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Huis in ‘t Veld RV, Heuts J, Ma S, Cruz LJ, Ossendorp FA, Jager MJ. Current Challenges and Opportunities of Photodynamic Therapy against Cancer. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:pharmaceutics15020330. [PMID: 36839652 PMCID: PMC9965442 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15020330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an established, minimally invasive treatment for specific types of cancer. During PDT, reactive oxygen species (ROS) are generated that ultimately induce cell death and disruption of the tumor area. Moreover, PDT can result in damage to the tumor vasculature and induce the release and/or exposure of damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) that may initiate an antitumor immune response. However, there are currently several challenges of PDT that limit its widespread application for certain indications in the clinic. METHODS A literature study was conducted to comprehensively discuss these challenges and to identify opportunities for improvement. RESULTS The most notable challenges of PDT and opportunities to improve them have been identified and discussed. CONCLUSIONS The recent efforts to improve the current challenges of PDT are promising, most notably those that focus on enhancing immune responses initiated by the treatment. The application of these improvements has the potential to enhance the antitumor efficacy of PDT, thereby broadening its potential application in the clinic.
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- Ruben V. Huis in ‘t Veld
- Department of Ophthalmology, Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), 2333 ZA Leiden, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), 2333 ZA Leiden, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology, Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), 2333 ZA Leiden, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), 2333 ZA Leiden, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), 2333 ZA Leiden, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology, Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), 2333 ZA Leiden, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), 2333 ZA Leiden, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
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Wang H, Ewetse MP, Ma C, Pu W, Xu B, He P, Wang Y, Zhu J, Chen H. The "Light Knife" for Gastric Cancer: Photodynamic Therapy. Pharmaceutics 2022; 15:pharmaceutics15010101. [PMID: 36678730 PMCID: PMC9860630 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15010101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been used clinically to treat cancer for more than 40 years. Some solid tumors, including esophageal cancer, lung cancer, head and neck cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, and bladder cancer, have been approved for and managed with PDT in many countries globally. Notably, PDT for gastric cancer (GC) has been reported less and is not currently included in the clinical diagnosis and treatment guidelines. However, PDT is a potential new therapeutic modality used for the management of GC, and its outcomes and realization are more and more encouraging. PDT has a pernicious effect on tumors at the irradiation site and can play a role in rapid tumor shrinkage when GC is combined with cardiac and pyloric obstruction. Furthermore, because of its ability to activate the immune system, it still has a specific effect on systemic metastatic lesions, and the adverse reactions are mild. In this Review, we provide an overview of the current application progress of PDT for GC; systematically elaborate on its principle, mechanism, and the application of a new photosensitizer in GC; and focus on the efficacy of PDT in GC and the prospect of combined use with other therapeutic methods to provide a theoretical basis for clinical application.
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- Haiyun Wang
- The Second Clinical College of Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730030, China
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- The Second Clinical College of Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730030, China
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- The Second Clinical College of Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730030, China
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- The Second Clinical College of Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730030, China
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- The Second Clinical College of Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730030, China
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- The Second Clinical College of Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730030, China
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- The Second Clinical College of Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730030, China
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- Department of Oncology Surgery, Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730030, China
- Key Laboratory of Digestive System Tumor, Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730030, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-0931-5190550
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Chaves Lamarque GC, Méndez DAC, Matos AA, Dionísio TJ, Machado MAAM, Magalhães AC, Oliveira RC, Cruvinel T. In vitro effect of curcumin-mediated antimicrobial photodynamic therapy on fibroblasts: viability and cell signaling for apoptosis. Lasers Med Sci 2020; 36:1169-1175. [PMID: 32996021 DOI: 10.1007/s10103-020-03150-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Although it was demonstrated that curcumin-mediated antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) is effective for reducing the viability of microbial cells and the vitality of oral biofilms, the cytotoxicity of this therapeutic approach for host cells has not been yet elucidated. Hence, the aim of this study was to evaluate the cytotoxicity and apoptotic effects of curcumin-mediated aPDT on mouse fibroblasts. Cells were treated with 0.6 or 6 μmol.L-1 curcumin combined with 0.075 or 7.5 J.cm-2 LED at 455 nm. Cytotoxicity was determined by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) and crystal violet (CV) assays, while quantitative reverse transcriptase-PCR (qRT-PCR) was used to assess the expression of Bax, Bad, Bcl-2, VDAC-1, cytochrome C, and Fas-L genes for apoptosis. The differences between groups were detected by Kruskal-Wallis and post hoc Dunn's tests for MTT and CV assays and by ANOVA and post hoc Tukey test for qRT-PCR (P < 0.05). The effect of 0.6 μmol.L-1 curcumin plus 0.075 J.cm-2 LED (minimum parameter) did not differ statistically from control group; however, the combination of 0.6 μmol.L-1 curcumin plus 7.5 J.cm-2 LED reduced viable cells in 34%, while the combinations of 6 μmol.L-1 curcumin plus 0.075 and 7.5 J.cm-2 LED reduced viable cells in 47% and 99%, respectively. aPDT increased significantly the relative expression of Bax/Bcl-2, cytochrome C, VDAC-1, and Fas-L genes, without influence on the ratio Bad/Bcl-2. Therefore, curcumin-mediated aPDT activated Bcl-2 apoptosis signaling pathways in mouse fibroblasts regarding present conditions, reducing the viability of cells with the increase of curcumin concentrations and light energies.
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- Giuliana Campos Chaves Lamarque
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Al. Dr. Octávio Pinheiro Brisolla, 9-75, Vila Universitária, Bauru, SP, 17012-901, Brazil
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Al. Dr. Octávio Pinheiro Brisolla, 9-75, Vila Universitária, Bauru, SP, 17012-901, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Al. Dr. Octávio Pinheiro Brisolla, 9-75, Vila Universitária, Bauru, SP, 17012-901, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Al. Dr. Octávio Pinheiro Brisolla, 9-75, Vila Universitária, Bauru, SP, 17012-901, Brazil.
