title: NF-kappaB-dependent MnSOD expression protects adenocarcinoma cells from TNF-alpha-induced apoptosis.
abstract: NF-kappaB is known to exert a cytoprotective action against TNF-alpha-induced apoptosis. To study the role of NF-kappaB in various TNF-alpha-treated epithelial cell lines, we generated stable transfectants overexpressing a mutated unresponsive form of the IkappaBalpha inhibitor (MT cells). As NF-kappaB prevented TNF-alpha-induced apoptosis in various epithelial cancer cell lines, we searched for NF-kappaB target gene products responsible for this difference of sensitivity. We observed an increased Bcl-X(L) expression level in OVCAR-3 cells compared with OVCAR-3 cells expressing a mutated IkappaBalpha inhibitor (MT cells). Induction of the antioxidant enzyme MnSOD was detected only in TNF-alpha-treated OVCAR, MCF7A/Z and HCT116 cells but not in MT cells. Moreover, reactive oxygen species were involved in TNF-alpha-induced apoptosis, as various antioxidants partially protected these cells from apoptosis. At last, transfection of the MnSOD cDNA in MT cells, which do not express this protein after TNF-alpha stimulation, partially restored resistance to TNF-alpha-induced cell death, as observed by clonogenic assays. However, transfection of the Bcl-X(L) cDNA did not induce any protective effect. Therefore, MnSOD expression is induced by NF-kappaB in epithelial cancer cells in response to TNF-alpha, and is at least partially responsible for their resistance to TNF-alpha-induced apoptosis, presumably through the clearance of death-inducing ROS.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Medical Chemistry and Human Genetics, Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapy, CHU B35, Sart-Tilman, University of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium..
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Delhalle
authors.forename: Valérie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Deregowski
authors.forename: Valérie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Benoit
authors.forename: Marie-Paule
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Merville
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bours
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000201:enzymology*; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology; D017209:Apoptosis; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002470:Cell Survival; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism*; D010957:Plasmids / Q000378:metabolism; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000378:metabolism; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors; D014162:Transfection; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism*; D051020:bcl-X Protein
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; C494811:BCL2L1 protein, human; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D016328:NF-kappa B; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D051020:bcl-X Protein; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase