α-tocopheryl succinate-induced apoptosis in human gastric cancer cells is modulated by ERK1/2 and c-Jun N-terminal kinase in a biphasic manner

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Zhao, Yan
Zhao, Xiujuan
Yang, Baofeng
Neuzil, Jiri
Wu, Kun
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2007
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Gastric neoplastic disease is one of the most frequent causes of cancer-associated deaths with poor prognosis. Here we studied the effect of the redox-silent analogue a-tocopheryl succinate (a-TOS), a strong apoptogen and anti-cancer agent, on the gastric cancer cell line SGC-7901. a-TOS inhibited proliferation of the cells and induced their apoptosis in a concentration- and time-dependent manner, while succinate or a-tocopherol showed no effect. The effect of a-TOS was modulated by components of the MAPK signaling network, including ERK1/2 and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), but not p38. Activation of ERK1/2 occurred early and increased until 12 h, coinciding with an in crease in apoptosis in the cells, after which it dropped abruptly, while activation of JNK rose steadily, reaching a plateau at 12 h of a-TOS treatment. The effects of ERK1/2 and JNK on the apoptosis outcome are transmitted via c-Jun, since transfection of the cells with c-Jun antisense oligodeoxynucleotide inhibited a-TOS-induced apoptosis. We conclude that ERK1/2 and JNK positively regulate apoptosis induced in gastric cancer cells by a-TOS.

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Cancer Letters

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247

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2

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© 2007 Elsevier. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.

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Oncology and carcinogenesis

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