抑制PI3K信号通路促进TRAIL诱导人乳腺癌MCF-7细胞凋亡

肿瘤坏死因子相关凋亡诱导配体(tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand,TRAIL)对癌细胞有独特的细胞毒性作用,而对正常细胞没有影响.但乳腺癌细胞耐受TRAIL诱导凋亡.本研究探索磷脂酰肌醇-3激酶(phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase,PI3K)信号通路对人乳腺癌MCF-7细胞耐受TRAIL的影响.采用MTT法、显微照相以及DAPI染色观察TRAIL对MCF-7细胞生长的抑制作用以及诱导细胞凋亡状况;流式细胞分析细胞凋亡的情况;激光共聚焦显微镜观察多聚ADP核糖多聚酶-1(poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase-1,PARP-1)的迁移和定位;Western印迹分析死亡受体、caspase-3/8、磷酸化的AKT[pAKT(Ser473)]、Src和PARP-1等蛋白质表达.结果显示,小剂量TRAIL(80 nmol/L)和Ly294002(40μmol/L)对MCF-7细胞生长没有显著的抑制作用,但是大剂量TRAIL(160 nmol/L)和Ly294002(80μmol/L)则能抑制MCF-7细胞生长;低剂量Ly294002协同TRAIL抑制MCF-7细胞生长,并诱导细胞凋亡;Ly294002和TRAIL共同作用能促进PARP-1从胞浆进入细胞核;蛋白质表达分析显示,MCF-7细胞均表达死亡受体DR4、DR5、诱骗受体DcR1和DcR2、以及caspase-8,但是不表达caspase-3;Ly294002和TRAIL共同作用也能抑制pAKT(Ser473)和Src的表达,并且导致PARP-1断裂.本研究结果提示,抑制PI3K信号可增加MCF-7细胞对TRAIL诱导的敏感性;MCF-7细胞通过PI3K/AKT途径促进Src的表达耐受TRAIL的细胞毒性作用;Ly294002联合TRAIL是一种新的药物组合方式治疗乳腺癌.     

雷公藤红素通过抑制PI3K/Akt信号通路诱导食管癌细胞凋亡

越来越多的研究表明,雷公藤红素可以诱导细胞凋亡,但是其对食管癌细胞的作用尚未可知.该研究通过体外实验探讨了雷公藤红素对食管癌ECA-109细胞增殖和凋亡的影响,结果显示雷公藤红素对细胞增殖的抑制有明显的剂量依赖性,且在高浓度(≥1.0 mol/L)时细胞增殖受到明显抑制.雷公藤红素处理显著增加了Bax和p53的mRNA...     

土槿皮乙酸通过PI3K/Akt信号通路诱导人肾癌细胞A498凋亡

目的:研究土槿皮乙酸对人肾癌细胞A498凋亡的影响,并探讨其内在的分子机制,为肾癌治疗寻找有效的新靶点和新策略。方法:人肾癌细胞A498经10、15μmol/L土槿皮乙酸处理48 h后,用流式细胞仪检测细胞凋亡,同时通过Western印迹和实时荧光定量PCR检测凋亡相关蛋白和m RNA的表达;加入PI3K/Akt通路抑制剂LY294002或15μmol/L土槿皮乙酸处理A498细胞48 h后,Western印迹检测相关蛋白的表达。结果:经不同浓度土槿皮乙酸作用A498细胞48 h后,与未加土槿皮乙酸组细胞相比,细胞凋亡率显著上升,且呈剂量依赖性,比较差异有统计学意义(P0.05);同时,Blc-2表达减少,Bax、caspase-9、caspase-3表达增多。Blc-2蛋白的表达量随LY294002或土槿皮乙酸的逐步加入而减少,而Bax、caspase-9、caspase-3的表达呈增加趋势;PI3K和Akt蛋白的表达量与是否加入LY294002或土槿皮乙酸无关,p-PI3K和Aktp-Ser473蛋白的表达量随LY294002或土槿皮乙酸的逐步加入而减少。结论:土槿皮乙酸可抑制A498细胞凋亡,其作用机制可能与PI3K/Akt通路相关。     

