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01.09.2008 | Original Article
c-Jun-NH2-terminal kinase potentiates apoptotic cell death in response to carboplatin in B lymphoma cells
verfasst von:
Eiko Takada, Kikumi Hata, Junichiro Mizuguchi
Erschienen in:
Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology
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Ausgabe 4/2008
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Abstract
Purpose
Exposure to carboplatin (CBDCA) has been demonstrated to result in apoptotic and/or necrotic cell death, but molecular mechanisms underlying CBDCA-induced apoptosis or necrosis remain largely unclear. Here, we examined whether activation of c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) modulates the mode of cell death induced by CBDCA in CD31 B lymphoma cells.
Methods
The mode of cell death (apoptosis versus necrosis) was investigated by flow cytometry using 7-amino-actinomycin D (7-AAD) and annexin-FITC probes. To evaluate the role of JNK1 in CBDCA-induced cell death, CH31 B lymphoma cells overexpressing dominant-negative form of JNK1 (dnJNK1) or constitutively active form of JNK1 (MKK7-JNK1) were established. Intracellular accumulation of superoxide anion (O2
−) was determined by flow cytometry using the fluorescent probe dihydroethidium (DHE).
Results
The CBDCA-induced primary apoptosis and secondary necrosis were abrogated in the dnJNK1-overexpressing CH31 cells, while it was somewhat enhanced in the MKK7-JNK1-overexpressing cells. In contrast, the CBDCA-induced primary necrosis was reduced by MKK7-JNK1, with a concurrent decrease in production of O2
−. The superoxide anion scavenger for butylated hydroxyanisol (BHA) partially reduced the CBDCA-induced O2
− production and necrotic, but not apoptotic, death in both wild type and dnJNK1-overexpressing CH31 cells.
Conclusions
Prolonged activation of JNK1 appears to be involved in CBDCA-induced apoptosis with prevention of necrosis induction, and the induction of necrosis appears to correlate with CBDCA-induced O2
− production, which is partially blocked by co-culture with BHA. These observations provide valuable information for understanding molecular mechanisms underlying CBDCA-induced cell death, and hopefully for the design of novel treatment modalities for patients with tumors.