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SIN-1 (3-morpholinosydnonimine), the active metabolite of the vasodilator drug molsidomine, decomposes spontaneously in solution. In the presence of oxygen, NO* and O(2)(*-) are released, generating peroxynitrite, a potent oxidizing agent, at a constant rate over a 2 h period. We utilized this system to investigate mechanisms of peroxynitrite-induced cytotoxicity, genotoxicity, apoptosis, and mitochondrial damage in two human lymphoblastoid cell lines carrying either wild-type (TK6 cells) or mutant p53 (WTK-1 cells) genes. Treatment of TK6 cells with 5 mM SIN-1 for 1.5 h resulted in 28 +/- 6% survival 24 h later. Exposure in the presence of different radical scavengers significantly increased survival, as follows: cytochrome c, 96 +/- 3%; Tiron, 69 +/- 0%; SOD plus catalase, 83 +/- 5%; carboxy-PTIO, 87 +/- 3%; and uric acid, 87 +/- 2%. D-mannitol was ineffective in reducing lethality, as were SOD and catalase when added individually or in heat-inactivated form. Spontaneous as well as SIN-1-induced mutant fractions (MF) in both HPRT and TK genes were significantly higher in WTK-1 cells than in TK6 cells (p < 0.05-0.01). Exposure to 2.5 mM SIN-1 induced time-dependent apoptosis in TK6 cells, but not in WTK-1 cells. Mitochondrial membrane depolarization was also observed in both cell lines after SIN-1 treatment. Neutral comet assay demonstrated that SIN-1 treatment resulted in higher levels of DNA double-strand breaks in TK6 cells than in WTK-1 cells. Collectively, these data show that SIN-1 can be used as an effective peroxynitrite generator in cell culture experiments under these experimental conditions, in which it induced a greater apoptotic response but was less potent as a mutagen in TK6 cells compared with WTK-1 cells. Thus, p53 status was an important determinant of SIN-1 induced mutagenesis and apoptosis in these two human lymphoblastoid cell lines.
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PMID:Genotoxicity, mitochondrial damage, and apoptosis in human lymphoblastoid cells exposed to peroxynitrite generated from SIN-1. 1195 39

We examined the mechanism of DNA damage induced by carcinogenic Ni(II) in the presence of SH compounds. In the presence of model endogenous SH compounds, dithiothreitol (DTT), 1,4-dithio-L-threitol, and dithioerythritol, Ni(II) induced damage to (32)P-5'-end-labeled DNA fragments obtained from the human c-Ha-ras-1 protooncogene and the p53 tumor suppressor gene. The intensity of Ni(II)-mediated DNA damage induced by DTT was stronger than that by other model endogenous SH compounds, 1,4-dithio-L-threitol and dithioerythritol. DNA damage induced by Ni(II) plus DTT was observed only when the DNA was treated with piperidine, suggesting that Ni(II) plus DTT caused only base damage. Formamidopyrimidine-DNA glycosylase, which is known to recognize 8-oxodG as well as Fapy residues, treatment induced cleavage sites, mainly guanine residues, particularly at the 5'-GG-3', 5'-GGG-3', and 5'-GGGG-3' sequences, in DNA incubated with Ni(II) in the presence of DTT. SOD and catalase inhibited the DNA damage, suggesting that DNA damage involved superoxide anion and hydrogen peroxide. Sodium azide, a potent and relatively specific scavenger of (1)O(2), inhibited DNA damage by Ni(II) in the presence of DTT, whereas the sequence specificity of DNA damage was different from that obtained by (1)O(2) generating agent. The formation of 8-oxodG in calf thymus DNA by Ni(II) was observed with the physiological thiols, dihydrolipoic acid and mercaptopyruvate, as well as with DTT. These results suggest that Ni(II) and DTT form a reactive species, which may be responsible for causing guanine-specific DNA damage. Endogenous SH compounds, which have similar chemical structures to DTT, would participate in nickel carcinogenesis through causing oxidative DNA damage.
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PMID:Site-specific hydroxylation at polyguanosine in double-stranded DNA by nickel(II) in the presence of SH compounds: comparison with singlet oxygen-induced DNA damage. 1218 85