PI3K/Akt信号通路与肺纤维化

肺纤维化(pulmonary fibrosis)是进行性、致命性的疾病。其致病机制不明,治疗效果差。PI3K/Akt信号通路主要与细胞的生长、增殖、分化、凋亡及血管形成等有关。近年来,随着对PI3K/Akt信号通路的深入研究,发现其活化后可激活下游中的一些因子参与肺纤维化,且与其他通路协同作用促进肺纤维化的形成。因此该通路有可能成为治疗肺纤维化的新靶点。将PI3K/Akt信号通路参与肺纤维化形成的研究进展作一综述。     

PI3K通路与ER阳性乳腺癌的相关性及其PI3K抑制剂的作用

磷脂酰肌醇-3-激酶(phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase,PI3K)信号通路与细胞生长、增殖、分化等生物学过程密切相关,该通路的过度激活在癌症的发生发展过程中发挥重要作用。特别在雌激素受体(estrogen receptor,ER)阳性的乳腺癌中,很多病例会发生PI3K的致癌性突变,导致该通路的过度激活,介导乳腺癌的发生与发展。这篇综述我们通过流行病学、功能学以及药理学几个领域总结了PI3K信号通路与ER阳性乳腺癌之间的相关性及相互作用机制,也总结了PI3K抑制剂在ER阳性乳腺癌中的应用及耐药机制,探讨了以PI3K通路为靶点的ER阳性乳腺癌的治疗现状,为联合使用它们的抑制剂治疗ER阳性PIK3CA突变型乳腺癌提供了依据。同时,我们也总结了该领域最新的研究成果,包括PI3K通路相关的胰岛素信号通路和ER的表观修饰的调节作用。结合这些最新的研究进展,我们提出了合理的建议用于指导ER阳性PIK3CA突变型乳腺癌治疗中瓶颈性难题的攻克。     

肿瘤坏死因子相关的凋亡诱导配体(TRAIL)基因抑制小鼠子宫基质细胞的蜕膜化

为了观察肿瘤坏死因子相关凋亡诱导配体(TRAIL)基因对体外培养的小鼠蜕膜基质细胞增殖及凋亡的作用,探讨TRAIL对小鼠子宫蜕膜化进程的影响,构建TRAIL过表达及干扰质粒,转染小鼠基质细胞后诱导蜕膜化发生.转染72h后,应用半定量RT-PCR和Western blotting检测蜕膜基质细胞中TRAILmRNA和蛋白质的表达情况、MTT法观察蜕膜基质细胞的生长和增殖能力、流式细胞术检测蜕膜基质细胞的细胞周期分布情况和凋亡率.经酶切和核苷酸测序证实,TRAIL基因正确克隆入真核表达载体且能够上调TRAIL的表达,干扰质粒能有效地抑制TRAIL基因的表达.TRAIL过表达和RNA干扰的结果表明:TRAIL具有将蜕膜基质细胞阻滞在G0/G1期、抑制蜕膜基质细胞增殖并促使其凋亡的功效,提示TRAIL可能参与调节胚胎植入后基质细胞的有序蜕膜化进程.     

抑制c-FLIP基因促进TRAIL诱导的乳腺癌细胞凋亡

目的：探讨抑制c-FLIP的表达对TRAIL诱导乳腺癌细胞MCF-7凋亡的影响。方法：重组腺病毒Ad-c-FLIP-siRNA和Ad-sTRAIL单独及联合感染对TRAIL耐药的乳腺癌细胞MCF-7,应用实时荧光定量聚合酶链反应（Real-time PCR）检测病毒感染后各组细胞内c-FLIP和TRAIL的mRNA表达变化;MTT法和结晶紫染色法检测MCF-7细胞活性,Hoechst 33258荧光染色检测各组细胞的凋亡情况。结果：与阴性对照组比较,c-FLIP-siRNA组和c-FLIP-siRNA＋TRAIL组c-FLIP的mRNA相对表达量分别是（0.32±0.16）和（0.39±0.48）倍;TRAIL组和c-FLIP-siRNA＋TRAIL组TRAIL的mRNA相对表达量分别是（96.21±1.54）和（87.33±1.66）倍;TRAIL组、c-FLIP-siRNA组及c-FLIP-siRNA＋TRAIL组的抑制率（%）分别为（60.27±1.25）、（11.34±1.74）及（74.91±2.12）。对比阴性对照组的凋亡率（3.12±1.54）,TRAIL组（12.79±2.46）和c-FLIP-siRNA＋TRAIL组（25.50±3.17）组的凋亡率明显增高（P〈0.05）,c-FLIP-siRNA组（6.85±2.82）的凋亡率变化不明显,差异无统计学意义（P〉0.05）。结论：siRNA抑制c-FLIP基因的表达能显著促进TRAIL对乳腺癌细胞MCF-7凋亡的诱导作用。     

肿瘤坏死因子相关凋亡诱导配体（TRAIL）及抗肿瘤作用

肿瘤坏死因子相关凋亡诱导配体（TRAIL）是肿瘤坏死因子（TNF）超家族成员之一,能选择性的诱导肿瘤细胞、转化细胞凋亡,而对正常组织无毒性,有望成为肿瘤治疗的新方法,备受人们的关注。本文从TRAIL的结构、受体、诱导肿瘤细胞凋亡机制及在肿瘤治疗中的应用等方面作了介绍,以期为TRAIL临床应用提供参考。     

TNF家族新成员TRAIL及其受体与细胞凋亡

肿瘤坏死因子家族（ＴＮＦ）成员在细胞凋亡的调控中发挥重要作用。ＴＲＡＩＬ是最近发现的ＴＮＦ家族成员。在体外实验中,ＴＲＡＩＬ能诱导多种肿瘤细胞凋亡,而正常组织细胞却对其不敏感,提示ＴＲＡＩＬ可能成为一种新的抗肿瘤药物。ＴＲＡＩＬ受体的发现揭示了一种新的细胞凋亡调控机制,即通过假受体竞争性抑制配体,从而诱导细胞凋亡作用。ＴＲＡＩＬ可能与Ｆａｓ系统互补而发挥作用,并且与ＨＩＶ－１感染所致的Ｔ细胞减少及     

Combination therapy Eve and Pac to induce apoptosis in cervical cancer cells by targeting PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathways

This study aimed to investigate the anti-cervical cancer effects of everolimus (Eve) and paclitaxel (Pac) when used alone or in combination. Human cervical cancer cells HeLa and SiHa were divided into four group: Blank control group (control), everolimus group (Eve), paclitaxel group (Pac) and combined therapy group (Eve?+?Pac). The cell viability was detected by CCK-8 assay and the cell cloning ability was detected by clonegenic assay. Flow cytometry was used to detect cell apoptosis. Meanwhile, the expression of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), protein kinase B (AKT), mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and their phosphorylated proteins were studied by western blot. The HeLa and SiHa cells proliferation and cloning ability were significantly inhibited in drug treatment groups compared with control group (p?相似文献   

Erianin induces triple-negative breast cancer cells apoptosis by activating PI3K/Akt pathway

Background: Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a refractory subtype of breast cancer, 25–30% of which have dysregulation in the PI3K/AKT pathway. The present study investigated the anticancer effect of erianin on TNBC cell line and its underlying mechanism.Methods: After treatment with erianin, MTT assay was employed to determine the MDA-MB-231 and EFM-192A cell proliferation, the nucleus morphological changes were observed by DAPI staining. The cell cycle and apoptotic proportion were detected by flow cytometry. Western blot was performed to determine the cell cycle and apoptosis-related protein expression and PI3K pathways. Finally, the antiproliferative activity of erianin was further confirmed by adding or not adding PI3K agonists SC79.Results: Erianin inhibited the proliferation of MDA-MB-231 and EFM-192A cells in a dose-dependent manner, the IC₅₀ were 70.96 and 78.58 nM, respectively. Erianin could cause cell cycle arrest at the G₂/M phase, and the expressions of p21 and p27 were up-regulated, while the expressions of CDK1 and Cyclin B1 were down-regulated. Erianin also induced apoptosis via the mitochondrial pathway, with the up-regulation of the expression of Cyto C, PARP, Bax, active form of Caspase-3, and Caspase-9. Furthermore, p-PI3K and p-Akt expression were down-regulated by erianin. After co-incubation with SC79, the cell inhibition rate of erianin was decreased, which further confirmed that the attenuated PI3K/Akt pathway was relevant to the pro-apoptotic effect of erianin.Conclusions: Erianin can inhibit the proliferation of TNBC cells and induce cell cycle arrest and apoptosis, which may ascribe to the abolish the activation of the PI3K/Akt pathway.     

