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Induction of apoptosis dependent on caspase activities and growth arrest in HL-60 cells by PGA2.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12428687     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Prostaglandin (PG) A2 has been reported to inhibit the growth or induce apoptosis of various tumor cells. In the present study, PGA2 inhibited the growth of HL-60 cells and concomitantly-induced nuclear condensation and DNA fragmentation, characteristics of apoptosis. Down-regulation of c-myc mRNA, and activation of caspase-3 were observed in the PGA2 -treated cells. PGA2-induced DNA fragmentation was completely abolished in the presence of zVAD-Fmk or zDEVD-Fmk. But, relative cell survival was not improved up to that of untreated cells by pretreatment of caspase inhibitors, and c-myc down-regulation was not recovered by caspase inhibitors, either. Moreover, cytochrome c release and activation of caspase-9 was also observed in apoptotic cells and a specific inhibitor of caspase-9 (zLEHD-Fmk) prevented both DNA fragmentation and activation of caspase-3, but not relative cell survival, implying the upstream mitochondrial event of caspase-3 activation. In addition, antagonistic Fas antibody (ZB4) exerted no effect on the apoptosis. Taken together, these results suggest that PGA2 may induce the apoptosis as well as growth inhibition in HL-60 cells, and cytochrome c release and caspase activation seem to play a critical role in this apoptosis which might be independent or downstream of growth inhibition associated with c-myc down-regulation.
Authors:
Ho-Shik Kim; Hyangshuk Rhim; Seong-Whan Jeong; Jin Woo Kim; In-Kyung Kim
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Prostaglandins & other lipid mediators     Volume:  70     ISSN:  1098-8823     ISO Abbreviation:  Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat.     Publication Date:  2002 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-11-13     Completed Date:  2003-04-08     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9808648     Medline TA:  Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  169-83     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Amino Acid Chloromethyl Ketones / pharmacology
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Antigens, CD95 / immunology
Apoptosis / drug effects,  physiology*
Caspases / metabolism*
Cell Division / drug effects
Cytochrome c Group / metabolism
Down-Regulation
Enzyme Activation
Genes, myc / physiology
HL-60 Cells
Humans
Oligopeptides / pharmacology
Prostaglandins A / pharmacology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Amino Acid Chloromethyl Ketones; 0/Antibodies, Monoclonal; 0/Antigens, CD95; 0/Cytochrome c Group; 0/Oligopeptides; 0/Prostaglandins A; 0/benzoylcarbonyl-aspartyl-glutamyl-valyl-aspartyl-fluoromethyl ketone; 0/benzyloxycarbonylvalyl-alanyl-aspartyl fluoromethyl ketone; 13345-50-1/prostaglandin A2; EC 3.4.22.-/Caspases

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