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Apoptotic and autophagic responses to photodynamic therapy in 1c1c7 murine hepatoma cells.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21555918     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a process that can induce apoptosis, autophagy or both depending on the cell phenotype. Apoptosis is a pathway to cell death while autophagy can protect from photokilling or act as a death pathway. In a previous study, we reported a cytoprotective effect of autophagy in murine leukemia cell lines where both autophagy and apoptosis occur within minutes after irradiation of photosensitized cells. In this study, we examined the effects of mitochondrial photodamage catalyzed by low (≤ 1 μM) concentrations of the photosensitizing agent termed benzoporphyrin derivative (BPD, Verteporfin) on murine hepatoma 1c1c7 cells. Apoptosis was not observed until several hours after irradiation of photosensitized cells. Autophagy was clearly cytoprotective since PDT efficacy was significantly enhanced in a knockdown sub-line (KD) in which the level of a critical autophagy protein (Atg7) was markedly reduced. This result indicates that autophagy can protect from phototoxicity even when apoptosis is substantially delayed. Much higher concentrations (≥ 10 μM) of BPD had previously been shown to inhibit autophagosome formation. Phototoxicity studies performed with 10 μM BPD and a proportionally reduced light dose were consistent with the absence of an autophagic process in wild-type (WT) cells under these conditions.
Authors:
Michelle Andrzejak; Michael Price; David H Kessel
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2011-09-01
Journal Detail:
Title:  Autophagy     Volume:  7     ISSN:  1554-8635     ISO Abbreviation:  Autophagy     Publication Date:  2011 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-08-30     Completed Date:  2011-12-28     Revised Date:  2012-02-08    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101265188     Medline TA:  Autophagy     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  979-84     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Apoptosis* / drug effects,  radiation effects
Autophagy* / drug effects,  radiation effects
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / drug therapy*,  pathology*,  ultrastructure
Cell Line, Tumor
Cell Shape / drug effects,  radiation effects
Cell Survival / drug effects,  radiation effects
Dermatitis, Phototoxic
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Gene Knockdown Techniques
Leukemia / pathology
Light
Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy*,  pathology*,  ultrastructure
Mice
Microtubule-Associated Proteins / metabolism
Photochemotherapy*
Photosensitizing Agents / pharmacology,  therapeutic use
Porphyrins / pharmacology,  therapeutic use
Vacuoles / drug effects,  radiation effects,  ultrastructure
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
CA 23378/CA/NCI NIH HHS; GM-058905-11/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS; R01 CA023378-30/CA/NCI NIH HHS; R01 CA023378-31/CA/NCI NIH HHS; T32-CA009531/CA/NCI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Atg7 protein, mouse; 0/Microtubule-Associated Proteins; 0/Photosensitizing Agents; 0/Porphyrins; 129497-78-5/verteporfin

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