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α-TEA induces apoptosis of human breast cancer cells via activation of TRAIL/DR5 death receptor pathway

✍ Scribed by Weiping Yu; Richa Tiwary; Jing Li; Sook-Kyung Park; Li Jia; Ailian Xiong; Marla Simmons-Menchaca; Bob G. Sanders; Kimberly Kline

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2010
Tongue
English
Weight
343 KB
Volume
49
Category
Article
ISSN
0899-1987

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Abstract

Vitamin E derivative RRR‐α‐tocopherol ether‐linked acetic acid analog (α‐TEA) induces apoptosis in MCF‐7 and HCC‐1954 human breast cancer cells in a dose‐ and time‐dependent manner. α‐TEA induces increased levels of tumor necrosis factor‐related apoptosis‐inducing ligand (TRAIL) and death receptor‐5 (DR5) and decreased levels of antiapoptotic factor, cellular FLICE‐like inhibitory protein (c‐FLIP L). DR5/TRAIL induced apoptosis involves downregulation of c‐FLIP (L), caspase‐8 activation, activated proapoptotic mediators tBid and Bax, mitochondrial permeability transition, and activation of caspase‐9. siRNA knockdown of either DR5 or TRAIL blocks the ability of α‐TEA to enhance DR5 protein levels, downregulate c‐FLIP(L) protein levels and induce apoptosis. Combination of α‐TEA + TRAIL acts cooperatively to induce apoptosis, and increase DR5 and decrease c‐FLIP (L) protein levels. siRNA knockdown of c‐FLIP produces a low level of spontaneous apoptosis and enhances α‐TEA‐ and TRAIL‐induced apoptosis. Taken together, these studies show that α‐TEA induces TRAIL/DR5 mitochondria‐dependent apoptosis in human breast cancer cells, and that TRAIL/DR5‐dependent increases in DR5 and decreases in c‐FLIP expression are triggered by TRAIL or α‐TEA treatments. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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