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Chen S, Wang Y, Ruan W, Wang X, Pan C. Reversing multidrug resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma cells by inhibiting extracellular signal-regulated kinase/mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathway activity. Oncol Lett 2014; 8:2333-2339. [PMID: 25295120 PMCID: PMC4186630 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2014.2521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2013] [Accepted: 08/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether downregulation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) is involved in conventional reversal methods and whether the inhibitors of the ERK signaling pathway reverse multidrug resistance (MDR) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells. The sensitivities of SMMC7721 and BEL7402, and the MDR SMMC7721/Adriamycin (ADM) and BEL7402/ADM HCC cell lines to ADM were evaluated by CellTiter-Glo® luminescent cell viability assay through calculating the half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of ADM. In addition, the expression levels of ERK1/2 and phosphorylated (p)ERK1/2 were determined by western blot analysis subsequent to treatment of the cells with PD98059, an MEK inhibitor, or sorafenib, a multikinase inhibitor. The results revealed that the ADM IC50 for the SMMC7721/ADM cells was 16.44 times higher than that of the SMMC7721 cells (P<0.05), and the ADM IC50 for the BEL7402/ADM cells was 20.34 times higher than that of the BEL7402 cells (P<0.05). Following treatment with PD98059 or sorafenib, the expression levels of pERK1/2 in the MDR cells decreased in a dose-dependent manner. Subsequent to treatment with 5 μM PD98059, the ADM IC50 values for the SMMC7721/ADM and BEL7402/ADM cells were reduced to 0.8±0.056 and 1.583±0.284 μg/ml, respectively. Following treatment with 2.5 μM sorafenib, the ADM IC50 values for the SMMC7721/ADM and BEL7402/ADM cells were reduced to 0.264±0.049 and 1.099±0.135 μg/ml, respectively. Subsequent to incubation with 4 μg/ml cyclosporine A (CsA), a classic MDR reversal agent, the ADM IC50 values in the SMMC7721/ADM and BEL7402/ADM cells were reduced to 0.349±0.023 and 0.427±0.039 μg/ml, respectively. CsA treatment also increased the expression levels of pERK1/2 without affecting the total ERK1/2 levels. Therefore, the inhibition of ERK signaling pathway activity may be an important method to reverse the MDR of HCC cells, but is not unique.
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- Siyuan Chen
- Department of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361004, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361004, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361004, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Digestive Diseases Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361004, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361004, P.R. China
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Zhao HB, Wang C, Li RX, Tang CL, Li MQ, Du MR, Hou XF, Li DJ. E-cadherin, as a negative regulator of invasive behavior of human trophoblast cells, is down-regulated by cyclosporin A via epidermal growth factor/extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase signaling pathway. Biol Reprod 2010; 83:370-6. [PMID: 20427760 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.110.083402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Our previous study has demonstrated cyclosporin A (CsA) promotes the invasiveness of human first-trimester trophoblast cells. In the present study, we further investigated the intracellular signaling pathway responsible for the improvements in CsA-induced invasiveness of human trophoblast cells. We showed that CsA down-regulated E-cadherin transcription and translation in human primary cultured trophoblast cells and choriocarcinoma cell line JEG-3. U0126, an inhibitor of extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK), attenuated the CsA-induced transcriptional repressor SNAI2 (also called Slug) expression and restored E-cadherin expression inhibited by CsA in JEG-3 cells. We further demonstrated that CsA amplified epidermal growth factor (EGF)-stimulated EGF receptor (EGFR) tyrosine phosphorylation in JEG-3 cells, and inhibition of EGFR tyrosine phosphorylation by AG1478, an EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor, abolished the down-regulation of E-cadherin by CsA through ERK signaling pathway. Moreover, our data showed that E-cadherin expression was negatively correlated to the invasiveness of JEG-3 cells, and CsA could reverse the decreased invasiveness of JEG-3 cells that resulted from E-cadherin overexpression. In conclusion, these observations indicate that CsA may decrease E-cadherin expression via EGFR/ERK signaling pathway and, ultimately, contribute to the invasiveness improvement of human trophoblast cells.
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- Hong-Bo Zhao
- Laboratory for Reproductive Immunology, Hospital and Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fudan University Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, China
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Du MR, Zhou WH, Dong L, Zhu XY, He YY, Yang JY, Li DJ. Cyclosporin A Promotes Growth and Invasiveness In Vitro of Human First-Trimester Trophoblast Cells Via MAPK3/MAPK1-Mediated AP1 and Ca2+/Calcineurin/NFAT Signaling Pathways1. Biol Reprod 2008; 78:1102-10. [DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.107.063503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitors protect mouse kidney cells from cyclosporine-induced cell death. Kidney Int 2008; 73:77-85. [DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Slattery C, Ryan MP, McMorrow T. Protein kinase C beta overexpression induces fibrotic effects in human proximal tubular epithelial cells. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2008; 40:2218-29. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2008.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2007] [Revised: 02/28/2008] [Accepted: 03/01/2008] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Cyclosporine A (CsA) is a powerful immunosuppressive drug which significantly improved the success of organ transplantation; however, the major limiting factors for the drug's clinical use are its long and short term adverse effects. The present study was conducted to examine, in a dose-dependent manner, in a model of cardiogenesis, the effect of CsA on cardiomyocytes differentiation.
