Induction of mitochondria-dependent apoptosis through the inhibition of mevalonate pathway in human breast cancer cells by YM529, a new third generation bisphosphonate

Autor: Kiyoshi Sawai, Junji Magae, Mitsuhiko Mizuta, Naruhiko Mizuta, Hisakazu Yamagishi, Hiroo Nakajima, Mie Tsuruga, Ikuya Fujiwara, Koichi Sakaguchi
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Cancer Letters. 253:89-96
ISSN: 0304-3835
Popis: YM529, a new third generation bisphosphonate, induced apoptosis of a human breast cancer cell line, MX-1. Cytotoxic activity of YM529 was more potent than that of incadronate. YM529 activated caspase-9, but not caspase-8, and induced the release of cytochrome c into cytosol. YM529 increased Bax expression and decreased Bcl-2 expression, while it did not induce caspase-8-dependent Bid truncation. Farnesyl pyrophosphate prevented YM529-mediated cytotoxicity. These results suggest that YM529 is a potent therapeutic agent for human breast cancers, activating the mitochondria-dependent apoptotic pathway through the inhibition of protein farnesylation.
Databáze: OpenAIRE