title: TRAIL cleaves caspase-8, -9 and -3 of AM-1 cells: a possible pathway for TRAIL to induce apoptosis in ameloblastoma.
abstract: Tumor-necrosis-factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL/Apo-2L), a potent ligand in inducing apoptosis, has recently emerged as a novel anticancer agent based on its ability to induce apoptosis in tumor cells, while exhibiting no toxicity in most normal cells. Since no potent apoptosis-inducing factor has been found yet in ameloblastoma, the present study was conducted. In the present study, expressions of TRAIL receptors, death receptor 4 (DR4) and DR5, were detected in all ameloblastoma tissues by immunohistochemistry as well as in AM-1 cells by immunofluorescence. By applying TRAIL in AM-1 cells, ameloblastoma cell line, for 24 h, we found that TRAIL cleaved caspase-8, -9 and -3, and lowered mitochondrial membrane potential (Deltapsim), and markedly induced apoptosis in AM-1 cells (46%). These results suggested that TRAIL is a potent apoptosis-inducing ligand in ameloblastoma.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Oral Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. ferry@dent.kyushu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Ferry
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sandra
authors.forename: Laifa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hendarmin
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakao
authors.forename: Norifumi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D000565:Ameloblasts; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000235:genetics*; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D053148:Caspase 3; D053181:Caspase 8; D053453:Caspase 9; D020169:Caspases / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008024:Ligands; D008297:Male; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000502:physiology*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D053221:TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D008024:Ligands; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D053221:TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; C505653:TNFSF10 protein, human; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; C505407:CASP3 protein, human; C505530:CASP8 protein, human; C506433:CASP9 protein, human; D053148:Caspase 3; D053181:Caspase 8; D053453:Caspase 9; D020169:Caspases