title: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-methylpiperazine induces apoptosis in human neuroblastoma cells, SH-SY5Y, through a p53-dependent pathway.
abstract: We have studied the effect of 1-(5-isoquinolinylsulfonyl)-2-methylpiperazine (H-7), a protein kinase inhibitor, on the regulation of apoptosis in the human neuroblastoma cell line, SH-SY5Y. H-7 (20-100 microM) induced apoptosis in these cells characterized by DNA fragmentation and chromatin condensation. Immunoblot analyses were performed with specific antibody against BCL-2, BCL-XS/L, BAX, JUNB, c-JUN, ICH-1L, c-FOS, RB, CDK-2, and p53. H-7 treatment did not significantly alter the level of these proteins with the exception of p53. H-7, but not staurosporine, caused a dramatic nuclear accumulation of p53. The kinetics of nuclear accumulation of p53 correlates well with the kinetics of induction of apoptosis. The effect of H-7 was further assessed in a group of human cell lines. Only cell lines harboring the wild-type p53 gene were responsive to the stimulatory effect of H-7 on nuclear accumulation of p53. Furthermore, cell lines carrying a mutated p53 gene were resistant to the cytotoxic effect of H-7. The ability of H-7 in mediating apoptosis in the SH-SY5Y line expressing a dominant negative mutant of p53 was significantly diminished. Taken together, these data strongly suggest that a p53-dependent mechanism contributes to the cytotoxicity of H-7 in human neuroblastoma cells.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260, Republic of Singapore.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ronca
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: V C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D009154:Mutation; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000473:pathology*; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D019311:Staurosporine / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D019311:Staurosporine