Tetraarsenic Hexoxide Induces Beclin-1-Induced Autophagic Cell Death as well as Caspase-Dependent Apoptosis in U937 Human Leukemic Cellsopen access
- Authors
- Han, Min Ho; Lee, Won Sup; Lu, Jing Nan; Yun, Jeong Won; Kim, GonSup; Jung, Jin Myung; Kim, Gi-Young; Lee, Su-Jae; Kim, Wun-Jae; Choi, Yung Hyun
- Issue Date
- Sep-2011
- Publisher
- HINDAWI LTD
- Citation
- EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE, v.2012
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
- Volume
- 2012
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/27707
- DOI
- 10.1155/2012/201414
- ISSN
- 1741-427X
- Abstract
- Tetraarsenic hexaoxide (As4O6) has been used in Korean folk remedy for the treatment of cancer since the late 1980s, and arsenic trioxide (As2O3) is currently used as a chemotherapeutic agent. However, evidence suggests that As4O6-induced cell death pathway was different from that of As2O3. Besides, the anticancer effects and mechanisms of As4O6 are not fully understood. Therefore, we investigated the anticancer activities of As4O6 on apoptosis and autophagy in U937 human leukemic cells. The growth of U937 cells was inhibited by As4O6 treatment in a dose- and a time-dependent manner, and IC50 for As4O6 was less than 2 μM. As4O6 induced caspase-dependent apoptosis and Beclin-1-induced autophagy, both of which were significantly attenuated by Bcl-2 augmentation and N-acetylcysteine (NAC) treatment. This study suggests that As4O6 should induce Beclin-1-induced autophagic cell death as well as caspase-dependent apoptosis and that it might be a promising agent for the treatment of leukemia.
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