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Query: UMLS:C0596263 (carcinogenesis)
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Nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB) is a redox-associated transcription factor that is involved in the activation of survival pathways. We have previously shown that deoxycholate (DOC) activates NF-kappaB in hepatocytes and colon epithelial cells and that persistent exposure of HCT-116 cells to increasing concentrations of DOC results in the constitutive activation of NF-kappaB, which is associated with the development of apoptosis resistance. The mechanisms by which DOC activates NF-kappaB in colon epithelial cells, and whether natural antioxidants can reduce DOC-induced NF-kappaB activation, however, are not known. Also, it is not known if DOC can generate reactive oxygen species within mitochondria as a possible pathway of stress-related NF-kappaB activation. Since we have previously shown that DOC activates the NF-kappaB stress-response pathway in HCT-116 cells, we used this cell line to further explore the mechanisms of NF-kappaB activation. We found that DOC induces mitochondrial oxidative stress and activates NF-kappaB in HCT-116 cells through multiple mechanisms involving NAD(P)H oxidase, Na+/K+-ATPase, cytochrome P450, Ca++ and the terminal mitochondrial respiratory complex IV. DOC-induced NF-kappaB activation was significantly (P < 0.05) inhibited by pre-treatment of cells with CAPE, EGCG, TMS, DPI, NaN3, EGTA, Ouabain and RuR. The NF-kappaB-activating pathways, induced by the dietary-related endogenous detergent DOC, provide mechanisms for promotion of colon cancer and identify possible new targets for chemoprevention.
Carcinogenesis 2007 Jan
PMID:Deoxycholate induces mitochondrial oxidative stress and activates NF-kappaB through multiple mechanisms in HCT-116 colon epithelial cells. 1688 64

Taxol-based chemotherapy is widely used as the first-line treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), however, the subsequent development of taxol-resistance is a major concern and challenge, resulting in tumor relapse and poor prognosis. Given the complex nature of taxol-resistance, we further delved into its mechanisms and demonstrated that CYP1B1 was associated to taxol response in taxol-resistant A549/Taxol cells. Compared to its parent A549 counterpart, A549/Taxol presented much higher level of CYP1B1, which was paralleled by increased aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) expressions likely due to the long term taxol exposure and thereby allowed a subsequent up-regulation of CYP1B1. Inhibition of CYP1B1 by TMS [(E)-2,3',4,5'-tetramethoxystilbene], the specific CYP1B1 inhibitor, remarkably enhanced the sensitivity of A549/Taxol to taxol. Moreover, pre-incubation of taxol with human recombinant CYP1B1 did not affect drug toxicity in A549 cells, precluding the possibility of drug resistance ascribed to CYP1B1 due to directly inactivating taxol. Indeed, CYP1B1 is responsible for bio-transforming estrogen (E2) into the carcinogenetic metabolite that would inhibit microtubule stabilization induced by taxol and thereby compromising treatment efficacy. Remarkably, our data revealed potent CYP1B1 inhibition efficacy of 4-hydroxyemodin (HEM) as reflected by both molecular docking simulations and EROD assay, which posed HEM the advantage of breaking the vicious circle between E2 and CYP1B1, not only favoring to overcome taxol-resistance, but also offering long term benefit via circumventing carcinogenesis and tumor progression induced by E2. In addition to CYP1B1 inhibition, HEM notably inhibited P-gp activity and expression, a common feature of drug resistance, as well as significantly inactivated AKT/ERK pathways that contributed to the cell proliferation, migration, and drug resistance. Thus, HEM may act in concert to overcome taxol-resistance through comprehensive targeting three considered arms of drug-resistance mechanisms. Moreover, HEM profoundly resisted E2-stimulated cell migration in both A549 and A549/Taxol cells, a primary reason for tumor patients' mortality, as well as inflicted selective injury to A549/Taxol cells rather than normal lung cells, supporting HEM to be a promising agent for overcoming taxol-resistance in A549 cells.
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PMID:Overcoming Taxol-resistance in A549 cells: A comprehensive strategy of targeting P-gp transporter, AKT/ERK pathways, and cytochrome P450 enzyme CYP1B1 by 4-hydroxyemodin. 3178 10