Gene/Protein Disease Symptom Drug Enzyme Compound
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Query: UMLS:C0027819 (neuroblastoma)
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Olomoucine and Roscovitine are two ATP-competing compounds described as specific inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK). Both drugs showed to induce apoptosis in SH-SY5Y, a neuroblastoma-derived cell line. In these cells, neither Bcl-2 nor Bcl-XL overexpression conferred any resistance to both drugs. However, a partial protective effect was detected when cells were treated with a general inhibitor of caspases (zVADfmk), cycloheximide (CHX), or actinomycin D (DAct). Interestingly, a synergism in cell protection was observed between zVADfmk and macromolecular synthesis inhibitors, thus suggesting different apoptotic pathways in distinct subpopulations of the cell culture. On the other hand, no lethality was found when cells were treated with either PD98059 or UO126. This discarded Erk1/Erk2 inhibition as the cause of apoptosis. Furthermore, SH-SY5Y cells became resistant to either Olomoucine or Roscovitine upon the induction of differentiation. This resistance correlated with the extent of differentiation and, therefore, the number of cells entering a quiescent state. In conclusion, our results seem to support a role for CDK inhibition as the cause of the apoptotic process triggered by Olomoucine and Roscovitine. In addition, we contribute to define a promising profile as anticancer drugs for both compounds, at least in the treatment of neuroblastoma.
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PMID:Cell differentiation, caspase inhibition, and macromolecular synthesis blockage, but not BCL-2 or BCL-XL proteins, protect SH-SY5Y cells from apoptosis triggered by two CDK inhibitory drugs. 1505 86

Olomoucine and Roscovitine are pharmacological inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK) displaying a promising profile as anticancer agents. Both compounds are effective inductors of apoptosis in a human neuroblastoma cell line, SH-SY5Y. The characterization of this process had suggested the involvement of an extrinsic pathway [Ribas, J., Boix, J., 2004. Cell differentiation, Caspase inhibition, and macromolecular synthesis blockage, but not Bcl-2 or Bcl-XL proteins, protect SH-SY5Y cells from apoptosis triggered by two CDK inhibitory drugs. Exp. Cell Res. 295 9-24.], which depends on either Caspase 8 or Caspase 10 activation. However, neither Caspase 8 nor Caspase 10 is expressed in SH-SY5Y cells because of gene silencing. Upon Olomoucine or Roscovitine treatment, no re-expression of Caspase 8 or Caspase 10 was found. Therefore, in SH-SY5Y cells, this type of drugs is not triggering a canonical, Caspase 8/10-mediated, extrinsic apoptotic pathway.
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PMID:Caspase 8/10 are not mediating apoptosis in neuroblastoma cells treated with CDK inhibitory drugs. 1624 12