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Bhat OM, Mir RA, Nehvi IB, Wani NA, Dar AH, Zargar MA. Emerging role of sphingolipids and extracellular vesicles in development and therapeutics of cardiovascular diseases. IJC HEART & VASCULATURE 2024; 53:101469. [PMID: 39139609 PMCID: PMC11320467 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2024.101469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2024] [Revised: 07/08/2024] [Accepted: 07/12/2024] [Indexed: 08/15/2024]
Abstract
Sphingolipids are eighteen carbon alcohol lipids synthesized from non-sphingolipid precursors in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). The sphingolipids serve as precursors for a vast range of moieties found in our cells that play a critical role in various cellular processes, including cell division, senescence, migration, differentiation, apoptosis, pyroptosis, autophagy, nutrition intake, metabolism, and protein synthesis. In CVDs, different subclasses of sphingolipids and other derived molecules such as sphingomyelin (SM), ceramides (CERs), and sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) are directly related to diabetic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, ischemic heart disease (IHD), hypertension, and atherogenesis. Several genome-wide association studies showed an association between genetic variations in sphingolipid pathway genes and the risk of CVDs. The sphingolipid pathway plays an important role in the biogenesis and secretion of exosomes. Small extracellular vesicles (sEVs)/ exosomes have recently been found as possible indicators for the onset of CVDs, linking various cellular signaling pathways that contribute to the disease progression. Important features of EVs like biocompatibility, and crossing of biological barriers can improve the pharmacokinetics of drugs and will be exploited to develop next-generation drug delivery systems. In this review, we have comprehensively discussed the role of sphingolipids, and sphingolipid metabolites in the development of CVDs. In addition, concise deliberations were laid to discuss the role of sEVs/exosomes in regulating the pathophysiological processes of CVDs and the exosomes as therapeutic targets.
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- Owais Mohmad Bhat
- Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Kashmir, Ganderbal, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Kashmir, Ganderbal, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Kashmir, Ganderbal, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Kashmir, Ganderbal, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Kashmir, Ganderbal, India
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Zhao L, Liao C, Chen D, Zhang D, Li G, Zhang X. Stiffening Effect of Ceramide on Lipid Membranes Provides Non-Sacrificial Protection against Potent Chemical Damage. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:3522-3529. [PMID: 35263105 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c03427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Ceramide is a sphingolipid that constitutes only a small fraction of membrane biomolecules but plays a central role in regulating many biological processes. The ceramide level in cell membranes can drastically increase in response to external damage, which has been hypothesized to involve ceramide's biophysical role that increases the membrane packing density and lowers the membrane permeability. However, direct observation of the consequent influence on membrane chemistry resulting from these ceramide-induced physical properties has been absent. Using our unique field-induced droplet ionization mass spectrometry technique combined with molecular dynamics simulations, here we report that the addition of ceramide to POPC monolayer membranes at the air-water interface greatly reduces the chemical damage from potent chemicals, •OH radicals, and HCl vapor, by stiffening the membrane packing and lowering the permeability. These results shed new light on the underlying chemoprotective role of ceramide in lipid membranes, which might serve as a previously unknown protection mechanism in response to external stimuli that cause cell stress or death.
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- Lingling Zhao
- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (ReCAST), Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Shenzhen Research Institute, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Modeling and Design, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (ReCAST), Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Shenzhen Research Institute, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (ReCAST), Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Shenzhen Research Institute, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Modeling and Design, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (ReCAST), Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Shenzhen Research Institute, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Cabrera D, Kruger M, Wolber FM, Roy NC, Fraser K. Effects of short- and long-term glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis on plasma metabolome and lipidome of ovariectomized sheep. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2020; 21:349. [PMID: 32503480 PMCID: PMC7275480 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-020-03362-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Understanding the metabolic and lipidomic changes that accompany bone loss in osteoporosis might provide insights about the mechanisms behind molecular changes and facilitate developing new drugs or nutritional strategies for osteoporosis prevention. This study aimed to examine the effects of short- or long-term glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis on plasma metabolites and lipids of ovariectomized (OVX) sheep. METHODS Twenty-eight aged ewes were divided randomly into four groups: an OVX group, OVX in combination with glucocorticoids for two months (OVXG2), and OVX in combination with five doses of glucocorticoids (OVXG5) to induce bone loss, and a control group. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry untargeted metabolomic analysis was applied to monthly plasma samples to follow the progression of osteoporosis over five months. RESULTS The metabolite profiles revealed significant differences in the plasma metabolome of OVX sheep and OVXG when compared with the control group by univariate analysis. Nine metabolites were altered, namely 5-methoxytryptophan, valine, methionine, tryptophan, glutaric acid, 2-pyrrolidone-5-carboxylic acid, indole-3-carboxaldehyde, 5-hydroxylysine and malic acid. Similarly, fifteen lipids were perturbed from multiple lipid classes such as lysophoslipids, phospholipids and ceramides. CONCLUSION This study showed that OVX and glucocorticoid interventions altered the metabolite and lipid profiles of sheep, suggesting that amino acid and lipid metabolisms are potentially the main perturbed metabolic pathways regulating bone loss in OVX sheep.
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- Diana Cabrera
- Food Nutrition & Health Team, AgResearch Grasslands, Tennent Drive, Palmerston North, 4442 New Zealand
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- School of Health Sciences, Massey University, Tennent Drive, Palmerston North, 4442 New Zealand
- Riddet Institute, Massey University, Palmerston North, 4442 New Zealand
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- Riddet Institute, Massey University, Palmerston North, 4442 New Zealand
- School of Food Advanced technology, Massey University, Tennent Drive, Palmerston North, 4442 New Zealand
- Centre for Metabolic Health Research, Massey University, Tennent Drive, Palmerston North, 4442 New Zealand
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- Food Nutrition & Health Team, AgResearch Grasslands, Tennent Drive, Palmerston North, 4442 New Zealand
- Riddet Institute, Massey University, Palmerston North, 4442 New Zealand
- High-Value Nutrition National Science Challenge, Auckland, 1142 New Zealand
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- Food Nutrition & Health Team, AgResearch Grasslands, Tennent Drive, Palmerston North, 4442 New Zealand
- Riddet Institute, Massey University, Palmerston North, 4442 New Zealand
- High-Value Nutrition National Science Challenge, Auckland, 1142 New Zealand
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Walejko JM, Koelmel JP, Garrett TJ, Edison AS, Keller-Wood M. Multiomics approach reveals metabolic changes in the heart at birth. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2018; 315:E1212-E1223. [PMID: 30300011 PMCID: PMC6336953 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00297.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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During late gestation, the fetal heart primarily relies on glucose and lactate to support rapid growth and development. Although numerous studies describe changes in heart metabolism to utilize fatty acids preferentially a few weeks after birth, little is known about metabolic changes of the heart within the first day following birth. Therefore, we used the ovine model of pregnancy to investigate metabolic differences between the near-term fetal and the newborn heart. Heart tissue was collected for metabolomic, lipidomic, and transcriptomic approaches from the left and right ventricles and intraventricular septum in 7 fetuses at gestational day 142 and 7 newborn lambs on the day of birth. Significant metabolites and lipids were identified using a Student's t-test, whereas differentially expressed genes were identified using a moderated t-test with empirical Bayes method [false discovery rate (FDR)-corrected P < 0.10]. Single-sample gene set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA) was used to identify pathways enriched on a transcriptomic level (FDR-corrected P < 0.05), whereas overrepresentation enrichment analysis was used to identify pathways enriched on a metabolomic level ( P < 0.05). We observed greater abundance of metabolites involved in butanoate and propanoate metabolism, and glycolysis in the term fetal heart and differential expression in these pathways were confirmed with ssGSEA. Immediately following birth, newborn hearts displayed enrichment in purine, fatty acid, and glycerophospholipid metabolic pathways as well as oxidative phosphorylation with significant alterations in both lipids and metabolites to support transcriptomic findings. A better understanding of metabolic alterations that occur in the heart following birth may improve treatment of neonates at risk for heart failure.
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- Jacquelyn M Walejko
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida , Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida , Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida , Gainesville, Florida
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- Departments of Genetics and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Institute of Bioinformatics, and Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia , Athens, Georgia
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics, University of Florida , Gainesville, Florida
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Baker JE, Boudreau RM, Seitz AP, Caldwell CC, Gulbins E, Edwards MJ. Sphingolipids and Innate Immunity: A New Approach to Infection in the Post-Antibiotic Era? Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2018; 19:792-803. [DOI: 10.1089/sur.2018.187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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- Jennifer E. Baker
- Division of Research, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Research, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Research, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Research, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Division of Research, Shriners Hospital for Children, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Research, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Department of Molecular Biology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Division of Research, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Hage-Sleiman R, Hamze AB, El-Hed AF, Attieh R, Kozhaya L, Kabbani S, Dbaibo G. Ceramide inhibits PKCθ by regulating its phosphorylation and translocation to lipid rafts in Jurkat cells. Immunol Res 2017; 64:869-86. [PMID: 26798039 DOI: 10.1007/s12026-016-8787-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Protein kinase C theta (PKCθ) is a novel, calcium-independent member of the PKC family of kinases that was identified as a central player in T cell signaling and proliferation. Upon T cell activation by antigen-presenting cells, PKCθ gets phosphorylated and activated prior to its translocation to the immunological synapse where it couples with downstream effectors. PKCθ may be regulated by ceramide, a crucial sphingolipid that is known to promote differentiation, growth arrest, and apoptosis. To further investigate the mechanism, we stimulated human Jurkat T cells with either PMA or anti-CD3/anti-CD28 antibodies following induction of ceramide accumulation by adding exogenous ceramide, bacterial sphingomyelinase, or Fas ligation. Our results suggest that ceramide regulates the PKCθ pathway through preventing its critical threonine 538 (Thr538) phosphorylation and subsequent activation, thereby inhibiting the kinase's translocation to lipid rafts. Moreover, this inhibition is not likely to be a generic effect of ceramide on membrane reorganization. Other lipids, namely dihydroceramide, palmitate, and sphingosine, did not produce similar effects on PKCθ. Addition of the phosphatase inhibitors okadaic acid and calyculin A reversed the inhibition exerted by ceramide, and this suggests involvement of a ceramide-activated protein phosphatase. Such previously undescribed mechanism of regulation of PKCθ raises the possibility that ceramide, or one of its derivatives, and may prove valuable in novel therapeutic approaches for disorders involving autoimmunity or excessive inflammation-where PKCθ plays a critical role.
