title: Effects of interferon and PKC modulators on human glioma protein kinase C, cell proliferation, and cell cycle.
abstract: The in-vitro effects of human interferon alpha-2b (HuIFN alpha-2b), protein kinase C (PKC) agonist [TPA (12-0-tetra-decanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate)] and PKC inhibitor (calphostin C) on human glioma (U-373 MG) PKC activity, cell proliferation and cell cycle were compared. HuIFN alpha-2b and TPA increased PKC activity, elevated the number of cells in DNA synthesis (S) phase and decreased cell proliferation by similar magnitudes. Calphostin C inhibited PKC activity, increased the number of cells in S phase and produced strong cytotoxic effects (IC50 150 nM). Higher concentrations of calphostin C with or without serum induced an additional block in gap2 and mitosis. We conclude that HuIFN alpha-2b's mode of action may be directly or indirectly affecting PKC. The response produced by HuIFN alpha-2b is similar to TPA (potent PKC activation and S phase arrest).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Acevedo-Duncan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Greenberg
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005910:Glioma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000201:enzymology; D006801:Humans; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000494:pharmacology; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000187:drug effects*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D009281:Naphthalenes; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D011493:Protein Kinase C; C058819:calphostin C; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate