Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: Cytotoxicity was evaluated by trypan blue exclusion methods. Apoptosis was detected using DAPI staining, agarose gel electrophoresis and flow cytometer. The expression levels of proteins were determined by Western blot analyses and caspase activities were measured using colorimetric assays. The ROS production and mitochondrial membrane potential ( MMP, Delta Psi(m)) changes were measured fluorimetrically. RESULTS: The results of this study demonstrate that sanguinarine mediates ROS production, and that this mediation is followed by a decrease in MMP, the release of cytochrome c, activation of caspase-9 and caspase-3, and downregulation of antiapoptosis factor XIAP and cIAP-1. Sanguinarine also promoted the activation of caspase-8 and truncation of Bid (tBid). Moreover, the quenching of ROS generation by N-acetyl-L-cysteine administration, a scavenger of ROS, reversed the sanguinarine-induced apoptosis effects via inhibition of ROS production, MMP collapse, tBid expression and the subsequent activation of caspases. These observations clearly indicate that ROS are involved in the early molecular events in the sanguinarine-induced apoptotic pathway. CONCLUSION: Our data imply that sanguinarine-induced ROS are key mediators of MMP collapse, which leads to the release of cytochrome c followed by caspase activation, culminating in apoptosis.
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Authors | Woo Young Choi, Gi-Young Kim, Won Ho Lee, Yung Hyun Choi |
Journal | Chemotherapy
(Chemotherapy)
Vol. 54
Issue 4
Pg. 279-87
( 2008)
ISSN: 1421-9794 [Electronic] Switzerland |
PMID | 18667818
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | (c) 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel. |
Chemical References |
- BH3 Interacting Domain Death Agonist Protein
- Benzophenanthridines
- Isoquinolines
- Reactive Oxygen Species
- Cytochromes c
- sanguinarine
- Caspases
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Topics |
- Apoptosis
(drug effects)
- BH3 Interacting Domain Death Agonist Protein
(metabolism)
- Benzophenanthridines
(chemistry, pharmacology)
- Breast Neoplasms
(metabolism, pathology)
- Caspases
(metabolism)
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cytochromes c
(metabolism)
- Enzyme Activation
(drug effects)
- Humans
- Isoquinolines
(chemistry, pharmacology)
- Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial
(drug effects)
- Mitochondria
(drug effects, metabolism)
- Molecular Structure
- Reactive Oxygen Species
(metabolism)
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