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- Rouba Hage-Sleiman
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Lebanese University, Hadath, Lebanon
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Global University, Batrakiyye, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Center for Infectious Diseases Research, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, PO Box 11-0236 Riad El Solh, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Center for Infectious Diseases Research, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, PO Box 11-0236 Riad El Solh, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Center for Infectious Diseases Research, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, PO Box 11-0236 Riad El Solh, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Center for Infectious Diseases Research, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, PO Box 11-0236 Riad El Solh, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Center for Infectious Diseases Research, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, PO Box 11-0236 Riad El Solh, Beirut, Lebanon.
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QGQS Granule in SHR Serum Metabonomics Study Based on Tools of UPLC-Q-TOF and Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Form Protein Profilin-1. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2017; 2017:4854720. [PMID: 28367224 PMCID: PMC5358465 DOI: 10.1155/2017/4854720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2016] [Revised: 01/15/2017] [Accepted: 01/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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QGQS granule is effective for the therapeutic of hypertension in clinic. The aim of this research is to observe the antihypertension effect of QGQS granule on SHR and explain the mechanism of its lowering blood pressure. 30 SHR were selected as model group, captopril group, and QGQS group, 10 WKYr were used as control group, and RBP were measured on tail artery consciously. And all the serum sample analysis was carried out on UPLC-TOF-MS system to determine endogenous metabolites and to find the metabonomics pathways. Meanwhile, ELISA kits for the determination pharmacological indexes of PRA, AngI, AngII, and ALD were used for pathway confirmatory; WB for determination of profilin-1 protein expression was conducted for Ang II pathway analysis as well. It is demonstrated that QGQS granule has an excellent therapeutic effect on antihypertension, which exerts effect mainly on metabonomics pathway by regulating glycerophospholipid, sphingolipid, and arachidonic acid metabolism, and it could inhibit the overexpression of the profilin-1 protein. We can come to a conclusion that RAAS should be responsible mainly for the metabonomics pathway of QGQS granule on antihypertension, and it plays a very important role in protein of profilin-1 inhibition.
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Kraft ML. Sphingolipid Organization in the Plasma Membrane and the Mechanisms That Influence It. Front Cell Dev Biol 2017; 4:154. [PMID: 28119913 PMCID: PMC5222807 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2016.00154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2016] [Accepted: 12/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Sphingolipids are structural components in the plasma membranes of eukaryotic cells. Their metabolism produces bioactive signaling molecules that modulate fundamental cellular processes. The segregation of sphingolipids into distinct membrane domains is likely essential for cellular function. This review presents the early studies of sphingolipid distribution in the plasma membranes of mammalian cells that shaped the most popular current model of plasma membrane organization. The results of traditional imaging studies of sphingolipid distribution in stimulated and resting cells are described. These data are compared with recent results obtained with advanced imaging techniques, including super-resolution fluorescence detection and high-resolution secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS). Emphasis is placed on the new insight into the sphingolipid organization within the plasma membrane that has resulted from the direct imaging of stable isotope-labeled lipids in actual cell membranes with high-resolution SIMS. Super-resolution fluorescence techniques have recently revealed the biophysical behaviors of sphingolipids and the unhindered diffusion of cholesterol analogs in the membranes of living cells are ultimately in contrast to the prevailing hypothetical model of plasma membrane organization. High-resolution SIMS studies also conflicted with the prevailing hypothesis, showing sphingolipids are concentrated in micrometer-scale membrane domains, but cholesterol is evenly distributed within the plasma membrane. Reductions in cellular cholesterol decreased the number of sphingolipid domains in the plasma membrane, whereas disruption of the cytoskeleton eliminated them. In addition, hemagglutinin, a transmembrane protein that is thought to be a putative raft marker, did not cluster within sphingolipid-enriched regions in the plasma membrane. Thus, sphingolipid distribution in the plasma membrane is dependent on the cytoskeleton, but not on favorable interactions with cholesterol or hemagglutinin. The alternate views of plasma membrane organization suggested by these findings are discussed.
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- Mary L Kraft
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana, IL, USA
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Kim S, Simon E, Myers L, Hamm LL, Jazwinski SM. Programmed Cell Death Genes Are Linked to Elevated Creatine Kinase Levels in Unhealthy Male Nonagenarians. Gerontology 2016; 62:519-29. [PMID: 26913518 DOI: 10.1159/000443793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2015] [Accepted: 01/06/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Declining health in the oldest-old takes an energy toll for the simple maintenance of body functions. The underlying mechanisms, however, differ in males and females. In females, the declines are explained by loss of muscle mass; but this is not the case in males, in whom they are associated with increased levels of circulating creatine kinase. This relationship raises the possibility that muscle damage rather than muscle loss is the cause of the increased energy demands of unhealthy aging in males. We have now examined factors that contribute to the increase in creatine kinase. Much of it (60%) can be explained by a history of cardiac problems and lower kidney function, while being mitigated by moderate physical activity, reinforcing the notion that tissue damage is a likely source. In a search for genetic risk factors associated with elevated creatine kinase, the Ku70 gene XRCC6 and the ceramide synthase gene LASS1 were investigated because of their roles in telomere length and longevity and healthy aging, respectively. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in these two genes were independently associated with creatine kinase levels. The XRCC6 variant was epistatic to one of the LASS1 variants but not to the other. These gene variants have potential regulatory activity. Ku70 is an inhibitor of the proapoptotic Bax, while the product of Lass1, ceramide, operates in both caspase-dependent and -independent pathways of programmed cell death, providing a potential cellular mechanism for the effects of these genes on tissue damage and circulating creatine kinase.
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- Sangkyu Kim
- Tulane Center for Aging, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, La., USA
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Ong WY, Herr DR, Farooqui T, Ling EA, Farooqui AA. Role of sphingomyelinases in neurological disorders. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2015; 19:1725-42. [DOI: 10.1517/14728222.2015.1071794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Borodzicz S, Czarzasta K, Kuch M, Cudnoch-Jedrzejewska A. Sphingolipids in cardiovascular diseases and metabolic disorders. Lipids Health Dis 2015; 14:55. [PMID: 26076974 PMCID: PMC4470334 DOI: 10.1186/s12944-015-0053-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2015] [Accepted: 06/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Many investigations suggest the pivotal role of sphingolipids in the pathogenesis of lifestyle diseases such as myocardial infarction, hypertension, stroke, diabetes mellitus type 2 and obesity. Some studies suggest that sphingolipids are important factors in cellular signal transduction. They serve as biologically active components of cell membrane and are involved in many processes such as proliferation, maturation and apoptosis. Recently, ceramide and sphingosine-1-phosphate have become the target of many investigations. Ceramide is generated in three metabolic pathways and many factors induce its production as a cellular stress response. Ceramide has proapoptotic properties and acts as a precursor for many other sphingolipids. Sphingosine-1-phosphate is a ceramide derivative, acting antiapoptotically and mitogenically and it is importantly involved in cardioprotection. Further research on the involvement of sphingolipids in cellular pathophysiology may improve the prevention and therapy of lifestyle diseases.
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- Sonia Borodzicz
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Physiology, Laboratory of Centre for Preclinical Research, First Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1b, 02-097, Warsaw, Poland. .,1st Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1a, 02-097, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Physiology, Laboratory of Centre for Preclinical Research, First Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1b, 02-097, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Heart Failure and Cardiac Rehabilitation of the Chair and Department of Cardiology, Hypertension and Internal Diseases, Second Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Kondratowicza 8, 03-242, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Physiology, Laboratory of Centre for Preclinical Research, First Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1b, 02-097, Warsaw, Poland.
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Maurmann L, Belkacemi L, Adams NR, Majmudar PM, Moghaddas S, Bose RN. A novel cisplatin mediated apoptosis pathway is associated with acid sphingomyelinase and FAS proapoptotic protein activation in ovarian cancer. Apoptosis 2015; 20:960-74. [DOI: 10.1007/s10495-015-1124-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Shamseddine AA, Airola MV, Hannun YA. Roles and regulation of neutral sphingomyelinase-2 in cellular and pathological processes. Adv Biol Regul 2014; 57:24-41. [PMID: 25465297 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbior.2014.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2014] [Accepted: 10/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Our understanding of the functions of ceramide signaling has advanced tremendously over the past decade. In this review, we focus on the roles and regulation of neutral sphingomyelinase 2 (nSMase2), an enzyme that generates the bioactive lipid ceramide through the hydrolysis of the membrane lipid sphingomyelin. A large body of work has now implicated nSMase2 in a diverse set of cellular functions, physiological processes, and disease pathologies. We discuss different aspects of this enzyme's regulation from transcriptional, post-translational, and biochemical. Furthermore, we highlight nSMase2 involvement in cellular processes including inflammatory signaling, exosome generation, cell growth, and apoptosis, which in turn play important roles in pathologies such as cancer metastasis, Alzheimer's disease, and other organ systems disorders. Lastly, we examine avenues where targeted nSMase2-inhibition may be clinically beneficial in disease scenarios.
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- Achraf A Shamseddine
- Department of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA; The Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA; The Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA; The Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA.
