO independent of its catalytic activity through signaling via the adhesion molecule CD11b/CD18 rescued human neutrophils from constitutive apoptosis and prolonged their life span. MPO evoked a transient concurrent activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase and Akt, leading to phosphorylation of Bad at both Ser112 and Ser136, prevention of mitochondrial dysfunction, and subsequent activation of caspase-3. Consistently, pharmacological inhibition of extracellular signal-regulated kinase, Akt, or caspase-3 reversed the antiapoptosis action of MPO. Acute increases in plasma MPO delayed murine neutrophil apoptosis assayed ex vivo. In a mouse model of self-resolving inflammation, MPO also prolonged the duration of carrageenan-induced acute lung injury, as evidenced by enhanced alveolar permeability and accumulation of neutrophils parallel with suppression of neutrophil apoptosis. Our results indicate that MPO functions as a survival signal for neutrophils and thereby contribute to prolongation of inflammation.
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- Driss El Kebir
- From the Research Center, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital and Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, University of Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- From the Research Center, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital and Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, University of Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- From the Research Center, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital and Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, University of Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- From the Research Center, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital and Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, University of Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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Wei Y, Liu D, Ge Y, Zhou F, Xu J, Chen H, Gu J, Jiang J. Identification of E1AF as a target gene of E2F1-induced apoptosis in response to DNA damage. J Biochem 2008; 144:539-46. [PMID: 18687701 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvn098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Transcription factor E1AF plays critical roles in neuronal development and tumour metastasis and is regulated by a number of signalling cascades, including the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways. Accumulated evidence indicted that E1AF might contribute to cell survival in response to environment factors. Here, we provided evidence the cell cycle and apoptosis regulator E2F1 induces E1AF expression at the transcriptional level. DNA damage by etoposide causes E2F1-dependent induction of E1AF expression at transcriptional level. Furthermore, disruption of E1AF expression by E1AF RNAi decreased E2F1-induced apoptosis in response to etoposide. Thus, we conclude that activation of E1AF provides a means for E2F1 to induce cell apoptosis in response to DNA damage.
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- Yuanyan Wei
- Key Laboratory of Glycoconjuates Research & Gene Research Center, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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A cytokine-dependent (FL5.12), drug-sensitive, p53 wild type (WT) and a doxorubicin-resistant derivative line (FL/Doxo) were used to determine the mechanisms that could result in drug resistance of early hematopoietic precursor cells. Drug resistance was associated with decreased p53 induction after doxorubicin treatment, which was due to a higher level of proteasomal degradation of p53. Dominant-negative (DN) p53 genes increased the resistance to chemotherapeutic drugs, MDM-2 and MEK inhibitors, further substantiating the role of p53 in therapeutic sensitivity. The involvement of signal transduction and apoptotic pathways was examined, as drug resistance did not appear to be due to increased drug efflux. Drug-resistant FL/Doxo cells had higher levels of activated Raf/MEK/ERK signaling and decreased induction of apoptosis when cultured in the presence of doxorubicin than drug-sensitive FL5.12 cells. Introduction of DN MEK1 increased drug sensitivity, whereas constitutively active (CA) MEK1 or conditionally active BRAF augmented resistance, documenting the importance of the Raf/MEK/ERK pathway in drug resistance. MEK inhibitors synergized with chemotherapeutic drugs to reduce the IC(50). Thus the p53 and Raf/MEK/ERK pathways play key roles in drug sensitivity. Targeting these pathways may be effective in certain drug-resistant leukemias that are WT at p53.