Activating transcription factor (ATF) 3, a member of the ATF/cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-responsive element binding protein (ATF/CREB) family of transcription factors, is induced by a wide range of stress stimuli. Although the ATF3 homodimer is known to repress transcription of several genes, its precise biological roles are still unclear. In this study, we investigated the functional role of ATF3 in doxorubicin (DOX=adriamycin)-treated neonatal rat cardiac myocytes. DOX rapidly activated JNK and c-Jun and induced ATF3 at both mRNA and protein level. Adenovirus-mediated expression of ATF3 protected cardiomyocytes from DOX-induced apoptosis, as determined by flow cytometry, cell viability, and TUNEL assay. It was further shown that p53, one of the apoptosis-inducing transcription factors, was downregulated in the ATF3-overexpressing cardiomyocytes. These results strongly suggest that ATF3 may function as a cytoprotective transcription factor in DOX-treated cardiac myocytes, at least in part, owing to downregulation of p53. ATF3 may be a novel therapeutic target that protects cardiac myocytes from DOX-induced apoptosis.
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PMID:ATF3 inhibits doxorubicin-induced apoptosis in cardiac myocytes: a novel cardioprotective role of ATF3. 1239 99

Oxidative damage to DNA is thought to play a significant role in mutagenesis, aging, and cancer. Sensitivity to oxidative DNA damage and DNA repair efficiency were examined using a series of human breast epithelial cell lines-MCF-10A, MCF-10AT, and MCF-10ATG3B-with progressively elevated Ras protein. Breast epithelial cells were treated with H2O2, in the absence and presence of the DNA-repair inhibitors hydroxyurea (HU) and cytosine arabinoside (Ara-C). DNA strand breaks were assessed by the mean olive tail moment (microm) using the alkaline single-cell gel electrophoresis (Comet) assay. In untreated cells, the mean olive tail moment values were 4.3 +/- 0.7, 8.3 +/- 1.1, and 7.1 +/- 0.6 microm in the MCF-10A, MCF-10AT, and MCF-10ATG3B cells, respectively. Five min H2O2 treatment produced concentration-dependent DNA damage, with the MCF-10A cells most susceptible and the tumorigenic MCF-10ATG3B cells the least susceptible. Treatment with 100 microM H2O2 resulted in approximately 17-, 6-, and 4.5-fold increases in mean olive tail moment values in the MCF-10A, MCF-10AT, and MCF-10ATG3B cells, respectively, compared to untreated cells. The HCC1937 tumor cell line responded in a manner comparable to the MCF-10ATG3B cells treated with H2O2, HU/Ara-C pre-treatment resulted in a approximately 1.5-fold increase in olive tail moment values in all three cell lines. Protein levels of antioxidant enzymes, including catalase, copper/zinc superoxide dismutase (Cu/Zn SOD), and manganese SOD (MnSOD) were determined in order to examine a potential mechanism for increased resistance to H2O2-mediated DNA damage. Levels of these enzymes increased progressively, with highest expression in MCF-10ATG3B cells. Increased cellular resistance also coincided with marked decreases in p53 protein levels. These results demonstrate that, in this cell lineage, sensitivity to oxidative DNA damage by H2O2 decreases with tumorigenicity (i.e., MCF-10A vs. MCF-10ATG3B), and show that DNA repair, altered Ras, and p53 expression, or compensatory mechanisms involving elevated antioxidant enzymes are involved in mediating these effects.
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PMID:Oxidative DNA damage and repair in a cell lineage model of human proliferative breast disease (PBD). 1280 49

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as superoxide radicals are responsible for the pathogenesis of various human diseases. ROS are generated during normal metabolic process in all of the oxygen-utilizing organisms. The copper-zinc-containing SOD (SOD1) acts as a major defense against ROS by detoxifying the superoxide anion. In model organisms, SOD1 has been shown to play a role in the aging process. However, the exact role of the SOD1 protein in the human aging process remains to be resolved. We show that SOD1 RNA interference (RNAi) induces senescence in normal human fibroblasts. This premature senescence depends on p53 induction. In contrast, in human fibroblastic cells with inactivated p53, the SOD1 RNAi is without effect. Surprisingly, in cancer cells (HeLa), the SOD1 RNAi induces cell death rather then senescence. Together, these findings support the notion that in normal human cells the SOD1 protein may play a role in the regulation of cellular lifespan by p53 and may also regulate the death signals in cancer cells.
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PMID:Superoxide dismutase 1 knock-down induces senescence in human fibroblasts. 1287 78

Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) is a potent mitogen for mesenchymal cells. PDGF AA functions as a "competent factor" that stimulates cell cycle entry but requires additional (progression) factors in serum to transit the cell cycle beyond the G1/S checkpoint. Unlike PDGF AA, PDGF B-chain (c-sis) homodimer (PDGF BB) and its viral counterpart v-sis can serve as both competent and progression factors. PDGF BB activates alpha- and beta-receptor subunits (alpha-PDGFR and beta-PDGFR) and induces phenotypic transformation in NIH 3T3 cells, whereas PDGF AA activates alpha-PDGFR only and fails to induce transformation. We showed previously that alpha-PDGFR antagonizes beta-PDGFR-mediated transformation through activation of stress-activated protein kinase-1/c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase-1, whereas both alpha-PDGFR and beta-PDGFR induce mitogenic signals. These studies revealed a striking feature of PDGF signaling; the specificity and the strength of the PDGF growth signal is modulated by alpha-PDGFR-mediated simultaneous activation of growth stimulatory and inhibitory signals, whereas beta-PDGFR mainly induces a growth-promoting signal. Here we demonstrate that PDGF BB activation of beta-PDGFR alone results in more efficient cell cycle transition from G1 to S phase than PDGF BB activation of both alpha-PDGFR and beta-PDGFR. PDGF AA activation of alpha-PDGFR or PDGF BB activation of both alpha- and beta-PDGFRs up-regulates expression of p21WAF1/CIP1, an inhibitor of cell cycle-dependent kinases and a downstream mediator of the tumor suppressor gene product p53. However, beta-PDGFR activation alone fails to induce p21WAF1/CIP1 expression. We also demonstrate that alpha-PDGFR-activated JNK-1 is a critical signaling component for PDGF induction of p21WAF1/CIP1 promoter activity. The ability of PDGF/JNK-1 to induce p21WAF1/CIP1 promoter activity is independent of p53, although the overall p21WAF1/CIP1 promoter activities are greatly reduced in the absence of p53. These results provide a molecular basis for differential regulation of the cell cycle and transformation by alpha- and beta-PDGFRs.
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PMID:Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) receptor-alpha-activated c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase-1 is critical for PDGF-induced p21WAF1/CIP1 promoter activity independent of p53. 1450 45

Survivin is a member of the inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP) family that has been implicated in both apoptosis inhibition and cell cycle control. Recently, Survivin has attracted growing attention because of its tumor-specific expression and potential applications in tumor therapy. However, its inhibitory mechanism and subcellular localization remain controversial. Here, we report a novel Survivin mutant Surv-D53A, which displays a function opposite to Survivin and a distinctive subcellular distribution compared with its wild-type counterpart. Surv-D53A was shown to induce apoptosis in a p53-independent manner, indicating that tumor suppressor p53 is not involved in its apoptosis pathway. Surv-D53A was shown to markedly sensitize apoptosis induced by TRAIL, doxorubicin, and RIP3. We also demonstrated that similar to wild-type Survivin, Surv-D53A was localized in cytoplasm in interphase and to midbody at telophase. However, it fails to colocalize in chromosomes with Aurora-B in metaphase as wt-Survivin. Surv-D53A mutant is less stable than wt-Survivin and is degraded more rapidly by ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. Additionally, we found that Surv-D53A interacts with wt-Survivin to form heterodimer or with itself to form mutant homodimer, which may account for the loss of its antiapoptotic function. Finally, unlike Survivin*Survivin, neither Surv-D53A*Survivin nor Surv-D53A*Surv-D53A is able to bind to Smac/DIABLO, which may explain the underlying mechanism for its abolishment of antiapoptotic activity of Survivin.
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PMID:A single amino acid change (Asp 53 --> Ala53) converts Survivin from anti-apoptotic to pro-apoptotic. 1469 67

We investigated the effects of focused ultrasound (FUS) on specific molecular signaling and cellular response in three closely related human Tk6 lymphoblast cell lines that differed only in their p53 status. The applied ultrasound parameters fell between the physical dose range, which is safely used in medical diagnostics (peak pressure<0.1 MPa) and that used for high-energy FUS thermal ablation therapy (peak pressure>10 MPa). Based on cDNA microarrays and protein analysis, we found that FUS at the intermediate peak pressure of 1.5 MPa induced a complex signaling cascade with upregulation of proapoptotic genes [e.g., p53, p21, Thy1 (CD 90)]. Simultaneously, FUS downregulated cellular survival components (e.g., bcl-2, SOD). The p53 status was important for the reaction of the cells to ultrasound. Apoptosis and G1 arrest were induced primarily in p53+ cells, while p53- cells showed less apoptosis but exhibited G2 arrest. Likewise, the proliferation of lymphoblasts was much more strongly inhibited in p53+ than in p53- cells. Microarray analysis further demonstrated an upregulation of genes involved in oxidative stress (e.g., ferritin), suggesting that indirect sonochemical effects via reactive oxygen species play a causative role in the interaction of ultrasound with lymphoblasts. An important characteristic of FUS in therapeutic ultrasound applications is its ability to be administered to the human body in a targeted manner while sparing intermediate tissues. Therefore, our data indicate that this noninvasive, mechanical wave transmission, which is free of ionizing radiation, has the potential to specifically induce localized cell signals and apoptosis.
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PMID:Apoptosis signals in lymphoblasts induced by focused ultrasound. 1523 31

