title: Extrinsic nitric oxide donor partially reverses arginine deiminase induced cell growth inhibition through NFkappaB and Bcl-X L.
abstract: Arginine deiminase (ADI) is known to be an inducer of apoptosis in vitro and an anti-tumor agent in vivo in some cancers. ADI causes the enzymatic depletion of arginine which may inhibit nitric oxide (NO) synthesis. However, the effect of ADI treatment on NO synthesis has not been clearly elucidated. With the goal of understanding the role of ADI in NO synthesis, we used the Ramos human lymphoma cell line, which is known to be ADI-sensitive. After determining an optimal experimental ADI concentration (0.001 U/ml), we studied the effects of ADI treatment when combined with different concentrations of the extrinsic NO donor, sodium nitroprusside (SNP) (i.e., control, ADI only, ADI with 10 microM/ml SNP, ADI with 50 microM/ml SNP, and ADI with 100 microM/ml SNP). An MTT assay was used to assess cell survival after treatment, nitric oxide assays to determine nitrite levels and Western blot analysis to determine the expression of the NO mediators, NFkappaB and Bcl-X L. Interestingly, we found that the extrinsic NO donor only partially reversed ADI-induced inhibition of cell growth in a dose-dependent pattern and resulted in an induction of NFkappaB and Bcl-X L expression. In conclusion, we suggest that there might be an association between reversal of cell growth inhibition by extrinsic NO donor with Bcl-X L and NFkappaB expression in ADI-treated Ramos cell.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Hong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Hwa Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: Chul Won
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Byung Soo
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sang Won
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Yeul Hong
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Bon Hong
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: Jun Suk
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D015153:Blotting, Western; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D006867:Hydrolases / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D020030:Nitric Oxide Donors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009599:Nitroprusside / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051020:bcl-X Protein / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C494811:BCL2L1 protein, human; D016328:NF-kappa B; D020030:Nitric Oxide Donors; D051020:bcl-X Protein; D009599:Nitroprusside; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D006867:Hydrolases; C019723:arginine deiminase