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Yabu T, Shiba H, Shibasaki Y, Nakanishi T, Imamura S, Touhata K, Yamashita M. Stress-induced ceramide generation and apoptosis via the phosphorylation and activation of nSMase1 by JNK signaling. Cell Death Differ 2014; 22:258-73. [PMID: 25168245 PMCID: PMC4291487 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2014.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2013] [Revised: 07/14/2014] [Accepted: 07/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Neutral sphingomyelinase (nSMase) activation in response to environmental stress or inflammatory cytokine stimuli generates the second messenger ceramide, which mediates the stress-induced apoptosis. However, the signaling pathways and activation mechanism underlying this process have yet to be elucidated. Here we show that the phosphorylation of nSMase1 (sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 2, SMPD2) by c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) signaling stimulates ceramide generation and apoptosis and provide evidence for a signaling mechanism that integrates stress- and cytokine-activated apoptosis in vertebrate cells. An nSMase1 was identified as a JNK substrate, and the phosphorylation site responsible for its effects on stress and cytokine induction was Ser-270. In zebrafish cells, the substitution of Ser-270 for alanine blocked the phosphorylation and activation of nSMase1, whereas the substitution of Ser-270 for negatively charged glutamic acid mimicked the effect of phosphorylation. The JNK inhibitor SP600125 blocked the phosphorylation and activation of nSMase1, which in turn blocked ceramide signaling and apoptosis. A variety of stress conditions, including heat shock, UV exposure, hydrogen peroxide treatment, and anti-Fas antibody stimulation, led to the phosphorylation of nSMase1, activated nSMase1, and induced ceramide generation and apoptosis in zebrafish embryonic ZE and human Jurkat T cells. In addition, the depletion of MAPK8/9 or SMPD2 by RNAi knockdown decreased ceramide generation and stress- and cytokine-induced apoptosis in Jurkat cells. Therefore the phosphorylation of nSMase1 is a pivotal step in JNK signaling, which leads to ceramide generation and apoptosis under stress conditions and in response to cytokine stimulation. nSMase1 has a common central role in ceramide signaling during the stress and cytokine responses and apoptosis.
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- T Yabu
- Nihon University, College of Bioresource Sciences, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-0880, Japan
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- Nihon University, College of Bioresource Sciences, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-0880, Japan
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- Nihon University, College of Bioresource Sciences, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-0880, Japan
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- Nihon University, College of Bioresource Sciences, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-0880, Japan
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- Food Safety Assessment Research Group, National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, 12-4 Fukuura 2, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-8648, Japan
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- Food Safety Assessment Research Group, National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, 12-4 Fukuura 2, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-8648, Japan
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- Food Safety Assessment Research Group, National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, 12-4 Fukuura 2, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-8648, Japan
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Huang C, Ogawa R. Roles of lipid metabolism in keloid development. Lipids Health Dis 2013; 12:60. [PMID: 23634948 PMCID: PMC3653711 DOI: 10.1186/1476-511x-12-60] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2013] [Accepted: 04/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Keloids are common cutaneous pathological scars that are characterised by the histological accumulation of fibroblasts, collagen fibres, and clinically significant invasive growth. Although increasing lines of research on keloids have revealed genetic and environmental factors that contribute to their formation, the etiology of these scars remains unclear. Several studies have suggested the involvement of lipid metabolism, from a nutritional point of view. However, the role that lipid metabolism plays in the pathogenesis and progression of keloids has not previously been reviewed. The progress that has been made in understanding the roles of the pro- and anti-inflammatory lipid mediators in inflammation, and how they relate to the formation and progression of keloids, is also outlined. In particular, the possible relationships between mechanotransduction and lipid metabolites in keloids are explored. Mechanotransduction is the process by which physical forces are converted into biochemical signals that are then integrated into cellular responses. It is possible that lipid rafts and caveolae provide the location of lipid signaling and interactions between these signaling pathways and mechanotransduction. Moreover, interactions between lipid signaling pathway molecules and mechanotransduction molecules have been observed. A better understanding of the lipid profile changes and the functional roles lipid metabolism plays in keloids will help to identify target molecules for the development of novel interventions that can prevent, reduce, or even reverse pathological scar formation and/or progression.
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- Chenyu Huang
- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan
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Activity of taspine isolated from Radix et Rhizoma Leonticis against estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer. Fitoterapia 2011; 82:896-902. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2011.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2011] [Revised: 04/27/2011] [Accepted: 05/06/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Popa I, Therville N, Carpentier S, Levade T, Cuvillier O, Portoukalian J. Production of multiple brain-like ganglioside species is dispensable for fas-induced apoptosis of lymphoid cells. PLoS One 2011; 6:e19974. [PMID: 21629700 PMCID: PMC3101221 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2010] [Accepted: 04/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Activation of an acid sphingomyelinase (aSMase) leading to a biosynthesis of GD3 disialoganglioside has been associated with Fas-induced apoptosis of lymphoid cells. The present study was undertaken to clarify the role of this enzyme in the generation of gangliosides during apoptosis triggered by Fas ligation. The issue was addressed by using aSMase-deficient and aSMase-corrected cell lines derived from Niemann-Pick disease (NPD) patients. Fas cross-linking elicited a rapid production of large amounts of complex a- and b-series species of gangliosides with a pattern and a chromatographic behavior as single bands reminiscent of brain gangliosides. The gangliosides were synthesized within the first ten minutes and completely disappeared within thirty minutes after stimulation. Noteworthy is the observation that GD3 was not the only ganglioside produced. The production of gangliosides and the onset of apoptotic hallmarks occurred similarly in both aSMase-deficient and aSMase-corrected NPD lymphoid cells, indicating that aSMase activation is not accountable for ganglioside generation. Hampering ganglioside production by inhibiting the key enzyme glucosylceramide synthase did not abrogate the apoptotic process. In addition, GM3 synthase-deficient lymphoid cells underwent Fas-induced apoptosis, suggesting that gangliosides are unlikely to play an indispensable role in transducing Fas-induced apoptosis of lymphoid cells.
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- Iuliana Popa
- Laboratoire de Recherche Dermatologique, EA4169 Université de Lyon-1, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) UMR1037, Toulouse, France
- Centre de Recherches en Cancérologie de Toulouse, Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) UMR1037, Toulouse, France
- Centre de Recherches en Cancérologie de Toulouse, Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) UMR1037, Toulouse, France
- Centre de Recherches en Cancérologie de Toulouse, Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
- Laboratoire de Biochimie Métabolique, Institut Fédératif de Biologie, CHU Purpan, Toulouse, France
- * E-mail: (TL); (OC); (JP)
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale (IPBS), Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
- * E-mail: (TL); (OC); (JP)
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- Laboratoire de Recherche Dermatologique, EA4169 Université de Lyon-1, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France
- * E-mail: (TL); (OC); (JP)
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Chao L, Gast AP, Hatton TA, Jensen KF. Sphingomyelinase-induced phase transformations: causing morphology switches and multiple-time-domain ceramide generation in model raft membranes. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2010; 26:344-56. [PMID: 19863058 DOI: 10.1021/la902084u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Sphingomyelinase (SMase) has been shown to be involved in a variety of cell regulation processes by reorganizing the cell membrane morphology. Here we report that SMase can induce a reaction-induced and a solvent-mediated phase transformation, causing switches of three stationary membrane morphologies and multiple-time-domain ceramide generation in model raft membranes. The reaction-induced phase transformation, triggered by the addition of SMase, transforms a pre-existing morphology to a long-lasting intermediate morphology with coexisting ceramide-enriched (Cer-enriched) and sphingomyelin-enriched (SM-enriched) domains. Solvent-mediated phase transformation ultimately transforms all of the SM-enriched domains of the intermediate morphology into Cer-enriched domains. Labeled SMase experiments suggest that the intermediate morphology results from physical trapping of SM in the SM-enriched domains, which are found to be relatively inaccessible to SMase. The characterization results from confocal fluorescence imaging show that the trigger of the solvent-mediated phase transformation is the formation of a 3-D feature rich in SMase, sphingomyelin, and ceramide. This 3-D feature is hypothesized as a slowly nucleating SMase-enriched phase, where SMase processes sphingomyelin more efficiently. The disparate time-scales of the formation of these SMase-features and the SM-enriched domains allow for the development of a significant duration of the middle intermediate morphology between the two transformations. The results show that SMase can be actively involved in the lipid membrane phase changes. The multistage morphology evolution is not only due to membrane-compositional changes caused by SMase, but also due to the selective binding of SMase, and the SMase's special phase behavior during the solvent-mediated phase transformation.
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- Ling Chao
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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Brooklyn JRV, Cuvillier O, Olivera A, Spiegel S. Sphingosine-1-Phosphate: A Lipid Second Messenger Regulating Cell Growth and Survival. J Liposome Res 2008. [DOI: 10.3109/08982109809035522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Giraud S, Lautrette C, Bessette B, Decourt C, Mathonnet M, Jauberteau MO. Modulation of Fas-induced apoptosis by p75 neurotrophin receptor in a human neuroblastoma cell line. Apoptosis 2008; 10:1271-83. [PMID: 16215672 DOI: 10.1007/s10495-005-2649-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Fas and p75 neurotrophin receptors (p75(NTR)) are death receptors that alone induce apoptosis of SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cell line respectively by Fas ligand or brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF, a p75(NTR) ligand). We report on the modulation of Fas-mediated apoptosis by concomitant p75(NTR) activation. The exposure to both ligands suppressed the apoptotic effect. A co-localisation of Fas and p75(NTR) receptors was evidenced by co-capping and immunoprecipitation assays. Moreover, a caspase-8 inhibitor suppressed the protective effect of the concomitant BDNF and Fas ligand stimulation, suggesting that p75(NTR) and Fas receptors could share common signalling pathways.
