Deguelin inhibits expression of IkappaBalpha protein in Raji and U937 cells.
OBJECTIVE
To determine whether deguelin can regulate the expression of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB) binding protein (IkappaBalpha) in U937 human leukemia cells and Raji human B lymphoma cells.


METHODS
The localization of IkappaBalpha protein was investigated by using an immunofluorescence method. The expression of IkappaBalpha and NF-kappaB /p65 proteins in Raji and U937 cells were investigated by using Western blotting. Apoptosis was detected through annexin V/PI double-labeled cytometry.


RESULTS
IkappaBalpha localized in the cytoplasm in untreated and deguelin-treated cells. After treatment with tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) or deguelin plus TNF-alpha for 15 min, there was a substantial reduction in the amount of IkappaBalpha protein. The expression of IkappaBalpha was downregulated by deguelin in Raji and U937 cells. Deguelin induced apoptosis in U937 cells.


CONCLUSIONS
Deguelin inhibited the expression of IkappaBalpha protein in U937 and Raji cells. The anti-proliferative activity of deguelin is related to the signal pathway of NF-kappaB.
Department of Hematology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
Wei-Hua
WH
Chen
Yan
Y
Chen
Guo-Hui
GH
Cui
D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D020672:I-kappa B Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D000072000:NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha; D012402:Rotenone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D015398:Signal Transduction; D051996:Transcription Factor RelA / Q000378:metabolism; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology; D020298:U937 Cells
D020672:I-kappa B Proteins; C000606204:NFKBIA protein, human; D051996:Transcription Factor RelA; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D012402:Rotenone; D000072000:NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha; C107676:deguelin