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Alkylphosphocholine-induced glioma cell death is BCL-X(L)-sensitive, caspase-independent and characterized by massive cytoplasmic vacuole formation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15389288     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Alkylphosphocholines (APC) are candidate anticancer agents. We here report that APC induce the formation of large vacuoles and typical features of apoptosis in human glioma cell lines, but not in immortalized astrocytes. APC promote caspase activation, poly(ADP-ribose)-polymerase (PARP) processing and cytochrome c release from mitochondria. Adenoviral X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis (XIAP) gene transfer, or exposure to the caspase inhibitor, benzyloxycarbonyl-Val-Ala-DL-Asp-fluoro-methylketone zVAD-fmk, blocks caspase-7 and PARP processing, but not cell death, whereas BCL-X(L) blocks not only caspase-7 and PARP processing but also cell death. APC induce changes in Delta Psi m in sensitive glioma cells, but not in resistant astrocytes. The changes in Delta Psi m are unaffected by crm-A (cowpox serpin-cytokine response modifier protein A), XIAP or zVAD-fmk, but blocked by BCL-X(L), and are thus a strong predictor of cell death in response to APC. Free radicals are induced, but not responsible for cell death. APC thus induce a characteristic morphological, BCL-X(L)-sensitive, apparently caspase-independent cell death involving mitochondrial alterations selectively in neoplastic astrocytic cells.
Authors:
U Naumann; J Wischhusen; S Weit; J Rieger; H Wolburg; U Massing; M Weller
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cell death and differentiation     Volume:  11     ISSN:  1350-9047     ISO Abbreviation:  Cell Death Differ.     Publication Date:  2004 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-11-15     Completed Date:  2005-06-17     Revised Date:  2008-05-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9437445     Medline TA:  Cell Death Differ     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1326-41     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Molecular Neuro-Oncology, Department of General Neurology, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany. ulrike.naumann@uni-tuebingen.de
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Antineoplastic Agents / toxicity*
Apoptosis / drug effects*,  physiology
Astrocytes / drug effects
Brain Neoplasms / drug therapy*,  pathology,  ultrastructure
Caspases / drug effects,  metabolism*
Cell Line, Tumor
Collagen Type XI / drug effects,  metabolism
Cytoplasm / drug effects,  pathology,  ultrastructure
Free Radicals / metabolism
Glioma / drug therapy*,  pathology,  ultrastructure
Humans
Membrane Potentials / drug effects,  genetics
Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
Mitochondria / drug effects,  metabolism
Phosphorylcholine / analogs & derivatives*,  toxicity*
Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases
Proteins / genetics
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / drug effects,  metabolism*
Signal Transduction / drug effects,  physiology
Stearates / toxicity
Vacuoles / drug effects,  pathology,  ultrastructure
X-Linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein
bcl-X Protein
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/1-O-phosphocholine-2-O-acetyloctadecane; 0/1-O-phosphocholine-2-O-methyloctadecane; 0/Antineoplastic Agents; 0/BCL2L1 protein, human; 0/COL11A2 protein, human; 0/Collagen Type XI; 0/Free Radicals; 0/Proteins; 0/Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; 0/Stearates; 0/X-Linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein; 0/XIAP protein, human; 0/bcl-X Protein; 107-73-3/Phosphorylcholine; EC 2.4.2.30/PARP1 protein, human; EC 2.4.2.30/Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases; EC 3.4.22.-/Caspases

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