Acrolein sensitizes human renal cancer Caki cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis via ROS-mediated up-regulation of death receptor-5 (DR5) and down-regulation of Bcl-2 |
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Authors: | Yang Eun Sun Woo Seon Min Choi Kyeong Sook Kwon Taeg Kyu |
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Institution: | aDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Keimyung University, Daegu, South Korea;bDepartment of Molecular Science and Technology, Institute for Medical Sciences, Ajou University School of Medicine, 5 Woncheon-Dong, Paldal-Gu, Suwon 442-749, South Korea |
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Abstract: | TRAIL resistance in many cancer cells is one of the major problems in TRAIL-based cancer therapy. Thus, the agents that can sensitize the tumor cells to TRAIL-mediated apoptosis are strictly needed for the improvement of anti-cancer effect of TRAIL. Acrolein is a byproduct of lipid peroxidation, which has been involved in pulmonary, cardiac and neurodegenerative diseases. We investigated whether acrolein, an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde, can potentiate TRAIL-induced apoptosis in human renal cancer cells. The combined treatment with acrolein and TRAIL significantly induced apoptosis, and stimulated of caspase-3 activity, DNA fragmentation, and cleavage of PARP. We found that acrolein down-regulated the protein level of Bcl-2 and Bcl-2 overexpression inhibited the cell death induced by the combined treatment with acrolein and TRAIL. In addition, acrolein up-regulated C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP) and TRAIL death receptor 5 (DR5) and down-regulation of CHOP or DR5 expression using the respective small interfering RNA significantly attenuated the apoptosis induced by acrolein plus TRAIL. Interestingly, pretreatment with an antioxidant, N-acetylcysteine (NAC), inhibited not only CHOP and DR5 up-regulation but also the cell death induced by acrolein plus TRAIL. Taken together, our results demonstrated that acrolein enhances TRAIL-induced apoptosis in Caki cells through down-regulation of Bcl-2 and ROS dependent up-regulation of DR5. |
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Keywords: | Acrolein TRAIL DR5 Bcl-2 ROS |
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