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Involvement of mitochondrial alteration and reactive oxygen species generation in Taiwan cobra cardiotoxin-induced apoptotic death of human neuroblastoma SK-N-SH cells. Toxicon 2008; 52:361-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2008.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2008] [Revised: 06/08/2008] [Accepted: 06/09/2008] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Sinicrope FA, Rego RL, Foster NR, Thibodeau SN, Alberts SR, Windschitl HE, Sargent DJ. Proapoptotic Bad and Bid protein expression predict survival in stages II and III colon cancers. Clin Cancer Res 2008; 14:4128-33. [PMID: 18593990 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-07-5160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Proapoptotic BH3-only proteins Bad and Bid initiate apoptosis by binding to regulatory sites on prosurvival Bcl-2 proteins to directly neutralize their function. We determined if expression of these proteins in colon cancers may account for differences in patient survival. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Tumor-node-metastasis stages II and III primary colon carcinomas from patients treated in 5-fluorouracil-based adjuvant therapy trials were studied. Immunohistochemical analysis of Bad and Bid proteins was done in tumors (n = 379) and adjacent normal mucosa. Expression was correlated with clinicopathologic variables, disease-free survival rates (DFS), and overall survival (OS) rates. RESULTS High expression of the Bad protein [hazard ratio (HR), 0.64; 95% confidence interval (95% CI), 0.43-0.96; P = 0.031] in the cytoplasm of tumor cells was significantly associated with more favorable OS in a univariate analysis. The combined Bad and Bid variable was prognostic for DFS (P = 0.027) and OS (P = 0.006). Stage and histologic grade, but not DNA mismatch repair status, were also prognostic for OS. Multivariate Cox analysis showed that high expression of Bad (HR, 0.64; 95% CI, 0.43-0.97; P = 0.027) and Bid (HR, 0.68; 95% CI, 0.49-0.97; P = 0.034) were independent predictors of OS after adjustment for stage, grade, age, treatment, and study. The combined variable of Bad + Bid was independently associated with DFS (P = 0.020) and OS (P = 0.004). CONCLUSION Proapoptotic Bad and Bid proteins are independent prognostic variables in colon cancer patients receiving adjuvant treatment. If validated, Bad and Bid expression may assist in risk stratification and selection of patients to receive adjuvant chemotherapy.
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- Frank A Sinicrope
- Division of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Guggenheim 10-11C, 200 1st Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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Zhou L, Chan WK, Xu N, Xiao K, Luo H, Luo KQ, Chang DC. Tanshinone IIA, an isolated compound from Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge, induces apoptosis in HeLa cells through mitotic arrest. Life Sci 2008; 83:394-403. [PMID: 18721815 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2008.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2007] [Revised: 06/27/2008] [Accepted: 07/04/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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AIMS Tanshinone IIA (Tan IIA) is a compound isolated from Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge (Danshen). The aim of this study is to investigate the mechanisms of its anti-cancer effect. MAIN METHODS To clearly delineate the cell cycle-dependent effects of Tan IIA, we used either synchronized cells or single living cell analysis to conduct our studies. Subcellular fractionation, Western blot analysis, immuno-fluorescence staining and FACS analysis were also employed in our study. KEY FINDINGS We found that Tan IIA could arrest cancer cells in mitosis by disrupting the mitotic spindle and subsequently triggered cells to enter apoptosis through the mitochondria-dependent apoptotic pathway. Thus, Tan IIA could selectively kill mitotic cells over interphase cells. In comparison with other existing anti-cancer drugs that cause mitotic arrest by interfering with the microtubule structure (such as vincristine or taxol), Tan IIA destroyed only the mitotic spindle during the M phase but not the microtubule structure in interphase cells. Furthermore, Tan IIA could trigger the mitotic arrested cells to enter apoptosis faster than vincristine or taxol. SIGNIFICANCE Since Tan IIA can selectively induce cancer cells to enter apoptosis through mitotic arrest, it has the potential to be developed into an anti-cancer drug.
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- Lingli Zhou
- Department of Biology, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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Mohapatra S, Chu B, Zhao X, Djeu J, Cheng JQ, Pledger WJ. Apoptosis of metastatic prostate cancer cells by a combination of cyclin-dependent kinase and AKT inhibitors. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2008; 41:595-602. [PMID: 18708158 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2008.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2008] [Revised: 07/03/2008] [Accepted: 07/16/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Effective treatments for advanced prostate cancer are much needed. Toward this goal, we show apoptosis and impaired long-term survival of androgen-independent prostate cancer cells (PC3 and PC3 derivatives) co-treated with the cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor roscovitine and an AKT inhibitor (LY294002 or API-2). Apoptosis of PC3 cells by the drug combination required caspase-9 but not caspase-8 activity and thus is mitochondria-dependent. Roscovitine reduced amounts of the caspase inhibitor XIAP, and API-2 increased amounts of the BH3-only protein Bim. PC3 cells apoptosed when co-treated with API-2 and either cdk9 siRNA, dominant-negative cdk9, or the cdk9 inhibitor DRB; they did not apoptose when co-treated with API-2 and XIAP siRNA. Bax accumulated in mitochondria in response to API-2, whereas release of cytochrome c from mitochondria required both API-2 and roscovitine. We suggest that roscovitine elicits events that activate Bax once it translocates to mitochondria and that inactivation of cdk9 signals these events and the down-regulation of XIAP. Collectively, our data show apoptosis of prostate cancer cells by a drug combination and identify Bax activation as a basis of cooperation.
