| Differential PARP cleavage: an indication for existence of multiple forms of cell death in human gliomas. | |
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PMID: 19587465 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Gliomas represent a diverse range of clinical presentation, histological differentiation, and response to therapy. Altered cell proliferation and cell death signals in gliomas are of great interest to elucidate the key molecules involved and to find effective treatment modalities. By considering the role of different proteases in correlation with differential poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) fragmentation we have studied the pattern of cell death in human glioma tissues. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In our study, five different human glioma biopsies were collected and analyzed for the PARP cleavage pattern by using western immunoblotting. Samples were also analyzed for pro-caspase 3, calpain I (micro) and II (m), granzyme-B and apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF). Parallel sections of histologically confirmed astrocytoma and glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) were used for immunohistochemical analysis of cleaved caspase-3, granzyme B, AIF and cyclo-oxygenase -2 (cox-2). RESULTS: We found PARP fragmentation, along with usual approximately 89 kDa and approximately 24 kDa fragments, into other fragments of different molecular weights. Caspase mediated cell death may lead to appearance of larger approximately 89 kDa fragment and smaller approximately 24 kDa fragment indicating existence of apoptosis in the tumors. However, other fragments corresponding to approximately 64 kDa, approximately 54 kDa, and approximately 40 kDa were observed concomitantly in all glial tumor tissues. CONCLUSIONS: These results may indicate, not only apoptosis and necrosis, but there occurs the co-existence of intermediate cell death pathways in human glial tumors. |
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Authors:
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Vasantha Kumar Bhaskara; Sundaram Challa; Manas Panigrahi; Phanithi Prakash Babu |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Neurology India Volume: 57 ISSN: 0028-3886 ISO Abbreviation: Neurol India Publication Date: 2009 May-Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-07-09 Completed Date: 2009-10-29 Revised Date: 2009-11-11 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0042005 Medline TA: Neurol India Country: India |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 264-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, AP, India. |
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Adult Apoptosis Inducing Factor / metabolism Caspase 3 / metabolism Cell Death / physiology Cyclooxygenase 2 / metabolism Female Glioma / classification, metabolism*, pathology*, physiopathology Granzymes / metabolism Humans Male Middle Aged Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases / metabolism* Young Adult |
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0/Apoptosis Inducing Factor; EC 1.14.99.1/Cyclooxygenase 2; EC 1.14.99.1/PTGS2 protein, human; EC 2.4.2.30/Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases; EC 3.4.21.-/Granzymes; EC 3.4.22.-/Caspase 3 |
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