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- S Giraud
- Laboratory of Immunology, EA 3842, University Hospital, 87042 Limoges, France
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Ulrich S, Huwiler A, Loitsch S, Schmidt H, Stein JM. De novo ceramide biosynthesis is associated with resveratrol-induced inhibition of ornithine decarboxylase activity. Biochem Pharmacol 2007; 74:281-9. [PMID: 17521618 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2007.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2007] [Revised: 03/30/2007] [Accepted: 04/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Previous studies could demonstrate, that the naturally occuring polyphenol resveratrol inhibits cell growth of colon carcinoma cells at least in part by inhibition of protooncogene ornithine decarboxylase (ODC). The objective of this study was to provide several lines of evidence suggesting that the induction of ceramide synthesis is involved in this regulatory mechanisms. Cell growth was determined by BrdU incorporation and crystal violet staining. Ceramide concentrations were detected by HPLC-coupled mass-spectrometry. Protein levels were examined by Western blot analysis. ODC activity was assayed radiometrically measuring [(14)CO(2)]-liberation. A dominant-negative PPARgamma mutant was transfected in Caco-2 cells to suppress PPARgamma-mediated functions. Antiproliferative effects of resveratrol closely correlate with a dose-dependent increase of endogenous ceramides (p<0.001). Compared to controls the cell-permeable ceramide analogues C2- and C6-ceramide significantly inhibit ODC-activity (p<0.001) in colorectal cancer cells. C6-ceramide further diminished protein levels of protooncogenes c-myc (p<0.05) and ODC (p<0.01), which is strictly related to the ability of ceramides to inhibit cell growth in a time- and dose-dependent manner. These results were further confirmed using inhibitors of sphingolipid metabolism, where only co-incubation with a serine palmitoyltransferase (SPT) inhibitor could significantly counteract resveratrol-mediated actions. These data suggest that the induction of ceramide de novo biosynthesis but not hydrolysis of sphingomyelin is involved in resveratrol-mediated inhibition of ODC. In contrast to the regulation of catabolic spermidine/spermine acetyltransferase by resveratrol, inhibitory effects on ODC occur PPARgamma-independently, indicating independent pathways of resveratrol-action. Due to our findings resveratrol could show great chemopreventive and therapeutic potential in the treatment of colorectal cancers.
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- Sandra Ulrich
- First Department of Internal Medicine-ZAFES, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Kiguchi K, Iwamori Y, Suzuki N, Kobayashi Y, Ishizuka B, Ishiwata I, Kita T, Kikuchi Y, Iwamori M. Characteristic expression of globotriaosyl ceramide in human ovarian carcinoma-derived cells with anticancer drug resistance. Cancer Sci 2006; 97:1321-6. [PMID: 16995873 PMCID: PMC11159370 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2006.00326.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The transporter protein genes and lipids in human ovarian carcinoma-derived KF28 cells with anticancer-drug-sensitive properties were compared with those in resistant cells, taxol-resistant KF28TX, cisplatin-resistant KFr13, and taxol- and cisplatin-resistant KFr13TX, to identify the molecules required for anticancer-drug resistance. In accordance with previous reports, taxol and cisplatin resistance was closely correlated with expression of the multidrug resistance 1 and bile acid export pump, and multidrug resistance-associated protein 2 genes, respectively. In addition, we found a distinct difference in glycosphingolipids between the sensitive and resistant cells. Although GlcCer was the major glycolipid (83.0%) in sensitive cells, GalCer, LacCer and, particularly, Gb(3)Cer were characteristically increased in all resistant cells, irrespective of whether the resistance was to taxol or cisplatin, and comprised 65-84% of total glycosphingolipids. GM3, which was present at 0.04 microg/mg dry weight in the sensitive cells, showed a twofold increase in the taxol-resistant cells, but was absent in the cisplatin-resistant cells. The altered glycolipid composition was proven to be due to enhanced or suppressed expression of the respective sugar transferase genes. In addition, the ceramide moiety of ceramide monohexoside in the sensitive cells constituted 83% of non-hydroxy fatty acids, but that in the resistant cells comprised 67-74% of alpha-hydroxy fatty acids. Thus, cells containing Gb(3)Cer with alpha-hydroxy fatty acids were found to survive selectively in the presence of taxol and cisplatin, and modification of the glycolipid structure was revealed to occur in association with anticancer-drug resistance.
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- Kazushige Kiguchi
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1 Sugao, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 216-8511, Japan
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Liu X, Elojeimy S, El-Zawahry AM, Holman DH, Bielawska A, Bielawski J, Rubinchik S, Guo GW, Dong JY, Keane T, Hannun YA, Tavassoli M, Norris JS. Modulation of ceramide metabolism enhances viral protein apoptin's cytotoxicity in prostate cancer. Mol Ther 2006; 14:637-46. [PMID: 16887394 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2006.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2005] [Revised: 06/06/2006] [Accepted: 06/06/2006] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Despite local and systemic therapies, the National Cancer Institute estimates that prostate cancer will cause over 30,000 deaths in 2006. This suggests that additional therapeutic approaches are needed. The chicken anemia viral protein Apoptin causes tumor-selective apoptosis in human tumor lines independent of p53 and Bcl-2 status. Tet-regulated expression of Apoptin from an adenoviral vector showed cytotoxicity in DU145, PC-3, and LNCaP tumor cells regardless of expression of p53, Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, Bax, survivin, FLIP(S), XIAP, or CIAP. Apoptin expression caused an increase in the tumor suppressor lipid ceramide, which regulates the cellular stress response. Interestingly, 10 of 15 primary prostate cancers examined by Western blotting overexpressed acid ceramidase (AC), suggesting that ceramide deacylation might serve to negate elevated levels of ceramide, creating a more antiapoptotic phenotype. This was confirmed in AC-overexpressing cells in which we observed decreased sensitivity to apoptosis following treatment with Apoptin. Addition of the AC inhibitor LCL204, in combination with Apoptin, augmented cell killing. This effect was also demonstrated in vivo in that Apoptin and LCL204 cotreatment significantly reduced tumor growth in DU145 xenografts (P<0.05). Taken together, our data demonstrated that Apoptin is a promising therapeutic agent for prostate cancer and that its function is improved when combined with acid ceramidase inhibitors.
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- Xiang Liu
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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Xin M, Deng X. Protein Phosphatase 2A Enhances the Proapoptotic Function of Bax through Dephosphorylation. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:18859-67. [PMID: 16679323 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m512543200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Bax is a major proapoptotic member of the Bcl2 family that is required for apoptotic cell death. We have recently discovered that Bax phosphorylation at serine 184 induced by nicotine through activation of protein kinase AKT abolishes its proapoptotic function in human lung cancer cells. Here we found that either treatment of cells with the protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) inhibitor okadaic acid or specific disruption of PP2A activity by expression of SV40 small tumor antigen enhanced Bax phosphorylation, whereas C(2)-ceramide, a potent PP2A activator, reduced nicotine-induced Bax phosphorylation, suggesting that PP2A may function as a physiological Bax phosphatase. PP2A co-localized and interacted with Bax. Purified, active PP2A directly dephosphorylated Bax in vitro. Overexpression of the PP2A catalytic subunit (PP2A/C) suppressed nicotine-stimulated Bax phosphorylation in association with increased apoptotic cell death. By contrast, depletion of PP2A/C by RNA interference enhanced Bax phosphorylation and prolonged cell survival. Mechanistically C(2)-ceramide-induced Bax dephosphorylation caused a conformational change by exposure of the 6A7 epitope (amino acids 13-19) that is normally hidden at its N terminus that promoted the insertion of Bax into mitochondrial membranes and formation of Bax oligomers leading to cytochrome c release and apoptosis. In addition, PP2A directly disrupted the Bcl2/Bax association to liberate Bax from the heterodimer complex. Thus, PP2A may function as a physiological Bax regulatory phosphatase that not only dephosphorylates Bax but also activates its proapoptotic function.
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- Meiguo Xin
- University of Florida Shands Cancer Center, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0232, USA
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Ion G, Fajka-Boja R, Kovács F, Szebeni G, Gombos I, Czibula A, Matkó J, Monostori E. Acid sphingomyelinase mediated release of ceramide is essential to trigger the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis by galectin-1. Cell Signal 2006; 18:1887-96. [PMID: 16549336 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2006.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2006] [Revised: 02/13/2006] [Accepted: 02/13/2006] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The mechanism of apoptosis induced by human galectin-1, a mammalian beta-galactoside-binding protein with a remarkable cytotoxic effect on activated peripheral T cells and tumor T cell lines has been extensively investigated in this study. Here we first show that galectin-1 initiate the acid sphingomyelinase mediated release of ceramide and this event is critical in the further steps. Elevation of ceramide level coincides with exposure of phosphatidylserine on the outer cell membrane. The downstream events, decrease of Bcl-2 protein amount, depolarization of the mitochondria and activation of the caspase 9 and caspase 3 depend on production of ceramide. All downstream steps, including production of ceramide, require the generation of membrane rafts and the presence of two tyrosine kinases, p56(lck) and ZAP70. Based on our findings we suggest a model of the mechanism of galectin-1 triggered cell death.
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- Gabriela Ion
- Lymphocyte Signal Transduction Laboratory, Institute of Genetics, Biological Research Center of Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 62 Temesvari krt, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
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Darwiche N, Abou-Lteif G, Najdi T, Kozhaya L, Abou Tayyoun A, Bazarbachi A, Dbaibo G. Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I-transformed T-cells have a partial defect in ceramide synthesis in response to N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)retinamide. Biochem J 2006; 392:231-9. [PMID: 16086670 PMCID: PMC1317682 DOI: 10.1042/bj20050578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Treatment with the synthetic retinoid HPR [N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-retinamide] causes growth arrest and apoptosis in HTLV-I (human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-I)-positive and HTLV-I-negative malignant T-cells. It was observed that HPR-mediated growth inhibition was associated with ceramide accumulation only in HTLV-I-negative cells. The aim of the present study was to investigate the mechanism by which HPR differentially regulates ceramide metabolism in HTLV-I-negative and HTLV-I-positive malignant T-cells. Clinically achievable concentrations of HPR caused early dose-dependent increases in ceramide levels only in HTLV-I-negative cells and preceded HPR-induced growth suppression. HPR induced de novo synthesis of ceramide in HTLV-I-negative, but not in HTLV-I-positive, cells. Blocking ceramide glucosylation in HTLV-I-positive cells, which leads to accumulation of endogenous ceramide, rendered these cells more sensitive to HPR. Exogenous cell-permeant ceramides that function partially by generating endogenous ceramide induced growth suppression in all tested malignant lymphocytes, were consistently found to be less effective in HTLV-I-positive cells confirming their defect in de novo ceramide synthesis. Owing to its multipotent activities, the HTLV-I-encoded Tax protein was suspected to inhibit ceramide synthesis. Tax-transfected Molt-4 and HELA cells were less sensitive to HPR and C6-ceramide mediated growth inhibition respectively and produced lower levels of endogenous ceramide. Together, these results indicate that HTLV-I-positive cells are defective in de novo synthesis of ceramide and that therapeutic modalities that bypass this defect are more likely to be successful.
