title: Oridonin induced autophagy in human cervical carcinoma HeLa cells through Ras, JNK, and P38 regulation.
abstract: In this study, we investigated autophagy induced by oridonin in HeLa cells. HeLa cells were exposed to oridonin, and the fluorescent changes, autophagic levels, and protein expressions were evaluated. Oridonin induced autophagy in HeLa cells in vitro in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Oridonin-treated HeLa cells, which had been prelabeled with the autophagosome-specific dye monodansylcadervarine (MDC), recruited more MDC-positive particles and had a significantly higher fluorescent density; and simultaneously, expressions of autophagy-related proteins, MAP-LC3 and Beclin 1, were increased by oridonin. In oridonin-induced Hela cells, pretreatment with 3-methyladenine (3-MA, the specific inhibitor of autophagy) dose-dependently decreased the autophagic ratio accompanied with downregulation of the protein expressions of MAP-LC3 and Beclin 1. Furthermore, when a Ras inhibitor was applied, the autophagic levels were augmented, whereas P38 and JNK inhibitors decreased the autophagic ratio significantly, indicating that this oridonin-induced autophagic process was negatively regulated by Ras, but positively regulated by P38 and JNK MAPKs. Raf-1 and ERK1/2 had no obvious correlation to these signaling pathways.
authors: China-Japan Research Institute of Medical Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, PR China.
authors: Qiao
authors: Q
authors: Cui
authors: Shin-Ichi
authors: S
authors: Tashiro
authors: Satoshi
authors: S
authors: Onodera
authors: Mutsuhiko
authors: M
authors: Minami
authors: Takashi
authors: T
authors: Ikejima
mesh_terms: D000225:Adenine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D000873:Anthracenes / Q000494:pharmacology; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D001343:Autophagy / Q000187:drug effects*; D000071186:Beclin-1; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002103:Cadaverine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D004224:Diterpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D045786:Diterpenes, Kaurane / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D048049:Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000494:pharmacology; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D037602:Isodon / Q000737:chemistry; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D011090:Polyenes / Q000494:pharmacology; D053284:Polyunsaturated Alkamides / Q000494:pharmacology; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D018631:ras Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000873:Anthracenes; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; C491997:BECN1 protein, human; D000071186:Beclin-1; D004224:Diterpenes; D045786:Diterpenes, Kaurane; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D005419:Flavonoids; D007093:Imidazoles; C477012:MAP1LC3A protein, human; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; D011090:Polyenes; D053284:Polyunsaturated Alkamides; D011725:Pyridines; C011959:oridonin; C432165:pyrazolanthrone; C025946:3-methyladenine; D048049:Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D018631:ras Proteins; C008542:monodansylcadaverine; D000225:Adenine; D002103:Cadaverine; C054474:manumycin; C093642:SB 203580; C093973:2-(2-amino-3-methoxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one