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Hoorelbeke D, Decrock E, Van Haver V, De Bock M, Leybaert L. Calcium, a pivotal player in photodynamic therapy? BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2018; 1865:1805-1814. [PMID: 30076858 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2018.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Revised: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 07/30/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy combines three non-toxic components: light, oxygen and a photosensitizer to generate singlet oxygen and/or other ROS molecules in order to target destruction of cancer cells. The damage induced in the targeted cells can furthermore propagate to non-exposed bystander cells thereby exacerbating the damage. Ca2+ signaling is strongly intertwined with ROS signaling and both play crucial roles in cell death. In this review we aimed to review current knowledge on the role of Ca2+ and ROS signaling, their effect on cell-cell propagation via connexin-linked mechanisms and the outcome in terms of cell death. In general, photodynamic therapy results in an increased cytosolic Ca2+ concentration originating from Ca2+ entry or Ca2+ release from internal stores. While photodynamic therapy can certainly induce cell death, the outcome depends on the cell type and the photosensitizer used. Connexin channels propagating the Ca2+ signal, and presumably regenerating ROS at distance, may play a role in spreading the effect to neighboring non-exposed bystander cells. Given the various cell types and photosensitizers used, there is currently no unified signaling scheme to explain the role of Ca2+ and connexins in the responses following photodynamic therapy. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Calcium signaling in health, disease and therapy edited by Geert Bultynck and Jan Parys.
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- Physiology group, Dept. of Basic Medical Sciences, UGent, Ghent, Belgium
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- Physiology group, Dept. of Basic Medical Sciences, UGent, Ghent, Belgium
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- Physiology group, Dept. of Basic Medical Sciences, UGent, Ghent, Belgium
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- Physiology group, Dept. of Basic Medical Sciences, UGent, Ghent, Belgium.
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Rudolf J, Raad H, Taieb A, Rezvani HR. NADPH Oxidases and Their Roles in Skin Homeostasis and Carcinogenesis. Antioxid Redox Signal 2018; 28:1238-1261. [PMID: 28990413 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2017.7282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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SIGNIFICANCE Skin protects the body from dehydration, pathogens, and external mutagens. NADPH oxidases are central components for regulating the cellular redox balance. There is increasing evidence indicating that reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by members of this enzyme family play important roles in the physiology and pathophysiology of the skin. Recent Advances: NADPH oxidases are active producers of ROS such as superoxide and hydrogen peroxide. Different isoforms are found in virtually all tissues. They play pivotal roles in normal cell homeostasis and in the cellular responses to various stressors. In particular, these enzymes are integral parts of redox-sensitive prosurvival and proapoptotic signaling pathways, in which they act both as effectors and as modulators. However, continuous (re)activation of NADPH oxidases can disturb the redox balance of cells, in the worst-case scenario in a permanent manner. Abnormal NADPH oxidase activity has been associated with a wide spectrum of diseases, as well as with aging and carcinogenesis. CRITICAL ISSUES Sunlight with its beneficial and deleterious effects induces the activation of NADPH oxidases in the skin. Evidence for the important roles of this enzyme family in skin cancer and skin aging, as well as in many chronic skin diseases, is now emerging. FUTURE DIRECTIONS Understanding the precise roles of NADPH oxidases in normal skin homeostasis, in the cellular responses to solar radiation, and during carcinogenesis will pave the way for their validation as therapeutic targets not only for the prevention and treatment of skin cancers but also for many other skin-related disorders. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 28, 1238-1261.
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- Jana Rudolf
- 1 Inserm U 1035, Bordeaux, France .,2 Université de Bordeaux , Bordeaux, France
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- 1 Inserm U 1035, Bordeaux, France .,2 Université de Bordeaux , Bordeaux, France
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- 1 Inserm U 1035, Bordeaux, France .,2 Université de Bordeaux , Bordeaux, France .,3 Service de Dermatologie Adulte et Pédiatrique , CHU de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France .,4 Centre de Référence des Maladies Rares de la Peau , CHU de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- 1 Inserm U 1035, Bordeaux, France .,2 Université de Bordeaux , Bordeaux, France .,4 Centre de Référence des Maladies Rares de la Peau , CHU de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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HINT2 triggers mitochondrial Ca 2+ influx by regulating the mitochondrial Ca 2+ uniporter (MCU) complex and enhances gemcitabine apoptotic effect in pancreatic cancer. Cancer Lett 2017; 411:106-116. [PMID: 28947137 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2017.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2017] [Revised: 09/15/2017] [Accepted: 09/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In early studies, it was shown that HINT2, which sensitizes cells to mitochondrial apoptosis, is down-regulated in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells (Martin et al., 2006). However, the molecular mechanism of this effect is unknown. Immunohistochemistry revealed that HINT2 expression is relatively low in pancreatic cancer tissues, compared to that in adjacent tissues (P < 0.05). Furthermore, its expression was related to pathological grade and lymph node metastasis (P = 0.0161 and 0.0108, respectively); in addition, down-regulation of HINT2 was found to be associated with relatively poor prognosis in pancreatic cancer patients. Up-regulation of HINT2 was shown to trigger pancreatic cancer cell apoptosis, decrease mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm), promote intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, and elevate mitochondrial Ca2+ levels. However, co-treatment of HINT2 overexpressing BxPC-3 cells with ruthenium red partially inhibited HINT2-induced apoptosis, which was associated with a reduction in ΔΨm and an increase in intracellular ROS and mitochondrial Ca2+. According to our results, mitochondrial calcium uptake1 and 2 (MICU1 and MICU2) were down-regulated and the essential MCU regulator (EMRE) was up-regulated in cells transduced with Adv-HINT2. Therefore, we deduced that HINT2 triggers apoptosis in pancreatic cancer cells by regulating mitochondrial Ca2+ influx through the mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU). In addition, we found that HINT2 can sensitize BxPC-3 and L3.6pl cells to gemcitabine-induced apoptosis and that gemcitabine up-regulates HINT2 expression. This indicates that gemcitabine-induced apoptosis is related to HINT2 levels.