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- Liliana Paslaru
- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Biochemistry, Fundeni Clinical Institute, 258 Fundeni str., Bucharest, Romania.
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Kim SJ, Kang HS, Jeong CW, Park SY, Kim IS, Kim NS, Kim SZ, Kwak YG, Kim JS, Quamme GA. Immunosuppressants inhibit hormone-stimulated Mg2+ uptake in mouse distal convoluted tubule cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006; 341:742-8. [PMID: 16438932 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2005] [Accepted: 01/09/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Immunosuppressants such as cyclosporinA and FK506 (tacrolimus) are widely prescribed to treat numerous disorders and to treat organ transplant recipients. However, cyclosporine A and FK506 are both known to produce hypomagnesaemia. The mechanism of this effect is still unclear. The present study determined the effects of immunosuppressant treatment on the parathyroid hormone (PTH) mediated Mg(2+) uptake and the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation in mouse distal convoluted tubule (MDCT) cells. The intracellular Ca(2+) and Mg(2+) concentrations in a single MDCT cell were measured by using the fluorescentdye Fura-2 AM and Mag-fura-2 AM, respectively. Cyclosporine A and FK506 illicited a transient increase of intracellular Ca(2+) from a basal level of 99 +/- 16 nM to 685 +/- 105 and 608 +/- 96 nM, respectively. In order to determine the Mg(2+) transport, the MDCT cells were Mg(2+)-depleted by culturing them in Mg(2+)-free media for 16 h, and the Mg(2+) uptake was measured by microfluorescence after placing the depleted cells in 1.5mM MgCl(2). The mean rate of Mg(2+) uptake, d([Mg(2+)](i))/dt, was 140 +/- 16 nM/s in the control MDCT cells. PTH increased the Mg(2+) uptake more than 2 times in this cell. Cyclosporine A (10 microM) and FK506 (0.1 microM) did not affect the basal Mg(2+)uptake (140 +/- 16 and 142 +/- 14 nM/s, respectively), but they inhibited the PTH-stimulated Mg(2+) entry, decreasing it from 248+/-12 to 147 +/- 7 and 148 +/- 14 nM/s, respectively. These effects were inhibited by L685818, which is a potent competitive antagonist of FK506. PTH stimulated the extracellular signal-regulated kinase1/2 (ERK1/2) protein synthesis. This PTH-stimulated ERK1/2 activation was inhibited by cyclosporine A and FK506. In the present study, the role of ERK1/2 activation on the PTH-dependent magnesium uptake was examined in MDCT cells, and we showed that immunosuppressants inhibit the hormone-stimulated Mg(2+) uptake into the MDCT cells by inhibiting the MAPK pathway.
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- Shang-Jin Kim
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea
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Kiely B, Feldman G, Ryan MP. Modulation of renal epithelial barrier function by mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs): mechanism of cyclosporine A-induced increase in transepithelial resistance. Kidney Int 2003; 63:908-16. [PMID: 12631071 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00804.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cyclosporine A (CsA) has been shown to increase transepithelial resistance in Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells, and the mechanism may involve altered phosphorylation of junctional proteins. In this study, we examine the effect of the extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK) 1/2 and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways on the basal transepithelial resistance (TER) and on the CsA-induced increase in TER across MDCK monolayers. Here we present evidence that CsA may be mediating some of its effects through activation of the ERK 1/2 MAPK pathway. METHODS MDCK cells were treated with CsA (4.2 micromol/L) and paracellular permeability was assessed by measuring TER. The role of the ERK 1/2 and the p38 MAPK pathways in modulating TER was investigated using the inhibitors PD98059 and U0126 for ERK 1/2 and SB203580 for p38. ERK 1/2 and p38 phosphorylation/activation was also examined by Western blot analysis. RESULTS CsA (4.2 micromol/L) increased the TER of MDCK monolayers. The ERK 1/2 inhibitor PD98059 decreased basal TER and also ameliorated the CsA-induced increase in TER. Similar results were found with the U0126 inhibitor of ERK 1/2. The p38 inhibitor SB203580 had no effect on the basal TER of the monolayers, however, SB203580 significantly augmented the CsA-induced increase in TER. CsA was shown to significantly activate ERK 1/2 and this activation by CsA was prevented by PD98059. Inhibition of the p38 pathway by SB203580 also resulted in activation of ERK 1/2 and this activation of ERK 1/2 was further enhanced by CsA. No effect of CsA or the inhibitors PD98059 or SB203580 on p38 phosphorylation was detected. CONCLUSION The results presented here suggest that activation of the ERK 1/2 MAPK cascade is important in the regulation of the paracellular permeability in MDCK cells. Activation of this pathway appears to be pivotal to the CsA-induced increase in TER.
