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WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
卷 13, 期 7, 页码 1129-1134出版社
BAISHIDENG PUBLISHING GROUP INC
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i7.1129
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ceramide; cell cycle arrest; human hepatocarcinoma cells; p21; CyclinD1; CDK7; PPAR gamma; ERK
AIM: To investigate the effect of ceramide on the cell cycle in human hepatocarcinoma Bel7402 cells. Possible molecular mechanisms were explored. METHODS: [3- (4, 5)-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, plasmid transfection, reporter assay, FACS and Western blotting analyses were employed to investigate the effect and the related molecular mechanisms of C2-ceramide on the cell cycle of Bel7402 cells. RESULTS: C2-ceramide was found to inhibit the growth of Bel7402 cells by inducing cell cycle arrest. During the process, the expression of p21 protein increased, while that of cyclinD1, phospho-ERK1/2 and c-myc decreased. Furthermore, the level of CDK7 was downregulated, while the transcriptional activity of PPAR gamma was upregulated. Addition of GW9662, which is a PPAR gamma specific antagonist, could reserve the modulation action on CDK7. CONCLUSION: Our results support the hypothesis that cell cycle arrest induced by C2-ceramide may be mediated via accumulation of p21 and reduction of cyclinD1 and CDK7, at least partly, through PPAR gamma activation. The ERK signaling pathway was involved in this process. (c) 2007 The WIG Press. All rights reserved.
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