Mol. Cells 2002; 14(3): 348-354
Published online January 1, 1970
© The Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology
Camptothecin, a topoisomerase I inhibitor, is a well-known anticancer drug. However, its mechanism has not been well studied in human gastric cancer cell lines. Camptothecin induced apoptotic cell death in human gastric cancer cell line AGS. Z-VAD-fmk, pan-caspase inhibitor, blocked apoptotic phenotypes induced by camptothecin suggesting that caspases are involved in camptothecin-induced cell death. An inhibitor of caspase-6 or -8 or -9 did not prevent cell death by camptothecin. Various protease inhibitors failed to prevent camptothecin-induced cell death. These results suggest that only few caspases are involved in camptothecin-induced cell death. Camptothecin induced phosphorylation of ERK1/2, JNK, and p38 MAPK, in a dose and time-dependent manner in AGS. Z-VAD-fmk did not affect MAPK signaling induced by camptothecin suggesting that caspase signaling occurs downstream of MAPK signaling. Blocking of p38 MAPK, but not ERK1/2, resulted in partial inhibition of cell death and PARP cleavage by camptothecin in AGS. Taken together, MAPK signaling is associated with apoptotic cell death by camptothecin.
Keywords MAPK, Camptothecin, Apoptosis, AGS
Mol. Cells 2002; 14(3): 348-354
Published online December 31, 2002
Copyright © The Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology.
Seongeun Lee, Ho-Soon Lee, Myunginq Baek, Dae-Yeon Lee, Yung-Jue Bang, Hae-Nyun Cho, Yun-Sil Lee, Ji-Hong Ha, Hae-Yeong Kim, Doo-Il Jeong
Camptothecin, a topoisomerase I inhibitor, is a well-known anticancer drug. However, its mechanism has not been well studied in human gastric cancer cell lines. Camptothecin induced apoptotic cell death in human gastric cancer cell line AGS. Z-VAD-fmk, pan-caspase inhibitor, blocked apoptotic phenotypes induced by camptothecin suggesting that caspases are involved in camptothecin-induced cell death. An inhibitor of caspase-6 or -8 or -9 did not prevent cell death by camptothecin. Various protease inhibitors failed to prevent camptothecin-induced cell death. These results suggest that only few caspases are involved in camptothecin-induced cell death. Camptothecin induced phosphorylation of ERK1/2, JNK, and p38 MAPK, in a dose and time-dependent manner in AGS. Z-VAD-fmk did not affect MAPK signaling induced by camptothecin suggesting that caspase signaling occurs downstream of MAPK signaling. Blocking of p38 MAPK, but not ERK1/2, resulted in partial inhibition of cell death and PARP cleavage by camptothecin in AGS. Taken together, MAPK signaling is associated with apoptotic cell death by camptothecin.
Keywords: MAPK, Camptothecin, Apoptosis, AGS
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