Isoobtusilactone A induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis through reactive oxygen species/apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 signaling pathway in human breast cancer cells.

Abstract

This study is the first to investigate the anticancer effect of isoobtusilactone A (IOA) in two human breast cancer cell lines, MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231. IOA exhibited effective cell growth inhibition by inducing cancer cells to undergo G(2)-M phase arrest and apoptosis. Further investigation revealed that IOA's inhibition of cell growth was also evident in a nude mice model. Cell cycle blockade was associated with increased levels of p21 and reduced amounts of cyclin B1, cyclin A, cdc2, and cdc25C. IOA also enhanced the levels of inactivated phosphorylated cdc2 and cdc25C. IOA triggered the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway, as indicated by a change in Bax/Bcl-2 ratios, resulting in mitochondrial membrane potential loss, cytochrome c release, and caspase-9 activation. We also found that the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is a critical mediator in IOA-induced cell growth inhibition. Enhancement of ROS by IOA activated apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1) resulted in the increased activation of c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinase and p38. Antioxidants EUK8 and N-acetyl cystenine significantly decreased apoptosis by inhibiting the ASK1 dephosphorylation at Ser(967) and subsequently increased the interaction of ASK1 with thioredoxin or 14-3-3 proteins. Moreover, blocking ASK1 by small interfering RNA inhibition completely suppressed IOA-induced apoptosis. Taken together, these results imply a critical role for ROS and ASK1 in IOA's anticancer activity.

• Authors: Po-Lin Kuo, Chung-Yi Chen, Ya-Ling Hsu
• Journal: Cancer research (Cancer Res) Vol. 67 Issue 15 Pg. 7406-20 (Aug 01 2007) ISSN: 0008-5472 [Print] United States
• PMID: 17671211 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Alkanes
• Antioxidants
• CCNB1 protein, human
• CDKN1A protein, human
• Ccnb1 protein, mouse
• Cell Cycle Proteins
• Cyclin A
• Cyclin B
• Cyclin B1
• Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21
• Lactones
• RNA, Small Interfering
• Reactive Oxygen Species
• isoobtusilactone A
• Cytochromes c
• CDC2 Protein Kinase
• JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
• p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
• MAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 5
• MAP3K5 protein, human
• CDC25C protein, human
• Cdc25c protein, mouse
• cdc25 Phosphatases
• Caspases

Topics

• Alkanes (pharmacology)
• Animals
• Antioxidants (pharmacology)
• Apoptosis (drug effects)
• Breast Neoplasms (drug therapy, metabolism, pathology)
• CDC2 Protein Kinase (metabolism)
• Caspases (metabolism)
• Cell Cycle (drug effects)
• Cell Cycle Proteins (metabolism)
• Cell Line, Tumor
• Cell Proliferation (drug effects)
• Cyclin A (metabolism)
• Cyclin B (metabolism)
• Cyclin B1
• Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21 (metabolism)
• Cytochromes c (metabolism)
• Female
• Humans
• Immunoblotting
• Immunoprecipitation
• JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases (antagonists & inhibitors, genetics, metabolism)
• Lactones (pharmacology)
• MAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 5 (antagonists & inhibitors, genetics, metabolism)
• Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial (drug effects)
• Mice
• Mice, Inbred BALB C
• Mice, Nude
• Phosphorylation (drug effects)
• RNA, Small Interfering (pharmacology)
• Reactive Oxygen Species (metabolism)
• Signal Transduction (drug effects)
• Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
• cdc25 Phosphatases (metabolism)
• p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases (antagonists & inhibitors, genetics, metabolism)