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A pH-controllable protein container for the delivery of hydrophobic porphyrins. MENDELEEV COMMUNICATIONS 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mencom.2017.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Yao H, Fan R, Zhao X, Zhao W, Liu W, Yang J, Sattar H, Zhao J, Zhang Z, Xu S. Selenoprotein W redox-regulated Ca2+ channels correlate with selenium deficiency-induced muscles Ca2+ leak. Oncotarget 2016; 7:57618-57632. [PMID: 27557522 PMCID: PMC5295377 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.11459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2016] [Accepted: 08/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Selenium (Se) deficiency induces Ca2+ leak and calcification in mammal skeletal muscles; however, the exact mechanism is still unclear. In the present study, both Se-deficient chicken muscle models and selenoprotein W (SelW) gene knockdown myoblast and embryo models were used to study the mechanism. The results showed that Se deficiency-induced typical muscular injuries accompanied with Ca2+ leak and oxidative stress (P < 0.05) injured the ultrastructure of the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) and mitochondria; decreased the levels of the Ca2+ channels, SERCA, SLC8A, CACNA1S, ORAI1, STIM1, TRPC1, and TRPC3 (P < 0.05); and increased the levels of Ca2+ channel PMCA (P < 0.05). Similarly, SelW knockdown also induced Ca2+ leak from the SR and cytoplasm; increased mitochondrial Ca2+ levels and oxidative stress; injured SR and mitochondrial ultrastructure; decreased levels of SLC8A, CACNA1S, ORA1, TRPC1, and TRPC3; and caused abnormal activities of Ca2+ channels in response to inhibitors in myoblasts and chicken embryos. Thus, both Se deficiency and SelW knockdown induced Ca2+ leak, oxidative stress, and Ca2+ channel reduction. In addition, Ca2+ levels and the expression of the Ca2+ channels, RyR1, SERCA, CACNA1S, TRPC1, and TRPC3 were recovered to normal levels by N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) treatment compared with SelW knockdown cells. Thus, with regard to the decreased Ca2+ channels, SelW knockdown closely correlated Se deficiency with Ca2+ leak in muscles. The redox regulation role of SelW is crucial in Se deficiency-induced Ca2+ leak in muscles.
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- Haidong Yao
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, P. R. China
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, P. R. China
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, P. R. China
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, P. R. China
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, P. R. China.,The Key Laboratory of Myocardial Ischemia, Harbin Medical University, Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang, P. R. China
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, P. R. China
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, P. R. China
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, P. R. China
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, P. R. China
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, P. R. China
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Wang Y, Jiang L, Li Y, Luo X, He J. Excessive Selenium Supplementation Induced Oxidative Stress and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Chicken Spleen. Biol Trace Elem Res 2016; 172:481-487. [PMID: 26740217 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-015-0596-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2015] [Accepted: 12/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Excessive selenium (Se) intake is harmful for animals and humans. The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of long-term excessive Se supplementation on oxidative stress and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-related injuries in chicken spleen. A total of 180 1-day-old chickens were randomly divided into four groups with different Se dietary contents (0.2 mg/kg Se, 5 mg/kg Se, 10 mg/kg Se, or 15 mg/kg Se) for 45 days. Then, the levels of antioxidative enzymes, GPx, SOD, and MDA as well as the expression levels of GRP78, ARF6, caspase 3, caspase 12, and Bcl 2 in the spleen were determined at days 15, 30, and 45, respectively. The results showed that excessive Se treatment decreased the activities of GPx and SOD (P < 0.05) but increased the levels of MDA (P < 0.05) in a dose- and time-dependent manner. In addition, the ER stress genes GRP78 and ATF6 were highly expressed (P < 0.05), and the apoptosis genes caspase 3 and caspase 12 were increased, but Bcl 2 was decreased by Se treatment (P < 0.05). Correlation analysis showed that there was a high correlation between these biomarkers, which indicated that ER stress and ER stress-related apoptosis were correlated with oxidative stress. These results showed the important role of oxidative stress and ER stress in Se-related immune injuries in chicken.
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- Yachao Wang
- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan, 621010, China
- Engineering Research Center of Biomass Materials, Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan, 621010, China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan, 621010, China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan, 621010, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Biomass Materials, Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan, 621010, China.
- School of Material Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan, 621010, China.
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan, 621010, China.
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Bacellar IOL, Tsubone TM, Pavani C, Baptista MS. Photodynamic Efficiency: From Molecular Photochemistry to Cell Death. Int J Mol Sci 2015; 16:20523-59. [PMID: 26334268 PMCID: PMC4613217 DOI: 10.3390/ijms160920523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 243] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2015] [Revised: 08/18/2015] [Accepted: 08/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a clinical modality used to treat cancer and infectious diseases. The main agent is the photosensitizer (PS), which is excited by light and converted to a triplet excited state. This latter species leads to the formation of singlet oxygen and radicals that oxidize biomolecules. The main motivation for this review is to suggest alternatives for achieving high-efficiency PDT protocols, by taking advantage of knowledge on the chemical and biological processes taking place during and after photosensitization. We defend that in order to obtain specific mechanisms of cell death and maximize PDT efficiency, PSes should oxidize specific molecular targets. We consider the role of subcellular localization, how PS photochemistry and photophysics can change according to its nanoenvironment, and how can all these trigger specific cell death mechanisms. We propose that in order to develop PSes that will cause a breakthrough enhancement in the efficiency of PDT, researchers should first consider tissue and intracellular localization, instead of trying to maximize singlet oxygen quantum yields in in vitro tests. In addition to this, we also indicate many open questions and challenges remaining in this field, hoping to encourage future research.
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- Isabel O L Bacellar
- Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-900, Brazil.
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- Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-900, Brazil.
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- Programa de Pós Graduação em Biofotônica Aplicada às Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Nove de Julho, São Paulo 01504-001, Brazil.
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- Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-900, Brazil.
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Assessment of the effect of laser irradiations at different wavelengths (660, 810, 980, and 1064 nm) on autophagy in a rat model of mucositis. Lasers Med Sci 2015; 30:1289-95. [PMID: 25732242 DOI: 10.1007/s10103-015-1727-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2014] [Accepted: 02/18/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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It is known that high-dose radiation has an effect on tissue healing, but tissue healing does not occur when low dose radiation is applied. To clarify this issue, we compare the treatment success of low dose radiation with programmed cell death mechanisms on wounded tissue. In this study, we aimed to investigate the interactions of low and high-dose radiation using an autophagic mechanism. We included 35 adult Wistar-Albino rats in this study. All animals were injected with 100 mg/kg of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) on the first day and 65 mg/kg of 5-FU on the third day. The tips of 18-gauge needles were used to develop a superficial scratching on the left cheek pouch mucosa by dragging in a linear movement on third and fifth days. After mucositis formation was clinically detected, animals were divided into five groups (n = 7). Different wavelengths of laser irradiations (1064 nm, Fidelis Plus, Fotona, Slovenia; 980 nm, FOX laser, A.R.C., Germany; 810 nm, Fotona XD, Fotona, Slovenia; 660 nm, HELBO, Medizintechnik GmbH, Wels, Austria) were performed on four groups once daily for 4 days. The laser irradiation was not performed on the control group. To get the tissue from the left cheek at the end of fourth day from all animals, oval excisional biopsy was performed. Molecular analysis assessments of pathological and normal tissue taken were performed. For this purpose, the expression analysis of autophagy genes was performed. The results were evaluated by normalization and statistics analysis. We found that Ulk1, Beclin1, and Atg5 expression levels were increased in the rats when the Nd:YAG laser was applied. This increase showed that a 1064-nm laser is needed to activate the autophagic mechanism. However, in the diode applications, we found that Beclin1, Atg10, Atg5, and Atg7 expressions numerically decreased. Atg5 is responsible for the elongation of autophagosome. Becn1 is a control gene in the control mechanism of autophagy. The reduction of the expression of these genes leads us to think that it may depend on the effect of drug (5-FU) used to form model. Expressions of therapeutic genes increase to ensure hemostasis, but in our study, expressions were found to decrease. More detailed studies are needed.
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Yoo JO, Ha KS. New insights into the mechanisms for photodynamic therapy-induced cancer cell death. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2012; 295:139-74. [PMID: 22449489 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-394306-4.00010-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising therapeutic modality for cancer treatment; however, a more detailed understanding is needed to improve the clinical use of this therapy. PDT induces cancer cell death by apoptosis, necrosis, and autophagy, and these mechanisms can be concurrently occurred. PDT destroys cancer cells by inducing apoptosis through diverse signaling pathways coupled with Bcl-2 family members, caspases, and apopotosis-inducing factor. When the apoptotic pathway is unavailable, PDT can cause cancer cell death through induction of a necrotic or autophagic mechanism. Autophagy is occurred in a Bax-independent manner and can be stimulated in parallel with apoptosis. PDT directly destroys cancer cells by inducing either apoptotic or necrotic death. PDT also can induce autophagy as a death or a survival mechanism. These mechanisms are dependent on a variety of parameters including the nature of the photosensitizer, PDT dose, and cell genotype. Understanding the complex cross talk between these pathways may improve the effectiveness of PDT. Here, we discuss the interplay between these mechanisms based on recent evidence and suggest prospects with regard to advances in PDT.
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- Je-Ok Yoo
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon, Kangwon-do, South Korea
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Photofrin binds to procaspase-3 and mediates photodynamic treatment-triggered methionine oxidation and inactivation of procaspase-3. Cell Death Dis 2012; 3:e347. [PMID: 22785533 PMCID: PMC3406584 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2012.85] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Diverse death phenotypes of cancer cells can be induced by Photofrin-mediated photodynamic therapy (PDT), which has a decisive role in eliciting a tumor-specific immunity for long-term tumor control. However, the mechanism(s) underlying this diversity remain elusive. Caspase-3 is a critical factor in determining cell death phenotypes in many physiological settings. Here, we report that Photofrin-PDT can modify and inactivate procaspase-3 in cancer cells. In cells exposed to an external apoptotic trigger, high-dose Photofrin-PDT pretreatment blocked the proteolytic activation of procaspase-3 by its upstream caspase. We generated and purified recombinant procaspase-3-D3A (a mutant without autolysis/autoactivation activity) to explore the underlying mechanism(s). Photofrin could bind directly to procaspase-3-D3A, and Photofrin-PDT-triggered inactivation and modification of procaspase-3-D3A was seen in vitro. Mass spectrometry-based quantitative analysis for post-translational modifications using both 16O/18O- and 14N/15N-labeling strategies revealed that Photofrin-PDT triggered a significant oxidation of procaspase-3-D3A (mainly on Met-27, -39 and -44) in a Photofrin dose-dependent manner, whereas the active site Cys-163 remained largely unmodified. Site-directed mutagenesis experiments further showed that Met-44 has an important role in procaspase-3 activation. Collectively, our results reveal that Met oxidation is a novel mechanism for the Photofrin-PDT-mediated inactivation of procaspase-3, potentially explaining at least some of the complicated cell death phenotypes triggered by PDT.
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Cañete M, Stockert JC, Villanueva A. Preclinical photodynamic therapy research in Spain 3: Localization of photosensitizers and mechanisms of cell deathin vitro. J PORPHYR PHTHALOCYA 2012. [DOI: 10.1142/s1088424609000516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a subject of increasing biomedical research and represents a very promising therapeutic modality for palliative or even curative treatment of some superficial or endoscopically accessible tumors. In addition to the first photosensitizers (PSs) applied (hematoporphyrin-based drugs), second generation PSs with improved photophysical and photobiological properties are now studied using cell cultures, experimental tumors and clinical trials. On the other hand, there is a growing interest in the analysis of cell death mechanisms by apoptosis, which is especially relevant in oncology, because many anticancer drugs work, at least in part, by triggering apoptosis in neoplastic cells both in vitro and in vivo. The evaluation of cell death mechanisms is an important parameter to determine the efficacy and the potential toxicity of a treatment, allowing better adjustment of protocol. Using cell cultures, our research team has studied the mechanisms of cell damage and death implicated in the photodynamic processes, as well as the relationship between the cellular localization of the PS and the organelle damage during photosensitization. The results obtained in our laboratory provide a deeper understanding on the action mechanisms that lead to cell inactivation by PDT, and also allow selection of PSs with higher potential for clinical application than those currently in use.
