title: TRAIL and docosahexaenoic acid cooperate to induce HT-29 colon cancer cell death.
abstract: The resistance of some cancer cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis is a major obstacle in successful clinical application of this cytokine. Combination treatment with agents capable of sensitising the cells to TRAIL effects is beneficial for new cancer treatment strategies. Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is under intense investigation for its ability to affect cancer cell growth and apoptosis. We demonstrated a modulation of TRAIL-induced apoptosis of HT-29 human colon cancer cells by DHA on the molecular (pro-caspase-3, -8, Bid, PARP cleavage) and cellular (cell viability and adhesion) level. To conclude, TRAIL and DHA were shown to cooperate in the induction of colon cancer cell apoptosis.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Cytokinetics, Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Královopolská 135, 612 65 Brno, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Alena
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vaculová
authors.forename: Jirina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hofmanová
authors.forename: Ladislav
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Andera
authors.forename: Alois
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kozubík
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology*; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002470:Cell Survival; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000502:physiology*; D053221:TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D053221:TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; C505653:TNFSF10 protein, human; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids