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Cyt-C Mediated Mitochondrial Pathway Plays an Important Role in Oocyte Apoptosis in Ricefield Eel (Monopterus albus). Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms231810555. [PMID: 36142467 PMCID: PMC9503458 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231810555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Revised: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Apoptosis plays a key role in the effective removal of excessive and defective germ cells, which is essential for sequential hermaphroditism and sex change in vertebrates. The ricefield eel, Monopterus albus is a protogynous hermaphroditic fish that undergoes a sequential sex change from female to male. Previous studies have demonstrated that apoptosis is involved in sex change in M. albus. However, the apoptotic signaling pathway is unclear. In the current study, we explored the underlying mechanism of apoptosis during gonadal development and focused on the role of the mitochondrial apoptosis signaling pathway in sex change in M. albus. Flow cytometry was performed to detect apoptosis in gonads at five sexual stages and ovary tissues exposed to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in vitro. Then the expression patterns of key genes and proteins in the mitochondrial pathway, death receptor pathway and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) pathway were examined. The results showed that the apoptosis rate was significantly increased in the early intersexual stage and then decreased with the natural sex change from female to male. Quantitative real-time PCR revealed that bax, tnfr1, and calpain were mainly expressed in the five stages. ELISA demonstrated that the relative content of cytochrome-c (cyt-c) in the mitochondrial pathway was significantly higher than that of caspase8 and caspase12, with a peak in the early intersexual stage, while the levels of caspase8 and caspase12 peaked in the late intersexual stage. Interestingly, the Pearson’s coefficient between cyt-c and the apoptosis rate was 0.705, which suggests that these factors are closely related during the gonadal development of M. albus. Furthermore, the cyt-c signal was found to be increased in the intersexual stage by immunohistochemistry. After incubation with H2O2, the mRNA expression of mitochondrial pathway molecules such as bax, apaf-1, and caspase3 increased in ovary tissues. In conclusion, the present results suggest that the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway may play a more important role than the other apoptotic pathways in sex change in M. albus.
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Chen Y, Chen X, Pan L, Huang Y, Cai Y, Li J, Li Y, Wang S. RNA helicase DHX15 decreases cell apoptosis by NF-κB signaling pathway in Burkitt lymphoma. Cancer Cell Int 2022; 22:92. [PMID: 35193582 PMCID: PMC8862312 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-021-02426-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background DHX15 is one of the RNA helicase family members involving in several biological processes. Studies have reported that overexpression of DHX15 is related to cancer progression. However, the role of DHX15 in Burkitt lymphoma (BL) and latent Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection remains to be elucidated. Methods Expression of DHX15 was measured in BL patient by immunohistochemical staining. In vitro study, a CCK-8 assay was used to analyze cell proliferation and flow cytometry was performed to assess cell cycle, apoptosis and mitochondria membrane potential. Members of NF-κB signaling pathway and apoptotic-related proteins expression were measured by western-blot. EBV latent infection products and RNA polymerase III transcripts expression were determined by quantitative real-time PCR and western-blot. In vivo study, HE, IHC, TUNEL and ISH assays were used to analyze the effect of DHX15 on subcutaneous tumor nodes formation. Results DHX15 was overexpressed in Burkitt lymphoma patients and tends to be associated with poor progression-free survival and poor overall survival. Knockdown of DHX15 significantly inhibited BL tumor growth, reduced cell proliferation, induced cell cycle arrest and increased cell apoptosis. Further analysis showed that canonical NF-κB signaling and its downstream targets, mitochondria and Caspase were involved in the increased cell apoptosis after DHX15 gene knockdown. Furthermore, knockdown of DHX15 reduced EBV latent infection products expression and inhibited RNA polymerase III activity. Conclusion DHX15 may be an oncogene in the development of BL and a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of BL and latent EBV infection. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12935-021-02426-5.
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- Yuan Chen
- Union Clinical Medical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Union Clinical Medical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Fujian Institute of Hematology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Xinquan Road, No.29, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Zhangzhou Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Zhangzhou, P.R. China
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- Union Clinical Medical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology, Fujian Institute of Hematology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Xinquan Road, No.29, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Department of Hematology, Fujian Institute of Hematology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Xinquan Road, No.29, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Department of Hematology, Fujian Institute of Hematology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Xinquan Road, No.29, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
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Zhang Y, Li F, Wang L, Lou Y. A438079 affects colorectal cancer cell proliferation, migration, apoptosis, and pyroptosis by inhibiting the P2X7 receptor. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2021; 558:147-153. [PMID: 33915328 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.04.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Our previous study identified elevated expression of the P2X7 receptor (P2X7R) in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients, suggesting the receptor is a target for predicting poor disease prognosis. A438079 is a highly selective P2X7R antagonist, however, no studies have identified A438079 effects and mechanisms toward the biological behavior of CRC cells, and its therapeutic in vivo potential in CRC nude mice. METHODS The CRC cell lines, HCT-116 and SW620 were treated with 10 μM A438079, after which proliferation, migration, invasion, and apoptosis were assessed. SW620 cell xenografted BALB/c nude male mice were randomly divided into control, 5-FU, and A438079 groups. Mouse weight and tumor dimensions were also measured every two days. Furthermore, the expression of apoptosis related indicators (P2X7R, Bcl-2, Bax, caspase9, cleaved caspase9, caspase3, and cleaved caspase3) and pyroptosis related indicators (NLRP3, ASC, cleaved caspase1, and interleukin (IL)-β) were investigated in vitro and in vivo. RESULTS A438079 inhibited HCT-116 and SW620 cell proliferation, invasion and migration, and inhibited the growth of CRC xenografts in nude mice. A438079 promoted apoptosis via the Bcl-2/caspase9/caspase3 pathway and inhibited pyroptosis through the NLRP3/caspase1 pathway by inhibiting P2X7R in vitro and in vivo. CONCLUSIONS We preliminarily confirmed the therapeutic potential of A438079 toward CRC, and we provide a sound theoretical basis for A438079 as a new drug for the clinical treatment of CRC.
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- Ying Zhang
- Department of Clinical Oncology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, 39 Huaxiang Road, Shenyang 110022, China; Medical Research Center of Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China; Key Laboratory of Research and Application of Animal Model for Environmental and Metabolic Diseases, Liaoning Province, China
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- Medical Research Center of Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China; Key Laboratory of Research and Application of Animal Model for Environmental and Metabolic Diseases, Liaoning Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Research and Application of Animal Model for Environmental and Metabolic Diseases, Liaoning Province, China; Medical Research Center of Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China.
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- Department of Medical Genetics, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
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Wild-type p53-modulated autophagy and autophagic fibroblast apoptosis inhibit hypertrophic scar formation. J Transl Med 2018; 98:1423-1437. [PMID: 30089855 DOI: 10.1038/s41374-018-0099-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2017] [Revised: 04/12/2018] [Accepted: 05/24/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Hypertrophic scarring is a serious fibrotic skin disease, and the abnormal activation of hypertrophic scar fibroblasts (HSFs) intensifies its pathogenesis. Our previous studies have demonstrated that the dysregulation of autophagy in HSFs is associated with fibrosis. However, knowledge regarding the regulation of HS fibrosis by p53-modulated autophagy is limited. Here, we investigated the effect of p53-modulated autophagy on HS fibrosis. The overexpression of wtp53 (Adp53) promoted autophagic capacity and inhibited collagen and α-SMA expression in HSFs. In contrast, LC3 (AdLC3) overexpression did not suppress Col 1, Col 3, or α-SMA expression, but LC3 (shLC3) knockdown downregulated collagen expression. Adp53-modulated autophagy altered Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL expression, but AdLC3 affected only Bcl-xL expression. Silencing Bcl-xL suppressed collagen expression, but autophagy was also inhibited. Flow cytometry showed that the silencing of Bcl-2 (sibcl-2), Bcl-xL (sibcl-xL), and Adp53 significantly increased apoptosis in the HSFs. Therefore, wtp53 inhibited fibrosis in the HSFs by modulating autophagic HSF apoptosis; moreover, the inhibition of autophagy by sibcl-xL had antifibrotic effects. In addition, treatment with Adp53, AdLC3, shLC3, sibcl-2, and sibcl-xL reduced scar formation in a rabbit ear scar model. These data confirm that wtp53-modulated autophagy and autophagic HSF apoptosis can serve as potential molecular targets for HS therapy.
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Autophagy protein LC3 regulates the fibrosis of hypertrophic scar by controlling Bcl-xL in dermal fibroblasts. Oncotarget 2017; 8:93757-93770. [PMID: 29212187 PMCID: PMC5706833 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.20771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2017] [Accepted: 07/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Hypertrophic scar (HS) is a serious skin fibrotic disease characterized by excessive hypercellularity and extracellular matrix (ECM) component deposition. Autophagy is a tightly regulated physiological process essential for cellular maintenance, differentiation, development and homeostasis. However, during the formation of HS, whether and how autophagy is regulated in dermal fibroblasts are still far from elucidated. Here we detected the autophagic capacity in HS and normal skin (NS) counterparts, explored and verified the key regulatory molecules of autophagy in HS-derived fibroblasts (HSFs), and validated the data using rabbit ear scar model. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and immunostaining data showed that LC3-positive cells and autophagosomes in HS/HSFs were more intensive relative to those in NS/NSFs groups. Knockdown of LC3 (shLC3) could significantly block the expressionof type I collagen (Col 1, p < 0.01) and type III collagen (Col 3, p < 0.01) and thus inhibit the fibrosis of HSFs. shLC3 resistant to autophagy was shown to be Bcl-xL-, not Bcl-2-dependent, and silencing of Bcl-xL (sibcl-xL) significantly increased apoptosis of HSFs (p < 0.01). Immunofluorescence results showed that instead of inhibiting α-SMA protein expression, shLC3 could change its architecture arrangement in HSFs. sibcl-xL showed that Bcl-xL was a key signaling molecule involved in HSFs autophagy. More importantly, both shLC3 and sibcl-xL obviously improved the appearance and architecture of the rabbit ear scar, and reduced scar formation on the rabbit ear. Therefore, the aberration of LC3 protein processing compromised autophagy in HS might associate with its pathogenesis in wound repair. LC3 regulated HS fibrosis by controlling the expression of Bcl-xL in HSFs. Thus, Bcl-xL might serve as a potential molecular target, providing a novel strategy for HS therapy.
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Feng T, Wang L, Zhou N, Liu C, Cui J, Wu R, Jing J, Zhang S, Chen H, Wang S. Salidroside, a scavenger of ROS, enhances the radioprotective effect of Ex-RAD® via a p53-dependent apoptotic pathway. Oncol Rep 2017; 38:3094-3102. [PMID: 28901519 DOI: 10.3892/or.2017.5940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 08/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Salidroside (Sal), the predominant component of a Chinese medicinal herb, Rhodiola rosea L., has become an attractive bioagent due to its significant anti-radiation, antioxidant and immune adjustment effects. We explored the radioprotective effect of Sal to ascertain whether it could enhance the anti-radiation effect of ON 01210.Na (Ex-RAD®) in vivo and in vitro, and elucidate its underlying mechanism. Our data demonstrated that Sal inhibited radiation-induced apoptosis, scavenged reactive oxygen species (ROS), and decreased the DNA damage of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Sal downregulated the expression of Bax and p53 and increased the ratio of Bcl-2/Bax, which indicated that Sal inhibited the radiation-induced apoptosis through p53-dependent pathways. The radioprotection of the Sal pretreatment was also evidenced by an increasing survival rate of the mice, maintaining antioxidant enzyme levels in the liver, and accelerating hematopoietic recovery. The results suggest that Sal exhibits an excellent radioprotective effect with powerful antioxidant activity in vitro and in vivo. Sal enhanced the radioprotective effect of Ex-RAD by improving the antioxidant effect, the scavenging of ROS, by accelerating hematopoietic recovery and DNA repair as well as by regulating apoptotic and repair signaling pathways. Combined modality treatments were more effective than single-agent treatments, demonstrating the value of multiple-agent radioprotectants.
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- Tian Feng
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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- Institute of Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, P.R. China
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Wang L, Ye Y, Su HB, Yang JP. The anesthetic agent sevoflurane attenuates pulmonary acute lung injury by modulating apoptotic pathways. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 50:e5747. [PMID: 28225890 PMCID: PMC5333720 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20165747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2016] [Accepted: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The objective of this study was to evaluate lung protection by the volatile anesthetic sevoflurane (SEVO), which inhibits apoptosis. Male Sprague-Dawley rats (250–280 g; n=18) were randomly divided into three groups. The LPS group received 5 mg/kg endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide), which induced acute lung injury (ALI). The control (CTRL) group received normal saline and the SEVO group received sevoflurane (2.5%) for 30 min after ALI was induced by 5 mg/kg LPS. Samples were collected for analysis 12 h after LPS. Lung injury was assessed by pathological observations and tissue wet to dry weight (W/D) ratios. Apoptotic index (AI) was determined by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL) assay and electron microscopy. Caspase-3 and cleaved-caspase-3 protein levels were determined by immunocytochemistry and western blotting, respectively. Bcl-xl levels were measured by western blotting and Bcl-2 levels by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and western blotting. In the LPS group, W/D ratios, AI values, caspase-3 and cleaved-caspase-3 levels were significantly higher than in the CTRL group and lung injury was more severe. In the SEVO group, W/D ratios, AI, caspase-3 and cleaved-caspase-3 were lower than in the LPS group. Bcl-2 and Bcl-xl expression were higher than in the LPS group and lung injury was attenuated. Sevoflurane inhalation protected the lungs from injury by regulating caspase-3 activation and Bcl-xl and Bcl-2 expression to inhibit excessive cell apoptosis, and such apoptosis might be important in the pathogenesis of LPS-induced ALI.
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- L Wang
- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Department of Anesthesiology, Suzhou Municipal Hospital-East, Suzhou, China
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- Cam-Su Genomic Resource Center, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Suzhou Municipal Hospital-East, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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How transient alterations of organelles in mammalian cells submitted to electric field may explain some aspects of gene electrotransfer process. Bioelectrochemistry 2016; 112:166-72. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2016.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2015] [Revised: 02/10/2016] [Accepted: 02/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Apoptotic Caspases in Promoting Cancer: Implications from Their Roles in Development and Tissue Homeostasis. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2016; 930:89-112. [PMID: 27558818 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-39406-0_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Apoptosis, a major form of programmed cell death, is an important mechanism to remove extra or unwanted cells during development. In tissue homeostasis apoptosis also acts as a monitoring machinery to eliminate damaged cells in response to environmental stresses. During these processes, caspases, a group of proteases, have been well defined as key drivers of cell death. However, a wealth of evidence is emerging which supports the existence of many other non-apoptotic functions of these caspases, which are essential not only in proper organism development but also in tissue homeostasis and post-injury recovery. In particular, apoptotic caspases in stress-induced dying cells can activate mitogenic signals leading to proliferation of neighbouring cells, a phenomenon termed apoptosis-induced proliferation. Apparently, such non-apoptotic functions of caspases need to be controlled and restrained in a context-dependent manner during development to prevent their detrimental effects. Intriguingly, accumulating studies suggest that cancer cells are able to utilise these functions of caspases to their advantage to enable their survival, proliferation and metastasis in order to grow and progress. This book chapter will review non-apoptotic functions of the caspases in development and tissue homeostasis with focus on how these cellular processes can be hijacked by cancer cells and contribute to tumourigenesis.
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Free Radical Scavenging Activity: Antiproliferative and Proteomics Analyses of the Differential Expression of Apoptotic Proteins in MCF-7 Cells Treated with Acetone Leaf Extract of Diospyros lycioides (Ebenaceae). EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2015; 2015:534808. [PMID: 26457109 PMCID: PMC4589632 DOI: 10.1155/2015/534808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2015] [Accepted: 08/05/2015] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Breast cancer is the most common cancer in South Africa. The acetone leaf extract of Diospyros lycioides was evaluated qualitatively and quantitatively for its antioxidant potential using DPPH assay and nitric oxide radical scavenging effect, while the viability of MCF-7 cells was evaluated using the MTT. MCF-7 treated cells were stained with Hoechst 335258 dye and annexin-V-FITC to be evaluated for apoptotic effect of the extract, while mRNA expression levels of apoptotic genes were assessed by quantitative real-time PCR and deferential protein expression levels using 2D gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry. Results revealed presence of antioxidant constituents in the extract. Extract was shown to be cytotoxic in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. Cytotoxicity was demonstrated to be due to apoptosis, with 70% of the extract-treated cells being annexin-V-positive/PI negative at 48 hours. The extract was also shown to upregulate the expression of p53 gene with concomitant downregulation of the Bcl-2 antiapoptotic gene while differentially expressed proteins were identified as enolase, pyruvate kinase, and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate. The extract in this study was shown to induce apoptosis at an early stage which makes it an ideal source that can be explored for compounds that may be used in the treatment and management of cancer.
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Lin R, Li Z, Lin J, Ye J, Cai Q, Chen L, Peng J. Ethanolic extract of Tulipa edulis Bak induces apoptosis in SGC-7901 human gastric carcinoma cells via the mitochondrial signaling pathway. Oncol Lett 2015; 10:2371-2377. [PMID: 26622854 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2015.3501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2014] [Accepted: 03/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Tulipa edulis Bak (TEB) is an active ingredient in various traditional Chinese medicine compounds and is commonly used to treat swelling and redness, remove toxicity and eliminate stagnation, as well as to prevent and treat certain cancer types. However, the underlying molecular mechanism of the anticancer activity of TEB remains unclear. The aim of the current study was to investigate the effect and underlying mechanism of the ethanolic extract of TEB (EETEB) on SGC-7901 human gastric carcinoma cells. An MTT assay was performed to analyze cell viability. In addition, transmission electron microscopy, an Annexin V/fluorescein isothiocyanate assay, a JC-1 assay and laser scanning confocal microscopy with DAPI staining were used to determine the rate of apoptosis. Furthermore, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and western blot analysis were used to detect the expression levels of the apoptosis gene and protein. EETEB was identified to inhibit the growth of SGC-7901 cells in a dose-dependent manner and induce changes in cell morphology. At the molecular level, EETEB induced SGC-7901 cell DNA fragmentation, loss of plasma membrane and asymmetrical collapse of the mitochondrial membrane potential, while it increased the expression of pro-apoptotic B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2)-associated X protein and reduced expression of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2. Thus, the results of the current study revealed that the application of EETEB may inhibit the growth of the SGC-7901 cells due to mitochondria-mediated apoptosis.
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- Ruhui Lin
- Department of Biomedical Research, Academy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian 350122, P.R. China ; Fujian Key Laboratory of Integrative Medicine on Geriatrics, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian 350122, P.R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Research, Academy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian 350122, P.R. China ; Fujian Key Laboratory of Integrative Medicine on Geriatrics, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian 350122, P.R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Research, Academy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian 350122, P.R. China ; Fujian Key Laboratory of Integrative Medicine on Geriatrics, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian 350122, P.R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Research, Academy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian 350122, P.R. China ; Fujian Key Laboratory of Integrative Medicine on Geriatrics, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian 350122, P.R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Research, Academy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian 350122, P.R. China ; Fujian Key Laboratory of Integrative Medicine on Geriatrics, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian 350122, P.R. China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian 350122, P.R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Research, Academy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian 350122, P.R. China ; Fujian Key Laboratory of Integrative Medicine on Geriatrics, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian 350122, P.R. China
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Apoptosis Triggers Specific, Rapid, and Global mRNA Decay with 3' Uridylated Intermediates Degraded by DIS3L2. Cell Rep 2015; 11:1079-89. [PMID: 25959823 PMCID: PMC4862650 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.04.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2014] [Revised: 03/19/2015] [Accepted: 04/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Apoptosis is a tightly coordinated cell death program that damages mitochondria, DNA, proteins, and membrane lipids. Little is known about the fate of RNA as cells die. Here, we show that mRNAs, but not noncoding RNAs, are rapidly and globally degraded during apoptosis. mRNA decay is triggered early in apoptosis, preceding membrane lipid scrambling, genomic DNA fragmentation, and apoptotic changes to translation initiation factors. mRNA decay depends on mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization and is amplified by caspase activation. 3′ truncated mRNA decay intermediates with nontemplated uridylate-rich tails are generated during apoptosis. These tails are added by the terminal uridylyl transferases (TUTases) ZCCHC6 and ZCCHC11, and the uridylated transcript intermediates are degraded by the 3′ to 5′ exonuclease DIS3L2. Knockdown of DIS3L2 or the TUTases inhibits apoptotic mRNA decay, translation arrest, and cell death, whereas DIS3L2 overexpression enhances cell death. Our results suggest that global mRNA decay is an overlooked hallmark of apoptosis.
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Du Q, Xin G, Niu H, Huang W. Hydroquinone analog 4-[(Tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2‑yl) oxy] phenol induces C26 colon cancer cell apoptosis and inhibits tumor growth in vivo. Mol Med Rep 2015; 11:4671-7. [PMID: 25651526 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2015.3300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2014] [Accepted: 12/02/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The 4[(Tetrahydro‑2H‑pyran‑2‑yl) oxy] phenol (XG‑d) hydroquinone analog, is found in Vaccinium vitis‑idaea L. Although it is known for its antioxidant properties and high level of safety, its antitumor activity remains to be elucidated. In the present study, the anticancer effect of XG‑d was determined in vitro and in vivo. The cytotoxicity of XG‑d against C26 murine colon carcinoma cells was found to occur in a time‑ and concentration‑dependent manner, whereas little effect was observed in the two normal cell lines (HK‑2 and L02) investigated. Oral administration of XG‑d (100 mg/kg) had effects on the tumor growth of tumor‑bearing mice. Furthermore, marked apoptosis was observed using Hoechst 33258 staining and flow cytometric analysis with annexin V/propidium iodide double staining. XG‑d also downregulated the expression of B‑cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl‑2), increased the expression levels of Bcl‑2‑associated X protein and activated caspase‑9, caspase‑3 and poly(adenosine diphosphate‑ribose) polymerase. The present study demonstrated for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, that XG‑d inhibited cancer cell growth via the induction of apoptosis and was also able to inhibit tumor growth in vivo. These results demonstrated that XG‑d may be used as a potential natural agent for cancer therapy with low toxicity.
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- Qigen Du
- Laboratory of Ethnopharmacology, Regenerative Medicine Research Center, West China Hospital, West China Medical School and Institute for Nanobiomedical Technology and Membrane Biology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Ethnopharmacology, Regenerative Medicine Research Center, West China Hospital, West China Medical School and Institute for Nanobiomedical Technology and Membrane Biology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Ethnopharmacology, Regenerative Medicine Research Center, West China Hospital, West China Medical School and Institute for Nanobiomedical Technology and Membrane Biology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Ethnopharmacology, Regenerative Medicine Research Center, West China Hospital, West China Medical School and Institute for Nanobiomedical Technology and Membrane Biology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China
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Fan LL, Li WH. Mechanism underlying exogenous nitric oxide induced gastric cancer SGC-7901 cell apoptosis. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2015; 23:8-15. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v23.i1.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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 potential mechanism of exogenous nitric oxide (NO) induced apoptosis of moderately differentiated gastric cancer cells (SGC-7901).
METHODS: SGC-7901 cells were treated with different concentrations of sodium nitroprusside (SNP), which was used as the donor of exogenous NO. The survival rate of cells was detected by MTT assay. Cells were divided into four groups: a blank control group, a reactive oxygen species (ROS) inhibitor (N-acetyl-L-cysteine, NAC) group, an SNP group and an NAC + SNP group. Apoptotic cell morphology and apoptosis rate were evaluated by fluorescence microscopy. Levels of ROS were determined by fluorescent chemiluminescence. Protein levels of Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase (Cu/Zn-SOD) were detected by Western blot analysis.
RESULTS: SNP induced apoptosis of SGC-7901 cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner. There were no significant differences in cell apoptosis rate or ROS level between the NAC group and blank control group (P >0.05). Compared to the blank control group, cell apoptosis rate and ROS were significantly increased in the SNP group and NAC + SNP group (P < 0.05). Cell apoptosis rate and ROS level were significantly increased in the SNP group compared to the NAC + SNP group (P < 0.05). SNP decreased Cu/Zn-SOD protein expression in SGC-7901 cells.
CONCLUSION: Exogenous NO can up-regulate ROS level in gastric cells by inhibiting Cu/Zn-SOD protein expression, which may be related to the mechanism by which NO induces apoptosis of gastric cancer cells.
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Anitha J, Pradeep AR, Sivaprasad V. Upregulation of Atg5 and AIF gene expression in synchronization with programmed cellular death events in integumental epithelium of Bombyx mori induced by a dipteran parasitoid infection. BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH 2014; 104:794-800. [PMID: 25246086 DOI: 10.1017/s0007485314000686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Infection of the commercially important silkworm, Bombyx mori by a tachnid parasitoid, Exorista bombycis induced activation of genes and cellular responses associated with apoptosis in integumental epithelial cells. Composite cellular profile showed initial autophagy, intermediate endoplasmic reticulum degranulation and deformed nucleus as well as later DNA fragmentation indicating apoptosis. Two cell death-associated proteins, autophagy 5-like (Atg5L) and apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF), in addition to caspase, are identified from the infected integumental epithelium through mass spectrometric analysis. Genes encoding these proteins showed age-dependent activation after the infection as revealed by quantitative expression analysis. Atg5 showed early upregulation in association with signs of autophagy whereas AIF showed late upregulation in association with DNA condensation and fragmentation. Expression of AIF showed negative correlation with that of Atg5 after the infection. On the other hand, in control, caspase expression showed positive correlation with AIF expression indicative of regulated expression in normal larval epithelium, which was absent after infection. Activation of Atg5, AIF and caspase genes in close association with different cell death events revealed the synchronized differential expression of apoptosis-associated genes in response to the macroparasitism. Enhanced expression of Atg5, AIF and caspase genes coupled with the appearance of cell death symptoms indicate parasitism-induced activation of genetic machinery to modulate cell death events in the epithelium, which was hither to unknown in invertebrate systems.