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- Magdalena Cañete
- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, c/ Darwin 2, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, c/ Darwin 2, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, c/ Darwin 2, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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Moserova I, Kralova J. Role of ER stress response in photodynamic therapy: ROS generated in different subcellular compartments trigger diverse cell death pathways. PLoS One 2012; 7:e32972. [PMID: 22403731 PMCID: PMC3293927 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2011] [Accepted: 02/06/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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We have analyzed the molecular mechanisms of photoinduced cell death using porphyrins with similar structure differing only in the position of the ethylene glycol (EG) chain on the phenyl ring. Meta- and para-positioned EG chains targeted porphyrins to different subcellular compartments. After photoactivation, both types of derivatives induced death of tumor cells via reactive oxygen species (ROS). Para derivatives pTPP(EG)4 and pTPPF(EG)4 primarily accumulated in lysosomes activated the p38 MAP kinase cascade, which in turn induced the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway. In contrast, meta porphyrin derivative mTPP(EG)4 localized in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) induced dramatic changes in Ca(2+) homeostasis manifested by Ca(2+) rise in the cytoplasm, activation of calpains and stress caspase-12 or caspase-4. ER stress developed into unfolded protein response. Immediately after irradiation the PERK pathway was activated through phosphorylation of PERK, eIF2α and induction of transcription factors ATF4 and CHOP, which regulate stress response genes. PERK knockdown and PERK deficiency protected cells against mTPP(EG)4-mediated apoptosis, confirming the causative role of the PERK pathway.
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- Irena Moserova
- Department of Molecular Virology, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Molecular Virology, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
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Pavani C, Iamamoto Y, Baptista MS. Mechanism and Efficiency of Cell Death of Type II Photosensitizers: Effect of Zinc Chelation†. Photochem Photobiol 2012; 88:774-81. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2012.01102.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Unsubstituted porphycene was prepared in 65% yield from 2,7,12,17-tetra-tert-butylporphycene. Taking into account the yield of the substrate, this represents more than a five-fold improvement compared to the methodology used to date. Enhanced availability of the parent porphycene may be exploited in synthetic procedures based on derivatization of the unsubstituted compound.
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- Natalia Urbańska
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, Warsaw, 01-224, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, Warsaw, 01-224, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, Warsaw, 01-224, Poland
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Jung SH, Park JY, Yoo JO, Shin I, Kim YM, Ha KS. Identification and ultrastructural imaging of photodynamic therapy-induced microfilaments by atomic force microscopy. Ultramicroscopy 2009; 109:1428-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2009.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2009] [Revised: 06/09/2009] [Accepted: 07/17/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Szokalska A, Makowski M, Nowis D, Wilczynski GM, Kujawa M, Wójcik C, Mlynarczuk-Bialy I, Salwa P, Bil J, Janowska S, Agostinis P, Verfaillie T, Bugajski M, Gietka J, Issat T, Glodkowska E, Mrówka P, Stoklosa T, Hamblin MR, Mróz P, Jakóbisiak M, Golab J. Proteasome inhibition potentiates antitumor effects of photodynamic therapy in mice through induction of endoplasmic reticulum stress and unfolded protein response. Cancer Res 2009; 69:4235-43. [PMID: 19435917 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-08-3439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an approved therapeutic procedure that exerts cytotoxic activity toward tumor cells by inducing production of reactive oxygen species such as singlet oxygen. PDT leads to oxidative damage of cellular macromolecules, including proteins that undergo multiple modifications such as fragmentation, cross-linking, and carbonylation that result in protein unfolding and aggregation. Because the major mechanism for elimination of carbonylated proteins is their degradation by proteasomes, we hypothesized that a combination of PDT with proteasome inhibitors might lead to accumulation of carbonylated proteins in endoplasmic reticulum (ER), aggravated ER stress, and potentiated cytotoxicity toward tumor cells. We observed that Photofrin-mediated PDT leads to robust carbonylation of cellular proteins and induction of unfolded protein response. Pretreatment of tumor cells with three different proteasome inhibitors, including bortezomib, MG132, and PSI, gave increased accumulation of carbonylated and ubiquitinated proteins in PDT-treated cells. Proteasome inhibitors effectively sensitized tumor cells of murine (EMT6 and C-26) as well as human (HeLa) origin to PDT-mediated cytotoxicity. Significant retardation of tumor growth with 60% to 100% complete responses was observed in vivo in two different murine tumor models (EMT6 and C-26) when PDT was combined with either bortezomib or PSI. Altogether, these observations indicate that combination of PDT with proteasome inhibitors leads to potentiated antitumor effects. The results of these studies are of immediate clinical application because bortezomib is a clinically approved drug that undergoes extensive clinical evaluations for the treatment of solid tumors.
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- Angelika Szokalska
- Department of Immunology, Center of Biostructure Research, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Tsao CH, Su HL, Lin YL, Yu HP, Kuo SM, Shen CI, Chen CW, Liao CL. Japanese encephalitis virus infection activates caspase-8 and -9 in a FADD-independent and mitochondrion-dependent manner. J Gen Virol 2008; 89:1930-1941. [PMID: 18632964 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.2008/000182-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus, replicates primarily at the endoplasmic reticulum and thereby triggers apoptosis of infected cells. This study investigated the hierarchical activation of the caspase network induced by JEV infection. It was found that JEV activated the initiators caspase-8 and -9, as well as effector caspase-3, in infected baby hamster kidney and mouse neuroblastoma (N18) cells. In neuronal N18 cells, JEV infection triggered cytochrome c release from mitochondria, which in turn activated caspase-9 and -3. Treatment of JEV-infected N18 cells with cyclosporin A or ruthenium red, which attenuate mitochondrial injuries, blocked activation of caspase-9 or -3, typifying that, in neuronal cells, this apoptosis involves the mitochondrial pathway. Alternatively, in caspase-3-deficient MCF-7 cells, JEV persisted and readily triggered a typical apoptotic response, including cytochrome c release and full activation of caspase-9 and -8 along with caspase-6, indicating that JEV did not require caspase-3 to manifest caspase-8 activation and apoptosis. Interestingly, a Fas-associated death-domain-containing protein (FADD) dominant-negative mutant, which interfered with transmission of the extracellular death signals into cells through the Fas/tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptor, failed to block JEV-induced apoptosis and caspase-8 activation, implying that receptor oligomerization of the Fas/TNF pathway might not participate in JEV-induced apoptosis. Taken together, these results illustrate that JEV infection triggers caspase cascades involving the initiators caspase-8 and -9, probably through FADD-independent but mitochondrion-dependent pathways.