Statin induces inhibition of triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells via PI3K pathway

Primary TNBCs are treated as if they were a single disease entity, yet it is clear they do not behave as a single entity in response to current therapies. Recently, we reported that statins might have a potential benefit for TNBCs associated with ets-1 overexpression. The aim of this study is to investigate the role of PTEN loss in the effects of statin on TNBC cells. In addition, we analyze the relationship between AKT downstream pathways and the effects of statin on TNBC cells. We investigated the effect of a statin on TNBC cells and analyzed the association of PI3K pathways using various TNBC cells in terms of PTEN loss and AKT pathways. Simvastatin treatments resulted in decreased cell viabilities in various TNBC cell lines. Compared with PTEN wild-type TNBC cells, PTEN mutant-type TNBC cells showed a decreased response to simvastatin. Expressions of phosphorylated Akt and total Akt showed an inverse relationship with PTEN expression. The TNBC cell lines, which showed increased expression of p-Akt, appeared to attenuate the expression of p-Akt by PTEN loss in simvastatin-treated TNBC cells. The Akt inhibitor, LY294002, augmented the effect of simvastatin on PTEN wild-type TNBC cells. Simvastatin induces inhibition of TNBC cells via PI3K pathway activation.     

Interaction of Beclin 1 with survivin regulates sensitivity of human glioma cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis

We reported a novel interaction between Beclin 1, a key regulator of autophagy, and survivin, a member of the inhibitor of apoptosis protein family. We found that knock-down of Beclin 1 down-regulated survivin protein, and the turnover rate of survivin was increased when Beclin 1 expression was silenced. Knock-down of Beclin 1 sensitized glioma cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis, and introduction of survivin antagonized the sensitizing effect, suggesting that down-regulation of survivin mediates the enhanced sensitivity to TRAIL-induced apoptosis. These results demonstrate a novel interaction between Beclin 1 and survivin, and may provide a potential mechanism underlying the cross-talk between autophagy and apoptosis.

Structured summary

MINT-7969366: Beclin-1 (uniprotkb:Q14457) physically interacts (MI:0915) with survivin (uniprotkb:O15392) by anti tag coimmunoprecipitation (MI:0007)MINT-7968986, MINT-7969161: survivin (uniprotkb:O15392) physically interacts (MI:0915) with Beclin-1 (uniprotkb:Q14457) by anti bait coimmunoprecipitation (MI:0006)     

Pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile based potential anticancer agents as apoptosis inducers through PI3K/AKT axis inhibition in leukaemia K562

A novel series of 4-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-2-(methylthio)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile was developed linked to an aromatic moiety via N-containing bridge and then evaluated for their cytotoxic activity against MCF-7 and K562 cell lines. Seven compounds exhibited the highest activity against both cell lines where compounds 4d and 7f were the most active against K562 cell line. Exploring their molecular mechanisms by enzyme inhibition assay on PI3Kδ/γ and AKT-1 showed that compound 7f was promising more than 4d with IC₅₀ = 6.99 ± 0.36, 4.01 ± 0.55, and 3.36 ± 0.17 uM, respectively. Also, flowcytometric analysis revealed that 7f caused cell cycle arrest at S-phase followed by caspase 3 dependent apoptosis induction. Mechanistically, compound 7f proved to modulate the expression of PI3K, p-PI3K, AKT, p-AKT, Cyclin D1, and NFΚβ. Furthermore, in-vivo toxicity study indicated good safety profile for 7f. These findings suggest that the trimethoxy derivative 7f has strong potential as a multi-acting inhibitor on PI3K/AKT axis targeting breast cancer and leukaemia.     

Normal breast epithelial cells induce apoptosis of breast cancer cells via Fas signaling

Fas/Fas ligand (Fas L) death pathway is an important mediator of apoptosis. Deregulation of Fas pathway is reported to be involved in the immune escape of breast cancer and the resistance to anti-cancer drugs. In this study, we demonstrated that conditioned medium by normal breast epithelial cells (NBEC-CM) induced apoptosis of MCF-7 and T-47D Fas-sensitive cells but had no effect on MDA-MB-231 Fas-resistant cells. Inhibition of PI3 kinase or NF-kappaB by specific inhibitors or transient transfections restored the sensitivity of MDA-MB-231 cells to NBEC-induced apoptosis. Moreover, the constitutive activation of NF-kappaB was controlled by PI3 kinase because inhibition of PI3 kinase reduced NF-kappaB activity. Inducible activation of NF-kappaB rendered MCF-7 cells resistant to NBEC-CM- and Fas agonist antibody-triggered apoptosis. Therefore, constitutive or inducible activation of PI3 kinase and/or NF-kappaB in breast cancer cells rendered them resistant to NBEC-triggered apoptosis. In addition, Fas neutralizing antibody and dominant negative Fas abolished NBEC-triggered apoptosis. Western blot and confocal microscopy analysis showed an increase of membrane Fas/Fas L when cells were induced into apoptotis by NBEC-CM. Taken together, these data show that NBEC induced apoptosis in breast cancer cells via Fas signaling.     

