Inhibition of Akt/PKB by a COX-2 inhibitor induces apoptosis in gastric cancer cells |
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Authors: | Fan Xiao Ming Jiang Xiao Hua Gu Qing Ching Yick Pang He Hua Xia Harry H X Lin Marie Chia Mi Chan Annie O O Yuen Man Fung Kung Hsiang-Fu Wong Benjamin Chun-Yu |
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Affiliation: | Department of Medicine, Jinshan Hospital of the Fudan University, Shanghai, China. |
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Abstract: | BACKGROUND/AIM: Inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 has been proposed to be a potential mechanism for the chemoprevention of gastrointestinal tumors by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. This study investigates the mechanisms by which the cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor SC236 induces apoptosis of gastric cancer cell lines and its downstream signaling pathway. METHODS: Two gastric cancer cell lines, AGS and MKN28, were treated with SC236 and assessed for cell growth and apoptosis. The involvement of mitogen-activated protein kinase and Akt kinase/protein kinase B (Akt/PKB) pathways and their downstream signalings were studied in the AGS cell line. RESULTS: SC236 treatment induced apoptosis in gastric cancer cells and caused activation of p38 and stress-activated protein kinase/jun kinase, but down-regulated Akt/PKB. The specific p38 inhibitor SB203580 and the dominant-negative stress-activated protein kinase/jun kinase both failed, while the constitutively active form of Akt/PKB was able to block SC236-induced apoptosis. SC236-induced apoptosis was coupled with release of cytochrome c and activation of caspases. CONCLUSION: One of the pathways involved in SC-236-induced apoptosis in gastric cancer cells is through downregulation of Akt and then release of cytochrome c. |
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