Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: U937 human leukemia cells were treated with MG132, DOX, or both drugs. We evaluated proliferation, viability, apoptosis, caspase-3, -8, and -9 activity and cleavage, cytochrome c release, mitochondrial membrane potential, the Bcl-2 and Bcl-XL antiapoptotic proteins, senescence, p65 phosphorylation, and pro- and antiapoptotic genes. RESULTS: The greatest apoptosis percentage in U937 cells was obtained with a combination of MG132 + DOX. Likewise, employing both drugs, we observed a decrease in tumor cell proliferation and important caspase-3 activation, as well as mitochondrial membrane potential loss. Therefore, MG132 decreases senescence, p65 phosphorylation, and the DOX-induced Bcl-2 antiapoptotic protein. The MG132 + DOX treatment induced upregulation of proapoptotic genes BAX, DIABLO, NOXA, DR4, and FAS. It also induced downregulation of the antiapoptotic genes BCL-XL and SURVIVIN. CONCLUSION:
MG132 sensitizes U937 leukemia cells to DOX-induced apoptosis, increasing its anti-leukemic effectiveness.
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Authors | Pablo César Ortiz-Lazareno, Alejandro Bravo-Cuellar, José Manuel Lerma-Díaz, Luis Felipe Jave-Suárez, Adriana Aguilar-Lemarroy, Jorge Ramiro Domínguez-Rodríguez, Oscar González-Ramella, Ruth De Célis, Paulina Gómez-Lomelí, Georgina Hernández-Flores |
Journal | Cancer cell international
(Cancer Cell Int)
Vol. 14
Issue 1
Pg. 13
(Feb 04 2014)
ISSN: 1475-2867 [Print] England |
PMID | 24495648
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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