2015
Svobodová, Jana; Kabátková, Markéta; Šmerdová, Lenka; Brenerová, Petra; Dvořák, Zdeněk; Machala, Miroslav; Vondráček, Jan
In: Toxicology, vol. 333, pp. 37–44, 2015, ISSN: 1879-3185 0300-483X, (Place: Ireland).
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: AhR, Animals, Apoptosis, Apoptosis/*drug effects, Aryl Hydrocarbon/*agonists/metabolism, Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors/*agonists/metabolism, BIRC5/survivin, Camptothecin/*toxicity, Caspase 3/metabolism, Cell Line, Contact inhibition, Contact Inhibition/*drug effects, Epithelial Cells/*drug effects/metabolism/pathology, Genetic/drug effects, Hippo signaling, Humans, Inbred F344, Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins/genetics/metabolism, Liver/*drug effects/metabolism/pathology, Microtubule-Associated Proteins/genetics/*metabolism, Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1, Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases/metabolism, Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins/*toxicity, Rats, Receptors, RNA Interference, Signal Transduction/drug effects, Survivin, TCDD, Time Factors, Topoisomerase I Inhibitors/*toxicity, Transcription, Transfection, Up-Regulation
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title = {The aryl hydrocarbon receptor-dependent disruption of contact inhibition in rat liver WB-F344 epithelial cells is linked with induction of survivin, but not with inhibition of apoptosis.},
author = {Jana Svobodová and Markéta Kabátková and Lenka Šmerdová and Petra Brenerová and Zdeněk Dvořák and Miroslav Machala and Jan Vondráček},
doi = {10.1016/j.tox.2015.04.001},
issn = {1879-3185 0300-483X},
year = {2015},
date = {2015-07-01},
journal = {Toxicology},
volume = {333},
pages = {37–44},
abstract = {Inhibition of apoptosis by the ligands of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) has been proposed to play a role in their tumor promoting effects on liver parenchymal cells. However, little is presently known about the impact of toxic AhR ligands, such as 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) on apoptosis in other liver cell types, such as in liver epithelial/progenitor cells. In the present study, we focused on the effects of TCDD on apoptosis regulation in a model of liver progenitor cells, rat WB-F344 cell line, during the TCDD-elicited release from contact inhibition. The stimulation of cell proliferation in this cell line was associated with deregulated expression of a number of genes known to be under transcriptional control of the Hippo signaling pathway, a principal regulatory pathway involved in contact inhibition of cell proliferation. Interestingly, we found that mRNA and protein levels of survivin, a known Hippo target, which plays a role both in cell division and inhibition of apoptosis, were significantly up-regulated in rat liver epithelial cell model, as well as in undifferentiated human liver HepaRG cells. Using the short interfering RNA-mediated knockdown, we confirmed that survivin plays a central role in cell division of WB-F344 cells. When evaluating the effects of TCDD on apoptosis induction by camptothecin, a genotoxic topoisomerase I inhibitor, we observed that the pre-treatment of WB-F344 cells with TCDD increased number of cells with apoptotic nuclear morphology, and it potentiated cleavage of both caspase-3 and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase I. This indicated that despite the observed up-regulation of survivin, apoptosis induced by the genotoxin was potentiated in the model of rat liver progenitor cells. The present results indicate that, unlike in hepatocytes, AhR agonists may not prevent induction of apoptosis elicited by DNA-damaging agents in a model of rat liver progenitor cells.},
note = {Place: Ireland},
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}
Inhibition of apoptosis by the ligands of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) has been proposed to play a role in their tumor promoting effects on liver parenchymal cells. However, little is presently known about the impact of toxic AhR ligands, such as 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) on apoptosis in other liver cell types, such as in liver epithelial/progenitor cells. In the present study, we focused on the effects of TCDD on apoptosis regulation in a model of liver progenitor cells, rat WB-F344 cell line, during the TCDD-elicited release from contact inhibition. The stimulation of cell proliferation in this cell line was associated with deregulated expression of a number of genes known to be under transcriptional control of the Hippo signaling pathway, a principal regulatory pathway involved in contact inhibition of cell proliferation. Interestingly, we found that mRNA and protein levels of survivin, a known Hippo target, which plays a role both in cell division and inhibition of apoptosis, were significantly up-regulated in rat liver epithelial cell model, as well as in undifferentiated human liver HepaRG cells. Using the short interfering RNA-mediated knockdown, we confirmed that survivin plays a central role in cell division of WB-F344 cells. When evaluating the effects of TCDD on apoptosis induction by camptothecin, a genotoxic topoisomerase I inhibitor, we observed that the pre-treatment of WB-F344 cells with TCDD increased number of cells with apoptotic nuclear morphology, and it potentiated cleavage of both caspase-3 and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase I. This indicated that despite the observed up-regulation of survivin, apoptosis induced by the genotoxin was potentiated in the model of rat liver progenitor cells. The present results indicate that, unlike in hepatocytes, AhR agonists may not prevent induction of apoptosis elicited by DNA-damaging agents in a model of rat liver progenitor cells.