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- Nadine Darwiche
- *Department of Biology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
- Correspondence should be addressed to either author (email and )
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- *Department of Biology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- *Department of Biology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- †Department of Biochemistry, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- ‡Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- †Department of Biochemistry, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
- §Department of Pediatrics, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
- Correspondence should be addressed to either author (email and )
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Choi BM, Pae HO, Jang SI, Kim YM, Chung HT. Nitric oxide as a pro-apoptotic as well as anti-apoptotic modulator. BMB Rep 2005; 35:116-26. [PMID: 16248976 DOI: 10.5483/bmbrep.2002.35.1.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Nitric oxide (NO), synthesized from L-arginine by NO synthases, is a small, lipophilic, diffusible, highly reactive molecule with dichotomous regulatory roles in many biological events under physiological and pathological conditions. NO can promote apoptosis (pro-apoptosis) in some cells, whereas it inhibits apoptosis (anti-apoptosis) in other cells. This complexity is a consequence of the rate of NO production and the interaction with biological molecules such as metal ion, thiol, protein tyrosine, and reactive oxygen species. Long-lasting overproduction of NO acts as a pro-apoptotic modulator, activating caspase family proteases through the release of mitochondrial cytochrome c into cytosol, up-regulation of the p53 expression, and alterations in the expression of apoptosis-associated proteins, including the Bcl-2 family. However, low or physiological concentrations of NO prevent cells from apoptosis that is induced by the trophic factor withdrawal, Fas, TNFalpha/ActD, and LPS. The anti-apoptotic mechanism is understood on the basis of gene transcription of protective proteins. These include: heat shock protein, hemeoxygenase, or cyclooxygenase-2 and direct inhibition of the apoptotic executive effectors caspase family protease by S-nitrosylation of the cysteine thiol group in their catalytic site in a cell specific way. Our current understanding of the mechanisms by which NO exerts both pro- and anti-apototic action is discussed in this review article.
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- Byung-Min Choi
- Medicinal Resources Research Center (MRRC), Wonkwang University, Iksan, Chunbug, Korea
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Kanj SS, Dandashi N, El-Hed A, Harik H, Maalouf M, Kozhaya L, Mousallem T, Tollefson AE, Wold WS, Chalfant CE, Dbaibo GS. Ceramide regulates SR protein phosphorylation during adenoviral infection. Virology 2005; 345:280-9. [PMID: 16271740 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2005.09.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2005] [Revised: 09/08/2005] [Accepted: 09/30/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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In this study, we show that adenoviral infection induced accumulation of the sphingolipid ceramide in a dose- and time-dependent manner. This accumulation preceded cell lysis, occurred in the absence of biochemical evidence of apoptosis, and was derived from de novo synthesis of ceramide. An adenovirus mutant that lacks the adenovirus death protein (ADP) produced ceramide accumulation in the absence of cell lysis. This suggested that ceramide accumulation was either driven by adenovirus or was a cellular stress response but was unlikely a result of cell death. The use of inhibitors of ceramide synthesis resulted in a significant delay in cell lysis, suggesting that ceramide was necessary for the lytic phase of the infection. Serine/arginine-rich (SR) proteins were dephosphorylated during the late phase of the viral cycle, and inhibitors of ceramide synthesis reversed this. These findings suggest that adenovirus utilizes the ceramide pathway to regulate SR proteins during infection.
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- Souha S Kanj
- Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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Kim SK, Jung SM, Ahn KH, Jeon HJ, Lee DH, Jung KM, Jung SY, Kim DK. Identification of three competitive inhibitors for membrane-associated, Mg2+-dependent and neutral 60 kDa sphingomyelinase activity. Arch Pharm Res 2005; 28:923-9. [PMID: 16178418 DOI: 10.1007/bf02973878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Methanol extracts of domestic plants of Korea were evaluated as a potential inhibitor of neutral pH optimum and membrane-associated 60 kDa sphingomyelinase (N-SMase) activity. In this study, we partially purified N-SMase from bovine brain membranes using ammonium sulfate. It was purified approximately 163-fold by the sequential use of DE52, Butyl-Toyopearl, DEAE-Cellulose, and Phenyl-5PW column chromatographies. The purified N-SMase activity was assayed in the presence of the plant extracts of three hundreds species. Based on the in vitro assay, three plant extracts significantly inhibited the N-SMase activity in a time- and concentration-dependent manner. To further examine the inhibitory pattern, a Dixon plot was constructed for each of the plant extracts. The extracts of Abies nephrolepis, Acer tegmentosum, and Ginkgo biloba revealed a competitive inhibition with the inhibition constant (Ki) of 11.9 microg/ mL, 9.4 microg/mL, and 12.9 microg/mL, respectively. These extracts also inhibited in a dose-dependent manner the production of ceramide induced by serum deprivation in human neuroblastoma cell line SH-SY5Y.
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- Seok Kyun Kim
- Department of Environmental & Health Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Dongjak-Ku, Seoul 156-756, Korea
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Stover TC, Sharma A, Robertson GP, Kester M. Systemic delivery of liposomal short-chain ceramide limits solid tumor growth in murine models of breast adenocarcinoma. Clin Cancer Res 2005; 11:3465-74. [PMID: 15867249 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-04-1770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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In vitro tumor cell culture models have illuminated the potential therapeutic utility of elevating the intracellular concentration of the antimitogenic and proapoptotic sphingolipid, ceramide. However, although cell-permeable, short-chain ceramide is an effective apoptotic agent in vitro, its use as an in vivo, systemically delivered therapeutic is limited by its inherent lipid hydrophobicity and physicochemical properties. Here, we report that the systemic i.v. delivery of C6-ceramide (C6) in a pegylated liposomal formulation significantly limited the growth of solid tumors in a syngeneic BALB/c mouse tumor model of breast adenocarcinoma. Over a 3-week treatment period, a well-tolerated dose of 36 mg/kg liposomal-C6 elicited a >6-fold reduction in tumor size compared with empty ghost liposomes. Histologic analyses of solid tumors from liposomal-C6-treated mice showed a marked increase in the presence of apoptotic cells, with a coincident decrease in cellular proliferation and in the development of a microvessel network. Liposomal-C6 accumulated within caveolae and mitochondria, suggesting putative mechanisms by which ceramide induces selective cancer cell cytotoxicity. A pharmacokinetic analysis of systemic liposomal-C6 delivery showed that the pegylated liposomal formulation follows first-order kinetics in the blood and achieves a steady-state concentration in tumor tissue. Confirming the therapeutic utility of i.v. liposomal-C6 administration, we also shown diminution of solid tumor growth in a human xenograft model of breast cancer. Together, these results indicate that bioactive ceramide analogues can be incorporated into pegylated liposomal vehicles for improved solubility, drug delivery, and antineoplastic efficacy.
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MESH Headings
- Adenocarcinoma/pathology
- Adenocarcinoma/prevention & control
- Animals
- Apoptosis/drug effects
- Caveolae/metabolism
- Cell Line
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Proliferation/drug effects
- Cell Survival/drug effects
- Ceramides/administration & dosage
- Ceramides/pharmacokinetics
- Ceramides/therapeutic use
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Female
- Humans
- Injections, Intravenous
- Liposomes
- Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/pathology
- Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/prevention & control
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Nude
- Microscopy, Confocal
- Mitochondria/metabolism
- Neovascularization, Pathologic/pathology
- Neovascularization, Pathologic/prevention & control
- Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
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- Thomas C Stover
- Department of Pharmacology, Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA
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In most cell types, a key event in apoptosis is the release of proapoptotic intermembrane space proteins from mitochondria to the cytoplasm. In general, it is the release of these intermembrane space proteins that is responsible for the activation of caspases and DNases that are responsible for the execution of apoptosis. The mechanism for the increased permeability of the mitochondrial outer membrane during the induction phase of apoptosis is currently unknown and highly debated. This review will focus on one such proposed mechanism, namely, the formation of ceramide channels in the mitochondrial outer membrane. Ceramides are known to play a major regulatory role in apoptosis by inducing the release of proapoptotic proteins from the mitochondria. As mitochondria are known to contain the enzymes responsible for the synthesis and hydrolysis of ceramide, there exists a mechanism for regulating the level of ceramide in mitochondria. In addition, mitochondrial ceramide levels have been shown to be elevated prior to the induction phase of apoptosis. Ceramide has been shown to form large protein permeable channels in planar phospholipid and mitochondrial outer membranes. Thus, ceramide channels are good candidates for the pathway with which proapoptotic proteins are released from mitochondria during the induction phase of apoptosis.
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- Leah J Siskind
- Department of Biology, University of Maryland-College Park, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
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PURPOSE To evaluate the effect of various ceramides on the apoptosis of corneal fibroblasts and to determine the pathway on which they act. METHOD Corneal fibroblasts isolated and cultured from New Zealand white rabbits were exposed to various concentrations of ceramide types II and VI and phytoceramide types II and VI, and their apoptotic response was evaluated using an LDH assay and Hoechst and Annexin V staining. Corneal fibroblasts were preincubated with various concentrations of the CPP32-like protease inhibitor Z-VAD-FMK, the caspase-8 inhibitor IETD-CHO, and the caspase-9 inhibitor Z-LEHD-FMK before treatment with ceramide, and apoptotic response was assayed by LDH assay. In addition, cells treated with ceramide or phytoceramide were stained with an antibody to cytochrome c. RESULTS At concentrations of 20 microM and higher, all 4 ceramides increased fibroblast apoptotic response significantly after 12 hours. Hoechst staining showed shrinkage of the cytoplasm, formation of apoptotic bodies, and nuclear fragmentation after ceramide exposure, and Annexin V staining showed small vesicles around the cell membrane. The CPP32-like protease inhibitor reduced the apoptotic response to all 4 ceramides. The specific caspase-8 inhibitor reduced the apoptotic response to ceramide type VI and phytoceramide types II and VI, whereas the specific caspase-9 inhibitor significantly reduced the apoptotic response to phytoceramide types II and VI. Following exposure to ceramides, corneal fibroblasts stained positively with antibody to cytochrome c. CONCLUSION Ceramide induced apoptosis in cultured corneal fibroblasts. This apoptosis involved the caspase cascade and the mitochondrial pathway.
