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The marine lipopeptide somocystinamide A triggers apoptosis via caspase 8.

Abstract
Screening for novel anticancer drugs in chemical libraries isolated from marine organisms, we identified the lipopeptide somocystinamide A (ScA) as a pluripotent inhibitor of angiogenesis and tumor cell proliferation. The antiproliferative activity was largely attributable to induction of programmed cell death. Sensitivity to ScA was significantly increased among cells expressing caspase 8, whereas siRNA knockdown of caspase 8 increased survival after exposure to ScA. ScA rapidly and efficiently partitioned into liposomes while retaining full antiproliferative activity. Consistent with the induction of apoptosis via the lipid compartment, we noted accumulation and aggregation of ceramide in treated cells and subsequent colocalization with caspase 8. Angiogenic endothelial cells were extremely sensitive to ScA. Picomolar concentrations of ScA disrupted proliferation and endothelial tubule formation in vitro. Systemic treatment of zebrafish or local treatment of the chick chorioallantoic membrane with ScA resulted in dose-dependent inhibition of angiogenesis, whereas topical treatment blocked tumor growth among caspase-8-expressing tumors. Together, the results reveal an unexpected mechanism of action for this unique lipopeptide and suggest future development of this and similar agents as antiangiogenesis and anticancer drugs.
AuthorsWolf Wrasidlo, Ainhoa Mielgo, Vicente A Torres, Simone Barbero, Konstantin Stoletov, Takashi L Suyama, Richard L Klemke, William H Gerwick, Dennis A Carson, Dwayne G Stupack
JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A) Vol. 105 Issue 7 Pg. 2313-8 (Feb 19 2008) ISSN: 1091-6490 [Electronic] United States
PMID18268346 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors
  • Disulfides
  • Lipoproteins
  • Phospholipids
  • Somocystinamide A
  • Caspase 8
Topics
  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors (pharmacology)
  • Animals
  • Animals, Genetically Modified
  • Apoptosis (drug effects)
  • Caspase 8 (metabolism)
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Membrane (drug effects, metabolism)
  • Chickens
  • Disulfides (chemistry, pharmacology)
  • Embryo, Nonmammalian (blood supply, drug effects, embryology)
  • Humans
  • Lipoproteins (pharmacology)
  • Molecular Structure
  • Oceans and Seas
  • Phospholipids (metabolism)
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

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