冬凌草甲素通过改变Bax/Bcl-xL表达激活caspase-3诱导A375-S2细胞凋亡

目的　研究冬凌草甲素诱导人黑色素瘤A375 S2细胞凋亡的作用原理。方法　形态学观察 ,DNA凝胶电泳法及WesternBlot法。结果　冬凌草甲素能明显诱导A375 S2细胞发生凋亡 ,其作用呈明显的量效关系和时间依赖性。形态学观察可见凋亡小体的形成 ,琼脂糖凝胶电泳可见凋亡典型的DNA梯带 ;caspase 3的抑制剂能阻止caspase 3的活力升高 ;免疫印迹结果显示冬凌草甲素作用A375 S2细胞 12h改变Bax与Bcl xL蛋白的表达 ;且发现caspase 3的底物PARP蛋白在 12h时被降解。结论　冬凌草甲素 (34 3μmol·L-1)诱导A375 S2细胞凋亡 ,这种作用是通过改变了Bax/Bcl xL的表达比率 ,激活caspase 3而实现的。     

薯蓣苷元诱导人黑素瘤细胞A375-S2凋亡依赖半胱天冬酶和MAPK途径

目的　研究薯蓣苷元诱导人黑素瘤细胞A375 S2凋亡的机制。方法　MTT法测定细胞生长抑制率及半胱天冬酶和有丝分裂原活化的蛋白激酶(MAPK)抑制剂对薯蓣苷元诱导细胞凋亡的影响。电镜观察细胞形态变化。流式细胞仪检测细胞凋亡及周期分布。用半胱天冬酶活力检测试剂盒测定半胱天冬酶活力。结果　薯蓣苷元抑制A375 S2细胞的生长呈时间 剂量依赖性。经薯蓣苷元处理后的A375 S2细胞表现出典型的凋亡特征 :细胞表面微绒毛消失、胞质空泡化、染色质浓集、边聚。流式细胞仪检测表明薯蓣苷元导致DNA片段化和细胞周期阻滞在G0 /G1期。半胱天冬酶家族抑制剂 (z VAD fmk )和p38MAPK抑制剂 (SB2 0 35 80 )可部分抑制薯蓣苷元诱导的A375 S2细胞凋亡。结论薯蓣苷元可诱导A375 S2细胞凋亡。其诱导凋亡作用与半胱天冬酶及MAPK的活化相关。     

Oridonin induces human melanoma A375-S2 cell death partially through inhibiting insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor signaling

Our previous studies indicated that oridonin, a diterpenoid isolated from Rabdosia rubescens, induced human melanoma A375-S2 cell apoptosis. In this study, we investigated whether the proapoptotic effect of oridonin on A375-S2 cells would depend on an interference with function of the insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) receptor, a plasma membrane receptor critical for the survival or antiapoptotic ability in melanoma cells. We found that IGF-1 receptor (IGF-1R) signaling was a potential survival pathway against a low concentration of 20 μmol/L oridonin-induced apoptosis in A375-S2 cells. The activation of Ras or its downstream effector p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) was shown to be necessary for IGF-1-mediated protection, but the activation of phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase (PI3 kinase) or extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) did not correlate with the regulation of survival. However, in the presence of 40 μmol/L (IC₅₀ at 24 h) oridonin, A375-S2 cells could not be protected by IGF-1 from apoptosis, accompanied by a severe impairment of IGF-1R expression. Therefore, we concluded that the proapoptotic activity of oridonin was partially attributed to its repression of IGF-1R signaling. In addition, p53 was supposed to be a pivotal transducer of proapoptotic and survival signaling pathway in this system.     

蛋白激酶C在吴茱萸碱诱导A375-S2细胞死亡中的作用

目的研究蛋白激酶C(protein kinase C，PKC)在吴茱萸碱(evodiamine)诱导的A375-S2细胞死亡过程中的作用。方法TUNEL法检测吴茱萸碱诱导细胞凋亡的比例。MTT法测定药物对A375-S2细胞的细胞毒作用。Western blotting法分析药物作用后对ERK及其磷酸化蛋白和Bcl-2家族蛋白的影响。结果吴茱萸碱诱导A375-S2细胞的死亡在24 h以前以凋亡为主。PKC抑制剂staurosporine和ERK抑制剂PD98059均能促进吴茱萸碱诱导的A375-S2细胞死亡。吴茱萸碱能够抑制PKC的活力，下调ERK及其磷酸化蛋白的表达水平，并使Bax/Bcl-2表达比例上升。而staurosporine对吴茱萸碱抑制PKC活力，降低ERK及其磷酸化蛋白和Bcl-2的表达有进一步增强的作用。结论在吴茱萸碱诱导的A375-S2细胞死亡中，PKC位于ERK和Bcl-2的上游发挥其调节作用。     