Colorectal carcinoma is a human malignant tumor, which is very resistant to currently available methods of treatment. Therefore, developing an effective agent with anti-colorectal carcinoma activity is important. In the present study, 8 structurally related flavones including flavone, 3-OH flavone, 5-OH flavone, 7-OH flavone, quercetin, kaempferol, quercetin, and morin were used to study their effects on colorectal carcinoma cells (HT29, COLO205, COLO320-HSR). Results of MTT assay indicated that flavone shows the most potent cytoxic effect among them on these three cell types. The cytotoxicity induced by flavone is mediated by inducing the occurrence of apoptosis characterized by the appearance of DNA ladders, apoptotic bodies and hypodiploid cells. Activation of caspase 3 protein procession and enzyme activity with inducing cleavage of caspase 3 substrates PARP was identified in flavone-treated cells, and an inhibitory peptide Ac-DEVD-FMK for caspase 3, but not Ac-YVAD-FMK for caspase 1, attenuates the cytotoxic effect of flavone in COLO205 and HT29 cells. Elevation of p21 but no p53 protein was observed in flavone-treated cells. Increasing intracellular peroxide level was detected in flavone-treated cells by DCHF-DA assay, and antioxidants such as tiron, catalase, SOD, PDTC, but not DPI, suppress flavone-induced cytotoxic effect. In vivo anti-tumor study indicates that flavone exhibits ability to inhibit tumor formation elicited by s.c. injection of COLO205 cells in nude mice, and apoptotic cells and an increase in p21, but not p53, protein were observed in tumor tissues derived from flavone-treated group. Additionally, flavone induced apoptosis in primary colon carcinoma cells COLO205-X with appearance of DNA ladders, caspase 3 protein procession, PARP protein cleavage, and an increase in p21 (not p53) protein. These data provide evidence to suggest that flavone is an effective agent to induce apoptosis in colorectal carcinoma cells in vitro and in vivo; activation of caspase 3, ROS production, and increasing p21 protein are involved.
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PMID:Flavone inhibition of tumor growth via apoptosis in vitro and in vivo. 1528 67

Apoptotic signaling was examined in the patagialis (PAT) muscles of young adult and old quail. One wing was loaded for 14 days to induce hypertrophy and then unloaded for 7 or 14 days to induce muscle atrophy. Although the nuclear Id2 protein content was not different between unloaded and control muscles in either age group, cytoplasmic Id2 protein content of unloaded muscles was higher than that in contralateral control muscles after 7 days of unloading in young quails. Nuclear and cytoplasmic p53 contents and the p53 nuclear index of the unloaded muscles were higher than those in control muscles after 7 days of unloading in young quails, whereas in aged quails, the p53 and Id2 contents and p53 nuclear index of the unloaded muscles were not altered by unloading. Immunofluorescent staining indicated that myonuclei and activated satellite cell nuclei contributed to the increased number of p53-positive nuclei. Conversely, unloading in either young adult or aged PAT muscles did not alter c-Myc protein content. Although Cu-Zn-SOD content was not different in unloaded and control muscles, Mn-SOD content increased in PAT muscles after 7 days of unloading in young quails, suggesting that unloading induced an oxidative disturbance in these muscles. Moderate correlational relationships existed among Id2, p53, c-Myc, SOD, apoptosis-regulatory factors, and TdT-mediated dUTP nick end labeling index. These data indicate that Id2 and p53 are involved in the apoptotic responses during unloading-induced muscle atrophy after hypertrophy in young adult birds. Furthermore, our data suggest that there is an aging-dependent regulation of Id2 and p53 during unloading of previously hypertrophied muscles.
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PMID:Id2 and p53 participate in apoptosis during unloading-induced muscle atrophy. 1560 50


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