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Journal of Korean Medical Science ; : 1489-1494, 2011.
Artículo en Inglés | WPRIM | ID: wpr-82227

RESUMEN

Natural isoflavones and flavones are important dietary factors for prostate cancer prevention. We investigated the molecular mechanism of these compounds (genistein, biochanin-A and apigenin) in PC-3 (hormone-independent/p53 mutant type) and LNCaP (hormone-dependent/p53 wild type) prostate cancer cells. A cell growth rate and apoptotic activities were analyzed in different concentrations and exposure time to evaluate the antitumor activities of genistein, biochanin-A and apigenin. The real time PCR and Western blot analysis were performed to investigate whether the molecular mechanism of these compounds are involving the p21 and PLK-1 pathway. Apoptosis of prostate cancer cells was associated with p21 up-regulation and PLK-1 suppression. Exposure of genistein, biochanin-A and apigenin on LNCaP and PC-3 prostate cancer cells resulted in same pattern of cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. The inhibition effect for cell proliferation was slightly greater in LNCaP than PC-3 cells. In conclusion, flavonoids treatment induces up-regulation of p21 expression, and p21 inhibits transcription of PLK-1, which promotes apoptosis of cancer cells.


Asunto(s)
Humanos , Masculino , Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Apigenina/farmacología , Apoptosis , Ciclo Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Proteínas de Ciclo Celular/biosíntesis , Línea Celular Tumoral , Proliferación Celular , Inhibidor p21 de las Quinasas Dependientes de la Ciclina/biosíntesis , Flavonoides/farmacología , Regulación Neoplásica de la Expresión Génica/efectos de los fármacos , Genisteína/farmacología , Neoplasias de la Próstata/genética , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/farmacología , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinasas/biosíntesis , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas/biosíntesis , Transcripción Genética/efectos de los fármacos
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Experimental & Molecular Medicine ; : 276-285, 2008.
Artículo en Inglés | WPRIM | ID: wpr-205429

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Tropomyosin-related kinase A (TrkA) plays an important role in cell survival, differentiation, and apoptosis in various neuronal and nonneuronal cell types. Here we show that TrkA overexpression by the Tet-On system mimics NGF-mediated activation pathways in the absence of nerve growth factor (NGF) stimulation in U2OS cells. In addition, p53 upregulation upon DNA damage was inhibited by TrkA, and p21 was upregulated by TrkA in a p53-independent manner. TrkA overexpression caused cell death by interrupting cell cycle progression, and TrkA-induced cell death was diminished in the presence of its specific inhibitor GW441756. Interestingly, TrkA-mediated cell death was strongly related to gammaH2AX production and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase cleavage in the absence of DNA damage inducer. In this study, we also reveal thatgammagammaH2AX production by TrkA is blocked by TrkA kinase inhibitors K-252a and GW441756, and it is also significantly inhibited by JNK inhibitor SP600125. Moreover, reduction of cell viability by TrkA was strongly suppressed by SP600125 treatment, suggesting a critical role of JNK in TrkA-induced cell death. We also found that gammaH2AX and TrkA were colocalized in cytosol in the absence of DNA damage, and the nuclear localization of gammaH2AX induced by DNA damage was partly altered to cytosol by TrkA overexpression. Our results suggest that the abnormal cytosolic accumulation of gammaH2AX is implicated in TrkA-induced cell death in the absence of DNA damage.


Asunto(s)
Humanos , Antracenos/farmacología , Apoptosis/efectos de los fármacos , Carbazoles/farmacología , Ciclo Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Línea Celular Tumoral , Inhibidor p21 de las Quinasas Dependientes de la Ciclina/biosíntesis , Citosol/efectos de los fármacos , Daño del ADN/efectos de los fármacos , Doxorrubicina/farmacología , Histonas/metabolismo , Alcaloides Indólicos/farmacología , MAP Quinasa Quinasa 4/antagonistas & inhibidores , Factor de Crecimiento Nervioso/antagonistas & inhibidores , Fosforilación/efectos de los fármacos , Unión Proteica , Transporte de Proteínas/efectos de los fármacos , Receptor trkA/antagonistas & inhibidores , Transducción de Señal , Transfección
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Experimental & Molecular Medicine ; : 267-277, 2007.
Artículo en Inglés | WPRIM | ID: wpr-201428

RESUMEN

In vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), induction of the heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) confers vascular protection against cellular proliferation mainly via its up-regulation of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21(WAF1/CIP1) that is involved in negative regulation of cellular proliferation. In the present study, we investigated whether the phytochemical curcumin and its metabolite tetrahydrocurcumin could induce HO-1 expression and growth inhibition in rat VSMCs and, if so, whether their antiproliferative effect could be mediated via HO-1 expression. At non-toxic concentrations, curcumin possessing two Michael-reaction acceptors induced HO-1 expression by activating antioxidant response element (ARE) through translocation of the nuclear transcription factor E2-related factor-2 (Nrf2) into the nucleus and also inhibited VSMC growth triggered by 5% FBS in a dose-dependent manner. In contrast, tetrahydrocurcumin lacking Michael-reaction acceptor showed no effect on HO-1 expression, ARE activation and VSMC growth inhibition. The antiproliferative effect of curcumin in VSMCs was accompanied by the increased expression of p21(WAF1/CIP1). Inhibition of VSMC growth and expression of p21(WAF1/CIP1) by curcumin were partially, but not completely, abolished when the cells were co- incubated with the HO inhibitor tin protoporphyrin. In human aortic smooth muscle cells (HASMCs), curcumin also inhibited growth triggered by TNF-alpha and increased p21(WAF1/CIP1) expression via HO-1-dependent manner. Our findings suggest that curcumin has an ability to induce HO-1 expression, presumably through Nrf2-dependent ARE activation, in rat VSMCs and HASMCs, and provide evidence that the antiproliferative effect of curcumin is considerably linked to its ability to induce HO-1 expression.


Asunto(s)
Animales , Humanos , Ratas , Transporte Activo de Núcleo Celular , Aorta/citología , Núcleo Celular/metabolismo , Proliferación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Células Cultivadas , Curcumina/análogos & derivados , Inhibidor p21 de las Quinasas Dependientes de la Ciclina/biosíntesis , Regulación de la Expresión Génica , Hemo Oxigenasa (Desciclizante)/biosíntesis , Hemo-Oxigenasa 1/biosíntesis , Metaloporfirinas/farmacología , Músculo Liso Vascular/efectos de los fármacos , Miocitos del Músculo Liso/efectos de los fármacos , Factor 2 Relacionado con NF-E2/metabolismo , Protoporfirinas/farmacología , Secuencias Reguladoras de Ácidos Nucleicos , Elementos de Respuesta , Factor de Necrosis Tumoral alfa/farmacología
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