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- J Anitha
- Proteomics Division, Seribiotech Research Laboratory,Central Silk Board,CSB-Kodathi Campus, Carmelram. P.O., Bangalore 560035, Karnataka,India
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- Proteomics Division, Seribiotech Research Laboratory,Central Silk Board,CSB-Kodathi Campus, Carmelram. P.O., Bangalore 560035, Karnataka,India
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- Proteomics Division, Seribiotech Research Laboratory,Central Silk Board,CSB-Kodathi Campus, Carmelram. P.O., Bangalore 560035, Karnataka,India
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IMESCH PATRICK, SCHEINER DAVID, SZABO EMESE, FINK DANIEL, FEDIER ANDRÉ. Conjugates of cytochrome c and antennapedia peptide activate apoptosis and inhibit proliferation of HeLa cancer cells. Exp Ther Med 2013; 6:786-790. [PMID: 24137266 PMCID: PMC3786851 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2013.1205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2013] [Accepted: 04/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Polycationic cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) deliver macromolecules into cells without losing the functional properties of the cargoed macromolecule. The aim of this study was to determine whether exogenous cytochrome c is delivered to HeLa cervical carcinoma cells by the CPP antennapedia (Antp) and activates apoptosis. HeLa cervical carcinoma cells were treated with conjugated Antp-SMCC-cytochrome c (cytochrome c chemically conjugated to Antp) or with non-conjugated Antp and cytochrome c. Sensitivity to the treatments was determined by the clonogenic assay (proliferation) and by immunoblot analysis (apoptosis activation). We report that conjugated Antp-SMCC-cytochrome c activated apoptosis in HeLa cells as demonstrated by poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP-1) cleavage and inhibited their proliferation. The Antp-SMCC-cytochrome c-induced apoptosis was inhibited by z-VAD-fmk, a pan-caspase inhibitor peptide. Unconjugated Antp or cytochrome c demonstrated no inhibitory effect on survival and proliferation. Our results suggest that chemical coupling of cytochrome c to CPPs may present a possible strategy for delivering cytochrome c into cells and for activating apoptosis.
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- PATRICK IMESCH
- Correspondence to: Dr Patrick Imesch, Department of Gynecology, University Hospital Zurich, 10 Frauenklinikstrasse, Zurich CH-8091, Switzerland, E-mail:
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- Department of Gynecology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich CH-8091, Switzerland
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- Department of Gynecology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich CH-8091, Switzerland
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- Department of Gynecology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich CH-8091, Switzerland
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Leptin as a neuroprotective agent in glaucoma. Med Hypotheses 2013; 81:797-802. [PMID: 24035688 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2013.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2013] [Revised: 08/05/2013] [Accepted: 08/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Glaucoma is a disease characterized by progressive optic nerve degeneration and is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. More than 60 million people globally are affected by glaucoma, of which 8 million people suffer from bilateral blindness, making glaucoma the second leading cause of bilateral blindness worldwide. Current management of glaucoma is aimed at reducing intraocular pressure via a number of different strategies. Current treatments do not attempt to correct the underlying pathology of glaucoma, which is the cell degeneration and ultimate death of retinal ganglion cells, thereby limiting their clinical efficacy. A neuroprotective approach to glaucoma management would address the underlying pathology and would, in theory, be beneficial to all patients regardless of risk and causative factors. Here it is proposed that leptin could be used as a potential neuroprotective agent in the management of glaucoma. Leptin has shown neuroprotective promise in a number of neurodegenerative diseases, and there has been increasing evidence that glaucomatous neurodegeneration is analogous to other neurodegenerative diseases in the central nervous system. Leptin could target retinal ganglion cell death by a number of mechanisms, namely apoptosis, oxidative stress and excitotoxicity reduction. This article presents evidence linking current understanding about leptin's neuroprotective effect and the molecular mechanisms underlying glaucoma.
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Wei Y, Xu Y, Han X, Qi Y, Xu L, Xu Y, Yin L, Sun H, Liu K, Peng J. Anti-cancer effects of dioscin on three kinds of human lung cancer cell lines through inducing DNA damage and activating mitochondrial signal pathway. Food Chem Toxicol 2013; 59:118-28. [PMID: 23764357 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2013.05.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2013] [Revised: 05/20/2013] [Accepted: 05/22/2013] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Dioscin, a natural steroid saponin, has been widely investigated. However, its anti-cancer activities on human lung cancer cells are still unknown. In the present paper, the inhibitory effects of dioscin were investigated, and the results showed that dioscin inhibited the proliferation of human A549, NCI-H446 and NCI-H460 cancer cells. DNA damage and cell apoptosis in dioscin-treated cells were found through single cell gel electrophoresis and in situ terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick-end labeling assays. Furthermore, dioscin caused mitochondrial structure changes and blocked cell cycle at S phase based on transmission electron microscope and flow cytometry analysis. In addition, dioscin treatment caused the release of cytochrome c from mitochondria into cytosol. The activities of Caspase-3 and -9 in dioscin-treated groups were significantly increased compared with control group. Western blotting analysis showed that dioscin significantly down-regulated the expressions of Bcl-2 and Bcl-xl, and up-regulated the expressions of Bax, Bak and Bid. Our results indicate that dioscin has anticancer activities against human lung cancer cells through inducing cell cycle arrest, DNA damage and activating mitochondrial signal pathway.
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- Yongli Wei
- College of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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Gonzalvez F, D'Aurelio M, Boutant M, Moustapha A, Puech JP, Landes T, Arnauné-Pelloquin L, Vial G, Taleux N, Slomianny C, Wanders RJ, Houtkooper RH, Bellenguer P, Møller IM, Gottlieb E, Vaz FM, Manfredi G, Petit PX. Barth syndrome: cellular compensation of mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis inhibition due to changes in cardiolipin remodeling linked to tafazzin (TAZ) gene mutation. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2013; 1832:1194-206. [PMID: 23523468 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2013.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2012] [Revised: 02/27/2013] [Accepted: 03/08/2013] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Cardiolipin is a mitochondrion-specific phospholipid that stabilizes the assembly of respiratory chain complexes, favoring full-yield operation. It also mediates key steps in apoptosis. In Barth syndrome, an X chromosome-linked cardiomyopathy caused by tafazzin mutations, cardiolipins display acyl chain modifications and are present at abnormally low concentrations, whereas monolysocardiolipin accumulates. Using immortalized lymphoblasts from Barth syndrome patients, we showed that the production of abnormal cardiolipin led to mitochondrial alterations. Indeed, the lack of normal cardiolipin led to changes in electron transport chain stability, resulting in cellular defects. We found a destabilization of the supercomplex (respirasome) I+III2+IVn but also decreased amounts of individual complexes I and IV and supercomplexes I+III and III+IV. No changes were observed in the amounts of individual complex III and complex II. We also found decreased levels of complex V. This complex is not part of the supercomplex suggesting that cardiolipin is required not only for the association/stabilization of the complexes into supercomplexes but also for the modulation of the amount of individual respiratory chain complexes. However, these alterations were compensated by an increase in mitochondrial mass, as demonstrated by electron microscopy and measurements of citrate synthase activity. We suggest that this compensatory increase in mitochondrial content prevents a decrease in mitochondrial respiration and ATP synthesis in the cells. We also show, by extensive flow cytometry analysis, that the type II apoptosis pathway was blocked at the mitochondrial level and that the mitochondria of patients with Barth syndrome cannot bind active caspase-8. Signal transduction is thus blocked before any mitochondrial event can occur. Remarkably, basal levels of superoxide anion production were slightly higher in patients' cells than in control cells as previously evidenced via an increased protein carbonylation in the taz1Δ mutant in the yeast. This may be deleterious to cells in the long term. The consequences of mitochondrial dysfunction and alterations to apoptosis signal transduction are considered in light of the potential for the development of future treatments.
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- François Gonzalvez
- INSERM U-747 et Université Paris V-Descartes, Centre de Recherche des Saint-Pères, 45 Rue des Saint-Pères, 75006 Paris, France
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Xu L, Qi Y, Lv L, Xu Y, Zheng L, Yin L, Liu K, Han X, Zhao Y, Peng J. In vitro anti-proliferative effects of Zuojinwan on eight kinds of human cancer cell lines. Cytotechnology 2013; 66:37-50. [PMID: 23397442 DOI: 10.1007/s10616-013-9534-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2012] [Accepted: 01/02/2013] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Zuojinwan (ZJW), a famous Chinese medicinal formula, contains two medicinal herbs Coptis chinese Frach and Evodia rutaecarpa (Juss.) Benth in the ratio of 6: 1. The inhibitory effects of ZJW on eight kinds of human cancer cell lines including SMMC-7721, BEL-7402, BEL-7404, HepG2, A549, NCI-H446, NCI-H460 and HCT- 116 cells were evaluated, and the possible mechanism was investigated. The growths of the eight kinds of cancer cells were inhibited by ZJW assessed through MTT assay. Flow cytometry assay revealed a sub-G1 peak with reduced DNA content was formed. The cell cycle was arrested in the G0/G1 phase in ZJW-treated SMMC-7721 and HepG2 cells, and in the S phase for NCI-H460 cells. Significant DNA damage was produced by ZJW assessed with single-cell gel electrophoresis assay. Morphological changes were also observed. Caspase-3 and -9 activities were increased following ZJW treatment. Western blot analysis showed that Bax and Bak protein levels were increased after ZJW treatment, while Bcl-2 and Bcl-xl protein levels were decreased. Our results suggest that ZJW has significant anti-cancer activities due to induction of mitochondria- dependent apoptosis pathway. Therefore, ZJW has the potential to be a novel chemotherapy drug to treat hepatoma, lung cancer and colon cancer by suppressing tumor growth.