2009
Jendzelovský, Rastislav; Mikes, Jaromír; Koval', Ján; Soucek, Karel; Procházková, Jirina; Kello, Martin; Sacková, Veronika; Hofmanová, Jirina; Kozubík, Alois; Fedorocko, Peter
Drug efflux transporters, MRP1 and BCRP, affect the outcome of hypericin-mediated photodynamic therapy in HT-29 adenocarcinoma cells. Journal Article
In: Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology, vol. 8, no. 12, pp. 1716–1723, 2009, ISSN: 1474-9092 1474-905X, (Place: England).
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Adenocarcinoma/*drug therapy/secondary, Anthracenes, ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters/*metabolism, Caspase 3/metabolism, Caspase 9/metabolism, Colonic Neoplasms/*drug therapy, Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology, HT29 Cells, Humans, Light, Member 1/metabolism, Member 2, Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial/drug effects, Mixed Function Oxygenases/metabolism, Multidrug Resistance-Associated Proteins/*metabolism, Neoplasm Proteins/*metabolism, Perylene/*analogs & derivatives/pharmacology, Photochemotherapy, Photosensitizing Agents/*pharmacology, Proadifen/pharmacology, Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism, Subfamily B, Subfamily G
@article{jendzelovsky_drug_2009,
title = {Drug efflux transporters, MRP1 and BCRP, affect the outcome of hypericin-mediated photodynamic therapy in HT-29 adenocarcinoma cells.},
author = {Rastislav Jendzelovský and Jaromír Mikes and Ján Koval' and Karel Soucek and Jirina Procházková and Martin Kello and Veronika Sacková and Jirina Hofmanová and Alois Kozubík and Peter Fedorocko},
doi = {10.1039/b9pp00086k},
issn = {1474-9092 1474-905X},
year = {2009},
date = {2009-12-01},
journal = {Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology},
volume = {8},
number = {12},
pages = {1716–1723},
abstract = {Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a flexible multi-target therapeutic approach. One of the main requirements of successful PDT is sufficient intracellular concentration of an applicable photosensitizer. Mechanisms of anticancer drug elimination by tumour cells are mostly linked to the elevated expression and activity of P-glycoprotein (P-gp), multidrug resistance-associated protein 1 (MRP1), breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) and P450 monooxygenases. The interaction of hypericin with this cell drug-defence system is still unclear. We report here for the first time increased activity of MRP1 and BCRP in HT-29 colon cancer cells treated with hypericin per se. On the contrary, pre-treatment with proadifen (SKF525A) affected the function of MRP1 and BCRP leading to increased hypericin content, which might indicate a possible link between proadifen and these ABC transporter proteins. Subsequent enhanced intracellular oxidative stress was accompanied by loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, activation of caspase-9 and -3, PARP cleavage and onset of apoptosis. In conclusion, our study suggests that drug efflux transporters MRP1 and BCRP affect the pharmacokinetics of hypericin in HT-29 colon adenocarcinoma cells, and the action of hypericin-mediated PDT (HY-PDT) should be modulated by pre-treatment with their specific inhibitors.},
note = {Place: England},
keywords = {Adenocarcinoma/*drug therapy/secondary, Anthracenes, ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters/*metabolism, Caspase 3/metabolism, Caspase 9/metabolism, Colonic Neoplasms/*drug therapy, Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology, HT29 Cells, Humans, Light, Member 1/metabolism, Member 2, Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial/drug effects, Mixed Function Oxygenases/metabolism, Multidrug Resistance-Associated Proteins/*metabolism, Neoplasm Proteins/*metabolism, Perylene/*analogs & derivatives/pharmacology, Photochemotherapy, Photosensitizing Agents/*pharmacology, Proadifen/pharmacology, Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism, Subfamily B, Subfamily G},
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}
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a flexible multi-target therapeutic approach. One of the main requirements of successful PDT is sufficient intracellular concentration of an applicable photosensitizer. Mechanisms of anticancer drug elimination by tumour cells are mostly linked to the elevated expression and activity of P-glycoprotein (P-gp), multidrug resistance-associated protein 1 (MRP1), breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) and P450 monooxygenases. The interaction of hypericin with this cell drug-defence system is still unclear. We report here for the first time increased activity of MRP1 and BCRP in HT-29 colon cancer cells treated with hypericin per se. On the contrary, pre-treatment with proadifen (SKF525A) affected the function of MRP1 and BCRP leading to increased hypericin content, which might indicate a possible link between proadifen and these ABC transporter proteins. Subsequent enhanced intracellular oxidative stress was accompanied by loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, activation of caspase-9 and -3, PARP cleavage and onset of apoptosis. In conclusion, our study suggests that drug efflux transporters MRP1 and BCRP affect the pharmacokinetics of hypericin in HT-29 colon adenocarcinoma cells, and the action of hypericin-mediated PDT (HY-PDT) should be modulated by pre-treatment with their specific inhibitors.