Modulation of curcumin-induced Akt phosphorylation and apoptosis by PI3K inhibitor in MCF-7 cells

Curcumin has been shown to induce apoptosis in various malignant cancer cell lines. One mechanism of curcumin-induced apoptosis is through the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. Akt, also known as protein kinase B (PKB), is a member of the family of phosphatidylinositol 3-OH-kinase regulated Ser/Thr kinases. The active Akt regulates cell survival and proliferation; and inhibits apoptosis. In this study we found that curcumin induces apoptotic cell death in MCF-7 cells, as assessed by MTT assay, DNA ladder formation, PARP cleavage, p53 and Bax induction. At apoptotic inducing concentration, curcumin induces a dramatic Akt phosphorylation, accompanied by an increased phosphorylation of glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK3β), which has been considered to be a pro-growth signaling molecule. Combining curcumin with PI3K inhibitor, LY290042, synergizes the apoptotic effect of curcumin. The inhibitor LY290042 was capable of attenuating curcumin-induced Akt phosphorylation and activation of GSK3β. All together, our data suggest that blocking the PI3K/Akt survival pathway sensitizes the curcumin-induced apoptosis in MCF-7 cells.     

Ropivacaine inhibits proliferation and invasion and promotes apoptosis and autophagy in bladder cancer cells via inhibiting PI3K/AKT pathway

Application of a certain concentration of local anesthetics during tumor resection inhibits the progression of tumor. The effects of ropivacaine in bladder cancer (BC) have never been explored. We explored the effects of ropivacaine on the progression of BC in vitro and in vivo. CCK8 assay and EDU staining was conducted to examine cell proliferation. Flow cytometry and transwell assay were performed to evaluate apoptosis and invasion, respectively. Expression of light chain 3 (LC3) was observed through immunofluorescence. Furthermore, the xenograft tumor model of BC was built to detect the effects of ropivacaine in vivo. IHC and TUNEL assay were conducted to detect cell proliferation and apoptosis in vivo. Ropivacaine inhibited the proliferation of T24 and 5639 cells with the 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 20.08 and 31.86 µM, respectively. Ropivacaine suppressed the invasion ability and induces the apoptosis of cells. Besides, ropivacaine triggers obvious autophagy in BC cells. Moreover, ropivacaine blocks the PI3K/AKT signal pathway in BC cells. The impact of ropivacaine on cell viability, motility, and autophagy was reversed by 740 Y-P, the activator of PI3K/AKT signal pathway. The in vivo experiments demonstrated that ropivacaine inhibited the proliferation and mobility of BC. Ropivacaine has anti-carcinoma effects in BC via inactivating PI3K/AKT pathway, providing a new theoretical reference for the use of local anesthetics in the treatment of BC.     

Efficacy of TRAIL treatment against HPV16 infected cervical cancer cells undergoing senescence following siRNA knockdown of E6/E7 genes

In this study we investigated E6 and E7 oncogenes from the Human Papilloma Virus as targets for siRNA knockdown in order to boost the efficacy of the anti-cancer drug ‘tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis inducing ligand’ (TRAIL). SiHa cells were treated with TRAIL following transfection with E6/E7 siRNA and the expression of death receptors DR4 and DR5, cell viability, apoptosis, senescence and cell cycle analysis were undertaken using flow cytometry, MTT viability assay and cellular β-galactosidase activity assays. E6/E7 siRNA resulted in significant upregulation of death receptors DR4 and DR5 but did not result in an enhanced sensitivity to TRAIL. Our results indicate that E6/E7-siRNA induces senescence rather than apoptosis in SiHa cells. The occurrence of senescence in drug resistant cervical cancer cells such as the SiHa cell line by E6/E7 siRNA, among other factors, may prevent TRAIL induced activation of extrinsic and intrinsic pathways that lead to apoptotic cell death. Our findings are significant for combinatorial strategies for cancer therapy since the induction of senescence can preclude apoptosis rendering cells to be recalcitrant to TRAIL treatment.