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- Chang-Huei Tsao
- Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan, ROC
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- The Department of Life Sciences, National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, ROC
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- The Department of Life Sciences, National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan, ROC
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- The Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan, ROC
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- The Department of Life Sciences, National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan, ROC
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) directed against the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is also known to target antiapoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins. This effect is associated with the initiation of both apoptosis, a cell death pathway, and autophagy, an organelle recycling system that can lead to survival or cell death. In this study, we examined the ability of the Bcl-2 antagonist HA14-1 to promote the photodynamic efficacy of PDT directed at the ER. At concentrations that independently caused only a small loss of viability, HA14-1 markedly enhanced the proapoptotic and phototoxic effects of ER photodamage. These results provide additional evidence that the antiapoptotic properties of Bcl-2 constitute an important determinant of photokilling, and demonstrate that synergistic effects can result when PDT is coupled with pharmacologic suppression of Bcl-2 function.
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- David Kessel
- Department of Pharmacology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
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Kessel D, Reiners JJ. Apoptosis and autophagy after mitochondrial or endoplasmic reticulum photodamage. Photochem Photobiol 2008; 83:1024-8. [PMID: 17880495 PMCID: PMC2768729 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2007.00088.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) can cause lethal photodamage by both direct and indirect mechanisms. Direct modes of cell death relate to nonspecific necrosis and the initiation of signaling pathways that elicit apoptosis, autophagy or both. In this report, effects of low-dose and high-dose PDT are explored, comparing sensitizers that localize in the endoplasmic reticulum (the porphycene termed CPO) or mitochondria (mesochlorin). To explore the role of autophagy, two cell lines were examined--the murine L1210 leukemia and an Atg7 knockdown derivative of L1210. The Atg7 gene is central to the process of autophagy. High-dose PDT with either sensitizer resulted in a substantial loss of the Bcl-2 protein. As Bcl-2 regulates both apoptosis and autophagy, loss of this protein can lead to initiation of either or both processes. Low-dose PDT with either sensitizer resulted in the initiation of apoptosis in the L1210/Atg7- cell line and a 20% loss of viability. In contrast, the same PDT dose led to the rapid appearance of autophagic cells in the L1210 line, less apoptosis and only a 5% loss of viability. These results are consistent with autophagy serving as a pro-survival response via the recycling of damaged organelles. At a higher PDT dose more apoptosis was again seen in the L1210/Atg7- line, but both cell lines exhibited comparable cytotoxicity in colony formation assays. We conclude that autophagy offers protection from the phototoxic effects of low-dose PDT, but can serve as an alternate death mode when the PDT dose is increased.
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- David Kessel
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
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Buytaert E, Dewaele M, Agostinis P. Molecular effectors of multiple cell death pathways initiated by photodynamic therapy. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2007; 1776:86-107. [PMID: 17693025 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2007.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 282] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2007] [Revised: 06/27/2007] [Accepted: 07/01/2007] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a recently developed anticancer modality utilizing the generation of singlet oxygen and other reactive oxygen species, through visible light irradiation of a photosensitive dye accumulated in the cancerous tissue. Multiple signaling cascades are concomitantly activated in cancer cells exposed to the photodynamic stress and depending on the subcellular localization of the damaging ROS, these signals are transduced into adaptive or cell death responses. Recent evidence indicates that PDT can kill cancer cells directly by the efficient induction of apoptotic as well as non-apoptotic cell death pathways. The identification of the molecular effectors regulating the cross-talk between apoptosis and other major cell death subroutines (e.g. necrosis, autophagic cell death) is an area of intense research in cancer therapy. Signaling molecules modulating the induction of different cell death pathways can become useful targets to induce or increase photokilling in cancer cells harboring defects in apoptotic pathways, which is a crucial step in carcinogenesis and therapy resistance. This review highlights recent developments aimed at deciphering the molecular interplay between cell death pathways as well as their possible therapeutic exploitation in photosensitized cells.
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- Esther Buytaert
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Leuven, Campus Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, B-3000, Leuven Belgium
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Valencia A, Kochevar IE. Nox1-based NADPH oxidase is the major source of UVA-induced reactive oxygen species in human keratinocytes. J Invest Dermatol 2007; 128:214-22. [PMID: 17611574 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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UVA radiation is a major environmental stress on skin, causing acute and chronic photodamage. These responses are mediated by reactive oxygen species (ROS), although the cellular source of these ROS is unknown. We tested the hypotheses that UVA-induced activation of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase is required for ROS generation in human keratinocytes (HK) and that these ROS initiate rapid prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) synthesis. Treatment of HK with a non-toxic dose of UVA rapidly increased NADPH oxidase activity and intracellular ROS, which were partially blocked by an inhibitor of NADPH oxidase and by a mitochondria-selective antioxidant. Depleting the Nox1 isoform of the catalytic subunit of NADPH oxidase using small interfering RNA (siRNA) blocked the UVA-induced ROS increase, indicating that ROS produced by mitochondria or other sources are downstream from Nox1. Nox1 siRNA also blocked UVA-initiated PGE2 synthesis. The mechanism for activation of Nox1 is mediated by an increase in intracellular calcium. Ceramide, which has been proposed to mediate responses to UVA in HK, also activated NADPH oxidase. These results indicate that UVA activates Nox1-based NADPH oxidase to produce ROS that stimulate PGE2 synthesis, and that Nox1 may be an appropriate target for agents designed to block UVA-induced skin injury.
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- Antonio Valencia
- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
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Lee GH, Kim HK, Chae SW, Kim DS, Ha KC, Cuddy M, Kress C, Reed JC, Kim HR, Chae HJ. Bax Inhibitor-1 Regulates Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-associated Reactive Oxygen Species and Heme Oxygenase-1 Expression. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:21618-28. [PMID: 17526500 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m700053200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The Bax inhibitor-1 (BI-1) is an anti-apoptotic protein that is located in endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membranes and protects cells from ER stress-induced apoptosis. The ER is associated with generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) through oxidative protein folding. This study examined the role of BI-1 in the regulation of ER stress-induced accumulation of ROS and expression of unfolded protein response-associated proteins. BI-1 reduced the expression levels of glucose response protein 78, C/EBP homologous protein, phospho-eukaryotic initiation factor 2alpha, IRE1alpha, XBP-1, and phospho-JNK and inhibited the cleavage of ATF-6alpha p-90, leading to the inhibition of ROS. Although ROS scavengers offer some protection against ER stress-induced apoptosis, the expression of pro-apoptotic ER stress proteins was not affected. This study shows that the response of unfolded proteins is followed by ROS accumulation under ER stress, which is regulated in BI-1 cells. The mechanism for these BI-1-associated functions involves the expression of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) through nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2. In BI-1 cells, the transfection of HO-1 small interfering RNA completely abolished the BI-1-induced protection. The endogenous expression of HO-1 through ER stress-initiated ROS is believed to be as a protection signal. In conclusion, these observations suggest that BI-1 can inhibit the ER stress proteins as well as the accumulation of ROS, thereby protecting the cells. Moreover, HO-1 plays an important role in the BI-1-associated protection against ER stress.
