Amblyomin-X induces ER stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and caspase activation in human melanoma and pancreatic tumor cell

Autor: Katia L.P. Morais, Carolina Maria Berra, Juliana Mozer Sciani, Mario Thiego Fernandes Pacheco, Roger Chammas, Renata de Freitas Saito, Asif Iqbal, Rosemary Viola Bosch, Ana Marisa Chudzinski-Tavassi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
instacron:UNIFESP
Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Popis: Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) National Council of Technological and Scientific Development (CNPq, INCTTox) Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) Uniao Quimica Farmaceutica Nacional During the last two decades, new insights into proteasome function and its role in several human diseases made it a potential therapeutic target. In this context, Amblyomin-X is a Kunitz-type FXa inhibitor similar to endogenous tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) and is a novel proteasome inhibitor. Herein, we have demonstrated Amblyomin-X cytotoxicity to different tumor cells lines such as pancreatic (Panc1, AsPC1BxPC3) and melanoma (SK-MEL-5 and SK-MEL-28). Of note, Amblyomin-X was not cytotoxic to normal human fibroblast cells. In addition, Amblyomin-X promoted accumulation of ER stress markers (GRP78 and GADD153) in sensitive (SK-MEL-28) and bortezomib-resistant (Mia-PaCa-2) tumor cells. The intracellular calcium concentration [Ca2+] (i) was slightly modulated in human tumor cells (SK-MEL-28 and Mia-PaCa-2) after 24 h of Amblyomin-X treatment. Furthermore, Amblyomin-X induced mitochondrial dysfunction, cytochrome-c release, PARP cleavage, and activation of caspase cascade in both human tumor (SK-MEL-28 and Mia-PaCa-2) cells. These investigations might help in further understanding of the antitumor properties of Amblyomin-X. Butantan Inst, Biochem & Biophys Lab, Ave Vital Brazil 1500, BR-05503900 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Biochem, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Chem, Dept Biochem, Sao Paulo, Brazil Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Med, Expt Oncol Med Invest Lab, LIM 24, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Biochem, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil FAPESP: 2010/52669-3 FAPESP: 2010/07958-7 FAPESP: 2011/05969-4 FAPESP: CAT/CEPID 1998/14307-9 FAPESP: CETICs 2013/07467-1 Web of Science
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