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Erschienen in: Tumor Biology 3/2016

08.10.2015 | Original Article

Caffeine-induced nuclear translocation of FoxO1 triggers Bim-mediated apoptosis in human glioblastoma cells

verfasst von: Fei Sun, Dong-feng Han, Bo-qiang Cao, Bo Wang, Nan Dong, De-hua Jiang

Erschienen in: Tumor Biology | Ausgabe 3/2016

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Abstract

Caffeine is one of the most commonly ingested neuroactive compounds and exhibits anticancer effects through induction of apoptosis and suppression of cell proliferation. However, the mechanisms underlying these effects are currently unknown. In this study, we investigated the mechanisms of caffeine-induced apoptosis in U251 cells (human glioma cell line). We analyzed the inhibitory effects of caffeine on cell proliferation by performing WST-8 and colony formation assays; in addition, cell survival was assessed by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay and flow cytometric analysis. Western blotting was used to investigate the role played by FoxO1 in the proapoptotic effects of caffeine on glioma cells. Results showed that caffeine inhibited proliferation and survival of human glioma cells, induced apoptosis, and increased the expression of FoxO1 and its proapoptotic target Bim. In addition, we found that FoxO1 enhanced the transcription of its proapoptotic target Bim. In summary, our data indicates that FoxO1–Bim mediates caffeine-induced regression of glioma growth by activating cell apoptosis, thereby providing new mechanistic insight into the possible use of caffeine in treating human cancer.
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Metadaten
Titel
Caffeine-induced nuclear translocation of FoxO1 triggers Bim-mediated apoptosis in human glioblastoma cells
verfasst von
Fei Sun
Dong-feng Han
Bo-qiang Cao
Bo Wang
Nan Dong
De-hua Jiang
Publikationsdatum
08.10.2015
Verlag
Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in
Tumor Biology / Ausgabe 3/2016
Print ISSN: 1010-4283
Elektronische ISSN: 1423-0380
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13277-015-4180-x

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