title: A two-dimensional electrophoresis preliminary approach to human hepatocarcinoma differentiation induced by PPAR-agonists.
abstract: Adopting biochemical and proteomic approaches, we investigated the effect of some PPAR-agonists, a new class of differentiating agents, on human hepatocellular carcinoma Hep-G2 cell line. Cancer differentiation was assayed by checking albumin, transferrin and alpha-fetoprotein synthesis. Cell metabolism was studied by NMR spectroscopy of cell culture supernatants and by evaluation of mitochondrial respiratory chain enzyme activities. The two dimensional electrophoresis approach was employed to analyze modifications in the expression of cellular proteins linked to cell phenotype differentiation in the attempt to identify potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers of hepatocellular carcinoma. Results indicate that PPAR-agonists are able to act as differentiating inducers in human hepatocellular carcinoma Hep-G2 cell line as well as to inhibit mitochondrial respiratory chain Complex I, provoking a selective derangement of cellular oxidative metabolism. Lastly, two dimensional electrophoresis showed interesting modifications in the pattern of expression of cellular proteins that confirm biochemical data (increase in albumin and transferrin, decrease of alpha-fetoprotein synthesis) and, moreover, emphasize the meaning of these data by the increase of spots indicatively ascribed to HSP70 and catalase.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University, Largo Francesco Vito, Rome, 00168, Italy. patrizia.bottoni@icrm.cnr.it
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bottoni
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Giardina
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Martorana
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zuppi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Sole
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Scatena
mesh_terms: D001629:Bezafibrate / Q000494:pharmacology; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D002374:Catalase / Q000378:metabolism; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D002995:Clofibric Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D015180:Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional; D015248:Gemfibrozil / Q000494:pharmacology; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D009245:NADH Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism; D047492:Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors / Q000819:agonists*; D040901:Proteomics / Q000379:methods; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism; D045162:Thiazolidinediones / Q000494:pharmacology; D014168:Transferrin / Q000378:metabolism; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D047492:Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors; D012709:Serum Albumin; D045162:Thiazolidinediones; D014168:Transferrin; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins; D019344:Lactic Acid; D002995:Clofibric Acid; D002374:Catalase; D009245:NADH Dehydrogenase; D015248:Gemfibrozil; C039671:ciglitazone; D001629:Bezafibrate