Photofrin/photodynamic therapy (PDT) at sub-lethal doses induced a transient stall in proteasome activity in surviving A549 (p53(+/+)) and H1299 (p53(-/-)) cells as indicated by the time-dependent decline/recovery of chymotrypsin-like activity. Indeed, within 3 h of incubation, Photofrin invaded the cytoplasm and localized preferentially within the mitochondria. Its light activation determined a decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential and a reversible arrest in proteasomal activity. A similar result is obtained by treating cells with Antimycin and Rotenone, indicating, as a common denominator of this effect, the ATP decrease. Both inhibitors, however, were more toxic to cells as the recovery of proteasomal activity was incomplete. We evaluated whether combining PDT (which is a treatment for killing tumor cells, per se, and inducing proteasome arrest in the surviving ones) with Bortezomib doses capable of sustaining the stall would protract the arrest with sufficient time to induce apoptosis in remaining cells. The evaluation of the mitochondrial membrane depolarization, residual proteasome and mitochondrial enzymatic activities, colony-forming capabilities, and changes in protein expression profiles in A549 and H1299 cells under a combined therapeutic regimen gave results consistent with our hypothesis.

Mitochondrial malfunctioning, proteasome arrest and apoptosis in cancer cells by focused intracellular generation of oxygen radicals / Postiglione, Ilaria; Chiaviello, Angela; Barra, Federica; Roscetto, Emanuela; Soriano, AMATA AMY; Catania, MARIA ROSARIA; Palumbo, Giuseppe; Pierantoni, GIOVANNA MARIA. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. - ISSN 1661-6596. - 16:9(2015), pp. 20375-20391. [10.3390/ijms160920375]

Mitochondrial malfunctioning, proteasome arrest and apoptosis in cancer cells by focused intracellular generation of oxygen radicals

POSTIGLIONE, ILARIA;CHIAVIELLO, ANGELA;BARRA, FEDERICA;ROSCETTO, EMANUELA;SORIANO, AMATA AMY;CATANIA, MARIA ROSARIA;PALUMBO, GIUSEPPE;PIERANTONI, GIOVANNA MARIA
2015

Abstract

Photofrin/photodynamic therapy (PDT) at sub-lethal doses induced a transient stall in proteasome activity in surviving A549 (p53(+/+)) and H1299 (p53(-/-)) cells as indicated by the time-dependent decline/recovery of chymotrypsin-like activity. Indeed, within 3 h of incubation, Photofrin invaded the cytoplasm and localized preferentially within the mitochondria. Its light activation determined a decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential and a reversible arrest in proteasomal activity. A similar result is obtained by treating cells with Antimycin and Rotenone, indicating, as a common denominator of this effect, the ATP decrease. Both inhibitors, however, were more toxic to cells as the recovery of proteasomal activity was incomplete. We evaluated whether combining PDT (which is a treatment for killing tumor cells, per se, and inducing proteasome arrest in the surviving ones) with Bortezomib doses capable of sustaining the stall would protract the arrest with sufficient time to induce apoptosis in remaining cells. The evaluation of the mitochondrial membrane depolarization, residual proteasome and mitochondrial enzymatic activities, colony-forming capabilities, and changes in protein expression profiles in A549 and H1299 cells under a combined therapeutic regimen gave results consistent with our hypothesis.
2015
Mitochondrial malfunctioning, proteasome arrest and apoptosis in cancer cells by focused intracellular generation of oxygen radicals / Postiglione, Ilaria; Chiaviello, Angela; Barra, Federica; Roscetto, Emanuela; Soriano, AMATA AMY; Catania, MARIA ROSARIA; Palumbo, Giuseppe; Pierantoni, GIOVANNA MARIA. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. - ISSN 1661-6596. - 16:9(2015), pp. 20375-20391. [10.3390/ijms160920375]
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