Silymarin enhanced cytotoxic effect of anti-Fas agonistic antibody CH11 on A375-S2 cells

Silymarin is a polyphenolic flavonoid from milk thistle (Silybum marianum), which has anti-inflammatory, cytoprotective as well as antioxidant effects. Our previous study demonstrated that silymarin has anti-apoptotic effect against UV irradiation. In this study, we assessed the effect of silymarin on anti-Fas agonistic antibody CH11-treated human malignant melanoma, A375-S2 cells. Pretreatment with silymarin (3 × 10^- 4 mol/L) significantly induced cell apoptosis in CH11-treated A375-S2 cells. Mitochondrial transmembrane potential (ΔΨ_m) was also down-regulated by silymarin pretreatment. Caspase-8, -9, -3 and pan-caspase inhibitors partially reversed silymarin-induced apoptosis of CH11-treated cells. The expression of Fas-associated proteins with death domain (FADD), a downstream molecule of the death receptor pathway, was increased by silymarin pretreatment, followed by cleavage of procaspase-8, whose activation induced cell apoptosis. Moreover, cleavage of procaspase-3 and digestion of its substrate, the inhibitor of caspase-activated DNase (ICAD), were also increased by silymarin pretreatment. These results suggested that silymarin could also exaggerate the apoptotic effect of anti-Fas agonistic antibody CH11 on A375-S2 cells.     

Nitric oxide induces apoptosis and autophagy; autophagy down-regulates NO synthesis in physalin A-treated A375-S2 human melanoma cells

Physalin A is an active withanolide isolated from Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii, a traditional Chinese herbal medicine named Jindenglong, which has been used for the treatment of sore throat, hepatitis, eczema and tumors in China. Our previous study demonstrated that physalin A induced apoptosis and cyto-protective autophagy in A375-S2 human melanoma cells. Induction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) with physalin A triggered apoptosis. In this study, NO generated by physalin A induced apoptosis and autophagy in A375-S2 cells, since physalin A induced the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in the cells. Generation of NO partially promoted both apoptosis and autophagy in A375-S2 cells. NO suppressed mTOR expression, which led to autophagy induction. An autophagic inhibitor, 3-methyladenine (3MA) promoted NO production, while acceleration of autophagy with an autophagic agonist rapamycin repressed NO production, suggesting that autophagy and NO production form a negative feedback loop that eventually protects the cells from apoptosis. The results together with the previous study indicate apoptosis and autophagy induced by physalin A in A375-S2 cells; the autophagy, repressing production of reactive nitrogen species (RNS) and ROS, protects the cells from apoptosis.     

Activation of the SIRT1 pathway and modulation of the cell cycle were involved in silymarin's protection against UV-induced A375-S2 cell apoptosis

Silymarin, derived from the milk thistle plant, Silybum marianum, has been traditionally used in the treatment of liver disease. Our previous study demonstrated that silymarin has an anti-apoptotic effect against UV irradiation. In this study, SIRT1, a human deacetylase that was reported to promote cell survival, was activated by silymarin (5 × 10^- 4 mol/L) in UV-irradiated human malignant melanoma, A375-S2 cells, followed by down-regulated expression of Bax and decreased release of cytochrome c. Cleavage of procaspase-3 and digestion of its substrates, the inhibitor of caspase-activated DNase (ICAD) and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP), were also reduced. Consistent with its protective effect on UV-induced apoptosis, silymarin (5 × 10^- 4 mol/L) also increased G₂/M phase arrest, possibly providing a prolonged time for efficient DNA repair. Consequently, that silymarin protected A375-S2 cell against UV-induced apoptosis was partially through SIRT1 pathway and modulation of the cell cycle distribution.     

Pseudolaric acid B induces apoptosis through p53 and bax/ Bcl-2 pathways in human melanoma a375-s2 cells

Pseudolaric acid B is a major compound found in the bark of Pseudolarix kaempferi Gordon. In our study, pseudolaric acid B inhibited growth of human melanoma cells, A375-S2 in a time- and dose-dependent manner. A375-S2 cells treated with pseudolaric acid B showed typical characteristics of apoptosis including morphologic changes, DNA fragmentation, sub-diploid peak in flow cytometry, cleavage of poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) and degradation of inhibitor of caspase-activated DNase (ICAD). P53 protein expression was upregulated while cells were arrested at the G2/M phase of the cell cycle. There was a decrease in the expression of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL proteins, whereas pro-apoptotic Bax was increased. The two classical caspase substrates, PARP and ICAD, were both decreased in a time-dependent manner, indicating the activation of downstream caspases.     

