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When administrated by isolated limb perfusion, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) is an efficient antitumor agent that improves drug penetration and destroys angiogenic vessels. Moreover, the pronounced potentiation of TNFalpha-induced apoptosis by NF-kappaB inhibitors suggest that these compounds could enhance TNFalpha antitumor efficacy through direct induction of tumor cell apoptosis. Therefore, attempts at amplifying signaling pathways that mediate TNFalpha antitumor effects could help to design combination therapies improving its efficiency. We report that nanomolar concentrations of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) amplify TNFalpha-induced apoptosis in APL cells expressing a specific repressor of NF-kappaB activation. This effect is abolished by the pan-caspase inhibitor, Z-VAD-fmk and by caspase-8 and -9 inhibitors. Cell death is accompanied by a drop of mitochondrial potential and by poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) activation. Using specific PARP-1 inhibitors and siRNAs, we show that PARP-1 is essential for the synergistic apoptotic effect and c-Jun N-terminal kinase 1 (JNK1) activation triggered by the ATRA/TNFalpha combination. JNK1 siRNAs reduce ATRA/TNFalpha-induced apoptosis, mitochondrial release of cytochrome c and caspase-9 activation. Altogether, these results identify a novel mechanism of PARP-1-induced apoptosis, in which JNK1 provides a link between PARP-1 activation and mitochondrial pathway of caspase-9 activation. This study also suggests that inclusion of nanomolar doses of ATRA could be clinically beneficial in amplifying TNFalpha-induced antitumor signals.
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PMID:A PARP-1/JNK1 cascade participates in the synergistic apoptotic effect of TNFalpha and all-trans retinoic acid in APL cells. 1808 21

The plastoquinones sargaquinoic acid and sargachromenol are major components of brown alga Sargassum sagamianum and are known to be involved in neurite growth and survival. In this study, we describe their novel pro-apoptotic activities in vitro and in vivo. In vitro, treatment with sargaquinoic acid or sargachromenol promoted cell death and activation of caspase-3, caspase-8, caspase-9 and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) in a concentration-dependent manner. Sargaquinoic acid- or sargachromenol-induced apoptosis was enhanced by co-treatment with UVB irradiation. It showed much higher levels of cleaved caspase-3, caspase-8, caspase-9, and PARP than with sargaquinoic acid and sargachromenol alone, while it had no effect on Bcl-2 and Bax expression level. Examination by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated nick-end labeling (TUNEL) and immunohistochemistry showed that topical application of sargaquinoic acid (1 mg/ml) before UVB irradiation (2.5 kJ/m(2)) of hairless mice also enhanced apoptosis including activation of caspase-3. Since a combination of phototherapy using UVB with topical reagents has been clinically applied to treat hyperproliferative skin disease, these results suggest that sargaquinoic acid and sargachromenol could be effective therapeutic agents.
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PMID:Sargaquinoic acid and sargachromenol, extracts of Sargassum sagamianum, induce apoptosis in HaCaT cells and mice skin: Its potentiation of UVB-induced apoptosis. 1824 74

We investigated whether HS-1200 has anti-proliferation effects on human hepatoma cells in vitro. Here, chromatin condensation, DNA ladder formation and proteolytic cleavage of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) were observed after treatment of HS-1200, indicating the occurrence of apoptotic cell death, which was associated with up-regulation of Bax, cleaved-caspase-3 and cleaved-caspase-9. Inhibition of caspase-9 rescued HS-1200-induced apoptosis. Furthermore, cells treated with HS-1200 showed a reduction in mitochondrial membrane potential (Deltapsi(m)) and caused cytochrome c release into the cytosol. The results indicated that synthetic chenodeoxycholic acid HS-1200 could induce cell apoptosis in BEL7402 human hepatoma cell line, via a Bax/cytochrome c/caspase-9 independent pathway. This study suggested that HS-1200 is potentially useful as an apoptosis inducer for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.
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PMID:Synthetic chenodeoxycholic acid derivative, HS-1200, induces apoptosis of human hepatoma cells via a mitochondrial pathway. 1856 45

Cobalamin-dependent methionine synthase, with a cofactor of vitamin B12, catalyzes the reaction of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate and homocysteine to form methionine and tetrahydrofolate, which takes a core position in folate cycle, one-carbon-unit transfer, and sulfur amino acid pathways. The 'methyl folate trap' hypothesis suggests that methionine synthase is a potential target for anticancer drug development. ZL031 and ZL033 are 5-methyltetrahydrofolate-like compounds that have been newly synthesized as potential inhibitors of the enzyme. To identify the effect of these two compounds on methionine synthase activity, a spectrophotometric assay was used and the results proved that ZL031 and ZL033 inactivated methionine synthase in HL-60 cells with an IC50 dose of 10.0 and 1.4 mumol/l, respectively. Moreover, obvious inhibitory effect on proliferation of HL-60 cells was observed, leading to our further investigation of the underlying anticancer mechanism. Under the circumstances of methionine synthase deficiency and subsequent folate depletion, cell cycle was arrested in G1/S phase and apoptosis was also observed. Analysis of cell cycle regulatory proteins demonstrated that cyclin E and cyclin-dependent kinase 2 were both increased. Furthermore, reduction of caspase-3, poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase, caspase-8, and caspase-9 protein levels were observed. In all the biological experiments we have performed, ZL033 has shown a better efficacy compared with ZL031. These results suggest that ZL031 and ZL033, as novel methionine synthase inhibitors, caused G1/S phase delay and apoptosis and eventually inhibit the proliferation of HL-60 cells in vitro. ZL033, with a carboxylic acid substituent, might have a better potential for drug development than ZL031 with an ester substituent.
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PMID:Two newly synthesized 5-methyltetrahydrofolate-like compounds inhibit methionine synthase activity accompanied by cell cycle arrest in G1/S phase and apoptosis in vitro. 1859 11

Skin cancers are by far the most common human malignancies. Retinoids have shown promising preventive and therapeutic effects against a variety of human malignancies. The aim of this study was to investigate the apoptosis-inducing effect of acitretin on human skin squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) SCL-1 cells. We found that acitretin preferentially inhibited the growth of SCL-1 cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner, but not of non-malignant keratinocyte HaCaT cells. This inhibition appeared to be due to induction of apoptosis as revealed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. AnnexinV/propidium iodide assay and morphological observation confirmed the pro-apoptotic effect of acitretin on SCL-1 cells. We further demonstrated that apoptosis was induced within 1-2 days and involved activation of caspases-8, -9, -3 and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP). Caspase-8 inhibitor effectively suppressed acitretin-induced apoptosis whereas caspase-9 inhibitor did not. Acitretin increased the levels of CD95 (Fas), CD95-ligand and Fas-associated death domain. Neutralizing ZB4 anti-Fas antibody significantly inhibited the apoptosis in SCL-1 cells induced by acitretin. These results suggest that acitretin is able to induce apoptosis in skin cancer cells possibly via death receptor CD95 apoptosis pathway without affecting the viability of normal keratinocyte.
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PMID:Acitretin induces apoptosis through CD95 signalling pathway in human cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma cell line SCL-1. 1862 60

Furanodiene, a natural product isolated from Curcuma wenyujin, has been reported to produce cytotoxic effect. In this study, we investigated its effects on human leukemia HL60 cells. Furanodiene induced apoptosis of HL60 cells, characterized by DNA fragmentation, cleavage of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP), caspase-3, caspase-8 and caspase-9. In the Bcl-2 family proteins, Bid protein (a substrate of caspase-8) was activated by furanodiene, but Bcl-2, Bax and Bcl-xL proteins were not influenced by furanodiene stimulation. Moreover, furanodiene treatment caused the upregulation of tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 (TNFR1), the formation of TNFR1 complex and an obvious production of TNF-alpha in HL60 cells. The soluble TNFR1 receptor effectively inhibited furanodiene-induced apoptosis. Taken together, furanodiene could inhibit the growth of leukemia cells via induction of apoptosis, and TNFR1-mediated extrinsic apoptotic pathways explains furanodiene-induced apoptosis.
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PMID:Induction of apoptosis by furanodiene in HL60 leukemia cells through activation of TNFR1 signaling pathway. 1866 67

Breadfruit (Artocarpus communis Moraceae) is cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions as a traditional starch crop and also has potential medicinal properties. The aim of this work was to study the in vitro anticancer activity of compounds isolated from the leaves of Artocarpus communis. Three new geranyl chalcone derivatives including isolespeol (1), 5'-geranyl-2',4',4-trihydroxychalcone (2), and 3,4,2',4'-tetrahydroxy-3'-geranyldihydrochalcone (3), together with two known compounds lespeol (4) and xanthoangelol (5), were isolated from the leaves of Artocarpus communis. The structures of 1- 5 were elucidated by spectroscopy and through comparison with data reported in the literature. The effects of geranyl chalcone derivatives (1- 5) on the viability of human cancer cells (including SW 872, HT-29, COLO 205, Hep3B, PLC5, Huh7, and HepG2 cells) were investigated. The results indicate that isolespeol (1) showed the highest inhibitory activity with an IC 50 value of 3.8 muM in SW 872 human liposarcoma cells. Treatment of SW 872 human liposarcoma cells with isolespeol (1) caused the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (DeltaPsim). Western blotting revealed that isolespeol (1) stimulated increased protein expression of Fas, FasL, and p53. The expression ratios of pro- and antiapoptotic Bcl-2 family members were also changed by isolespeol (1) treatment to subsequently induce the activation of caspase-9 and caspase-3, which was followed by cleavage of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP). These results demonstrate that isolespeol (1) induces apoptosis in SW 872 cells through Fas- and mitochondria-mediated pathways.
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PMID:Cytotoxic effects of new geranyl chalcone derivatives isolated from the leaves of Artocarpus communis in SW 872 human liposarcoma cells. 1876 61

We examined the antiproliferation effect of Jaceosidin (4', 5, 7-trihydroxy-3', 6-dimethoxyflavone) isolated from the herb of Artemisia vestita Wall on several human cancer cell lines. Jaceosidin significantly reduced the proliferation of CAOV-3, SKOV-3, HeLa, and PC3 cells in a concentration-dependent manner. A time-dependent inhibition was also observed in CAOV-3 cells by Jaceosidin. By flow cytometric analysis, we found that Jaceosidin treatment resulted in an increased apoptosis in CAOV-3 cells. The cells treated with Jaceosidin exhibited a decreased mitochondrial membrane potential. Jaceosidin also increased the level of cleaved caspase-9 and induced the cleavage of caspase-3 and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP), while caspase-3 inhibitor Z-DEVD-FMK significantly reversed the proapoptotic effect of Jaceosidin in CAOV-3 cells. Moreover, Jaceosidin elevated the level of cytochrome c in cytosol. These findings suggest that the anticancer effect of Jaceosidin may be contributed by an induction of apoptosis involving cytochrome c release from mitochondria to cytosol.
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PMID:Jaceosidin induces apoptosis in human ovary cancer cells through mitochondrial pathway. 1876 96

This study examined the apoptotic effects of crude saponins acquired from the roots of Platycodon grandiflorum (SPR) in HT-29 human colon cancer cells. SPR decreased HT-29 cell proliferation in dose- and time-dependent manners by inducing apoptosis via DNA fragmentation and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) cleavage. The apoptosis induced by SPR was associated with the activation of initiator caspases-8 and -9, as well as the effector caspase-3. SPR stimulated Bid cleavage, indicating that the apoptotic action of caspase-8-mediated Bid cleavage leads to the activation of caspase-9. SPR increased the expression of the pro-apoptotic protein, Bax, and decreased the expression of the anti-apoptotic protein, Bcl-2. SPR also increased the expression of the caspase-independent mitochondrial apoptosis factor, AIF, in HT-29 cells. These results indicate that SPR inhibits HT-29 cell proliferation by inducing apoptosis, which may be mediated via both caspase-dependent and -independent pathways.
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PMID:Induction of apoptosis in HT-29 colon cancer cells by crude saponin from Platycodi Radix. 1895 3

Cirsilineol (4',5-dihydroxy-3',6,7-trimethoxyflavone) is a compound isolated from the herb of Artemisia vestita Wall (Compositae). In this study, we aimed at examining the anti-proliferative activity of cirsilineol against multiple types of cancer cells and the underlying mechanisms. Cirsilineol significantly inhibited proliferation of Caov-3, Skov-3, PC3 and Hela cells in a concentration-dependent manner. The compound also dose-dependently induced apoptosis in Caov-3 cells, as determined by annexin V/propidium iodide staining. Besides, cirsilineol induced a remarkable change in mitochondrial membrane potential and caused release of cytochrome c to cytosol. Furthermore, the compound caused a marked activation of capase-3, caspase-9 and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP). These results suggested that the induction of apoptosis via the mitochondrial pathway was involved in the anti-proliferative activity of cirsilineol against cancer cells.
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PMID:Cirsilineol inhibits proliferation of cancer cells by inducing apoptosis via mitochondrial pathway. 1895 74


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