title: Caspase inhibition and N6-benzyladenosine-induced apoptosis in HL-60 cells.
abstract: As an extension of our recently published work (Mlejnek and Kuglík [2000] J. Cell. Biochem. 77:6-17), the role of caspases in N(6)-benzylaminopurine riboside (BAPR)-induced apotosis in HL-60 cells was evaluated in this study. Here, BAPR-induced apoptosis was accompanied by activation of caspase-3 and caspase-9. However, when these caspases were selectively inhibited, the progression of BAPR-induced apoptosis was not markedly affected. Besides that, activation of caspase-3 and caspase-9 was found to be rather late event in apoptotic process. These results suggested that other caspases might be critically implicated. Indeed, pan-specific caspase inhibitor, Z-VAD-FMK, completely prevented DNA cleavage and apoptotic bodies formation. However, Z-VAD-FMK failed to prevent cell death and it was incapable to fully counteract the main apoptotic hallmark-chromatin condensation. Finally, our data indicate that cellular decision between apoptosis and necrosis is made upon the availability of both caspase proteases and intracellular ATP.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Botany and Plant Physiology, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry Brno, Zemìdìlská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic. mlejnek@mendelu.cz
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mlejnek
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000590:Amino Acid Chloromethyl Ketones / Q000494:pharmacology; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D053148:Caspase 3; D053453:Caspase 9; D061945:Caspase Inhibitors; D020169:Caspases / Q000502:physiology; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D002843:Chromatin / Q000378:metabolism; D015853:Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018922:HL-60 Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology*; D006801:Humans; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000590:Amino Acid Chloromethyl Ketones; D061945:Caspase Inhibitors; D002843:Chromatin; D015853:Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors; D009842:Oligopeptides; C110772:benzoylcarbonyl-aspartyl-glutamyl-valyl-aspartyl-fluoromethyl ketone; C403754:benzyloxycarbonyl-leucyl-glutamyl-histidyl-aspartic acid fluoromethyl ketone; C096713:benzyloxycarbonylvalyl-alanyl-aspartyl fluoromethyl ketone; C017061:N(6)-benzyladenosine; C505407:CASP3 protein, human; C506433:CASP9 protein, human; D053148:Caspase 3; D053453:Caspase 9; D020169:Caspases; D000241:Adenosine