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Bioorg Med Chem Lett ; 20(22): 6447-51, 2010 Nov 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20932751

RESUMO

In the present study, we investigated the effect of a novel 3-arylisoquinoline derivative 3-(6-ethyl-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-7,8-dimethoxy-2-methyl-2H-isoquinolin-1-one (CWJ-081) on the induction of apoptosis and the putative molecular mechanism of its action in human leukemia cells. Treatment with CWJ-081 exhibited a characteristic feature of apoptosis including externalization of phosphatidylserine and formation of DNA fragmentation in human leukemia cell lines (HL-60, U-937, K-562). In addition, stimulation of HL-60 cells with CWJ-081 induced a series of intracellular events: (1) the activations of caspase-8, -9, and -3; (2) the cleavage of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1); (3) the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨ(m)); (4) the release of cytochrome c; and (5) the modulation of Bcl-2 family proteins. We further demonstrated that CWJ-081 induces reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinase (JNK) activation. Pretreatment with the antioxidant N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) markedly inhibited the CWJ-081-induced JNK activation and apoptosis. Moreover, CWJ-081-induced apoptosis was suppressed in the presence of SP600125, a specific JNK inhibitor. Taken together, these data suggest that CWJ-081 induces apoptosis via the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway in HL-60 cells, and ROS-mediated JNK activation plays a key role in the CWJ-081-induced apoptosis.


Assuntos
Apoptose/efeitos dos fármacos , Isoquinolinas/farmacologia , Proteínas Quinases JNK Ativadas por Mitógeno/metabolismo , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/metabolismo , Citometria de Fluxo , Células HL-60 , Humanos
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Biol Pharm Bull ; 33(9): 1620-6, 2010.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20823585

RESUMO

In the present study, we investigated the effect of 3alpha,23-isopropylidenedioxyolean-12-en-27-oic acid (IPA), an active compound isolated from Aceriphyllum rossii, on the apoptotic activity and the molecular mechanism of the action in human cervical cancer HeLa cells. Treatment with IPA significantly increased externalization of phosphatidylserine residues and apoptotic DNA fragmentation as shown by Annexin V staining and 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole-dihydrochloride (DAPI) staining, respectively. In addition, IPA induced the activations of caspase-8, -9, -3, and cleavage of poly(ADP ribose) polymerase (PARP-1) in HeLa cells. Pretreatment with a specific caspase-8, -9, or -3 inhibitor neutralized the pro-apoptotic activity of IPA in HeLa cells. Furthermore, IPA was found to induce the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, the release of cytochrome c to the cytosol, and the increased ratio of mitochondrial Bax/Bcl-2. Moreover, we demonstrated that IPA triggered endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, as shown by changes in cytosol-calcium level, activation of mu-calpain and caspase-12, and up-regulation of glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78) and growth arrest DNA damage-inducible gene 153 (GADD153). IPA-induced apoptosis was substantially reduced in the presence of an intracellular calcium chelator BAPTA/AM. Taken together, these results suggest that both mitochondrial dysfunction and ER stress contribute to IPA-induced apoptosis of human cervical cancer HeLa cells.


Assuntos
Apoptose/efeitos dos fármacos , Retículo Endoplasmático/efeitos dos fármacos , Mitocôndrias/efeitos dos fármacos , Ácido Oleanólico/farmacologia , Saxifragaceae , Triterpenos/farmacologia , Apoptose/fisiologia , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Retículo Endoplasmático/metabolismo , Chaperona BiP do Retículo Endoplasmático , Células HeLa , Humanos , Mitocôndrias/fisiologia , Ácido Oleanólico/isolamento & purificação , Estresse Oxidativo/efeitos dos fármacos , Estresse Oxidativo/fisiologia , Extratos Vegetais/isolamento & purificação , Extratos Vegetais/farmacologia , Triterpenos/isolamento & purificação
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Biol Pharm Bull ; 32(1): 91-8, 2009 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19122287

RESUMO

In the present study, we investigated the effects of 3-oxoolean-12-en-27-oic acid (3-OA) isolated from the underground parts of Aceriphyllum rossii (Saxifragaceae) on the viability and apoptosis of HL-60 human promyelocytic leukemia cells, and the mechanisms underlying its action. 3-OA-treated HL-60 cells and HeLa human cervix adenocarcinoma cells displayed several apoptotic features, such as, DNA fragmentation, DNA laddering by agarose gel electrophoresis, and hypodiploid DNA contents by flow cytometry, and 3-OA also caused the activations of caspase-8, -9 and -3. Pretreatment with z-VAD-fmk (a broad-caspase inhibitor) almost completely suppressed 3-OA-induced DNA ladder formation and hypodiploid DNA contents, thereby implicating the caspase cascade in the apoptotic process. In addition, z-IETD-fmk (a caspase-8 inhibitor) and z-DEVD-fmk (a caspase-3 inhibitor) also completely neutralized the apoptotic effect of 3-OA in HL-60 cells. Furthermore, 3-OA increased Fas-related protein contents and the mRNA expressions of Fas ligand (FasL), Fas, and Fas-associated death domain (FADD). Preincubation with anti-Fas or anti-FasL blocking antibodies completely prevented 3-OA-induced apoptosis. Taken together, these results suggest that 3-oxoolean-12-en-27-oic acid induces apoptosis by activating caspase-8 via FasL-stimulated death receptor signaling.


Assuntos
Apoptose/efeitos dos fármacos , Caspase 8/metabolismo , Células HL-60/efeitos dos fármacos , Saxifragaceae/química , Triterpenos/farmacologia , Clorometilcetonas de Aminoácidos/farmacologia , Linhagem Celular Transformada , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Proteína Ligante Fas/genética , Proteína Ligante Fas/metabolismo , Proteína de Domínio de Morte Associada a Fas/genética , Proteína de Domínio de Morte Associada a Fas/metabolismo , Células HL-60/metabolismo , Humanos , Fármacos Neuroprotetores/farmacologia , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , Serina Endopeptidases/genética , Serina Endopeptidases/metabolismo , Sais de Tetrazólio , Tiazóis , Fatores de Tempo
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