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Kater L, Kater B, Jakupec MA, Keppler BK, Prokop A. KP772 overcomes multiple drug resistance in malignant lymphoma and leukemia cells in vitro by inducing Bcl-2-independent apoptosis and upregulation of Harakiri. J Biol Inorg Chem 2021; 26:897-907. [PMID: 34617137 PMCID: PMC8557194 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-021-01900-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Despite high cure rates in pediatric patients with acute leukemia, development of resistance limits the efficacy of antileukemic therapy. Tris(1,10-phenanthroline)tris(thiocyanato-κN)lanthanum(III) (KP772) is an experimental antineoplastic agent to which multidrug-resistant cell models have shown hypersensitivity. Antiproliferative and apoptotic activities of KP772 were tested in leukemia, lymphoma and solid tumor cell lines as well as primary leukemia cells (isolated from the bone marrow of a child with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The ability to overcome drug resistances was investigated in doxorubicin- and vincristine-resistant cell lines. Real-time PCR was used to gain insight into the mechanism of apoptosis induction. KP772 inhibited proliferation and induced apoptosis in various leukemia and lymphoma cell lines in a concentration-dependent manner (LC50 = 1-2.5 µM). Primary AML cells were also sensitive to KP772, whereas daunorubicin showed no significant effect. KP772 induces apoptosis independently of Bcl-2, Smac, and the CD95 receptor and is also effective in caspase 3-deficient MCF7 cells, indicating that apoptosis is partly triggered independently of caspase 3. mRNA expression profiling revealed an upregulation of the BH3-only Bcl-2 protein Harakiri in the course of KP772-induced apoptosis. Remarkably, KP772 overcame drug resistance to doxorubicin and vincristine in vitro, and the apoptotic effect in resistant cells was even superior to that in non-resistant parental cells. In combination with vincristine, doxorubicin and cytarabine, synergistic effects were observed in BJAB cells. The cytotoxic potency in vitro/ex vivo and the remarkable ability to overcome multidrug resistance propose KP772 as a promising candidate drug for antileukemic therapy, especially of drug-refractory malignancies.Graphic abstract.
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- Lisa Kater
- Department of Pediatric Oncology/Hematology, University Medical Center Charité, Campus Virchow, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Naturopathy, Immanuel Hospital Berlin, Königstraße 63, 14109, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology/Hematology, University Medical Center Charité, Campus Virchow, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.,MVZ Nuclear Medicine, Vivantes Hospital "Am Urban", Dieffenbachstraße 1, 10967, Berlin, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Straße 42, 1090, Vienna, Austria. .,Research Cluster "Translational Cancer Therapy Research", University of Vienna, Währinger Straße 42, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Straße 42, 1090, Vienna, Austria.,Research Cluster "Translational Cancer Therapy Research", University of Vienna, Währinger Straße 42, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology/Hematology, University Medical Center Charité, Campus Virchow, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Helios Clinic Schwerin, Wismarsche Straße 393-397, 19049, Schwerin, Germany.,Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital Cologne, Amsterdamerstraße 59, 50735, Cologne, Germany.,Medical School Hamburg (MSH), University of Applied Sciences and Medical University, Am Kaiserkai 1, 20457, Hamburg, Germany
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Li N, Liu X, Zhu J, Zhou B, Jing J, Wang A, Xu R, Wen Z, Shi X, Guo S. Simple and sensitive detection of acrylamide based on hemoglobin immobilization in carbon ionic liquid paste electrode. Food Control 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.106764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Bae Y, Lee YH, Ko KS, Han J, Choi JS. Smac Gene Delivery by the Glycol Chitosan with Low Molecular Weight Polyethylenimine Induces Apoptosis of Cancer Cells for Combination Therapy with Etoposide. Macromol Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s13233-019-7130-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Wang H, Wang H, Liang J, Jiang Y, Guo Q, Peng H, Xu Q, Huang Y. Cell-Penetrating Apoptotic Peptide/p53 DNA Nanocomplex as Adjuvant Therapy for Drug-Resistant Breast Cancer. Mol Pharm 2014; 11:3352-60. [DOI: 10.1021/mp5001058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Huiyuan Wang
- Shanghai
Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 501 Hai-ke
Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai
Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 501 Hai-ke
Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai
Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 501 Hai-ke
Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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Medicine Institute, Guangzhou University of TCM, 12 Jichang Road, Guangzhou 510450, China
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- Shanghai
Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 501 Hai-ke
Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai
Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 501 Hai-ke
Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai
Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 501 Hai-ke
Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Tropical
Medicine Institute, Guangzhou University of TCM, 12 Jichang Road, Guangzhou 510450, China
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- Shanghai
Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 501 Hai-ke
Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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Nabavi SF, Daglia M, Moghaddam AH, Habtemariam S, Nabavi SM. Curcumin and Liver Disease: from Chemistry to Medicine. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2013; 13:62-77. [DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2013] [Accepted: 09/23/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Seyed Fazel Nabavi
- Applied Biotechnology Research Center; Baqiyatallah Univ. of Medical Sciences; Tehran Iran
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- Dept. of Drug Sciences; Univ. of Pavia, Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology Section; via Taramelli 12 27100 Pavia Italy
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- Amol Univ. of Special Modern Technologies; Amol Iran
- Dept. of Biology; Faculty of basic science; Univ. of Mazandaran; Babolsar Iran
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- Pharmacognosy Research Laboratories; Medway School of Science, Univ. of Greenwich; Central Ave. Chatham-Maritime Kent ME4 4TB U.K
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- Applied Biotechnology Research Center; Baqiyatallah Univ. of Medical Sciences; Tehran Iran
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Sun Q, Zheng X, Zhang L, Yu J. Smac modulates chemosensitivity in head and neck cancer cells through the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway. Clin Cancer Res 2011; 17:2361-72. [PMID: 21242120 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-10-2262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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PURPOSE Overexpression of inhibitors of apoptosis proteins (IAP) contributes to therapeutic resistance. Second mitochondria-derived activator of caspase (Smac) promotes caspase activation by binding to IAPs upon release from the mitochondria. IAP antagonists, also called SMAC mimetics, are promising anticancer agents modeled after this mechanism. We investigated the role and mechanisms of Smac- and Smac mimetic-mediated chemosensitization in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) cells. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN The effects of SMAC knockdown, SMAC overexpression, and a small molecule Smac mimetic on the chemosensitivities of HNSCC cells were determined. The mechanisms of Smac- and Smac mimetic-mediated chemosensitization were investigated by analyzing growth suppression, the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway, caspase activation, and IAP proteins. The therapeutic responses of HNSCC cells with different levels of Smac were compared in xenograft models. RESULTS We found that Smac mediates apoptosis induced by several classes of therapeutic agents through the mitochondrial pathway. SMAC knockdown led to impaired caspase activation, mitochondrial membrane depolarization, and release of cytochrome c. A small molecule Smac mimetic, at nanomolar concentrations, significantly sensitized HNSCC cells to gemcitabine-induced apoptosis and restored gemcitabine sensitivity in SMAC knockdown cells, through caspase activation, X-linked IAP dissociation, and mitochondria-associated events, but not the TNF-α pathway. Furthermore, Smac levels modulated the therapeutic response of HNSCC cells to gemcitabine in xenograft models. CONCLUSIONS Our results establish a critical role of Smac in mediating therapeutic responses of HNSCC cells and provide a strong rationale for combining Smac mimetics with other anticancer agents to treat HNSCC.