吴茱萸碱在诱导人黑色素瘤A375-S2细胞凋亡过程中对SIRT1和p53蛋白的影响

目的研究吴茱萸碱(evodiamine)在诱导A375-S2细胞凋亡过程中对SIRT1和p53蛋白表达的调控。方法电镜观察吴茱萸碱诱导细胞凋亡过程中细胞形态的变化。Western blot方法分析药物作用后对SIRT1蛋白和p53及其下游p21蛋白表达的影响。结果经15μmol.L-1吴茱萸碱处理24 h的A375-S2细胞表现出典型的凋亡特征,即细胞表面微绒毛消失、胞质空泡化、染色质浓集、边聚。在吴茱萸碱诱导A375-S2细胞凋亡过程中,SIRT1蛋白的表达下降,p53和p-p53的表达有所上升,其下游p21蛋白也被激活。结论在吴茱萸碱诱导的A375-S2细胞凋亡中,p53及其下游p21蛋白被活化,SIRT1蛋白表达被下调。     

Organic solvent-induced proximal tubular cell apoptosis via caspase-9 activation

Long-term exposure to solvents is associated with apoptosis, which is implicated in the development and progression of tubulo-interstitial fibrosis and chronic renal failure. In our previous study, we demonstrated that toluene and p-xylene as the most commonly used organic solvents induced proximal tubular cells apoptosis. This study was conducted to assess the apoptotic pathway of toluene and p-xylene induced proximal tubular apoptosis. This was assessed by measuring the caspase-9 activity LLC-PK1 cells exposed to both compounds. A model of proximal tubular cell (LLC-PK1) cytotoxicity exposed to 1 mM of either p-xylene or toluene was compared to untreated control for caspase-9 activity and Bax/Bcl-2 protein level. Furthermore, DNA fragmentation in the presence of caspase-9 inhibitor (Z-LEHD-FMK) in a dose-dependent manner was assessed. Both compounds induced caspase-9 activity, which was accompanied by up-regulation of Bax, whereas Bcl-2 level did not change. DNA fragmentation induced by both solvents was inhibited by caspase-9 inhibitor in dose-dependent manner. This data suggest that p-xylene or toluene induces nephrotoxicity via mitochondrial caspase-9 pathway. This mechanism involves up-regulation of the apoptotic protein, Bax.     

蔷薇红景天的化学成分及对紫外线诱导的A375-S2细胞死亡的抑制作用

目的对蔷薇红景天(Rhodiola roseaL.)干燥根茎的体积分数为30%乙醇提取物化学成分进行研究,并探讨其中部分单体化合物对紫外线诱导的A375-S2细胞死亡的抑制作用。方法利用硅胶柱色谱等多种方法进行分离纯化,根据理化性质和NMR、MS等波谱数据进行结构鉴定;采用MTT法检测细胞的存活率来评价化合物对紫外线照射诱导的细胞死亡的保护作用。结果分离得到7个化合物,经鉴定分别为:迷迭香酸(rosmarinci acid,1)、山柰酚(kaempferol,2)、山柰酚-7-O-鼠李糖苷(kaempferol 7-O-rhamnopyranoside,3)、草质素-7-O-α-L-鼠李糖苷(herbacetin 7-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside,4)、草质素-7-O-(3″-O-β-D-葡萄糖)-α-L-鼠李糖苷(herbacetin 7-O-6-(3″-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-α-L-rhamnopyranoside,5)、槲皮素(quercetin,6)和芦丁(rutin,7)。结论化合物1为首次从红景天属植物中分离得到,化合物7为首次从该种植物中分离得到;化合物5对紫外线诱导的A375-S2细胞死亡具有明显的抑制作用,且对该细胞没有显示出细胞毒活性。     

Mechanism of autophagy induction and role of autophagy in antagonizing mitomycin C-induced cell apoptosis in silibinin treated human melanoma A375-S2 cells

The aim of this study was to elucidate the molecular mechanisms mediating silibinin-induced autophagy in A375-S2 cells. In the present study it was found that silibinin-induced autophagy through increasing the conversion of LC3 I to LC3 II and up-regulating Beclin-1 expression, which was concomitant with p53 suppression and NF-κB activation. P53 inhibitor, pifithrin-α (PFT-α), increased autophagy and enhanced the expression of NF-κB. Moreover, inducing p53 accumulation with MG132 reduced autophagic ratio, and repressed the expression and activation of NF-κB expression. NF-κB inhibitor, pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC) suppressed autophagy. Autophagic specific inhibitor 3-methyladenine (3-MA) treatment reversed silibinin-induced p53 suppression as well as NF-κB activation, suggesting that there was a positive feedback loop between p53 inhibition-mediated NF-κB activation and autophagy. In addition, we also found that 3-MA efficiently abrogated silibinin's cyto-protective effect against mitomycin C-induced cell death, and reversed the suppressive efficacy of silibinin on p53 expression, suggesting that autophagy contributed to silibinin's cyto-protective effect against mitomycin C-induced cell death in A375-S2 cells.     

