title: The involvement of oxidative stress in tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL)-induced apoptosis in HeLa cells.
abstract: Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) serves as an extracellular signal triggering apoptosis in tumor cells. However, the molecular mechanisms leading to the apoptosis are largely unknown. To characterize the molecular events involved in TRAIL-induced apoptosis, we examined the association of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in human adenocarcinoma HeLa cells. In this study, we show strong ROS accumulation upon TRAIL induction, with activation of caspases, followed by apoptosis. The pre-treatment with gamma-glutamylcysteinylglycine or estrogen, both effective antioxidants, significantly attenuated TRAIL-induced apoptosis through the reduction of ROS accumulation and diminished caspases activity. Furthermore, zVAD-fmk, an inhibitor of pan-caspase, effectively inhibited the activation of caspases and prevented apoptosis by TRAIL, although TRAIL-induced ROS generation was not attenuated. These data indicate that ROS may play a role as an upstream mediator of caspases. Taken together, our results suggest that oxidative stress mediates TRAIL-induced apoptosis in HeLa cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Myoung Woo
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Soon Cheol
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Joung-Hun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: In-Ki
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kun Soo
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Kyung Yong
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Won Bok
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yong-Keun
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Sung Su
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000590:Amino Acid Chloromethyl Ketones / Q000494:pharmacology; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D020169:Caspases / Q000378:metabolism; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D053221:TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000590:Amino Acid Chloromethyl Ketones; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D053221:TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; C505653:TNFSF10 protein, human; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; C096713:benzyloxycarbonylvalyl-alanyl-aspartyl fluoromethyl ketone; D020169:Caspases