Adenovirus-mediated wild-type-p53-gene expression sensitizes TNF-resistant tumor cells to TNF-induced cytotoxicity by altering the cellular redox state
✍ Scribed by Vladimir A. Shatrov; Maya Ameyar; Céline Bouquet; Zhenzi Cai; Rodica Stancou; Hedi Haddada; Salem Chouaib
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 80 KB
- Volume
- 85
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0020-7136
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✦ Synopsis
We have shown that the loss of p53 function contributed to resistance of tumor cells to TNF-induced cytotoxicity. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of wild-type p53 (wt-p53) expression on TNF sensitivity, by introducing wt-p53 into MCF7/Adr cells in which p53 was deleted, via a recombinant adenovirus encoding p53 (Ad-p53). Our results indicate that infection with Ad-p53 (50-100 viral particles per cell) resulted in pronounced cytotoxicity, whereas infection with 10 viral particles per cell, which was weakly toxic for the MCF7/Adr cells, sensitized these cells to TNF-induced cell death. Moreover, expression of wt-p53 in MCF7/Adr cells induced the production of reactive oxygen intermediates (ROIs) and caused glutathione (GSH) depletion, indicating disturbances in the cellular redox state. Additional treatment of cells with the anti-oxidant and glutathione (GSH) precursor N-acetylcysteine (NAC) resulted in inhibition of p53induced ROIs production and in partial restoration of intracellular GSH levels, which was associated with the ability of NAC to inhibit p53-modulated TNF-induced cytotoxicity. Interestingly, Ad-p53 was able to inhibit TNF-induced MnSOD mRNA expression in MCF7/Adr cells, which might contribute to the sensitization of cells to the cytotoxic action of TNF. Taken together, our data strongly suggest that wt-p53 expression sensitizes TNF-resistant MCF7 cells with p53 deletion to TNF-induced cell death by a pathway that is dependent on ROIs production. Int.