吴茱萸碱诱导人黑色素瘤A375-S2细胞的两种死亡机制吴茱萸碱诱导人黑色素瘤A375-S2细胞的两种死亡机制

目的研究吴茱萸碱诱导A375-S2细胞死亡机制。方法MTT法测定吴茱萸碱对A375-S2的细胞毒作用。通过倒置光显微镜，荧光染色， DNA电泳观察细胞形态学变化。应用流式细胞分析技术研究药物对细胞周期的影响。结果吴茱萸碱明显抑制A375-S2生长，在24 h前可诱导A375-S2凋亡，亚二倍体峰出现，caspase蛋白酶被激活， 24 h后启动坏死途径，caspase蛋白酶抑制剂不能抑制细胞死亡。结论吴茱萸碱诱导A375-S2死亡时早期启动了caspase依赖性的非经典凋亡途径，后期则启动了坏死途径。     

吴茱萸碱部分通过人白介素1所介导的途径诱导人黑色素瘤A375-S2细胞死亡

目的研究吴茱萸碱(evodiamine)诱导人黑色素瘤A375S2细胞死亡的作用机制及其与细胞因子人白介素1(interleukin1,IL1)信号转导途径之间的关系。方法MTT检测法,DNA凝胶电泳法及Westernblot法。结果IL1受体拮抗因子(IL1receptorantagonist,IL1ra)在24h时能够部分抑制吴茱萸碱诱导的A375S2细胞死亡。吴茱萸碱在诱导A375S2细胞死亡的过程中,Fas配体(Fasligand,FasL)的蛋白表达量升高,激活其下游的caspase8和caspase3,进而引起DNA的损伤并激活p53蛋白,同时Bax/Bcl2的蛋白表达比例被上调。在经过IL1ra预处理后,这些变化均被部分的抑制或逆转。结论吴茱萸碱诱导A375S2细胞死亡的作用是部分通过IL1介导的信号转导途径而实现的。     

A ginseng saponin metabolite-induced apoptosis in HepG2 cells involves a mitochondria-mediated pathway and its downstream caspase-8 activation and Bid cleavage

20-O-(beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-20(S)-protopanaxadiol (IH901), an intestinal bacterial metabolite of ginseng saponin formed from ginsenosides Rb1, Rb2, and Rc, is suggested to be a potential chemopreventive agent. Here, we show that IH901 induces apoptosis in human hepatoblastoma HepG2 cells. IH901 led to an early activation of procaspase-3 (12 h posttreatment), and the activation of caspase-8 became evident only later (18 h posttreatment). Caspase activation was a necessary requirement for apoptosis because caspase inhibitors significantly inhibited cell death by IH901. Treatment of HepG2 cells with IH901 also induced the cleavage of cytosolic factors such as Bid and Bax and translocation of truncated Bid (tBid) to mitochondria. A time-dependent release of cytochrome c from mitochondria was observed, which was accompanied by activation of caspase-9. A broad-spectrum caspase inhibitor, N-benzyloxycarbonyl-Val-Ala-Asp-fluoromethylketone (zVAD-fmk), and a specific inhibitor for caspase-8, N-benzyloxycarbonyl-Ile-Glu-Thr-Asp-fluoromethylketone (zIETD-fmk), abrogated Bid processing and translocation, and caspase-3 activation. Cytochrome c release was inhibited by zVAD-fmk, however, the inhibition by zIETD-fmk was not complete. The activation of caspase-8 was inhibited not only by zIETD-fmk but also by zVAD-fmk. The results, together with the kinetic change of caspase activation, indicate that activation of caspase-8 occurred downstream of caspase-3 and -9. Our data suggest that the activation of caspase-8 after early caspase-3 activation might act as an amplification loop necessary for successful apoptosis. Primary hepatocytes isolated from normal Sprague-Dawley rats were not affected by IH901 (0-60 microM). The very low toxicity in normal hepatocytes and high activity in hepatoblastoma HepG2 cells suggest that IH901 is a promising experimental cancer chemopreventive agent.     