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- Quanhong Sun
- University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
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Study on norcantharidin-induced apoptosis in SMMC-7721 cells through mitochondrial pathways. Chin J Integr Med 2010; 16:448-52. [DOI: 10.1007/s11655-010-0538-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Yan W, Qian C, Zhao P, Zhang J, Shi L, Qian J, Liu N, Fu Z, Kang C, Pu P, You Y. Expression pattern of osteopontin splice variants and its functions on cell apoptosis and invasion in glioma cells. Neuro Oncol 2010; 12:765-75. [PMID: 20511184 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noq006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Osteopontin (OPN) is widely overexpressed in various cancers, including gliomas, and plays an important role in tumorigenesis. However, the expression pattern and functions of OPN splice variants expressed in gliomas remain unclear. The aims of our current study were to examine the expression pattern and functions of OPN splice variants in gliomas. In present study, the mRNA levels of OPN splice variants are markedly increased in gliomas tissues, and all OPN splice variants were also found in U251 and U87 cells. Furthermore, knock-down and regain of function experiments were designed to explore the functions of OPN splice variants in U251 and U87 cells. Lentiviral vectors of OPN small interference RNA (siRNA) targeting all three endogenous mRNAs of OPN and OPN splice variants synonymous mutant that were not silenced by OPN siRNA were constructed. Our results showed that all OPN splice variants synonymous mutant-protected glioma cells from apoptosis induced by OPN siRNA through alteration of the levels of Bcl-2 family proteins and OPN-b Mu elicted a significant effect. Both OPN-a Mu and -c Mu promoted glioma cell invasion through alteration of the levels of uPA, MMP-2, and MMP-9 expressions and the activities of MMP-2 and MMP-9 via activation PI-3K/AKT/NF-kappaB signaling pathway. Moreover, OPN-c Mu showed the strongest effect on glioma cell invasion, while OPN-b Mu showed no effect on the invasion of U251 and U87 cells. Thus, different splice variants of OPN have divergent functions in regulating apoptosis and invasion of glioma cells, which broadens their importance in glioma biotherapy.
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- Wei Yan
- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, People's Republic of China
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Simultaneous activation of p53 and inhibition of XIAP enhance the activation of apoptosis signaling pathways in AML. Blood 2009; 115:306-14. [PMID: 19897582 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2009-03-212563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Activation of p53 by murine double minute (MDM2) antagonist nutlin-3a or inhibition of X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis (XIAP) induces apoptosis in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells. We demonstrate that concomitant inhibition of MDM2 by nutlin-3a and of XIAP by small molecule antagonists synergistically induced apoptosis in p53 wild-type OCI-AML3 and Molm13 cells. Knockdown of p53 by shRNA blunted the synergy, and down-regulation of XIAP by antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) enhanced nutlin-3a-induced apoptosis, suggesting that the synergy was mediated by p53 activation and XIAP inhibition. This is supported by data showing that inhibition of both MDM2 and XIAP by their respective ASOs induced significantly more cell death than either ASO alone. Importantly, p53 activation and XIAP inhibition enhanced apoptosis in blasts from patients with primary AML, even when the cells were protected by stromal cells. Mechanistic studies demonstrated that XIAP inhibition potentiates p53-induced apoptosis by decreasing p53-induced p21 and that p53 activation enhances XIAP inhibition-induced cell death by promoting mitochondrial release of second mitochondria-derived activator of caspases (SMAC) and by inducing the expression of caspase-6. Because both XIAP and p53 are presently being targeted in ongoing clinical trials in leukemia, the combination strategy holds promise for expedited translation into the clinic.
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The recent discovery of Smac and the elucidation of its structure and function have led to the rapid development of Smac mimetics, comprising Smac derivative and mimicking molecules, for use in cancer treatment. Smac is an endogenous proapoptotic protein that resides in the mitochondria and is released when a cell is triggered to undergo programmed cell death. One of the mechanisms by which Smac promotes apoptosis is through its ability to inhibit inhibitors of apoptosis (IAPs), by direct inhibition and/or proteasomal degradation of some members of the IAP family, and therefore disinhibit caspases. Thus, the use of Smac mimetics as anticancer agents follows a rational approach in cancer therapeutics. This approach directly targets dysregulated, neoplastic cells that overexpress IAPs or underexpress Smac. Although Smac mimetics are able to elicit an anticancer response when used alone, these molecules can also function effectively and synergistically when combined with other therapeutic agents. A variety of Smac mimetic types comprising peptides, polynucleotides, and compounds have been studied both in vitro and in vivo. This discussion addresses the current status of Smac mimetics in cancer research.