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- Tae-im Kim
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul 138-040, Korea
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Wu M, Harvey KA, Ruzmetov N, Welch ZR, Sech L, Jackson K, Stillwell W, Zaloga GP, Siddiqui RA. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids attenuate breast cancer growth through activation of a neutral sphingomyelinase-mediated pathway. Int J Cancer 2005; 117:340-8. [PMID: 15900589 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.21238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The effect of fish oils and their active omega-3 fatty acid constituents, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), were investigated on breast cancer growth. In in vivo experiments, mice were fed diets that were rich in either omega-3 (fish oil) or omega-6 (corn oil) fatty acids. Three weeks after implantation of MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells, the tumor volume and weight were significantly lower (p < 0.05) for mice fed the omega-3 diets compared to those fed the omega-6 diets. Dietary fish oil also caused a 40% (p < 0.05) increase in neutral sphingomyelinase (N-SMYase) activity in the tumors. The tumor tissues from fish oil-fed animals expressed elevated p21 (waf1/cip1) mRNA, whereas tumor tissues from corn oil-fed animals exhibited undetectable levels of p21 expression. In in vitro experiments, at concentrations as low as 25 muM, DHA and EPA inhibited the growth of cultured MDA-MB-231 cells in a dose-dependent manner by 20-25% (p < 0.05). N-SMYase activity was also increased by 30-40% (p < 0.05) in the DHA- or EPA-treated cells in which an increase in ceramide formation was observed. DHA and EPA were both observed to enhance membrane bleb formation and also to induce the expression of p21. Omega-3 fatty acids-induced bleb formation and p21 expression were inhibited by the N-SMYase inhibitor GW4869, which also inhibited apoptosis by approximately 40% (p < 0.05). The results suggest that inhibition of breast cancer growth in nude mice by dietary fish oil and inhibition of breast cancer cell growth in culture by treatment with DHA and EPA is mediated by activation of N-SMYase.
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- Min Wu
- Cellular Biochemistry Laboratory, Methodist Research Institute, Clarian Health Partners, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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Ohtani R, Tomimoto H, Kondo T, Wakita H, Akiguchi I, Shibasaki H, Okazaki T. Upregulation of ceramide and its regulating mechanism in a rat model of chronic cerebral ischemia. Brain Res 2004; 1023:31-40. [PMID: 15364016 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/09/2004] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Ceramide is a key mediator of apoptosis, and is involved in the cellular stress response. We examined the alterations in the ceramide levels and their synthetic/degradative pathway in a rat model of chronic cerebral ischemia, in which ischemic white matter (WM) lesions occur in association with oligodendroglial cell apoptosis. Chronic cerebral ischemia was induced by clipping both common carotid arteries in male Wistar rats. After predetermined periods of 1, 3, 7 and 14 days, the animals were subjected to immunohistochemical and biochemical investigations for ceramide in the region containing the frontal cortex and corpus callosum (region 1), and the region containing the internal capsule and globus pallidus (region 2). After 14 days, the myelin was degraded in the corpus callosum, internal capsule and the optic tract in Klüver-Barrera staining. There was a significant increase in the ceramide level and the activity of its synthetic enzyme, acidic sphingomyelinase (SMase), whereas its degrading enzyme, glucosylceramide synthase (GCS), was downregulated in both regions 1 and 2 as compared to the sham-operated rats. Simultaneously, ceramide immunoreactive glia increased in number in the corpus callosum and the internal capsule after 3, 7 and 14 days. Double labeling for ceramide with glial fibrillary acidic protein but not with leukocyte common antigen indicated the astroglial nature of these glia. These findings indicate that chronic cerebral ischemia induces an increased ceramide level in astroglia as a result of downregulation of GCS and an upregulation of ASMase activity.
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- Ryo Ohtani
- Department of Neurology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.
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Mailloux A, Bruneel A, Vaubourdolle M, Baudin B. Cyclosporin A but not estradiol can protect endothelial cells against etoposide-induced apoptosis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 11:141-9. [PMID: 15370291 DOI: 10.1080/10623320490512048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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This study was undertaken to examine the possibilities of endothelial protection toward toxicity of anticancer drugs. To test the hypothesis that estradiol (E2) and cyclosporin A (CsA) can interfere within programmed cell death in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), apoptosis was induced by etoposide with and without E2 or CsA. All the concentrations of E2 tested (from 10(-9) to 10(-5) M) failed to protect HUVECs. For CsA a dual effect was observed: used at 1 or 10 microg/mL in coincubation with etoposide, CsA significantly reduced etoposide-induced apoptosis but complete inhibition was not reached, whereas used at 50 microg/mL CsA did not protect HUVECs anymore and even had deleterious effects. Furthermore, a 24-h pretreatment of HUVECs by CsA at 10 microg/mL significantly protected the cells by preventing both bcl-2 level decrease and caspase-3 activation related to etoposide-induced apoptosis. Protective effects of CsA toward endothelial cells were concentration dependent; in pretreatment at 10 microg/mL, CsA was an effective protector and might contribute in vivo to inhibit obvious toxic effects caused by anticancer drugs.
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- Agnès Mailloux
- Service de Biochimie A, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, AP-HP, Paris, France.
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Lee JT, Xu J, Lee JM, Ku G, Han X, Yang DI, Chen S, Hsu CY. Amyloid-beta peptide induces oligodendrocyte death by activating the neutral sphingomyelinase-ceramide pathway. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 164:123-31. [PMID: 14709545 PMCID: PMC2171973 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200307017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 210] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Amyloid-beta peptide (Abeta) accumulation in senile plaques, a pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD), has been implicated in neuronal degeneration. We have recently demonstrated that Abeta induced oligodendrocyte (OLG) apoptosis, suggesting a role in white matter pathology in AD. Here, we explore the molecular mechanisms involved in Abeta-induced OLG death, examining the potential role of ceramide, a known apoptogenic mediator. Both Abeta and ceramide induced OLG death. In addition, Abeta activated neutral sphingomyelinase (nSMase), but not acidic sphingomyelinase, resulting in increased ceramide generation. Blocking ceramide degradation with N-oleoyl-ethanolamine exacerbated Abeta cytotoxicity; and addition of bacterial sphingomyelinase (mimicking cellular nSMase activity) induced OLG death. Furthermore, nSMase inhibition by 3-O-methyl-sphingomyelin or by gene knockdown using antisense oligonucleotides attenuated Abeta-induced OLG death. Glutathione (GSH) precursors inhibited Abeta activation of nSMase and prevented OLG death, whereas GSH depletors increased nSMase activity and Abeta-induced death. These results suggest that Abeta induces OLG death by activating the nSMase-ceramide cascade via an oxidative mechanism.
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- Jiunn-Tay Lee
- Center for the Study of Nervous System Injury, Dept. of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Ave., Box 8111, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Schultz A, Larsson C. Ceramide influences neurite outgrowth and neuroblastoma cell apoptosis regulated by novel protein kinase C isoforms. J Neurochem 2004; 89:1427-35. [PMID: 15189345 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2004.02431.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We have previously seen that protein kinase C (PKC) epsilon induces neurite outgrowth and that PKCdelta and PKCtheta elicit apoptosis in neuroblastoma cells. In this study we investigate the effects of cell-permeable C(2)-ceramide on these events in SK-N-BE(2) neuroblastoma cells. C(2)-ceramide abolishes neurite formation induced by overexpression of PKCepsilon and, in cells overexpressing PKCdelta or PKCtheta, ceramide treatment leads to apoptosis. Exposure to C(2)-ceramide also suppressed neurite outgrowth induced by retinoic acid, but ceramide did not abrogate neurite induction by treatment with the ROCK inhibitor Y-27632, demonstrating that C(2)-ceramide is not a general inhibitor of neurite outgrowth. The neurite-suppressing effect occurs independently of cell-death. Furthermore, C(2)-ceramide relocated PKCepsilon and the isolated regulatory domain of PKCepsilon from the cytosol to the perinuclear region. In contrast, neither the localization of PKCdelta nor of PKCtheta was affected by C(2)-ceramide. Taken together, the data indicate that the neurite-inhibiting effect of C(2)-ceramide treatment may be caused by a re-localization of PKCepsilon and thus identify a functional consequence of ceramide effects on PKCepsilon localization.
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- Anna Schultz
- Molecular Medicine, Lund University, 205-02 Malmö, Sweden
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Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is a clinically useful cytokine. TRAIL induces apoptosis in a wide variety of transformed cells, but does not cause toxicity to most normal cells. Recent studies show that death receptors (DR4 and DR5), decoy receptors (DcR1 and DcR2), and death inhibitors (FLIP, FAP-1, and IAP) are responsible for the differential sensitivity to TRAIL of normal and tumor cells. Several researchers have also shown that genotoxic agents, such as chemotherapeutic agents and ionizing radiation, enhance TRAIL-induced cytotoxicity by increasing DR5 gene expression or decreasing the intracellular level of FLIP, an antiapoptotic protein. Previous studies have shown that ceramide helps to regulate a cell's response to various forms of stress. Stress-induced alterations in the intracellular concentration of ceramide occur through the activation of a variety of enzymes that synthesize or catabolize ceramide. Increases in intracellular ceramide levels modulate apoptosis by acting through key proteases, phosphatases, and kinases. This review discusses the interaction between TRAIL and ceramide signaling pathways in regulating apoptotic death.