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- Lina Xu
- College of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, 9 Western Lvshun South Road, Dalian, 116044, China
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Cheng J, Tang W, Su Z, Guo J, Tong L, Wei Q. Calcineurin subunit B promotes TNF-alpha-induced apoptosis by binding to mitochondria and causing mitochondrial Ca2+ overload. Cancer Lett 2012; 321:169-78. [DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2012.01.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2011] [Revised: 01/31/2012] [Accepted: 01/31/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Hu M, Xu L, Yin L, Qi Y, Li H, Xu Y, Han X, Peng J, Wan X. Cytotoxicity of dioscin in human gastric carcinoma cells through death receptor and mitochondrial pathways. J Appl Toxicol 2012; 33:712-22. [DOI: 10.1002/jat.2715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2011] [Revised: 12/05/2011] [Accepted: 12/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Mingming Hu
- College of Pharmacy; Dalian Medical University; Western 9 Lvshun South Road; Dalian; 116044; China
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- College of Pharmacy; Dalian Medical University; Western 9 Lvshun South Road; Dalian; 116044; China
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- College of Pharmacy; Dalian Medical University; Western 9 Lvshun South Road; Dalian; 116044; China
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- College of Pharmacy; Dalian Medical University; Western 9 Lvshun South Road; Dalian; 116044; China
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- College of Pharmacy; Dalian Medical University; Western 9 Lvshun South Road; Dalian; 116044; China
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- College of Pharmacy; Dalian Medical University; Western 9 Lvshun South Road; Dalian; 116044; China
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- College of Pharmacy; Dalian Medical University; Western 9 Lvshun South Road; Dalian; 116044; China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine of the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University; Dalian; 116011; China
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Zhong Z, Wang Y, Guo H, Sagare A, Fernández JA, Bell RD, Barrett TM, Griffin JH, Freeman RS, Zlokovic BV. Protein S protects neurons from excitotoxic injury by activating the TAM receptor Tyro3-phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-Akt pathway through its sex hormone-binding globulin-like region. J Neurosci 2010; 30:15521-34. [PMID: 21084607 PMCID: PMC3012432 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4437-10.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2010] [Accepted: 09/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The anticoagulant factor protein S (PS) protects neurons from hypoxic/ischemic injury. However, molecular mechanisms mediating PS protection in injured neurons remain unknown. Here, we show mouse recombinant PS protects dose-dependently mouse cortical neurons from excitotoxic NMDA-mediated neuritic bead formation and apoptosis by activating the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)-Akt pathway (EC(50) = 26 ± 4 nm). PS stimulated phosphorylation of Bad and Mdm2, two downstream targets of Akt, which in neurons subjected to pathological overstimulation of NMDA receptors (NMDARs) increased the antiapoptotic Bcl-2 and Bcl-X(L) levels and reduced the proapoptotic p53 and Bax levels. Adenoviral transduction with a kinase-deficient Akt mutant (Ad.Akt(K179A)) resulted in loss of PS-mediated neuronal protection, Akt activation, and Bad and Mdm2 phosphorylation. Using the TAM receptors tyrosine kinases Tyro3-, Axl-, and Mer-deficient neurons, we showed that PS protected neurons lacking Axl and Mer, but not Tyro3, suggesting a requirement of Tyro3 for PS-mediated protection. Consistent with these results, PS dose-dependently phosphorylated Tyro3 on neurons (EC(50) = 25 ± 3 nm). In an in vivo model of NMDA-induced excitotoxic lesions in the striatum, PS dose-dependently reduced the lesion volume in control mice (EC(50) = 22 ± 2 nm) and protected Axl(-/-) and Mer(-/-) transgenic mice, but not Tyro3(-/-) transgenic mice. Using different structural PS analogs, we demonstrated that the C terminus sex hormone-binding globulin-like (SHBG) domain of PS is critical for neuronal protection in vitro and in vivo. Thus, our data show that PS protects neurons by activating the Tyro3-PI3K-Akt pathway via its SHGB domain, suggesting potentially a novel neuroprotective approach for acute brain injury and chronic neurodegenerative disorders associated with excessive activation of NMDARs.
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- Zhihui Zhong
- Center for Neurodegenerative and Vascular Brain Disorders, Department of Neurosurgery and Neurology, and
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- Center for Neurodegenerative and Vascular Brain Disorders, Department of Neurosurgery and Neurology, and
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- Center for Neurodegenerative and Vascular Brain Disorders, Department of Neurosurgery and Neurology, and
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- Center for Neurodegenerative and Vascular Brain Disorders, Department of Neurosurgery and Neurology, and
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- Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037
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- Center for Neurodegenerative and Vascular Brain Disorders, Department of Neurosurgery and Neurology, and
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- Center for Neurodegenerative and Vascular Brain Disorders, Department of Neurosurgery and Neurology, and
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- Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642, and
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- Center for Neurodegenerative and Vascular Brain Disorders, Department of Neurosurgery and Neurology, and
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Lafont E, Milhas D, Teissié J, Therville N, Andrieu-Abadie N, Levade T, Benoist H, Ségui B. Caspase-10-dependent cell death in Fas/CD95 signalling is not abrogated by caspase inhibitor zVAD-fmk. PLoS One 2010; 5:e13638. [PMID: 21049020 PMCID: PMC2964310 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2010] [Accepted: 10/06/2010] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Upon CD95/Fas ligation, the initiator caspase-8 is known to activate effector caspases leading to apoptosis. In the presence of zVAD-fmk, a broad-spectrum caspase inhibitor, Fas engagement can also trigger an alternative, non-apoptotic caspase-independent form of cell death, which is initiated by RIP1. Controversy exists as to the ability of caspase-10 to mediate cell death in response to FasL (CD95L or CD178). Herein, the role of caspase-10 in FasL-induced cell death has been re-evaluated. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS The present study shows that FasL-induced cell death was completely impaired in caspase-8- and caspase-10-doubly deficient (I9-2e) Jurkat leukaemia T-cell lines. Over-expressing of either caspase-8 or caspase-10 in I9-2e cells triggered cell death and restored sensitivity to FasL, further arguing for a role of both initiator caspases in Fas apoptotic signalling. In the presence of zVAD-fmk, FasL triggered an alternative form of cell death similarly in wild-type (A3) and in caspase-8-deficient Jurkat cells expressing endogenous caspase-10 (clone I9-2d). Cell death initiated by Fas stimulation in the presence of zVAD-fmk was abrogated in I9-2e cells as well as in HeLa cells, which did not express endogenous caspase-10, indicating that caspase-10 somewhat participates in this alternative form of cell death. Noteworthy, ectopic expression of caspase-10 in I9-2e and HeLa cells restored the ability of FasL to trigger cell death in the presence of zVAD-fmk. As a matter of fact, FasL-triggered caspase-10 processing still occurred in the presence of zVAD-fmk. CONCLUSIONS AND SIGNIFICANCE Altogether, these data provide genetic evidence for the involvement of initiator caspase-10 in FasL-induced cell death and indicate that zVAD-fmk does not abrogate caspase-10 processing and cytotoxicity in Fas signalling. Our study also questions the existence of an alternative caspase-independent cell death pathway in Fas signalling.