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Martinez-Ruiz G, Maldonado V, Ceballos-Cancino G, Grajeda JPR, Melendez-Zajgla J. Role of Smac/DIABLO in cancer progression. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH : CR 2008; 27:48. [PMID: 18822137 PMCID: PMC2566557 DOI: 10.1186/1756-9966-27-48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2008] [Accepted: 09/26/2008] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Second mitochondria-derived activator of caspase/direct inhibitor of apoptosis-binding protein with low pI (Smac/DIABLO) is a proapoptogenic mitochondrial protein that is released to the cytosol in response to diverse apoptotic stimuli, including commonly used chemotherapeutic drugs. In the cytosol, Smac/DIABLO interacts and antagonizes inhibitors of apoptosis proteins (IAPs), thus allowing the activation of caspases and apoptosis. This activity has prompted the synthesis of peptidomimetics that could potentially be used in cancer therapy. For these reasons, several authors have analyzed the expression levels of Smac/DIABLO in samples of patients from different tumors. Although dissimilar results have been found, a tissue-specific role of this protein emerges from the data. The objective of this review is to present the current knowledge of the Smac/DIABLO role in cancer and its possible use as a marker or therapeutic target for drug design.
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- Gustavo Martinez-Ruiz
- Functional Cancer Genomics Laboratory, National Institute of Genomic Medicine, Periferico Sur 4124, Torre Zafiro II 5to piso, Col, Ex-Rancho de Anzaldo, Alvaro Obregon 01900, Mexico City, México.
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Zhao J, Dong L, Lu B, Wu G, Xu D, Chen J, Li K, Tong X, Dai J, Yao S, Wu M, Guo Y. Down-regulation of osteopontin suppresses growth and metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma via induction of apoptosis. Gastroenterology 2008; 135:956-68. [PMID: 18555021 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2007] [Revised: 04/27/2008] [Accepted: 05/01/2008] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Expression of osteopontin correlates with tumor progression and metastasis. The mechanisms by which osteopontin promotes tumor cell survival remain unclear. Here we used short-hairpin RNA-mediated gene silencing to investigate the antitumor effects by osteopontin depletion in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS We applied polyethylenimine nanoparticles to deliver a short-hairpin RNA for depletion of osteopontin expression in HCC cells. Tumorigenicity and metastatic potentials of HCC cells were studied in vitro and in nude mice. Nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) activation was analyzed by gel shift assay and luciferase analysis. The expressions of integrins were examined by real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction. Apoptosis was examined by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate nick-end labeling assay and mitochondrial membrane potential analysis. RESULTS Down-regulation of osteopontin inhibited HCC cell growth, anchorage-independent growth, adhesion with fibronectin and invasion through extracellular matrix in vitro, and suppressed tumorigenicity and lung metastasis in nude mice. Osteopontin silencing resulted in suppression of alphav, beta1, and beta3 integrin expressions, blockade of NF-kappaB activation, inhibition of Bcl-2/Bcl-xL and XIAP expressions, increase of Bax expression, and induction of a mitochondria-mediated apoptosis. Furthermore, down-regulation of osteopontin inhibited drug-induced NF-kappaB activation and sensitized HCC cells to chemotherapeutic agents in vitro, which led to complete regression of HCC xenografts in nude mice. CONCLUSIONS Osteopontin may facilitate tumorigenesis and metastasis through prevention of tumor cells from apoptosis. RNA interference-mediated depletion of osteopontin may be a promising strategy for the treatment of HCC by sensitizing the chemotherapeutic drugs.