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- Yong J Lee
- Department of Surgery and Pharmacology, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
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Kochin V, Pallari HM, Pant H, Eriksson JE. Approaches to Study Posttranslational Regulation of Intermediate Filament Proteins. Methods Cell Biol 2004; 78:373-409. [PMID: 15646626 DOI: 10.1016/s0091-679x(04)78014-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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- Vitaly Kochin
- Turku Centre for Biotechnology University of Turku, FIN-20521 Turku, Finland
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Stover T, Kester M. Liposomal delivery enhances short-chain ceramide-induced apoptosis of breast cancer cells. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2003; 307:468-75. [PMID: 12975495 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.103.054056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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It is therapeutically desirable to effectively deliver ceramide, an antimitogenic and proapoptotic lipid second messenger, to transformed cell types. However, the targeted delivery of cell-permeable ceramide analogs, including C6-ceramide, to cells may be impeded by the hydrophobicity of these bioactive lipids, resulting in reduced efficacy. The objective of this study is to develop and optimize liposomal vehicles to augment ceramide delivery to a breast adenocarcinoma cell line. We designed conventional, cationic, and pegylated drug release vesicles to efficaciously deliver ceramide to MDA-MB-231 breast adenocarcinoma cells. In vitro pharmacokinetic analysis demonstrated that liposomal ceramide delivery resulted in significantly greater accumulation of ceramide in MDA-MB-231 cells. Ceramide-formulated liposomes significantly inhibited MDA-MB-231 cell proliferation as compared with nonliposomal administration of ceramide. Ceramide-induced apoptosis correlated with the pharmacokinetic profile and the diminished proliferation in this highly aggressive, metastatic cell line. Liposomal ceramide formulations inhibited phosphorylated Akt levels and stimulated caspase-3/7 activity more effectively than nonliposomal ceramide, events consistent with apoptosis. Together, these results indicate that bioactive ceramide analogs can be incorporated into conventional, cationic, or pegylated liposomal vehicles for improved drug delivery and release.
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- Tom Stover
- Department of Pharmacology, Penn State College of Medicine, P.O. Box 850, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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Okudaira C, Ikeda Y, Kondo S, Furuya S, Hirabayashi Y, Koyano T, Saito Y, Umezawa K. Inhibition of acidic sphingomyelinase by xanthone compounds isolated from Garcinia speciosa. JOURNAL OF ENZYME INHIBITION 2003; 15:129-38. [PMID: 10938539 DOI: 10.1080/14756360009030346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Sphingomyelinase is considered to be involved in the regulation of apoptosis and cell growth. In the course of our screening for acidic sphingomyelinase inhibitors we isolated three xanthone compounds, alpha-mangostin, cowanin, and cowanol, from the bark of Garcinia speciosa. These compounds competitively inhibited bovine brain-derived acidic sphingomyelinase with IC(50) values of 14.1, 19.2, and 10.9 microM, respectively and inhibited the acidic sphingomyelinase more effectively than the neutral sphingomyelinase of bovine brain. alpha-Mangostin inhibited the acidic sphingomyelinase in the most selective manner. alpha-Mangostin was chemically modified and its structure-activity relationships are discussed.
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- C Okudaira
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-0061, Japan
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Eto M, Bennouna J, Hunter OC, Hershberger PA, Kanto T, Johnson CS, Lotze MT, Amoscato AA. C16 ceramide accumulates following androgen ablation in LNCaP prostate cancer cells. Prostate 2003; 57:66-79. [PMID: 12886525 DOI: 10.1002/pros.10275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Adenocarcinoma of the prostate is the most frequently diagnosed non-cutaneous cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men in the United States. The most successful therapies to date for this tumor have involved some form of androgen ablation. However, these therapies become ineffective as the tumor evolves to an androgen-insensitive state. Ceramide is a lipid second messenger that has been shown to mediate growth arrest or cell death when added exogenously to prostate cancer cells. As a first step toward understanding the events that lead to the transition of prostate cancer cells to an androgen-independent state, we considered investigating the effect of androgen ablation on endogenous ceramide levels in androgen-sensitive and androgen-insensitive prostate cancer cells. METHODS To investigate the mechanisms of growth arrest/apoptosis in androgen-sensitive (LNCaP) and insensitive (DU-145, PC-3) cells, we used various methods including nonyl acridine orange (NAO) staining, propidium iodide (PI) staining/cell-cycle analysis, lipid analysis, and Western blotting assays. RESULTS In this study, we demonstrate that androgen ablation drives G(0)/G(1)-phase cell-cycle arrest followed by progressive apoptosis in vitro, in LNCaP cells. Lipid analysis indicated an increase in C16 ceramide, which was generated via the de novo pathway as revealed by blockade of ceramide synthase by fumonisin B1. The addition of 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) or fumonisin B1 rescued LNCaP cells from apoptosis induced by androgen ablation, and decreased levels of intracellular C16 ceramide. Neither apoptosis nor an increase in C16 ceramide was observed in androgen-independent cell lines following androgen ablation.
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- Masatoshi Eto
- Department of Surgery/Division of Biological Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219, USA
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Minamino M, Sakaguchi I, Naka T, Ikeda N, Kato Y, Tomiyasu I, Yano I, Kobayashi K. Bacterial ceramides and sphingophospholipids induce apoptosis of human leukaemic cells. MICROBIOLOGY (READING, ENGLAND) 2003; 149:2071-2081. [PMID: 12904547 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.25922-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The genus Sphingobacterium, whose members are Gram-negative non-fermentative rods, possesses ceramides and related sphingophospholipids (SPLs) with isoheptadecasphinganine and 2-hydroxy or non-hydroxy isopentadecanoic acid. This paper reports evidence that ceramides isolated from Sphingobacterium spiritivorum ATCC 33861 induce endonucleolytic DNA cleavage in human myeloid leukaemia HL-60 cells in vitro, which is the primary characteristic biochemical marker for apoptosis or programmed cell death. Ceramides and SPLs also induced DNA fragmentation and caspase-3 activation, followed by changes in morphology, such as alterations in the size of nuclei and cells, and cell cycle shortening. Apoptotic activity correlated with the ceramide structure. Ceramide with a 2-hydroxy fatty acid showed stronger apoptotic activity than ceramide with a non-hydroxy fatty acid. Furthermore, the major five SPLs (ceramide phosphorylethanolamine-1 and -2, ceramide phosphorylinositol-1 and -2, and ceramide phosphorylmannose-1) showed apoptosis-inducing activity in HL-60 cells, indicating that the ceramide moiety of the SPLs plays a crucial role as the intracellular second messenger but that their hydrophilicity is less important in this regard. The hydrophilic part of SPLs may play a role in other cellular response systems. The involvement of Fas antigen was implicated in the apoptotic event since Fas antigen expression was observed after 3 or 4 h stimulation of HL-60 cells with bacterial ceramides. However, a time-course study for caspase-3 activation indicated maximal activity at 1 h after stimulation with bacterial ceramides, suggesting that two (or possibly more) mechanisms of signal transduction, Fas-dependent and Fas-independent, may be involved. Fas antigen expression and caspase-3 activation by five kinds of SPLs were observed after 3 or 4 h. These results indicate that there is a difference in the response of HL-60 cells to bacterial ceramides and SPLs.
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- Miki Minamino
- Institute of Cosmetic Sciences, Club Cosmetics Co. Ltd, 145-1 Ichibu-cho, Ikoma-shi, Nara 630-0222, Japan
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- Institute of Cosmetic Sciences, Club Cosmetics Co. Ltd, 145-1 Ichibu-cho, Ikoma-shi, Nara 630-0222, Japan
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- Institute of Cosmetic Sciences, Club Cosmetics Co. Ltd, 145-1 Ichibu-cho, Ikoma-shi, Nara 630-0222, Japan
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- Institute of Cosmetic Sciences, Club Cosmetics Co. Ltd, 145-1 Ichibu-cho, Ikoma-shi, Nara 630-0222, Japan
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- Institute of Cosmetic Sciences, Club Cosmetics Co. Ltd, 145-1 Ichibu-cho, Ikoma-shi, Nara 630-0222, Japan
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- Tezukayama Junior College, 3-1-3 Gakuen-minami, Nara 631-8585, Japan
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- Japan BCG Laboratory, 3-1-5 Matsuyama, Kiyose-shi, Tokyo 204-0022, Japan
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- Department of Host Defense, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan
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Sauer B, Ruwisch L, Kleuser B. Antiapoptotic action of 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 in primary human melanocytes. Melanoma Res 2003; 13:339-47. [PMID: 12883359 DOI: 10.1097/00008390-200308000-00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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1alpha,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D(3) [1,25-(OH)(2)D(3)] has been shown to induce cell growth arrest and to possess differentiation-inducing behaviour in both primary melanocytes and melanoma cell lines. Moreover, in several melanoma cell lines it has been demonstrated that the antiproliferative action is accompanied by an increase in apoptosis. In contrast, here we show that physiological concentrations of 1,25-(OH)(2)D(3) did not induce apoptosis in primary melanocytes despite a cell growth inhibitory effect. Furthermore, treatment with 1,25-(OH)(2)D(3) made melanocytes resistant to several inductors of programmed cell death, including tumour necrosis factor-alpha and ultraviolet radiation. The antiapoptotic effect of 1,25-(OH)(2)D(3) was completely abolished by the addition of N,N-dimethylsphingosine, which blocks the formation of the sphingolipid degradation product sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P), suggesting a crucial role for this sphingolipid in 1,25-(OH)(2)D(3)-mediated cytoprotection. Indeed, stimulation of melanocytes with S1P also resulted in an antiapoptotic action. In addition, S1P induced cell growth arrest of human melanocytes. This was an unexpected finding, as S1P is generally known as a potent mitogenic molecule in a variety of cells, including fibroblasts. As both 1,25-(OH)(2)D(3) and S1P have been identified to modify the Bcl-2/Bax ratio in epithelial cells, we also measured the expressions of these proteins; however, treatment of melanocytes with either 1,25-(OH)(2)D(3) or S1P did not alter the Bcl-2/Bax ratio. In conclusion, 1,25-(OH)(2)D(3) was shown to protect human melanocytes from apoptosis by formation of S1P, which is opposite to its apoptotic action in diverse melanoma cell lines.
