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BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASE
卷 1772, 期 1, 页码 40-47出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2006.09.005
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apoptosis; Fas; 5-fluorouracil; mitochondria; p53; siRNA
Drug resistance to 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) is still a major limitation to its clinical use. In addition, the clinical value of p53 as a predictive marker for 5-FU-based chemotherapy remains a matter of debate. Here, we used HCTI 16 human colorectal cancer cells expressing wild-type p53 and investigated whether inhibition of Fas expression by interference RNA modulates 5-FU-induced apoptosis. Cells were treated with 5-FU (1, 4 or 8 mu M) for 8-48 h. Cell viability was evaluated by trypan blue dye exclusion. Apoptosis was assessed by changes in nuclear morphology and caspase activity. The interference RNA technology was used to silence Fas expression. Caspase activation, p53, Fas, cytochrome c, and Bcl-2 family protein expression was evaluated by immunoblotting. 5-FU was cytotoxic in HCT 116 cells (p < 0.001). Nuclear fragmentation and caspase-3, -8 and. -9 activities were also markedly increased in HCT 116 cells after 5-FU (p < 0.001). In addition, wild-type p53 and Fas expression were 25 and 4-fold increased (p < 0.05). Notably, when interference RNA was used to inhibit Fas, 5-FU-mediated nuclear fragmentation and caspase activity were markedly reduced in HCT 116 cells. Finally, western blot analysis of mitochondrial extracts from HCT 116 cells exposed to 5-FU showed a 6-fold increase in Bax, together with a 3-fold decrease in cytochrome c (p < 0.001). In conclusion, 5-FU exerts its cytotoxic effects, in part, through a p53/Fas-dependent apoptotic pathway that involves Bax translocation and mitochondrial permeabilization. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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