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Arsenic Nanoparticles Trigger Apoptosis via Anoikis Induction in OECM-1 Cells.
Covarrubias, Alejandra A; Reyna-Jeldes, Mauricio; Pedroso-Santana, Seidy; Marín, Sabrina; Madero-Mendoza, Carolina; Demergasso, Cecilia; Coddou, Claudio.
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  • Covarrubias AA; Departamento de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo 1781421, Chile.
  • Reyna-Jeldes M; Núcleo para el Estudio del Cáncer a Nivel Básico, Aplicado y Clínico, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo 1781421, Chile.
  • Pedroso-Santana S; Millennium Nucleus for the Study of Pain (MiNuSPain), Santiago 8331150, Chile.
  • Marín S; Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad del Alba, La Serena 1700000, Chile.
  • Madero-Mendoza C; Departamento de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo 1781421, Chile.
  • Demergasso C; Núcleo para el Estudio del Cáncer a Nivel Básico, Aplicado y Clínico, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo 1781421, Chile.
  • Coddou C; Millennium Nucleus for the Study of Pain (MiNuSPain), Santiago 8331150, Chile.
Int J Mol Sci ; 25(12)2024 Jun 18.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38928430
ABSTRACT
Arsenic compounds have been used as therapeutic alternatives for several diseases including cancer. In the following work, we obtained arsenic nanoparticles (AsNPs) produced by an anaerobic bacterium from the Salar de Ascotán, in northern Chile, and evaluated their effects on the human oral squamous carcinoma cell line OECM-1. Resazurin reduction assays were carried out on these cells using 1-100 µM of AsNPs, finding a concentration-dependent reduction in cell viability that was not observed for the non-tumoral gastric mucosa-derived cell line GES-1. To establish if these effects were associated with apoptosis induction, markers like Bcl2, Bax, and cleaved caspase 3 were analyzed via Western blot, executor caspases 3/7 via luminometry, and DNA fragmentation was analyzed by TUNEL assay, using 100 µM cisplatin as a positive control. OECM-1 cells treated with AsNPs showed an induction of both extrinsic and intrinsic apoptotic pathways, which can be explained by a significant decrease in P-Akt/Akt and P-ERK/ERK relative protein ratios, and an increase in both PTEN and p53 mRNA levels and Bit-1 relative protein levels. These results suggest a prospective mechanism of action for AsNPs that involves a potential interaction with extracellular matrix (ECM) components that reduces cell attachment and subsequently triggers anoikis, an anchorage-dependent type of apoptosis.
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Texto completo: 1 Bases de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Arsénico / Apoptosis / Anoicis / Nanopartículas Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Int J Mol Sci Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Chile

Texto completo: 1 Bases de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Arsénico / Apoptosis / Anoicis / Nanopartículas Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Int J Mol Sci Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Chile