期刊
BIOLOGICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN
卷 39, 期 5, 页码 887-890出版社
PHARMACEUTICAL SOC JAPAN
DOI: 10.1248/bpb.b15-01015
关键词
hydrogen sulfide; cystathionine-gamma-lyase (CSE); cell proliferation; gastric cancer AGS cell; anti-apoptotic effect
资金
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [23590122]
- MEXT [S1411037]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [23590122] Funding Source: KAKEN
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), the third gasotransmitter, is endogenously generated by certain H2S synthesizing enzymes, including cystathionine-gamma-lyase (CSE) and cystathionine-beta-synthase (CBS) from L-cysteine in the mammalian body. Several studies have shown that endogenous and exogenous H2S affects the proliferation of cancer cells, although the effects of H2S appear to vary with cell type, being either promotive or suppressive. In the present study, we determined whether endogenously formed H2S regulates proliferation in human gastric cancer AGS cells. CSE, but not CBS, was expressed in AGS cells. CSE inhibitors, DL-propargylglycine (PPG) and beta-cyano-L-alanine (BCA), significantly suppressed the proliferation of AGS cells in a concentration-dependent manner. CSE inhibitors did not increase lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release in the same concentration range. The inhibitory effects of PPG and BCA on cell proliferation were reversed by repetitive application of NaHS, a donor of H2S. Interestingly, nuclear condensation and fragmentation were detected in AGS cells treated with PPG or BCA. These results suggest that endogenous H2S produced by CSE may contribute to the proliferation of gastric cancer AGS cells, most probably through anti-apoptotic actions.
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