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- Elodie Lafont
- U858 INSERM (Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale), Département Cancer, Equipe 14, Toulouse, France
- Institut Fédératif de Recherche 150, Institut de Médecine Moléculaire de Rangueil, Toulouse, France
- Université Paul Sabatier (Toulouse III), Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques, Toulouse, France
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- U858 INSERM (Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale), Département Cancer, Equipe 14, Toulouse, France
- Institut Fédératif de Recherche 150, Institut de Médecine Moléculaire de Rangueil, Toulouse, France
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- IPBS (Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale) Unité Mixte de Recherche 5089 CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), Toulouse, France
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- U858 INSERM (Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale), Département Cancer, Equipe 14, Toulouse, France
- Institut Fédératif de Recherche 150, Institut de Médecine Moléculaire de Rangueil, Toulouse, France
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- U858 INSERM (Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale), Département Cancer, Equipe 14, Toulouse, France
- Institut Fédératif de Recherche 150, Institut de Médecine Moléculaire de Rangueil, Toulouse, France
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- U858 INSERM (Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale), Département Cancer, Equipe 14, Toulouse, France
- Institut Fédératif de Recherche 150, Institut de Médecine Moléculaire de Rangueil, Toulouse, France
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- U858 INSERM (Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale), Département Cancer, Equipe 14, Toulouse, France
- Institut Fédératif de Recherche 150, Institut de Médecine Moléculaire de Rangueil, Toulouse, France
- Université Paul Sabatier (Toulouse III), Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques, Toulouse, France
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- U858 INSERM (Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale), Département Cancer, Equipe 14, Toulouse, France
- Institut Fédératif de Recherche 150, Institut de Médecine Moléculaire de Rangueil, Toulouse, France
- Université Paul Sabatier (Toulouse III), Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques, Toulouse, France
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Gonzalvez F, Pariselli F, Jalmar O, Dupaigne P, Sureau F, Dellinger M, Hendrickson EA, Bernard S, Petit PX. Mechanistic issues of the interaction of the hairpin-forming domain of tBid with mitochondrial cardiolipin. PLoS One 2010; 5:e9342. [PMID: 20179769 PMCID: PMC2825271 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2009] [Accepted: 01/25/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The pro-apoptotic effector Bid induces mitochondrial apoptosis in synergy with Bax and Bak. In response to death receptors activation, Bid is cleaved by caspase-8 into its active form, tBid (truncated Bid), which then translocates to the mitochondria to trigger cytochrome c release and subsequent apoptosis. Accumulating evidence now indicate that the binding of tBid initiates an ordered sequences of events that prime mitochondria from the action of Bax and Bak: (1) tBid interacts with mitochondria via a specific binding to cardiolipin (CL) and immediately disturbs mitochondrial structure and function idependently of its BH3 domain; (2) Then, tBid activates through its BH3 domain Bax and/or Bak and induces their subsequent oligomerization in mitochondrial membranes. To date, the underlying mechanism responsible for targeting tBid to mitochondria and disrupting mitochondrial bioenergetics has yet be elucidated. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS The present study investigates the mechanism by which tBid interacts with mitochondria issued from mouse hepatocytes and perturbs mitochondrial function. We show here that the helix alphaH6 is responsible for targeting tBid to mitochondrial CL and disrupting mitochondrial bioenergetics. In particular, alphaH6 interacts with mitochondria through electrostatic interactions involving the lysines 157 and 158 and induces an inhibition of state-3 respiration and an uncoupling of state-4 respiration. These changes may represent a key event that primes mitochondria for the action of Bax and Bak. In addition, we also demonstrate that tBid required its helix alphaH6 to efficiently induce cytochrome c release and apoptosis. CONCLUSIONS Our findings provide new insights into the mechanism of action of tBid, and particularly emphasize the importance of the interaction of the helix alphaH6 with CL for both mitochondrial targeting and pro-apoptotic activity of tBid. These support the notion that tBid acts as a bifunctional molecule: first, it binds to mitochondrial CL via its helix alphaH6 and destabilizes mitochondrial structure and function, and then it promotes through its BH3 domain the activation and oligomerization of Bax and/or Bak, leading to cytochrome c release and execution of apoptosis. Our findings also imply an active role of the membrane in modulating the interactions between Bcl-2 proteins that has so far been underestimated.
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- François Gonzalvez
- Institut Cochin, CNRS UMR8104 (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), INSERM U 567, Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France
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- Institut Cochin, CNRS UMR8104 (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), INSERM U 567, Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France
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- Institut Cochin, CNRS UMR8104 (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), INSERM U 567, Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Descartes, UPR2228 CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), Paris, France
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- BioMoCeti, CNRS UMR7033 (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), Université Paris VI - Université Paris XIII, GENOPOLE Campus 1, Site SERONO, RN 7, Evry, France
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- USM 504 Biologie Fonctionnelle des Protozoaires, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- UPR 2228 CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), Université Paris Descartes, IFR 95, Paris, France
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- Institut Cochin, CNRS UMR8104 (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), INSERM U 567, Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France
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Petit PX, Dupaigne P, Pariselli F, Gonzalvez F, Etienne F, Rameau C, Bernard S. Interaction of the alpha-helical H6 peptide from the pro-apoptotic protein tBid with cardiolipin. FEBS J 2009; 276:6338-54. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2009.07345.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Apoptosis is a physiological process that an organism selectively eliminates cells that are no longer needed, or have been damaged, or are dangerous. Bcl-xL, an important member of the Bcl-2 family that plays indispensable roles in regulating cell survival and apoptosis, is frequently over-expressed in various kinds of human cancers. The inhibition of this molecule is associated with decreased tumorigenesis and resistance to conventional chemotherapy. This article briefly reviews some progresses in the study of Bcl-xL in the past few years.
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Maksimovic-Ivanic D, Mijatovic S, Harhaji L, Miljkovic D, Dabideen D, Fan Cheng K, Mangano K, Malaponte G, Al-Abed Y, Libra M, Garotta G, Nicoletti F, Stosic-Grujicic S. Anticancer properties of the novel nitric oxide-donating compound (S,R)-3-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-5-isoxazole acetic acid-nitric oxide in vitro and in vivo. Mol Cancer Ther 2008; 7:510-20. [PMID: 18347138 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-07-2037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Preclinical studies have shown that nitric oxide (NO)-donating nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs possess anticancer activities. Here, we report in vitro and in vivo studies showing the antitumor effect of the NO-donating isoxazole derivative (S,R)-3-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-5-isoxazole acetic acid (GIT-27NO). GIT-27NO, but not the NO-deprived parental compound VGX-1027, significantly affected viability of both rodent (L929, B16, and C6) and human (U251, BT20, HeLa, and LS174) tumor cell lines. GIT-27NO triggered either apoptotic cell death (e.g., L929 cells) or autophagic cell death (C6 and B16 cells). Moreover, GIT-27NO hampered the viability of cisplatin-resistant B16 cells. NO scavenger hemoglobin completely prevented GIT-27NO-induced death, indicating that NO release mediated the tumoricidal effect of the compound. Increase in intracellular NO upon on the treatment was associated with intensified production of reactive oxygen species, whereas their neutralization by antioxidant N-acetylcysteine resulted in partial recovery of cell viability. The antitumor activity of the drug was mediated by the selective activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases in a cell-specific manner and was neutralized by their specific inhibitors. In vivo treatment with GIT-27NO significantly reduced the B16 melanoma growth in syngeneic C57BL/6 mice. The therapeutic effect occurred at dose (0.5 mg/mouse) up to 160 times lower than those needed to induce acute lethality (80 mg/mouse). In addition, a dose of GIT-27NO five times higher than that found effective in the melanoma model was well tolerated by the mice when administered for 4 consecutive weeks. These data warrant additional studies to evaluate the possible translation of these findings to the clinical setting.
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- Danijela Maksimovic-Ivanic
- Department of Immunology, Institute for Biological Research Sinisa Stankovic, Belgrade University, Belgrade, Serbia
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Proapoptotic activity of cytochrome c in living cells: effect of K72 substitutions and species differences. Mol Cell Biochem 2008; 314:85-93. [PMID: 18425421 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-008-9768-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2007] [Accepted: 04/07/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Cytochrome c is one of the key proteins involved in the programmed cell death, and lysine 72 is known to be required for its apoptogenic activity. We have engineered a number of horse and murine cytochrome c single-point mutants with various substitutions at position 72 and compared quantitatively their proapoptotic activity in living cells. Apoptosis was activated by transferring exogenous cytochrome c into the cytoplasm of cells via a nontraumatic electroporation procedure. All mutant proteins studied exhibited significantly reduced proapoptotic activities in comparison with those for the wild type cytochromes. Relative activity of the horse (h(K72X)) and murine (m(K72W)) mutant proteins diminished in the order: h(K72R) > h(K72G) > h(K72A) > h(K72E) > h(K72L) >> h(K72W) > m(K72W). As estimated, the horse and murine K72W mutants were at least 200- and 500-fold less active than corresponding wild type proteins. Thus, the K72W-substituted cytochrome c can serve as an adequate candidate for knock-in studies of cytochrome c-mediated apoptosis. The proapoptotic activity of wild-type cytochrome c from different species in murine monocytic WEHI-3 cells reduced in the order: murine cytochrome c > human cytochrome c approximately horse cytochrome c, thus indicating that apoptotic effect of cytochrome c depends on the species compatibility.
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Adhikari S, Bhatia M. H2S-induced pancreatic acinar cell apoptosis is mediated via JNK and p38 MAP kinase. J Cell Mol Med 2008; 12:1374-83. [PMID: 18373739 PMCID: PMC3865679 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2008.00318.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Treatment of pancreatic acinar cells by hydrogen sulphide has been shown to induce apoptosis. However, a potential role of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) in this apoptotic pathway remains unknown. The present study examined the role of MAPKs in H2S-induced apoptosis in mouse pancreatic acinar cells. Pancreatic acinar cells were treated with 10 μM NaHS (a donor of H2S) for 3 hrs. For the evaluation of the role of MAPKs, PD98059, SP600125 and SB203580 were used as MAPKs inhibitors for ERK1/2, JNK1/2 and p38 MAPK, respectively. We observed activation of ERK1/2, JNK1/2 and p38 when pancreatic acini were exposed to H2S. Moreover, H2S-induced ERK1/2, JNK1/2 and p38 activation were blocked by pre-treatment with their corresponding inhibitor in a dose-dependent manner. H2S-induced apoptosis led to an increase in caspase 3 activity and this activity was attenuated when caspase 3 inhibitor were used. Also, the cleavage of caspase 3 correlated with that of poly-(ADP-ribose)-polymerase (PARP) cleavage. H2S treatment induced the release of cytochrome c, smac from mitochondria into the cytoplasm, translocation of Bax into mitochondria and decreased the protein level of Bcl-2. Inhibition of ERK1/2 using PD98059 caused further enhancement of apoptosis as evidenced by annexin V staining, while SP600125 and SB203580 abrogated H2S-induced apoptosis. Taken together, the data suggest that activation of ERKs promotes cell survival, whereas activation of JNKs and p38 MAP kinase leads to H2S-induced apoptosis.
