The recognized role of caspases as executioners of apoptosis, led us to investigate their involvement in death responses induced by okadaic acid (OA) in HeLa S-3 and MCF-7 cells. A one-day treatment with OA induced accumulation of the 85 kDa poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) fragment in cell lysates but the response was prevented if cells were treated with OA in the presence of the caspase inhibitors Z-VAD-FMK and Z-DEVD-FMK. The HeLa S-3 and MCF-7 cells were found to contain measurable levels of the intact caspase-2, -7, -g and -9 zymogens, whereas caspase-3 was found only in HeLa cells. After one day of OA treatment, pro-caspase-2, -3, -7 and -9 isoforms were found processed in HeLa cells, whereas only pro-caspase-2 was processed in MCF-7 cells. Pro-caspase-8, in turn, was mostly unprocessed in both cell lines. The possible interference of caspase inhibitors on cell death was also evaluated, and we found that both Z-VAD-FMK and Z-DEVD-FMK could contribute different extents of protection of MCF-7 and HeLa cells from toxic effects caused by OA. We concluded that OA triggers multiple pathways of caspase processing, contributing to death responses triggered by OA in HeLa S3 and MCF-7 cells. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

The toxic responses induced by okadaic acid involve processing of multiple caspase isoforms / Rossini, Gian Paolo; N., Sgarbi; C., Malaguti. - In: TOXICON. - ISSN 0041-0101. - STAMPA. - 39:6(2001), pp. 763-770. [10.1016/S0041-0101(00)00202-6]

The toxic responses induced by okadaic acid involve processing of multiple caspase isoforms

ROSSINI, Gian Paolo;
2001

Abstract

The recognized role of caspases as executioners of apoptosis, led us to investigate their involvement in death responses induced by okadaic acid (OA) in HeLa S-3 and MCF-7 cells. A one-day treatment with OA induced accumulation of the 85 kDa poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) fragment in cell lysates but the response was prevented if cells were treated with OA in the presence of the caspase inhibitors Z-VAD-FMK and Z-DEVD-FMK. The HeLa S-3 and MCF-7 cells were found to contain measurable levels of the intact caspase-2, -7, -g and -9 zymogens, whereas caspase-3 was found only in HeLa cells. After one day of OA treatment, pro-caspase-2, -3, -7 and -9 isoforms were found processed in HeLa cells, whereas only pro-caspase-2 was processed in MCF-7 cells. Pro-caspase-8, in turn, was mostly unprocessed in both cell lines. The possible interference of caspase inhibitors on cell death was also evaluated, and we found that both Z-VAD-FMK and Z-DEVD-FMK could contribute different extents of protection of MCF-7 and HeLa cells from toxic effects caused by OA. We concluded that OA triggers multiple pathways of caspase processing, contributing to death responses triggered by OA in HeLa S3 and MCF-7 cells. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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The toxic responses induced by okadaic acid involve processing of multiple caspase isoforms / Rossini, Gian Paolo; N., Sgarbi; C., Malaguti. - In: TOXICON. - ISSN 0041-0101. - STAMPA. - 39:6(2001), pp. 763-770. [10.1016/S0041-0101(00)00202-6]
Rossini, Gian Paolo; N., Sgarbi; C., Malaguti
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