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- Breda Kiely
- Department of Pharmacology, Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland
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Stacchiotti A, Rezzani R, Angoscini P, Rodella L, Bianchi R. Small heat shock proteins expression in rat kidneys treated with cyclosporine A alone and combined with melatonin. THE HISTOCHEMICAL JOURNAL 2002; 34:305-12. [PMID: 12769262 DOI: 10.1023/a:1023378525471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Small heat shock proteins (sHSPs) are cytoskeletal chaperones constitutively expressed in the normal kidney but enhanced with beneficial roles during adverse stimuli. Cyclosporine A is an immunosuppressive drug with major adverse side effect such as severe nephrotoxicity. Among possible mechanisms of cyclosporine A-induced renal damage, oxidative stress and cytoskeletal damage have been suggested. Melatonin has been successfully used as antioxidant against many renal diseases. This in vivo study was performed to shed light on the protective effect of melatonin against cyclosporine A-induced renal alterations. We treated rats with cyclosporine A alone, or combined with melatonin, and with melatonin alone (as controls) for 40 days and analysed the renal abundance and distribution of two sHSPs, HSP25 and alpha B-crystallin. These data were correlated with the histopathological effects of the treatments. Cyclosporine A induced insoluble isoforms that moved to soluble fractions after melatonin coadministration as in controls. After cyclosporine A treatment, an intense signal for sHSPs was found within the glomeruli, nucleus and cytoplasm of cortical tubules, collecting ducts and vascular wall. After melatonin supply, the staining was faint, limited to the cytoplasm of cortical tubules, similar to controls. Both fibrosis and tubular alterations significantly decreased after melatonin coadministration. In conclusion, HSP25 and alpha B-crystallin are overexpressed in the rat kidney treated with cyclosporine A but are similar to controls after combined melatonin. This could be a consequence of the cytoprotective effect of melatonin in this nephrotoxic model so that a beneficial sHSPs response is unnecessary.
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- Alessandra Stacchiotti
- Division of Human Anatomy, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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Morley SJ, Pain VM. Proteasome inhibitors and immunosuppressive drugs promote the cleavage of eIF4GI and eIF4GII by caspase-8-independent mechanisms in Jurkat T cell lines. FEBS Lett 2001; 503:206-12. [PMID: 11513883 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(01)02735-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Previously, we have shown that translation eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF) 4GI is cleaved during anti-Fas-mediated apoptosis. Here, we have investigated the effects of the proteasome inhibitors, MG132 and lactacystin, and the immunosuppressants, 2-amino-2[2-(4-octylphenyl)ethyl]-1,3,propane diol (FTY720) and cyclosporin A, on the integrity of eIF4GI and eIF4GII in T cells. Using wild-type Jurkat T cells, we show that the proteasome inhibitors MG132 and lactacystin promote the cleavage of eIF4G, activate caspase-8 and caspase-3-like activities and decrease cell viability. Furthermore, MG132 also promotes the cleavage of eIF4G and the activation of caspase-3-like activity in a caspase-8-deficient Jurkat cell line which is resistant to anti-Fas-mediated apoptosis. Using specific anti-peptide antisera, we show that both eIF4GI and eIF4GII are cleaved in either cell line in response to MG132 and lactacystin. In response to such treatments, we demonstrate that the fragments of eIF4GI generated include those previously observed with anti-Fas antiserum together with a novel product which lacks the ability to interact with eIF4E. In contrast, cells treated with the immunosuppressants FTY720 and cyclosporin A appear to contain only the novel cleavage fragment of eIF4GI and to lack those characteristic of cells treated with anti-Fas antiserum. These data suggest that caspase-8 activation is not required for apoptosis and eIF4G cleavage mediated by proteasome inhibitors and immunosuppressants in human T cells.
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- S J Morley
- Biochemistry Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QG, UK.
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Paslaru L, Rallu M, Manuel M, Davidson S, Morange M. Cyclosporin A induces an atypical heat shock response. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2000; 269:464-9. [PMID: 10708576 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.2295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cyclosporin A is a widely used immunosuppressive drug having toxic side effects, in particular on kidneys and liver, as a result of its action on different molecular targets. Here we demonstrate that low doses of CsA are able to induce the expression of the heat shock protein HSP27 and its hyperphosphorylation. It also activates the two heat shock transcription factors, HSF1 and HSF2. Since these factors have been shown to be activated by proteasome inhibition, we tested the hypothesis that the inhibitory action of CsA on the proteasome might be responsible for the activation of HSFs and the subsequent expression of HSP27. The increase in multiubiquitinated proteins as well as the stabilization of p53 following CsA addition argues in favor of this hypothesis. The kidney BSC-1 cells are highly responsive to the addition of CsA: the possible link between HSP27 induction and hyperphosphorylation and nephrotoxicity is discussed.
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- L Paslaru
- Unité de Génétique Moléculaire, UMR 8541 CNRS, Département de Biologie, ENS, 46 rue d'Ulm, Paris Cedex 05, 75230, France
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