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Fas-associated factor 1 is a negative regulator in capsaicin induced cancer cell apoptosis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19570606     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Vanilloid receptor1 (VR1/TRPV1) is expressed on peripheral nerves and involved in sensing of temperature and pain. Recent reports have demonstrated that tumor cells express TRPV1 and that capsaicin (CP), a ligand for TRPV1, induces apoptosis in cancer cells. The mechanism underlying CP-induced tumor cell apoptosis remains unclear. Here, we investigated the role of TRPV1 in tumor apoptosis using TRPV1-expressing cancer cell lines. We demonstrate that iodo-resiniferatoxin (I-RTX), an antagonist of TRPV1 does not inhibit CP mediated apoptosis nor is it cytotoxic by itself, but acts as a partial agonist and shows synergistic effect with CP. We further demonstrate that CP treatment degrades Fas-associated factor1 (FAF1); a TRPV1 associated protein. Moreover, using RNA interference with small inhibitory RNAs (siRNA) for FAF1 we observed that down-regulation of FAF1 by siRNA makes the cell susceptible to enhanced apoptosis with CP. In summary, our data shows for the first time that the underlying mechanisms of CP-induced cancer cell apoptosis involves FAF1, a TRPV1 associated protein and serves as an important foundation for further understanding of anticancer activity of CP.
Authors:
Amiya K Ghosh; Sreyashi Basu
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2009-06-30
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cancer letters     Volume:  287     ISSN:  1872-7980     ISO Abbreviation:  Cancer Lett.     Publication Date:  2010 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-02-01     Completed Date:  2010-03-02     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7600053     Medline TA:  Cancer Lett     Country:  Ireland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  142-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
Affiliation:
Center for Immunotherapy of Cancer and Infectious Diseases, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, MC1601, Farmington, CT 06030-1601, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
Apoptosis / drug effects*
Capsaicin / pharmacology*
Carrier Proteins / genetics,  metabolism*
Caspase 3 / metabolism
Cell Line, Tumor
Diterpenes / pharmacology
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug Partial Agonism
Enzyme Activation
Fibrosarcoma / metabolism,  pathology*
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
RNA Interference
RNA, Messenger / metabolism
Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism
TRPV Cation Channels / agonists*,  genetics,  metabolism
Time Factors
Transfection
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antineoplastic Agents; 0/Carrier Proteins; 0/Diterpenes; 0/Faf1 protein, mouse; 0/RNA, Messenger; 0/Reactive Oxygen Species; 0/TRPV Cation Channels; 0/TRPV1 protein, mouse; 0/iodoresiniferatoxin; 404-86-4/Capsaicin; EC 3.4.22.-/Casp3 protein, mouse; EC 3.4.22.-/Caspase 3

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