Activation of caspase-3-like proteases in apoptosis induced by sphingosine and other long-chain bases in Hep3B hepatoma cells

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作者
Hung, WC [1 ]
Chang, HC
Chuang, LY
机构
[1] Kaohsiung Med Coll, Sch Technol Med Sci, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
[2] Kaohsiung Med Coll, Dept Physiol, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
[3] Kaohsiung Med Coll, Dept Biochem, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
关键词
caspase inhibitors; fumonisin B1; poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase; protein kinase C;
D O I
10.1042/0264-6021:3380161
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Sphingosine and other long-chain bases (including sphinganine, dimethylsphingosine and stearylamine), but not ocytlamine (a short-chain analogue of sphinganine), induced apoptosis in Hep3B hepatoma cells. Because both D- and L-erythrosphingosine and stearylamine exert potent apoptotic effects on Hep3B cells, it is possible that these long-chain bases map activate apoptosis by inhibiting protein kinase C (PKC) activity. However, pretreatment with the PKC activator PMA could not rescue cells from apoptosis triggered by long-chain bases. Therefore the involvement of PKC in this apoptotic process requires further characterization. We also investigated whether these long-chain bases might be metabolized into ceramide in order to elicit their apoptotic action. We found that long-chain bases acted independently of ceramide in the induction of apoptosis, since addition of fumonisin B1, a fungal agent which effectively inhibits ceramide synthesis from sphingosine, did not protect against apoptosis. Additionally, we found that sphingosine-induced apoptosis was accompanied by activation of caspases. The functional role of caspases in this apoptotic process was examined by using specific caspase inhibitors. The general caspase inhibitor benzyloxycarbonyl-Val-Ala-Asp fluoromethyl ketone, which exhibits a broad specificity for caspase-family proteases, effectively blocked sphingosine-induced apoptosis. Furthermore, our results indicate that caspase-3-like proteases, but not caspase-1, are activated during apoptosis triggered by sphingosine. Enhancement of caspase-3-like activity and cleavage of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase, an in vivo substrate for caspase-3, was clearly demonstrated in sphingosine-treated Hep3B cells. Considered together, these results suggest that caspase-3-like proteases participate in apoptotic cell death induced by sphingosine.
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页码:161 / 166
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