Abstract
Objectives
To determine the role of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and autophagy in apoptosis induced by bortezomib in human cervical cancer-derived HeLa cells and CaSki cells.
Results
Bortezomib treatment activated apoptosis, evidenced by increased expression of cleaved caspase-3 and cleaved PARP in both HeLa cells and CaSki cells. Bortezomib also induced the loss of the mitochondrial membrane potential, increased the level of ER stress-associated proteins GRP78, ATF4, and CCAAT-enhancer-binding protein homologous protein, and affected the expression of autophagy-related proteins; increasing the levels of LC3-II and ATG5–ATG12 and decreasing the level of p62. When we combined bortezomib with the ER stress activator tunicamycin, or autophagy inhibitors 3-methyladenine or chloroquine, cell growth inhibition and apoptosis were markedly enhanced.
Conclusions
Bortezomib activates apoptosis signaling, and activation of ER stress and inhibition of autophagy enhances the cytotoxicity of bortezomib, suggesting that these combination treatments may be potential chemotherapy strategies for treating cervical cancer.
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Zhang, Y., Bai, C., Lu, D. et al. Endoplasmic reticulum stress and autophagy participate in apoptosis induced by bortezomib in cervical cancer cells. Biotechnol Lett 38, 357–365 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10529-015-1968-0
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