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- Sharmila Adhikari
- Department of Pharmacology, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Guo Z, Jiang H, Xu X, Duan W, Mattson MP. Leptin-mediated cell survival signaling in hippocampal neurons mediated by JAK STAT3 and mitochondrial stabilization. J Biol Chem 2007; 283:1754-1763. [PMID: 17993459 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m703753200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Leptin plays a pivotal role in the regulation of energy homeostasis and metabolism, primarily by acting on neurons in the hypothalamus that control food intake. However, leptin receptors are more widely expressed in the brain suggesting additional, as yet unknown, functions of leptin. Here we show that both embryonic and adult hippocampal neurons express leptin receptors coupled to activation of STAT3 and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-Akt signaling pathways. Leptin protects hippocampal neurons against cell death induced by neurotrophic factor withdrawal and excitotoxic and oxidative insults. The neuroprotective effect of leptin is antagonized by the JAK2-STAT3 inhibitor AG-490, STAT3 decoy DNA, and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt inhibitors but not by an inhibitor of MAPK. Leptin induces the production of manganese superoxide dismutase and the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-xL, and stabilizes mitochondrial membrane potential and lessens mitochondrial oxidative stress. Leptin receptor-deficient mice (db/db mice) are more vulnerable to seizure-induced hippocampal damage, and intraventricular administration of leptin protects neurons against seizures. By enhancing mitochondrial resistance to apoptosis and excitotoxicity, our findings suggest that leptin signaling serves a neurotrophic function in the developing and adult hippocampus.
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- Zhihong Guo
- Laboratory of Neurosciences and National Institute on Aging Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, Maryland 21224
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- Laboratory of Neurosciences and National Institute on Aging Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, Maryland 21224
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- Laboratory of Neurosciences and National Institute on Aging Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, Maryland 21224
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- Laboratory of Neurosciences and National Institute on Aging Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, Maryland 21224
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- Laboratory of Neurosciences and National Institute on Aging Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, Maryland 21224; Department of Neuroscience, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205.
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Kim R, Emi M, Tanabe K, Murakami S, Uchida Y, Arihiro K. Regulation and interplay of apoptotic and non-apoptotic cell death. J Pathol 2006; 208:319-26. [PMID: 16261658 DOI: 10.1002/path.1885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Various death triggers including DNA damage, oxidative stress, and growth factor deprivation promote the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, leading to the production of reactive oxidative species (ROS) or enhanced permeability of the mitochondrial membrane, otherwise known as mitochondrial membrane permeabilization, by insertion of Bax/Bak into the outer membrane where it interacts with voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC)/adenine nucleotide transporter (ANT). MMP leads to the release of small pro-apoptotic molecules, which induce caspase-dependent and -independent apoptotic cell death. The production of ROS due to the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential enhances the permeability of lysosomal membranes, resulting in the release of lysosomal proteases, which contribute to mitochondrial membrane permeabilization and the lysosomal degradation mechanism of autophagic cell death. Although defects in apoptotic and non-apoptotic cell death pathways can be carcinogenic, these pathways are more or less preserved within cancer cells and can therefore influence cell death and mediate resistance to cancer treatment. This paper discusses recent advances in determining the molecular mechanisms behind regulation of apoptotic and non-apoptotic cell death, as well as the interplay between these two processes, which may lead to the development of new strategies by which to enhance the therapeutic effects of chemotherapeutic agents.
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- R Kim
- International Radiation Information Centre, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
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Wu LY, Ding AS, Zhao T, Ma ZM, Wang FZ, Fan M. Underlying mechanism of hypoxic preconditioning decreasing apoptosis induced by anoxia in cultured hippocampal neurons. Neurosignals 2005; 14:109-16. [PMID: 16088225 DOI: 10.1159/000086293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2004] [Accepted: 01/06/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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It is known that hypoxic preconditioning (HP, a brief period of sublethal hypoxia) provides neuroprotection against subsequent severe anoxia, but the mechanisms of this increased tolerance have not been fully elucidated. A hypoxic preconditioning model was established by exposing a 4-day hippocampal culture to 1% O(2) for 20 min/day for 8 days. The preconditioning significantly decreased the number of apoptotic neurons at reoxygenation 24 h after 4 h of severe anoxia (0% O(2)). Further study demonstrated that the degradation of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) was greatly inhibited and the expression of B-cell lymphoma protein-2 (Bcl-2) was increased considerably after severe anoxia in the HP groups. These results indicate that the increased anoxic tolerance, which is induced by HP in cultured hippocampal cells, may be correlated with Bcl-2 overexpression and enhanced stability of MMP, which ultimately reduces apoptosis 24 h after reoxygenation.
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- Li-ying Wu
- Department of Neurobiology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, PR China
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Seth R, Yang C, Kaushal V, Shah SV, Kaushal GP. p53-dependent caspase-2 activation in mitochondrial release of apoptosis-inducing factor and its role in renal tubular epithelial cell injury. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:31230-9. [PMID: 15983031 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m503305200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We demonstrate the role of p53-mediated caspase-2 activation in the mitochondrial release of apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) in cisplatin-treated renal tubular epithelial cells. Gene silencing of AIF with its small interfering RNA (siRNA) suppressed cisplatin-induced AIF expression and provided a marked protection against cell death. Subcellular fractionation and immunofluorescence studies revealed cisplatin-induced translocation of AIF from the mitochondria to the nuclei. Pancaspase inhibitor benzyloxycarbonyl-Val-Ala-Asp-fluoromethylketone or p53 inhibitor pifithrin-alpha markedly prevented mitochondrial release of AIF, suggesting that caspases and p53 are involved in this release. Caspase-2 and -3 that were predominantly activated in response to cisplatin provided a unique model to study the role of these caspases in AIF release. Cisplatin-treated caspase-3 (+/+) and caspase-3 (-/-) cells exhibited similar AIF translocation to the nuclei, suggesting that caspase-3 does not affect AIF translocation, and thus, caspase-2 may be involved in the translocation. Caspase-2 inhibitor benzyloxycarbonyl-Val-Asp-Val-Ala-Asp-fluoromethylketone or down-regulation of caspase-2 by its siRNA significantly prevented translocation of AIF. Caspase-2 activation was a critical response from p53, which was markedly induced and phosphorylated in cisplatin-treated cells. Overexpression of p53 not only resulted in caspase-2 activation but also mitochondrial release of AIF. The p53 inhibitor pifithrin-alpha or p53 siRNA prevented both cisplatin-induced caspase-2 activation and mitochondrial release of AIF. Caspase-2 activation was dependent on the p53-responsive gene, PIDD, a death domain-containing protein that was induced by cisplatin in a p53-dependent manner. These results suggest that caspase-2 activation mediated by p53 is an important pathway involved in the mitochondrial release of AIF in response to cisplatin injury.
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- Rohit Seth
- Department of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA
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Sharonov GV, Feofanov AV, Bocharova OV, Astapova MV, Dedukhova VI, Chernyak BV, Dolgikh DA, Arseniev AS, Skulachev VP, Kirpichnikov MP. Comparative analysis of proapoptotic activity of cytochrome c mutants in living cells. Apoptosis 2005; 10:797-808. [PMID: 16133870 DOI: 10.1007/s10495-005-0366-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A non-traumatic electroporation procedure was developed to load exogenous cytochrome c into the cytoplasm and to study the apoptotic effect of cytochrome c, its K72-substitued mutants and "yeast --> horse" hybrid cytochrome c in living WEHI-3 cells. The minimum apoptosis-activating intracellular concentration of horse heart cytochrome c was estimated to be 2.7 +/- 0.5 microM (47 +/- 9 fg/cell). The equieffective concentrations of the K72A-, K72E- and K72L-substituted mutants of cytochrome c were five-, 15- and 70-fold higher. The "yeast --> horse" hybrid created by introducing S2D, K4E, A7K, T8K, and K11V substitutions (horse protein numbering) and deleting five N-terminal residues in yeast cytochrome c did not evoke apoptotic activity in mammalian cells. The apoptotic function of cytochrome c was abolished by the K72W substitution. The K72W-substituted cytochrome c possesses reduced affinity to the apoptotic protease activating factor-1 (Apaf-1) and forms an inactive complex. This mutant is competent as a respiratory-chain electron carrier and well suited for knock-in studies of cytochrome c-mediated apoptosis.
