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Lysosomal membrane permeabilization is involved in curcumin-induced apoptosis of A549 lung carcinoma cells.
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PMID:  21874542     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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We previously reported that curcumin inhibited lung cancer A549 cells growth and promoted cell apoptosis in vitro. In this study, we further examined the apoptosis-related parameters, including lysosomal damage and cathepsin activation, in A549 cells exposed to curcumin. We found that curcumin caused lysosomal membrane permeabilization (LMP) and cytosolic relocation of cathepsin B (cath B) and cathepsin D (cath D). However, only Z-FA-fmk (a cath B inhibitor) but not pepstatin A (a cath D inhibitor) inhibited curcumin-induced cell apoptosis, mitochondrial membrane potential loss, and cytochrome c release. The antioxidant N-acetylcysteine and glutathione attenuated LMP, suggesting that lysosomal destabilization was dependent on the elevation of reactive oxygen species and which precedes mitochondrial dysfunction. These findings indicated a novel pathway for curcumin regulation of ROS-lysosomal-mitochondrial pathway and provided the key mechanism of regulation of LMP in cell apoptosis, which may be exploited for cancer treatment.
Authors:
Qing-Yong Chen; Jian-Guo Shi; Qing-Hua Yao; De-Min Jiao; Yan-Yi Wang; Hui-Zhen Hu; Yu-Quan Wu; Jia Song; Jie Yan; Li-Jun Wu
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Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-8-28
Journal Detail:
Title:  Molecular and cellular biochemistry     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1573-4919     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Aug 
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Created Date:  2011-8-29     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  0364456     Medline TA:  Mol Cell Biochem     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Department of Respiratory Disease, The 117th Hospital of PLA, Hang Zhou, 310013, People's Republic of China.
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