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- Geum-Hwa Lee
- Department of Pharmacology and Institute of Cardiovascular Research, School of Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Chonbuk, South Korea
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Kessel D, Reiners JJ. Initiation of apoptosis and autophagy by the Bcl-2 antagonist HA14-1. Cancer Lett 2007; 249:294-9. [PMID: 17055152 PMCID: PMC1924967 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2006.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2006] [Accepted: 09/12/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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L1210 murine leukemia cells exposed to an LD(90) concentration of the Bcl-2/Bcl-x(L) antagonist HA14-1 rapidly undergo apoptosis but also develop numerous intracellular vacuoles with double membranes, exhibit enhanced labeling by monodansylcadaverine, and convert the cytosolic protein LC3-I to LC3-II. These are hallmarks of autophagy. Autophagic vacuoles develop rapidly, preceding the appearance of an apoptotic nuclear morphology and can be observed in both non-apoptotic and apoptotic cells. Inhibition of autophagy by the PI 3-kinase inhibitor wortmannin promoted apoptosis; conversely inhibition of caspase-3/7 with zDEVD-fmk promoted autophagy. Neither process was dependent on calcium translocation. These results indicate that pharmacological suppression of Bcl-2 function can mimic the induction of autophagy that can occur following the down-regulation of Bcl-2 expression by molecular approaches.
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- David Kessel
- Department of Pharmacology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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Arthur PG, Matich GP, Pang WW, Yu DY, Bogoyevitch MA. Necrotic death of neurons following an excitotoxic insult is prevented by a peptide inhibitor of c-jun N-terminal kinase. J Neurochem 2007; 102:65-76. [PMID: 17490439 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.04618.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Peptide inhibitors of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) have been shown to potently protect against cerebral ischemia. The protective effect has been ascribed to prevention of apoptosis, but cell death following cerebral ischemia is a consequence of both apoptotic and necrotic cell death. We evaluated whether a peptide inhibitor (TAT-TIJIP) of JNK could prevent necrotic cell death in an in vitro model of excitotoxic neuronal death. We find that TAT-TIJIP effectively prevented cell death by interfering with several processes which have been identified as leading to cell death by necrosis. In particular, reactive oxygen species production was reduced, as indicated by an 88% decrease in the rate of dihydroethidium fluorescence in the presence of TAT-TIJIP. Furthermore, TAT-TIJIP attenuated the increase in cytosolic calcium following the excitotoxic insult. The potent neuroprotective properties of JNK peptide inhibitors likely reflects their abilities to prevent cell death by necrosis as well as apoptosis.
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- Peter G Arthur
- School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia.
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Kessel D, Conley M, Graç M, Vicente H, Reiners JJ. Studies on the Subcellular Localization of the Porphycene CPO¶. Photochem Photobiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2005.tb00227.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Marchal S, François A, Dumas D, Guillemin F, Bezdetnaya L. Relationship between subcellular localisation of Foscan and caspase activation in photosensitised MCF-7 cells. Br J Cancer 2007; 96:944-51. [PMID: 17325708 PMCID: PMC2360096 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The present study investigates the relationship between the subcellular localisation of Foscan® and intrinsic apoptotic pathway post Foscan®-based photodynamic therapy (PDT). With this purpose, mammary carcinoma MCF-7 cells were incubated with Foscan® for 3 or 24 h and then subjected to equitoxic light doses. Fluorescence microscopy revealed very good Foscan® co-localization to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and Golgi apparatus after 3 h incubation with MCF-7 cells. Progressive increase in incubation time shows leakage of Foscan® from Golgi apparatus. Twenty-four hours incubation yielded a fluence-dependent enhanced induction of the ER-resident glucose-regulated protein 78 (Bip/GRP78), along with a weak mitochondrial damage, thus underscoring the ER as the main site of photodamage after prolonged incubation. Analysis of events implicated in apoptotic pathway after 24 h incubation demonstrated photodamage to Bcl-2 protein in total cellular extract, but not in the mitochondrial fraction. We further determined an increase in caspases-7 and -6 activation, which was strongly related to the expression of GRP78. The above findings demonstrate that Foscan® localisation in ER improves the photoactivation of the caspase-7 apoptotic pathway, which is poorly related to mitochondrial damage.
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- S Marchal
- CRAN, Nancy University, CNRS UMR 7039, Centre Alexis Vautrin, Avenue de Bourgogne, 54511 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France
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- CRAN, Nancy University, CNRS UMR 7039, Centre Alexis Vautrin, Avenue de Bourgogne, 54511 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France
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- Faculté de Médecine, LEMTA, Nancy University, IFR 111 and CNRS UMR 7563, BP 184, 54505 Vandœuvre-les-Nancy, France
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- CRAN, Nancy University, CNRS UMR 7039, Centre Alexis Vautrin, Avenue de Bourgogne, 54511 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France
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- CRAN, Nancy University, CNRS UMR 7039, Centre Alexis Vautrin, Avenue de Bourgogne, 54511 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France
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When the mitochondria and/or the endoplasmic reticulum were targeted by photodynamic therapy, photodamage to the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 was observed. This led to an apoptotic outcome if that death pathway was available. Lysosomal photodamage ultimately resulted in activation of the pro-apoptotic protein Bid, also leading to apoptosis. Photodamage to the plasma membrane was associated with migration of sensitizers to the cytosol and procaspase photodamage, with apoptosis impaired. Where apoptosis was unavailable because of lack of necessary components of the program, an autophagic outcome has been observed. It is also clear that autophagy can occur along with apoptosis as a PDT response, and may play a role in immunologic responses to photodamaged tumor cells.
