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Autophagy as the main means of cytotoxicity by glucocorticoids in hematological malignancies.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19855186     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Glucocorticoids are fundamental drugs used in the treatment of lymphoid malignancies with apoptotic cell death as the hitherto proposed mechanism of action. We have recently shown that dexamethasone induces autophagy in lymphoid leukemia cells and in this particular setting this cell death modality is a prerequisite for the efficient killing of the leukemic cells by dexamethasone. Hence, inhibition of autophagy by siRNA-mediated silencing of Beclin 1, as well as chemical inhibition of type III PtdIns3K, inhibits apoptosis, demonstrating an important role of autophagy in dexamethasone-induced cell death. In this brief report, we review these findings and introduce the multiple myeloma cells as a novel system to study autophagy in response to dexamethasone.
Authors:
Dan Grand?r; Pedram Kharaziha; Edward Laane; Katja Pokrovskaja; Theocharis Panaretakis
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2009-11-18
Journal Detail:
Title:  Autophagy     Volume:  5     ISSN:  1554-8635     ISO Abbreviation:  Autophagy     Publication Date:  2009 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-12-03     Completed Date:  2010-02-22     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101265188     Medline TA:  Autophagy     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1198-200     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Oncology/Pathology, Cancer Centre Karolinska R8:03, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Annexin A5 / metabolism
Apoptosis / drug effects*
Autophagy / drug effects*
Dexamethasone / pharmacology*
Glucocorticoids / pharmacology*
Hematologic Neoplasms / pathology*
Humans
Propidium / metabolism
Staining and Labeling
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Annexin A5; 0/Glucocorticoids; 36015-30-2/Propidium; 50-02-2/Dexamethasone

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