title: Possible involvement of rapamycin-sensitive pathway in Bcl-2 expression in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells.
abstract: In human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells, treatment with immunosuppressants such as FK506, cyclosporin A or rapamycin for 4 days induced the enhancement of the 27-kDa Bcl-2alpha protein level. Among immunosuppressants, rapamycin has most potency. Treatment with herbimycin A or wortmannin also enhanced Bcl-2 expression, but the BB type of platelet-derived growth factor decreased the level. These results suggest that Bcl-2 expression is probably regulated by the cascade of tyrosine kinase, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and rapamycin-sensitive p70 S6-kinase in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurobiology, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kitamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kosaka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shimohama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
mesh_terms: D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009447:Neuroblastoma; D011090:Polyenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D020123:Sirolimus; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D051020:bcl-X Protein
chemical_list: C494811:BCL2L1 protein, human; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D011090:Polyenes; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D051020:bcl-X Protein; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D020123:Sirolimus