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- Bettina Sauer
- Institute of Pharmacy, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Free University Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 2+4, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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Deng X, Kornblau SM, Ruvolo PP, May WS. Regulation of Bcl2 phosphorylation and potential significance for leukemic cell chemoresistance. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 2003:30-7. [PMID: 11158204 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jncimonographs.a024254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Although considered tightly linked, the linkage effectors for proliferation and antiapoptotic signaling pathways are not clear. Phosphorylation of Bcl2 at serine 70 is required for suppression of apoptosis in interleukin 3 (IL-3)-dependent myeloid cells deprived of IL-3 or treated with antileukemic drugs and can result from agonist activation of mitochondrial protein kinase C alpha (PKCalpha). However, we have recently found that high concentrations of staurosporine up to 1 microM: can only partially inhibit IL-3-stimulated Bcl2 phosphorylation but completely block PKCalpha-mediated Bcl2 phosphorylation in vitro, indicating the existence of a non-PKC, staurosporine-resistant Bcl2 kinase (SRK). Although the RAF-1MEK-1-mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade is required for factor-dependent mitogenic signaling, a direct role in antiapoptosis signaling is not clear. In particular, the role of phosphorylation in the regulation of death substrates is not yet clear. Our findings indicate a potential role for the MEK/MAPK pathway in addition to PKC in antiapoptosis signaling, involving Bcl2 phosphorylation that features a role for extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)1 and 2 as SRKs. These findings indicate a novel role for ERK1 and 2 as molecular links between proliferative and survival signaling and may, at least in part, explain the apparent paradox by which Bcl2 may suppress staurosporine-induced apoptosis. Although the effect of phosphorylation on Bcl2 function is not clear, effector molecules that regulate Bcl2 phosphorylation may have clinical significance in patients with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) who express detectable levels of Bcl2. Preliminary findings suggest that expression of PKCalpha, ERK2, and Bax in leukemic blast cells from patients with AML, although individually not prognostic, appears to have potential clinical value in predicting chemoresistance and survival outcomes.
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- X Deng
- University of Florida Shands Cancer Center, Gainesville 32610, USA
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Yakushiji K, Sawai H, Kawai S, Kambara M, Domae N. Characterization of C2-ceramide-resistant HL-60 subline (HL-CR): involvement of PKC delta in C2-ceramide resistance. Exp Cell Res 2003; 286:396-402. [PMID: 12749866 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-4827(03)00113-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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We have established a C2-ceramide-resistant HL-60 subline (HL-CR). HL-CR cells were resistant not only to C2-ceramide but also to various anticancer drugs. HL-CR cells did not respond to differentiation-inducing reagents including 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3), retinoic acid, and 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA). TPA induced apoptosis in HL-CR cells much slower than in parental HL-60 cells. As it was reported that PKC isozymes were involved in C2-ceramide-induced apoptosis, we investigated the role of PKC isozymes in C2-ceramide resistance in HL-CR cells. The protein level of PKC delta was lower in HL-CR cells than in parental HL-60 cells, whereas the levels of PKC alpha, betaI, epsilon, and zeta were rather higher in HL-CR cells than in parental cells. Translocation of PKC delta from membrane to cytosol was induced by C2-ceramide in HL-CR cells as well as in wild-type HL-60 cells. Furthermore, overexpression of PKC delta in HL-CR cells potentiated C2-ceramide- and TPA-induced apoptosis and growth inhibition. These results suggest a role for ceramide in apoptosis and differentiation in HL-60 cells, and also suggest that PKC delta might be involved in ceramide- and TPA-induced apoptosis.
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- Kentaro Yakushiji
- Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, Osaka Dental University, 8-1, Kuzuhahanazono-cho, Hirakata, Osaka 573-1121, Japan
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Sei C, Toneff T, Aaron W, Hook VYH. Regulation of ACTH levels in anterior pituitary cells during stimulated secretion: evidence for aspartyl and cysteine proteases in the cellular metabolism of ACTH. Peptides 2003; 24:717-25. [PMID: 12895658 DOI: 10.1016/s0196-9781(03)00126-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The regulation of cellular levels of adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH) in response to stimulated secretion was investigated to define the extent of cellular depletion of ACTH and subsequent increases to replenish ACTH levels in anterior pituitary cells (in primary culture). Treatment of cells with secretagogues for short-term incubation times (hours) resulted in extensive depletion of cellular ACTH. Corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) induced depletion of cellular levels of ACTH by 60-70% of control levels. The CRF-induced reduction of cellular ACTH was inhibited by the glucocorticoid dexamethasone. Phorbol myristate acetate (PMA), which stimulates protein kinase C (PKC), reduced ACTH levels by 50-60%. Forskolin, a stimulator of cAMP production, produced a moderate reduction in cellular ACTH. During prolonged incubation of cells (2 days) with these secretagogues, further reduction of ACTH levels by 70-80% was observed. However, increased cellular levels of ACTH occurred with continued treatment of cells with secretagogues, which provided nearly complete replenishment of cellular ACTH after 5 days treatment with secretagogues. Notably, the rising levels of cellular ACTH were inhibited by the aspartyl protease inhibitor acetyl-pepstatin A, and by the cysteine protease inhibitor E64d. These results demonstrate that depletion and recovery of ACTH levels are coordinately regulated, and that the increases in cellular levels of ACTH during the recovery phase involves participation of aspartyl and cysteine proteases. Thus, aspartyl and cysteine proteases may be involved in the cellular metabolism of ACTH.
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- Catherine Sei
- Department of Neurosciences and Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Uehara K, Miura S, Takeuchi T, Taki T, Nakashita M, Adachi M, Inamura T, Ogawa T, Akiba Y, Suzuki H, Nagata H, Ishii H. Significant role of ceramide pathway in experimental gastric ulcer formation in rats. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2003; 305:232-9. [PMID: 12649374 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.102.045195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Ceramides have emerged as key participants in the signaling pathway of cytokines and apoptosis. We previously revealed that phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) induced experimental ulcers in rat gastric mucosa. In this study, we investigated the role of ceramide in ulcer formation and its relation to the activation of transcription factors and apoptosis. PMA was subserosally injected to rat glandular stomach. Fumonisin B1 (FB1), an inhibitor of ceramide synthase, was administered together with the PMA. The time course of ceramide content was quantified using thin layer chromatography and the number of apoptotic cells was determined by immunohistochemistry. The activation of transcription factor nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) or activator protein-1 (AP-1) was evaluated using an electrophoretic mobility shift assay. The administration of FB1 attenuated PMA-induced gastric ulcer formation in a dose-dependent manner. Before the ulcers became obvious, the ceramide content (C18 and C24 ceramide) increased significantly in the gastric wall. The activation of NF-kappaB and AP-1 and an increase in the number of apoptotic cells were also observed. Both of these were significantly inhibited by the coadministration of FB1. However, NF-kappaB inhibitors attenuated gastric ulcer formation without affecting the ceramide content or the number of apoptotic cells. Ceramide formation in the stomach significantly contributes to PMA-induced tissue damage, possibly via the activation of transcription factors and an increase in apoptosis in the gastric mucosa. However, after the increase in ceramide levels, the NF-kappaB and apoptosis pathways may be separately involved in ulcer formation.
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- Keita Uehara
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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Bando M, Hasegawa M, Tsuboi Y, Miyake Y, Shiina M, Ito M, Handa H, Nagai K, Kataoka T. The mycotoxin penicillic acid inhibits Fas ligand-induced apoptosis by blocking self-processing of caspase-8 in death-inducing signaling complex. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:5786-93. [PMID: 12482880 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m204178200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Upon engagement with Fas ligand (FasL), Fas rapidly induces recruitment and self-processing of caspase-8 via the adaptor protein Fas-associated death domain (FADD), and activated caspase-8 cleaves downstream substrates such as caspase-3. We have found that penicillic acid (PCA) inhibits FasL-induced apoptosis and concomitant loss of cell viability in Burkitt's lymphoma Raji cells. PCA prevented activation of caspase-8 and caspase-3 upon treatment with FasL. However, PCA did not affect active caspase-3 in FasL-treated cells, suggesting that PCA primarily blocks early signaling events upstream of caspase-8 activation. FasL-induced processing of caspase-8 was severely impaired in the death-inducing signaling complex, although FasL-induced recruitment of FADD and caspase-8 occurred normally in PCA-treated cells. Although PCA inhibited the enzymatic activities of active recombinant caspase-3, caspase-8, and caspase-9 at similar concentrations, PCA exerted weak inhibitory effects on activation of caspase-9 and caspase-3 in staurosporine-treated cells but strongly inhibited caspase-8 activation in FasL-treated cells. Glutathione and cysteine neutralized an inhibitory effect of PCA on caspase-8, and PCA bound directly to the active center cysteine in the large subunit of caspase-8. Thus, our present results demonstrate that PCA inhibits FasL-induced apoptosis by targeting self-processing of caspase-8.
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- Masashige Bando
- Research Center for Experimental Biology and Department of Bioengineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
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Solomon JC, Sharma K, Wei LX, Fujita T, Shi YF. A novel role for sphingolipid intermediates in activation-induced cell death in T cells. Cell Death Differ 2003; 10:193-202. [PMID: 12700647 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4401136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Activation-induced cell death (AICD), a process mediated by CD95 and CD95 ligand (CD95L), plays a critical role in regulating homeostasis of the immune system. Although the role of sphingolipids such as ceramides has been suggested to participate in CD95-mediated apoptosis, the exact role of these molecules in this process remains controversial. We employed myriocin, a specific inhibitor of serine palmitoyl-CoA transferase that mediates the first commitment step in sphingolipid synthesis. We found that myriocin could effectively block AICD in T-cell hybridomas and T-cell blasts. However, fumonisin B1, an inhibitor of the final step of ceramide synthesis, or inhibitors of sphingomyelinases did not prevent AICD. Furthermore, ceramide analogues, such as C2 and C6, could not reverse the inhibitory effect of myriocin. Interestingly, sphinganine, an intermediate of ceramide synthesis, completely reversed the inhibitory effect of myriocin, indicating a critical role of sphinganine. Myriocin did not modulate the expression of CD95 or CD95L, instead, it interfered with the early steps of CD95-mediated caspase activation. Therefore, we have uncovered a novel mechanism by which sphingolipid intermediates regulate CD95-mediated apoptosis.
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- J C Solomon
- Department of Immunology, American Red Cross, Rockville, MD 20855, USA
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