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit MI 48201, USA
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Kessel D, Vicente MGH, Reiners JJ. Initiation of apoptosis and autophagy by photodynamic therapy. Autophagy 2006; 2:289-90. [PMID: 16921269 PMCID: PMC2747798 DOI: 10.4161/auto.2792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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This study was designed to examine modes of cell death after photodynamic therapy (PDT). Murine leukemia L1210 cells and human prostate Bax-deficient DU-145 cells were examined after PDT-induced photodamage to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Previous studies indicated that this treatment resulted in a substantial loss of Bcl-2 function. Both apoptosis and autophagy occurred in L1210 cells after ER photodamage with the latter predominating after 24 hr. These processes were characterized by altered cellular morphology, chromatin condensation, loss of mitochondrial membrane potential and formation of vacuoles containing cytosolic components. Western blots demonstrated processing of LC3-I to LC3-II, a marker for autophagy. In DU145 cells, PDT initiated only autophagy. Phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase inhibitors suppressed autophagy in both cell lines as indicated by inhibition of vacuolization and LC3 processing. Inhibitors of apoptosis and/or autophagy were then used to delineate the contributions of the two pathways to the effects of PDT. Given the ability of autophagy to upregulate MHC-11 peptide presentation, autophagy may play a role in the ability of photodynamic therapy to stimulate immunologic recognition of target cells.
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- David Kessel
- Department of Pharmacology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA.
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Kessel D. Protection of Bcl-2 by salubrinal. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006; 346:1320-3. [PMID: 16806073 PMCID: PMC2978664 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.06.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2006] [Accepted: 06/10/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The drug salubrinal has been identified as an inhibitor of phosphatases that act on the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 subunit (eIF2alpha). The resulting maintenance of protein phosphorylation results in enhanced protection from the adverse effects of initiators of the unfolded protein response. We found that salubrinal can also interact with the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2, inhibiting binding of the non-peptidic antagonist HA14-1 and of a porphycene that can catalyze Bcl-2 photodamage. As a result, salubrinal offers protection from the apoptotic and autophagic effects that can result from loss of Bcl-2 function.
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- David Kessel
- Departments of Pharmacology and Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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Walter L, Hajnóczky G. Mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum: the lethal interorganelle cross-talk. J Bioenerg Biomembr 2006; 37:191-206. [PMID: 16167176 DOI: 10.1007/s10863-005-6600-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The fundamental contribution of the mitochondria and ER to the decision made on the cell's fate has been increasingly recognized. This progress has illuminated the need for the mechanisms these organelles use to initiate and to propagate apoptotic signals. The toolbox of the mitochondria and ER is evolutionary conserved, overlapping and complementary. Furthermore, mitochondria are often closely associated with the ER providing the conditions for a local and privileged communication between the two organelles. The present review is concerned with the spatially and temporally coordinated utilization of Bcl-2 family proteins and Ca(2+) by the mitochondria and ER to control the membrane permeabilization in the mitochondria and to regulate Ca(2+) distribution and the activity of apoptotic proteins in the ER. The apoptotic means of the mitochondria and ER will eventually come together to control the dismantling of the cell by the caspases and other enzymes.
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- Ludivine Walter
- Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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Caruso J, Mathieu P, Reiners J. Sphingomyelins suppress the targeted disruption of lysosomes/endosomes by the photosensitizer NPe6 during photodynamic therapy. Biochem J 2006; 392:325-34. [PMID: 15943580 PMCID: PMC1316268 DOI: 10.1042/bj20050313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Recent studies have described a biochemical pathway whereby lysosome disruption and the released proteases initiate the intrinsic apoptotic pathway. Irradiation of murine hepatoma 1c1c7 cells preloaded with the lysosomal photosensitizer NPe6 (N-aspartyl chlorin e6) caused a rapid loss of Acridine Orange staining of acidic organelles, release of cathepsin D from late endosomes/lysosomes and the activation of procaspase-3. Pretreatment of NPe6-loaded cultures with 10-50 microM 3-O-MeSM (3-O-methylsphingomyelin) caused a concentration-dependent suppression of apoptosis following irradiation. This suppression reflected a stabilization of lysosomes/endosomes, as opposed to an inhibition of the accumulation of photosensitizer in these organelles. Exogenously added sphingomyelin, at comparable concentrations, offered some protection, but less than 3-O-MeSM. Fluorescence microscopy showed that 3-O-MeSM competed with NBD-C6-sphingomyelin (6-{[N-(7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl)amino]hexanoyl} sphingosyl phosphocholine) for co-localization with LysoTracker Red in acidic organelles. Pre-treatment of 1c1c7 cultures with 3-O-MeSM also suppressed the induction of apoptosis by TNFalpha (tumour necrosis factor alpha), but offered no protection against HA14-1 [ethyl 2-amino-6-bromo-4-(1-cyano-2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)-4H-chromene-3-carboxylate], staurosporine, tunicamycin or thapsigargin. These results suggest that exogenously added 3-O-MeSM is trafficked to and stabilizes late endosomes/lysosomes against oxidant-induced damage, and further implicate a role for lysosomal proteases in the apoptotic processes initiated by TNFalpha and lysosomal photosensitizers.
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- Joseph A. Caruso
- Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, U.S.A
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- Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, U.S.A
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- Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, U.S.A
- To whom correspondence should be addressed (email )
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Kessel D, Conley M, Vicente MGH, Reiners JJ. Studies on the subcellular localization of the porphycene CPO. Photochem Photobiol 2005; 81:569-72. [PMID: 15745423 PMCID: PMC2972548 DOI: 10.1562/2004-12-16-ra-403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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This study was designed to provide more detailed information on the subcellular sites of binding of the porphycene, termed 9-capronyloxytetrakis (methoxyethyl) porphycene (CPO), with a fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) technique. The proximity of CPO to two fluorescent probes was determined: nonyl acridine orange (NAO), a dye with specific affinity for the mitochondrial lipid cardiolipin, and dihexa-oxacarbocyanine iodide (DiOC6), an agent that labels the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). FRET spectra indicated energy transfer between DiOC6 and CPO but no significant transfer between NAO and CPO. These results confirm data obtained by fluorescence microscopy, suggesting a similar pattern of subcellular localization by CPO and DiOC6 but not by CPO and NAO. However, when cells containing CPO were irradiated and then loaded with NAO, FRET between the two fluorophores was observed. Hence, a relocalization of CPO can occur during irradiation. These data provide an explanation for recent studies on CPO-catalyzed photodamage to both ER and mitochondrial Bcl-2.
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- David Kessel
- Department of Pharmacology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
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