title: Involvement of reactive oxygen species-independent mitochondrial pathway in gossypol-induced apoptosis.
abstract: Gossypol is a component present in cottonseeds and has been demonstrated to be an effective contraceptive drug in preventing spermatogenesis in mammalian species. In the present, we reported that gossypol could induce apoptosis in human promyelocytic leukemia cells (HL-60), as characterized by DNA fragmentation, poly(ADP) ribose polymerase (PARP) cleavage. The efficacious induction of apoptosis was observed at 50 microM for 6 h. Further molecular analysis showed that gossypol induced the truncation of Bid protein, the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (DeltaPsi m), cytochrome c release from mitochondria into cytosol, and activation of caspase-3, -8, and -9. However, gossypol did not increase the level of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and antioxidants including N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) and catalase could not block gossypol-induced apoptosis in the HL-60 cells. These data suggest that gossypol induces apoptosis in HL-60 cells through ROS-independent mitochondrial dysfunction pathway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Korimoto 1-21-24, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan. hou@chem.agri.kagoshima-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: De-Xing
authors.initials: DX
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Takuhiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uto
authors.forename: Xuhui
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takeshita
authors.forename: Shunsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanigawa
authors.forename: Izumi
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Imamura
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ose
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujii
mesh_terms: D000111:Acetylcysteine / Q000378:metabolism; D017209:Apoptosis; D051023:BH3 Interacting Domain Death Agonist Protein; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D053148:Caspase 3; D053181:Caspase 8; D053453:Caspase 9; D020169:Caspases / Q000378:metabolism; D002374:Catalase / Q000378:metabolism; D002470:Cell Survival; D003272:Contraceptive Agents, Male / Q000494:pharmacology; D045304:Cytochromes c / Q000378:metabolism; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism; D053938:DNA Fragmentation; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006072:Gossypol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018922:HL-60 Cells; D006801:Humans; D008564:Membrane Potentials; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D011065:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases / Q000378:metabolism; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D013347:Subcellular Fractions; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D051023:BH3 Interacting Domain Death Agonist Protein; C494814:BID protein, human; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D003272:Contraceptive Agents, Male; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D045304:Cytochromes c; D002374:Catalase; D011065:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases; C505407:CASP3 protein, human; C505530:CASP8 protein, human; C506433:CASP9 protein, human; D053148:Caspase 3; D053181:Caspase 8; D053453:Caspase 9; D020169:Caspases; D006072:Gossypol; D000111:Acetylcysteine