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Cyclopamine and jervine induce COX-2 overexpression in human erythroleukemia cells but only cyclopamine has a pro-apoptotic effect.

Abstract
Erythroleukemia is generally associated with a very poor response and survival to current available therapeutic agents. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) has been described to play a crucial role in the proliferation and differentiation of leukemia cells, this enzyme seems to play an important role in chemoresistance in different cancer types. Previously, we demonstrated that diosgenin, a plant steroid, induced apoptosis in HEL cells with concomitant COX-2 overexpression. In this study, we investigated the antiproliferative and apoptotic effects of cyclopamine and jervine, two steroidal alkaloids with similar structures, on HEL and TF1a human erythroleukemia cell lines and, for the first time, their effect on COX-2 expression. Cyclopamine, but not jervine, inhibited cell proliferation and induced apoptosis in these cells. Both compounds induced COX-2 overexpression which was responsible for apoptosis resistance. In jervine-treated cells, COX-2 overexpression was NF-κB dependent. Inhibition of NF-κB reduced COX-2 overexpression and induced apoptosis. In addition, cyclopamine induced apoptosis and COX-2 overexpression via PKC activation. Inhibition of the PKC pathway reduced both apoptosis and COX-2 overexpression in both cell lines. Furthermore, we demonstrated that the p38/COX-2 pathway was involved in resistance to cyclopamine-induced apoptosis since p38 inhibition reduced COX-2 overexpression and increased apoptosis in both cell lines.
AuthorsLamia Ghezali, David Yannick Leger, Youness Limami, Jeanne Cook-Moreau, Jean-Louis Beneytout, Bertrand Liagre
JournalExperimental cell research (Exp Cell Res) Vol. 319 Issue 7 Pg. 1043-53 (Apr 15 2013) ISSN: 1090-2422 [Electronic] United States
PMID23357584 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
CopyrightCopyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Chemical References
  • NF-kappa B
  • Veratrum Alkaloids
  • jervine
  • Cyclooxygenase 2
  • PTGS2 protein, human
  • p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
  • cyclopamine
Topics
  • Apoptosis (drug effects)
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation (drug effects)
  • Cyclooxygenase 2 (metabolism)
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute (enzymology, pathology)
  • NF-kappa B (metabolism)
  • Signal Transduction (drug effects)
  • Veratrum Alkaloids (pharmacology)
  • p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases (metabolism)

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