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Additive effects of C(2)-ceramide on paclitaxel-induced premature senescence of human lung cancer cells.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20624405     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
AIMS: the aims of the study are to investigate the additive effect of exogenous short-carbon chain phospholipids, C(2)-ceramide, on an anti-cancer drug paclitaxel (PTX)-induced senescence of human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells deficient in functional p53 and p16, and to examine whether mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) plays a role in ceramide-sensitized senescence of NSCLC cells.
MAIN METHODS: to determine whether exogenous C(2)-ceramide renders lung cancer cells more sensitive to PTX treatment, techniques employing a flow cytometry-based cell cycle analysis and acidic β-galactosidase staining for senescent cells were used. Furthermore, to elucidate the role of MAPK proteins in modulating senescence, assays for protein levels of selective MAPKs and Bcl-2 family members, and detection of transcriptional levels senescence-associated genes were used in the study.
KEY FINDINGS: a sub-lethal dose of C(2)-ceramide sensitized the NSCLC H1299 cells to PTX treatment. The additive effects of C(2)-ceramide and PTX resulted in proliferative inhibition, G(2)-phase arrest of cell cycle, activation of p38 and eventually premature senescence. Importantly, neither p53, p21(waf1/cip1) nor p16(ink4) was shown to be involved in C(2)-ceramide-sensitized proliferative inhibition and senescence of H1299 cells by PTX in our study.
SIGNIFICANCE: our study demonstrates that the short-carbon chain C(2)-ceramide can effectively sensitize PTX-induced senescence of H1299 cells via both p21(waf1/cip1)- and p16(ink4)-independent pathways.
Authors:
Jeff Yi-Fu Chen; Chi-Ching Hwang; Wei-Yi Chen; Jing-Ching Lee; Tzu-Fun Fu; Kang Fang; Ying-Chieh Chu; Ya-Lan Huang; Jia-Cheng Lin; Wen-Hui Tsai; Hsueh-Wei Chang; Bing-Hung Chen; Chien-Chih Chiu
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-07-17
Journal Detail:
Title:  Life sciences     Volume:  87     ISSN:  1879-0631     ISO Abbreviation:  Life Sci.     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-10     Completed Date:  2010-11-04     Revised Date:  2011-11-10    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0375521     Medline TA:  Life Sci     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  350-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Biotechnology, Center of Excellence for Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Apoptosis / drug effects
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / drug therapy*,  metabolism,  pathology*
Caspase 3 / metabolism
Cell Aging / drug effects*
Cell Line, Tumor
Cell Proliferation / drug effects
Cell Survival / drug effects,  genetics
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21 / genetics
DNA Fragmentation / drug effects
Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases / metabolism
G2 Phase / drug effects
GTP-Binding Proteins / genetics
Gene Expression / drug effects,  genetics
Humans
Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins / genetics
JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / metabolism
Microfilament Proteins / genetics
Muscle Proteins / genetics
Osteonectin / genetics
Paclitaxel / pharmacology*
Phosphorylation / drug effects
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 / genetics
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / metabolism
Sphingosine / analogs & derivatives*,  pharmacology
Transglutaminases / genetics
beta-Galactosidase / metabolism
p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/BIRC3 protein, human; 0/CDKN1A protein, human; 0/Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21; 0/Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins; 0/Microfilament Proteins; 0/Muscle Proteins; 0/N-acetylsphingosine; 0/Osteonectin; 0/Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1; 0/Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; 0/SERPINE1 protein, human; 0/transgelin; 123-78-4/Sphingosine; 33069-62-4/Paclitaxel; EC 2.3.2.-/transglutaminase 2; EC 2.3.2.13/Transglutaminases; EC 2.7.11.24/Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases; EC 2.7.11.24/JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; EC 2.7.11.24/p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; EC 3.2.1.23/beta-Galactosidase; EC 3.4.22.-/Caspase 3; EC 3.6.1.-/GTP-Binding Proteins

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