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Rose F, Köberle B, Honnen S, Bay C, Burhenne J, Weiss J, Haefeli WE, Theile D. RNA is a pro-apoptotic target of cisplatin in cancer cell lines and C. elegans. Biomed Pharmacother 2024; 173:116450. [PMID: 38503239 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Revised: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024] Open
Abstract
Cisplatin not only targets DNA but also RNA. However, it is largely unknown whether platinated RNA (Pt-RNA) causes apoptosis and thus contributes to the cytotoxic effects of cisplatin. Consequently, cellular RNA was isolated from HepG2 and LS180 cells, exposed to cisplatin, and the resulting Pt-RNA (20 ng Pt/µg RNA) was transfected into these cancer cell lines or used to treat an apoptosis reporter Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) strain (MD701, expressing CED-1::GFP). Cellular and molecular effects of Pt-RNA were evaluated by luminogenic caspase 3/7 assays, PCR array analysis, and fluorescence microscopy-based quantification of apoptosis in C. elegans gonads. Assuming RNA cross-linking (pseudo double-stranded RNA), the contribution of the Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3, a sensor of double-stranded RNA) to apoptosis induction in cancer cell lines was investigated by pharmacological TLR3 inhibition and overexpression. In contrast to controls, Pt-RNA significantly enhanced apoptosis in C. elegans (2-fold) and in the cancer cell lines (2-fold to 4-fold). TLR3 overexpression significantly enhanced the pro-apoptotic effects of Pt-RNA in HepG2 cells. TLR3 inhibition reduced the pro-apoptotic effects of Pt-RNA and cisplatin, but not of paclitaxel (off-target control). Gene expression analysis showed that Pt-RNA (but not RNA) significantly enhanced the mRNA levels of nuclear factor kappa B subunit 2 and interleukin-8 in HepG2 cells, suggesting that Pt-RNA is a damage-associated molecular pattern that additionally causes pro-inflammatory responses. Together, this data suggests that not only DNA but also cellular RNA is a functionally relevant target of cisplatin, leading to pro-apoptotic and immunogenic effects.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fabian Rose
- University of Heidelberg, Medical Faculty of Heidelberg, Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Adenauerring 20A, Karlsruhe 76131, Germany
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- Institute of Toxicology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany
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- University of Heidelberg, Medical Faculty of Heidelberg, Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
| | - Jürgen Burhenne
- University of Heidelberg, Medical Faculty of Heidelberg, Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
| | - Johanna Weiss
- University of Heidelberg, Medical Faculty of Heidelberg, Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
| | - Walter E Haefeli
- University of Heidelberg, Medical Faculty of Heidelberg, Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- University of Heidelberg, Medical Faculty of Heidelberg, Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.
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