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- Subhra Mohapatra
- Molecular Oncology Program, Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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Molecular and biologic characterization and drug sensitivity of pan-histone deacetylase inhibitor-resistant acute myeloid leukemia cells. Blood 2008; 112:2896-905. [PMID: 18660379 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2007-10-116319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Hydroxamic acid analog pan-histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors (HA-HDIs) have shown preclinical and clinical activity against human acute leukemia. Here we describe HA-HDI-resistant human acute myeloid leukemia (AML) HL-60 (HL-60/LR) cells that are resistant to LAQ824, vorinostat, LBH589, and sodium butyrate. HL-60/LR cells show increased expression of HDACs 1, 2, and 4 but lack HDAC6 expression, with concomitant hyperacetylation of heat shock protein 90 (hsp90). Treatment with HA-HDI failed to further augment hsp90 acetylation, or increase the levels of p21 or reactive oxygen species (ROSs), in HL-60/LR versus HL-60 cells. Although cross-resistant to antileukemia agents (eg, cytarabine, etoposide, and TRAIL), HL-60/LR cells are collaterally sensitive to the hsp90 inhibitor 17-AAG. Treatment with 17-AAG did not induce hsp70 or deplete the hsp90 client proteins AKT and c-Raf. HL-60/LR versus HL-60 cells display a higher growth fraction and shorter doubling time, along with a shorter interval to generation of leukemia and survival in nonobese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficient (NOD/SCID) mice. Thus, resistance of AML cells to HA-HDIs is associated with loss of HDAC6, hyperacetylation of hsp90, aggressive leukemia phenotype, and collateral sensitivity to 17-AAG. These findings suggest that an hsp90 inhibitor-based antileukemia therapy may override de novo or acquired resistance of AML cells to HA-HDIs.
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Pereira C, Silva R, Saraiva L, Johansson B, Sousa M, Côrte-Real M. Mitochondria-dependent apoptosis in yeast. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2008; 1783:1286-302. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2008.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2007] [Revised: 03/05/2008] [Accepted: 03/13/2008] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Motomura M, Kwon KM, Suh SJ, Lee YC, Kim YK, Lee IS, Kim MS, Kwon DY, Suzuki I, Kim CH. Propolis induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human leukemic U937 cells through Bcl-2/Bax regulation. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2008; 26:61-67. [PMID: 21783889 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2008.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2007] [Revised: 01/25/2008] [Accepted: 01/28/2008] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We investigated mechanism(s) where propolis induces apoptosis in human leukemic U937 cells. Propolis inhibited the proliferation of U937 cells in a dose-dependent manner by inducing apoptosis and blocking cell cycle progression in the G2/M phase. Western blot analysis showed that propolis increases the expression of p21 and p27 proteins, and decreases the levels of cyclin B1, cyclin A, Cdk2 and Cdc2, thereby contributing to cell cycle arrest. DAPI staining assay revealed typical morphology features of apoptotic cells. Propolis-induced apoptosis was also confirmed by assays with annexin V-FITC, PI-labeling and DNA fragmentation assay. The increase in apoptosis level induced by propolis was associated with down-regulation of Bcl-2 and activation of caspase-3, but not with Bax. These results suggests that propolis-induced apoptosis is related to the selective activation of caspase-3 and induction of Bcl-2/Bax regulation.
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- Muneo Motomura
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Suzuka University of Medical Science, 1001-1 Kishioka, Suzuka City, Mie 510-0293, Japan
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