Amiloride potentiates TRAIL-induced tumor cell apoptosis by intracellular acidification-dependent Akt inactivation |
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Authors: | Cho Young-Lai Lee Kwang-Soon Lee Seon-Jin Namkoong Seung Kim Young-Mi Lee Hansoo Ha Kwon-Soo Han Jeong-A Kwon Young-Guen Kim Young-Myeong |
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Institution: | Vascular System Research Center, Kangwon National University, Chunchon, Kangwon-do, Republic of Korea. |
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Abstract: | Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL), a member of the tumor necrosis factor gene family, is considered as one of the most promising cancer therapeutic agents due to its ability to selectively induce tumor cell apoptosis. In this study, we investigated whether the Na(+)/H(+) exchanger inhibitor, amiloride, promotes TRAIL-induced apoptotic death both in sensitive and resistant tumor cells, HeLa and LNCaP cells, respectively, and its underlying molecular mechanism. Amiloride enhanced TRAIL-induced apoptosis and activation of caspase-3 and -8 in both cells. This compound increased TRAIL-induced mitochondrial cytochrome c release and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase cleavage. Moreover, amiloride-induced intracellular acidification, and inhibited the phosphorylated activation of the serine/threonine kinase Akt, which is known to promote cell survival, in both tumor cells. These data suggest that amiloride sensitizes both tumor cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis by promoting Akt dephosphorylation and caspase-8 activation via the intracellular acidification and that Na(+)/H(+) exchanger inhibitors may play an important role in the anti-cancer activity of TRAIL, especially, in TRAIL-resistant tumors with highly active and expressed Akt. |
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Keywords: | TRAIL Apoptosis Amiloride Na+/H+ exchanger Intracellular acidification Caspases |
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