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- Jian Zhao
- International Cancer Institute and Eastern Hospital of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Bank A, Wang P, Du C, Yu J, Zhang L. SMAC mimetics sensitize nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced apoptosis by promoting caspase-3-mediated cytochrome c release. Cancer Res 2008; 68:276-84. [PMID: 18172320 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-07-5242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) are effective in suppressing the formation of colorectal tumors. However, the mechanisms underlying the antineoplastic effects of NSAIDs remain unclear. The effects of NSAIDs are incomplete, and resistance to NSAIDs is often developed. Growing evidence has indicated that the chemopreventive activity of NSAIDs is mediated by induction of apoptosis. Our previous studies showed that second mitochondria-derived activator of caspase (SMAC)/Diablo, a mitochondrial apoptogenic protein, plays an essential role in NSAID-induced apoptosis in colon cancer cells. In this study, we found that SMAC mediates NSAID-induced apoptosis through a feedback amplification mechanism involving interactions with inhibitor of apoptosis proteins, activation of caspase-3, and induction of cytosolic release of cytochrome c. Small-molecule SMAC mimetics at nanomolar concentrations significantly sensitize colon cancer cells to NSAID-induced apoptosis by promoting caspase-3 activation and cytochrome c release. Furthermore, SMAC mimetics overcome NSAID resistance in Bax-deficient or SMAC-deficient colon cancer cells by restoring caspase-3 activation and cytochrome c release. Together, these results suggest that SMAC is useful as a target for the development of more effective chemopreventive strategies and agents.
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- Alexander Bank
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
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Huerta S, Heinzerling JH, Anguiano-Hernandez YM, Huerta-Yepez S, Lin J, Chen D, Bonavida B, Livingston EH. Modification of Gene Products Involved in Resistance to Apoptosis in Metastatic Colon Cancer Cells: Roles of Fas, Apaf-1, NFκB, IAPs, Smac/DIABLO, and AIF. J Surg Res 2007; 142:184-94. [PMID: 17603079 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2006.12.551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2006] [Revised: 11/15/2006] [Accepted: 12/21/2006] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Colon cancer becomes resistant to apoptosis as it acquires metastatic potential. SW480 and SW620 colon cancer cells were established from the same patient at different stages of tumor progression. The stage III colorectal cancer cell line (SW620) is more resistant to apoptosis. In the present report, we investigated the apoptotic gene products that might account for colon cancer evasion of immune attack and chemoradioresistance-induced apoptosis. METHODS SW480 and SW620 cells were used for this experiment. Type 1 apoptosis was induced by CH-11. Type 2 apoptosis was induced by cisplatin and ionizing radiation. Apoptosis was determined by caspase-3 activity and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase mediated dUTP nick end labeling. Gene products Fas, TRAIL, c-FLIP, Bid, BAX, Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, Apaf-1, nuclear factor-kappa B, Smac/DIABLO, apoptosis inducing factor, and the inhibitors of apoptosis were investigated by immunocytochemistry and Western blot analyses. RESULTS SW620 cell lines were more resistant to both Type 1 and Type 2 apoptosis induced by CH-11, cisplatin, and ionizing radiation, respectively. Examination of the extrinsic pathway demonstrated Fas receptor to be down-regulated in SW620. Apaf-1 was decreased in SW620 cells; while other members of the mitochondrial pathway including Bax, Bid, Bcl-xL, and Bcl-2 demonstrated minimal alterations of protein levels in both cell lines. Survivin and XIAP protein levels were increased in SW620 cells, which correlated with nuclear expression of nuclear factor-kappa B in SW620 cells but not SW480. Mitochondrial-released factors including Smac/DIABLO and apoptosis inducing factor were increased in SW480 cells. CONCLUSIONS SW620 cells have acquired genetic defects both in the intrinsic and extrinsic pathways of apoptosis, which may explain in part the ability of colon cancer cells to escape the immune system and to become chemoradioresistant. These genes may be potential targets for chemoradiosensitization in advanced colorectal cancer.
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- Sergio Huerta
- Department of Gastrointestinal and Endocrine Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75216, USA.