Trichothecin induces apoptosis of HepG2 cells via caspase-9 mediated activation of the mitochondrial death pathway

Trichothecin, one of fungal toxins which were encountered in food and in the environment, seriously threatens human and animal health. It has been shown that trichothecin changed the morphology of cellular mitochondria. However, the molecular mechanism remains unknown. Here we found that cell viability was attenuated by trichothecin. Features of apoptosis such as homosomal condensation and inter nucleosomal fragmentation were observed. In consistence with the elevated apoptosis rate, expression of anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 was diminished and expression of proapoptotic protein Bax was enhanced at mRNA levels. Furthermore, expression of caspase-9 and activity of caspase-3 were increased after the treatment of trichothecin. Accordingly, the mitochondrial membrane potential (?Ψm) was decreased in a dose-dependent manner. And Ca²⁺ overload was induced by trichothecin, followed by the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Collectedly, our results suggested that apoptosis induced by trichothecin is mediated by caspase-9 activation and the decrement of mitochondrial function resulted from the overloaded calcium and ROS production.     

p53-mediated cell cycle arrest and apoptosis induced by shikonin via a caspase-9-dependent mechanism in human malignant melanoma A375-S2 cells

Natural products regulate cell growth in response to oncogene activation that induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in tumor cell lines. We investigated the mechanisms of caspase activation in human malignant melanoma, A375-S2 cells, by the natural product shikonin, which was isolated from the plant Lithospermum erythrorhizon SIEB. et ZUCC. Shikonin inhibited cell growth in a time- and dose-dependent manner, which might be mediated through up-regulation of p53 and down-regulation of cyclin-dependent protein kinase 4. Caspase activation was detected in shikonin-induced cell apoptosis, which involved in a post-mitochondrial caspase-9-dependent pathway. Decreased Bcl-2 protein levels and increased Bax protein levels were positively correlated with elevated expression of p53 protein. Apoptosis-inducing factor, another apoptotic protein of mitochondria, partially contributed to shikonin-induced release of cytochrome c. Taken together, shikonin-induced DNA damage activates p53 and caspase-9 pathways.     

Liver toxicity and apoptosis: role of TGF-beta1, cytochrome c and the apoptosome

Transforming growth factor-β₁ (TGF-β₁), is involved in controlling liver size, by inducing apoptotic cell death in hepatocytes. However the mechanism by which TGF-β₁ induces caspase activation and cell death is unknown. Apoptosis can be initiated either by receptor-mediated (e.g. Fas/CD95) or non-receptor chemically mediated (stress-induced) processes. With Fas/CD95 receptor mediated cell death, a multi-protein complex (DISC) is assembled at the plasma membrane, which activates the downstream caspases and cell death. In stress-mediated apoptosis, a cytosolic DISC equivalent, the apoptosome is formed that activates the effector caspases. We have characterised this complex in THP.1 cells, and shown that this is a cytochrome c dependent process that induces the formation of an 700 kDa apoptosome caspase processing complex. This is formed by oligomerisation of apoptotic protease-activating factor 1 (Apaf-1), and recruitment and processing of caspase-9. We have now shown that TGF-β₁-induced apoptosis also occurs via the release of cytochrome c and the subsequent oligomerisation of Apaf-1 into an 700 kDa apoptosome complex. Our studies show that, even though TGF-β₁ induction of apoptosis is a receptor-mediated event, it operates through the mitochondrial/Apaf-1 caspase activation pathway that appears to act as a common execution pathway for many diverse apoptotic stimuli.     

高良姜素对H_2O_2诱导A375细胞氧化损伤的保护作用

目的探讨高良姜素对人A375黑素瘤细胞氧化损伤的保护作用。方法以700μmol·L-1的H2O2处理人A375黑素瘤细胞,建立氧化损伤模型,并以1,5和10μg·mL-1的高良姜素拮抗其作用。用倒置显微镜观察细胞形态;采用MTT比色法检测细胞存活率;并检测各组细胞上清液中丙二醛(MDA)、总抗氧化能力(T-AOC)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、一氧化氮合酶(NOS)、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-PX)。结果高良姜素能明显改善H2O2损伤后的A375细胞形态,显著提高人A375黑素瘤细胞的存活率。与模型组相比,高良姜素给药后均能提高A375细胞T-AOC、CAT、SOD和GSH-Px活力(P<0.05),而MDA和NOS明显降低(P<0.05)。结论高良姜素对H2O2诱导的A375细胞氧化损伤具有保护作用。