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- G V Sharonov
- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, 117997, Moscow, Russia
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Ko CH, Shen SC, Hsu CS, Chen YC. Mitochondrial-dependent, reactive oxygen species-independent apoptosis by myricetin: roles of protein kinase C, cytochrome c, and caspase cascade. Biochem Pharmacol 2005; 69:913-27. [PMID: 15748703 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2004.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2004] [Accepted: 12/06/2004] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Abrogation of mitochondrial permeability and induction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production have been observed in chemical-induced apoptosis; however, the relationship between the mitochondria and intracellular ROS levels in apoptosis is still unclear. In the present study, myricetin (ME) but not its respective glycoside, myricitrin (MI; myricetin-3-O-rhamnose) reduced the viability of human leukemia HL-60 cells via apoptosis, characterized by the occurrence of DNA ladders and hypodiploid cells. Results of Western blotting and caspase activity assays showed that activation of caspases 3 and 9 but not caspases 1, 6 or 8 with cleavage of PARP and D4-GDI proteins is involved in ME-induced apoptosis. A reduction in mitochondrial functions characterized by a decrease in the Bcl-2/Bax protein ratio and translocation of cytochrome c (cyt c) from the mitochondria to the cytosol in accordance with a decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential were observed in ME-treated HL-60 cells. No significant induction of intracellular ROS levels by ME was observed by the DCHF-DA assay, DPPH assay or plasmid digestion assay, and antioxidants including N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC), catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and tiron (TIR) showed no protective effects on ME-induced apoptosis. A PKC activator, 12-O-tetradecaoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) significantly attenuated ME-induced apoptosis via preventing cytochrome c release to the cytosol and maintaining the mitochondrial membrane potential by inhibiting the decrease in the Bcl-2/Bax protein ratio; these effects were blocked by protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitors including GF-109203X, H7, and staurosporin. Removing mitochondria by ethidium bromide (EtBr) treatment reduced the apoptotic effect of ME. Results of SAR studies showed that the presence of OH at C3', C4', and C5' is important for the apoptosis-inducing activities of ME, and that ME induces apoptosis in another leukemia cell line, Jurkat cells, but not in primary human polymorphonuclear (PMN) cells or in murine peritoneal macrophages (PMs). The results of the present study suggest that apoptosis induced by ME occurs through a novel mitochondrion-dependent, ROS-independent pathway; TPA protects cells from ME-induced apoptosis via PKC activation which prevents the occurrence of mitochondrial destruction during apoptosis.
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- Ching Huai Ko
- Graduate Institute of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Tsoneva I, Nikolova B, Georgieva M, Guenova M, Tomov T, Rols MP, Berger MR. Induction of apoptosis by electrotransfer of positively charged proteins as Cytochrome C and Histone H1 into cells. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2005; 1721:55-64. [PMID: 15652179 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2004.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2004] [Revised: 07/21/2004] [Accepted: 10/07/2004] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cytochrome C (Cyt. C) is a mitochondrial protein inducing apoptosis when it is accumulated in the cytosol by a currently unknown mechanism, but regulated by the bcl-2 family of proteins. The linker Histone H1 is another basic protein with highly conservative structure, composition, and equal molecular weight, not changed during the evolution. An attempt was made to understand better the apoptotic processes by electroloading of leukemic cells, such as K562, HL-60, and SKW3, and human lymphocytes with positively charged proteins, such as Cyt. C, Histone H1, and methylated BSA albumin (mBSA). The triggering apoptotic processes followed by MTT test, FACS analysis, and DNA fragmentation after the electrotransfer of these proteins into the cells were observed. Histone H1 and mBSA induce the release of Cyt. C from rat liver mitochondria. Cytochrome C release was higher when mitochondria were in "high-energy" state. It is supposed that release of Cyt. C from mitochondria is due to the mechanical rupture of the outer mitochondrial membrane, rich in negatively charged groups, predominately due to cardiolipin. The reason for the morphological rupture of the outer mitochondial membrane could be the rigidification and segregation of the membrane and the destroyed membrane asymmetries of both monolayers in the presence of positively charged proteins at higher linear charges such as Histone H1. We suggested that Histone H1, at a given moment of activated signaling for apoptosis, could be not transported to the nucleus and could lead to the release of Cyt. C from the mitochondria in the cytoplasm. It is temping to speculate that Histone H1 has other physiological extranuclear functions involved in apoptosis.
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- I Tsoneva
- Institute of Biophysics, Bulg. Acad. Sci., Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Candé C, Vahsen N, Garrido C, Kroemer G. Apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF): caspase-independent after all. Cell Death Differ 2004; 11:591-5. [PMID: 15017385 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4401400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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- C Candé
- CNRS-UMR8125, Institut Gustave Roussy, 39 rue Camille-Desmoulins, F-94805 Villejuif, France
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Zong ZP, Matsui S, Katsuda S, Han JF, Fujikawa-Yamamoto K. Phorbol myristate induces apoptosis of taxol-resistant sarcoma cells in vitro. Eur J Pharmacol 2004; 489:3-11. [PMID: 15063149 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2004.02.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2003] [Revised: 02/10/2004] [Accepted: 02/20/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Taxol was found to induce polyploidization and apoptosis in cultured methylcholanthrene-induced sarcoma cells (Meth-A cells), but some of the cells in G1 phase were not affected. We refer to these cells as taxol-resistant cells. Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA), a protein kinase C (PKC) regulator, was used to test the taxol-resistant cells. Many of the taxol-resistant cells disappeared after treatment with taxol in the presence of PMA. To explore the mechanism of this effect, we employed flow cytometry to determine levels of p53, p21, bcl-2 and caspase proteins in the taxol-resistant cells, and found that the expression of the bcl-2 protein was markedly decreased and the expression of the caspase protein markedly increased after treatment with taxol in the presence of PMA. These findings suggest that PMA enhances the sensitivity of taxol-resistant cells to taxol, and taxol treatment in the presence of PMA induces the apoptosis of taxol-resistant cells by inhibiting the expression of the bcl-2 protein and increasing the expression of the caspase protein.
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- Zhi-ping Zong
- Medical Research Institute, Division of Basic Science, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada-machi, Ishikawa 920-0293, Japan.
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Czarneski J, Lin YC, Chong S, McCarthy B, Fernandes H, Parker G, Mansour A, Huppi K, Marti GE, Raveche E. Studies in NZB IL-10 knockout mice of the requirement of IL-10 for progression of B-cell lymphoma. Leukemia 2004; 18:597-606. [PMID: 14712288 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2403244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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NZB mice develop an age-related malignant expansion of a subset of B cells, B-1 cells, with autocrine production of IL-10. IL-10, a pleiotropic cytokine with anti-inflammatory properties, is a potent growth and survival factor for malignant B cells. To further examine the in vivo requirement for IL-10 in the development and expansion of malignant B-1 clones in NZB mice, we developed a strain of homozygous IL-10 knockout (KO) mice on an NZB background. The NZB IL-10 KO mice develop peritoneal B-1 cells with approximately the same frequency as heterozygous and wild-type littermates. In contrast, the development of malignant B-1 cells in the peripheral blood and spleen, observed in wild-type NZB, rarely occurred in the NZB IL-10 KO. Phenotypic analysis of surface marker expression in splenic B cells indicated that, in contrast to the NZB with malignant B-1 splenic lymphoma, the surface marker expression of NZB IL-10 KO splenic B cells indicated that the majority of the B cells were typical B-2 cells. In the absence of IL-10, spontaneously activated B cells and antiapoptotic gene expression were reduced and lymphoma incidence was decreased. These results indicate that IL-10 is a critical factor for the progression of this B-cell malignant disease.
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- J Czarneski
- Department of Pathology, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
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Guo H, Liu D, Gelbard H, Cheng T, Insalaco R, Fernández JA, Griffin JH, Zlokovic BV. Activated protein C prevents neuronal apoptosis via protease activated receptors 1 and 3. Neuron 2004; 41:563-72. [PMID: 14980205 DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(04)00019-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 209] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2003] [Revised: 10/05/2003] [Accepted: 01/07/2004] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Activated protein C (APC), a serine protease with anticoagulant and anti-inflammatory activities, exerts direct cytoprotective effects on endothelium via endothelial protein C receptor-dependent activation of protease activated receptor 1 (PAR1). Here, we report that APC protects mouse cortical neurons from two divergent inducers of apoptosis, N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) and staurosporine. APC blocked several steps in NMDA-induced apoptosis downstream to nitric oxide, i.e., caspase-3 activation, nuclear translocation of apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF), and induction of p53, and prevented staurosporine-induced apoptosis by blocking caspase-8 activation upstream of caspase-3 activation and AIF nuclear translocation. Intracerebral APC infusion dose dependently reduced NMDA excitotoxicity in mice. By using different anti-PARs antibodies and mice with single PAR1, PAR3, or PAR4 deletion, we demonstrated that direct neuronal protective effects of APC in vitro and in vivo require PAR1 and PAR3. Thus, PAR1 and PAR3 mediate anti-apoptotic signaling by APC in neurons, which may suggest novel treatments for neurodegenerative disorders.
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Affiliation(s)
- Huang Guo
- Socratech Laboratories, Rochester, NY 14620, USA
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