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Darwiche N, El-Banna S, Gali-Muhtasib H. Cell cycle modulatory and apoptotic effects of plant-derived anticancer drugs in clinical use or development. Expert Opin Drug Discov 2007; 2:361-79. [DOI: 10.1517/17460441.2.3.361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Yu J, Wang P, Ming L, Wood MA, Zhang L. SMAC/Diablo mediates the proapoptotic function of PUMA by regulating PUMA-induced mitochondrial events. Oncogene 2007; 26:4189-98. [PMID: 17237824 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1210196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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p53-upregulated modulator of apoptosis (PUMA) is a BH3-only Bcl-2 family protein and an essential mediator of DNA damage-induced apoptosis. PUMA is localized in the mitochondria and induces apoptosis through the mitochondrial pathway. However, the mechanisms of PUMA-induced apoptosis remain unclear. In this study, we found that second mitochondria-derived activator of caspase (SMAC)/Diablo, a mitochondrial apoptogenic protein, mediates the proapoptotic function of PUMA by regulating PUMA-induced mitochondrial events. SMAC is consistently released into the cytosol in colon cancer cells undergoing PUMA-induced apoptosis. In SMAC-deficient cells, execution of PUMA-induced apoptosis is abrogated, in company with decreases in caspase activation, cytosolic release of cytochrome c and collapse of mitochondrial membrane potential. Reconstituting SMAC expression restored these events in the SMAC-deficient cells. Furthermore, SMAC and agents that mimic the inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (IAPs) inhibition function of SMAC significantly sensitize cells to PUMA-induced apoptosis. These results demonstrate an important role of SMAC in executing DNA damage-induced and PUMA-mediated apoptosis and suggest that SMAC participates in a feedback amplification loop to promote cytochrome c release and other mitochondrial events in apoptosis.
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- J Yu
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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Martinez-Velazquez M, Melendez-Zajgla J, Maldonado V. Apoptosis induced by cAMP requires Smac/DIABLO transcriptional upregulation. Cell Signal 2007; 19:1212-20. [PMID: 17320350 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2007.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2006] [Revised: 12/20/2006] [Accepted: 01/08/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Smac/DIABLO is a mitochondrial protein that participates in apoptotic cell death by means of sequestering several members of the inhibitor of apoptosis protein family. This action allows caspase activation, cleavage of key cellular substrates and death. Release from mitochondria is considered the main regulatory step of Smac/DIABLO activity. Nevertheless, the fact that at least one isoform, Smac-beta, does not reside in this organelle implies that transcriptional regulation could also be important. cAMP is a well known second messenger with important apoptotic effects. To analyze if cAMP could be involved in Smac/DIABLO gene regulation, we analyzed 2903 base pairs upstream of the coding sequence and characterized the minimal promoter, which contains a consensus CRE site. We found that cAMP/PKA/CREB pathway is indeed an important regulator of Smac/DIABLO transcription, since exposure to the cAMP analog 8-CPT-cAMP, the adenylyl cyclase activator forskolin, the inhibitor of phosphodiesterase isobutylmethylxanthine or by hindering PKA activation with H89, regulated the promoter activity, as shown by gene reporter and RT-PCR assays. Additionally, the results of site-directed mutagenesis revealed that the consensus CRE site was biologically functional and required for cAMP-induced promoter activity in human HeLa cells. Supporting these results, a negative dominant version of the protein kinase A responsive factor, KCREB, reduced basal Smac/DIABLO expression and rendered the promoter unresponsive to cAMP. Reducing Smac expression using an antisense approach blocked the apoptosis effects of cAMP in cervical cancer cells. These results show that cAMP is an important modulator of the apoptotic threshold in cancer cell by means of regulating Smac/DIABLO expression.
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- Moises Martinez-Velazquez
- Molecular Biology Laboratory, Subdireccion de Investigacion Basica, Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia, Mexico City, Mexico
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Apoptosis or programmed cell death is a key regulator of physiological growth control and regulation of tissue homeostasis. One of the most important advances in cancer research in recent years is the recognition that cell death mostly by apoptosis is crucially involved in the regulation of tumor formation and also critically determines treatment response. Killing of tumor cells by most anticancer strategies currently used in clinical oncology, for example, chemotherapy, gamma-irradiation, suicide gene therapy or immunotherapy, has been linked to activation of apoptosis signal transduction pathways in cancer cells such as the intrinsic and/or extrinsic pathway. Thus, failure to undergo apoptosis may result in treatment resistance. Understanding the molecular events that regulate apoptosis in response to anticancer chemotherapy, and how cancer cells evade apoptotic death, provides novel opportunities for a more rational approach to develop molecular-targeted therapies for combating cancer.
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- S Fulda
- University Children's Hospital, Ulm, Germany.
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