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Ann N Y Acad Sci ; 1099: 490-3, 2007 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17446492

RESUMO

Many studies suggest that endoplasmic reticulum (ER) Ca2+ pool rather than cytosolic Ca2+ may play a crucial role in triggering apoptosis. In this study, we performed an image analysis of cells loaded with the fluorescent dye chlortetracycline (CTC) to in situ analyze Ca2+ changes within the ER in apoptosing promonocytic U937 cells. The results, validated through the use of thapsigargin (THG) as ER Ca2+ depletor, confirm the findings that apoptotic cells have a Ca2+-depleted ER, in contrast with treated but still viable cells.


Assuntos
Apoptose , Cálcio/metabolismo , Clortetraciclina/química , Retículo Endoplasmático/metabolismo , Corantes Fluorescentes/química , Humanos , Células U937
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Oncogene ; 24(24): 3923-31, 2005 Jun 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15806170

RESUMO

Undifferentiated cells and embryos express high levels of endogenous non-telomerase reverse transcriptase (RT) of retroposon/retroviral origin. We previously found that RT inhibitors modulate cell growth and differentiation in several cell lines. We have now sought to establish whether high levels of RT activity are directly linked to cell transformation. To address this possibility, we have employed two different approaches to inhibit RT activity in melanoma and prostate carcinoma cell lines: pharmacological inhibition by two characterized RT inhibitors, nevirapine and efavirenz, and downregulation of expression of RT-encoding LINE-1 elements by RNA interference (RNAi). Both treatments reduced proliferation, induced morphological differentiation and reprogrammed gene expression. These features are reversible upon discontinuation of the anti-RT treatment, suggesting that RT contributes to an epigenetic level of control. Most importantly, inhibition of RT activity in vivo antagonized tumor growth in animal experiments. Moreover, pretreatment with RT inhibitors attenuated the tumorigenic phenotype of prostate carcinoma cells inoculated in nude mice. Based on these data, the endogenous RT can be regarded as an epigenetic regulator of cell differentiation and proliferation and may represent a novel target in cancer therapy.


Assuntos
Divisão Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Inibidores Enzimáticos/farmacologia , Melanoma/patologia , DNA Polimerase Dirigida por RNA/metabolismo , Bromodesoxiuridina/toxicidade , Ciclo Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Humanos , Microscopia Confocal , RNA Interferente Pequeno , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Via Transcriptase Reversa
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Ann N Y Acad Sci ; 1090: 50-8, 2006 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17384246

RESUMO

ADP-ribosylations are reversible posttranslational modifications that regulate the activity of target proteins, catalyzed by two different classes of enzymes, namely poly(ADP-ribosyl)polymerases (PARPs) and mono(ADP-ribosyl)transferases (ADPRTs). It is now emerging that ADP-ribosylation reactions control signal transduction pathways, mostly as a response to cell damage, aimed at both cell repair and apoptosis. Inhibition of ADPRTs, but not PARPs, increases the extent of apoptosis induced by cytocidal treatments, at the same time delaying secondary necrosis, the process leading to plasma membrane collapse in apoptotic cells, and responsible for apoptosis-related inflammation in vivo. Thus, ADPRT inhibitors may be ideal as adjuvants to cytocidal therapies; to this purpose, we investigated the molecular determinant(s) for such effects by probing a set of molecules with similar structures. We found that the apoptosis-modulating effects were mimicked by those compounds possessing an amidic group in the same position as two of the most popular ADPRT inhibitors, namely, 3-aminobenzamide and nicotinamide. This study may provide useful suggestions in designing molecules with therapeutic potential to be used as adjuvant in cytocidal therapies.


Assuntos
Adenosina Difosfato Ribose/antagonistas & inibidores , Apoptose , ADP Ribose Transferases/metabolismo , Adenosina Difosfato Ribose/metabolismo , Humanos , Necrose , Poli(ADP-Ribose) Polimerases/metabolismo , Células U937
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Apoptosis ; 12(12): 2207-19, 2007 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17899381

RESUMO

The very early events of the intrinsic, damage-induced apoptotic pathway, i.e., upstream to Bax activation, probably consist of physico-chemical alterations (i.e., redox, pH or Ca2+ changes) rather then subtle molecular interactions, and in spite of many studies they remain unclear. One problem is that cells undergo apoptosis in an asynchronous way, leading to heterogeneity in the cell population that impairs the results of bulk analyses. In this study, we present a flow cytometric approach for studying Ca2+ alteration in apoptosis at the single cell level. By means of a multiparametric analysis, we could discriminate different sub-populations, i.e., viable and apoptotic cells and cells in secondary necrosis, and separately analyse static as well as dynamic Ca2+ parameters in each sub-population. With this approach, we have identified a set of sequential Ca2+ changes; two very early ones occur prior to any other apoptotic alterations, whereas a later change coincides with the appearance of apoptosis. Interestingly, the two pre-apoptotic changes occur simultaneously in all treated cells, i.e., at fixed times post-treatment, whereas the later one occurs at varying times, i.e., within a wide time range, concomitantly with the other apoptotic events.


Assuntos
Apoptose , Sinalização do Cálcio , Apoptose/efeitos dos fármacos , Sinalização do Cálcio/efeitos dos fármacos , Clortetraciclina/farmacologia , Citosol/efeitos dos fármacos , Citosol/metabolismo , Retículo Endoplasmático/efeitos dos fármacos , Retículo Endoplasmático/metabolismo , Citometria de Fluxo , Humanos , Células Jurkat , Modelos Biológicos , Puromicina/farmacologia , Células U937
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