Role of p38 MAPK and JNK in enhanced cervical cancer cell killing by the combination of arsenic trioxide and ionizing radiationopen access
- Authors
- Kang, Young-Hee; Lee, Su-Jae
- Issue Date
- Sep-2008
- Publisher
- SPANDIDOS PUBL LTD
- Keywords
- arsenic trioxide (AS(2)O(3)); ROS generation; p38 MAPK; JNK; Bax translocaion; Bcl-2 phosphorylation; mitochondrial membrane potential loss; AIF release
- Citation
- ONCOLOGY REPORTS, v.20, no.3, pp.637 - 643
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- ONCOLOGY REPORTS
- Volume
- 20
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 637
- End Page
- 643
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/177967
- DOI
- 10.3892/or_00000053
- ISSN
- 1021-335X
- Abstract
- Enhancement of radiation response is possible to be achieved by combination treatment with therapeutic drugs. Previously we have shown that AS(2)O(3) in combination with ionizing radiation enhanced radiation response in cervical cancer cells. In this study, we further investigated molecular mechanism of synergistic enhancement of radiation response in combination with AS(2)O(3). The combination treatment of HeLa cells induced translocation of Bax to the mitochondria and a marked phosphorylation of Bcl-2. p38 MAPK and JNK were also found to be activated in response to the combination treatment. Pretreatment of PD169316, a p38 MAPK specific inhibitor, completely attenuated the combination treatment-induced mitochondrial relocalization of Bax, and altered Bcl-2 phosphorylation. Moreover, pretreatment of SP600125, JNK specific inhibitor, clearly attenuated Bcl-2 phosphorylation, but did not affect Bax translocation to the mitochondria. In addition, N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC), a thiol-containing antioxidant, completely blocked p38 MAPK and JNK activations, Bax relocalization and Bcl-2 phosphorylation. These results indicate that activation of p38 MAPK is specifically required for translocation of Bax to the mitochondria, and both JNK and p38 MAPK are involved in phosphorylation of Bcl-2 in response to combination treatment with gamma-radiation and AS(2)O(3) and that ROS is a critical regulator of p38 MAPK and JNK activations. The molecular mechanism elucidated in this study may provide insight into the design of future combination cancer therapies to cells intrinsically less sensitive to radiation treatment.
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