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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
14
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-9-7
pubmed:abstractText
Tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha induces a transient increase in N-octanoylsphingosine (C8-ceramide) which has been postulated as an intracellular mediator in TNF-alpha signalling. We tested the ability of C8-ceramide to reproduce the TNF-alpha-mediated interference with endothelial cell proliferation and DNA synthesis. TNF-alpha (10 ng.mL-1) and C8-ceramide (20 microM) inhibited the incorporation of [3H]thymidine into DNA and led to an accumulation of cells in the G1 phase of the cell cycle. When the responses of the tumour suppressors p53 and RB were analysed, it was found that TNF-alpha and C8-ceramide induced increased expression of p53. Treatment with TNF-alpha or C8-ceramide lead to a significant decrease in total retinoblastoma protein (RB) content that correlated with high levels of p53. These results suggest that p53 and RB may complement each other in their contribution to cell cycle arrest. TNF-alpha prevented RB phosphorylation whereas C8-ceramide did not interfere with this process, suggesting that it follows a ceramide-independent pathway.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0014-2956
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
267
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
4325-33
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-7-23
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10880954-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:10880954-Cell Cycle, pubmed-meshheading:10880954-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:10880954-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:10880954-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:10880954-Ceramides, pubmed-meshheading:10880954-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:10880954-Endothelium, Vascular, pubmed-meshheading:10880954-Flow Cytometry, pubmed-meshheading:10880954-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10880954-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:10880954-Retinoblastoma Protein, pubmed-meshheading:10880954-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:10880954-Sphingomyelins, pubmed-meshheading:10880954-Sphingosine, pubmed-meshheading:10880954-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:10880954-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, pubmed-meshheading:10880954-Tumor Suppressor Protein p53, pubmed-meshheading:10880954-Umbilical Cord
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Ceramide mimics tumour necrosis factor-alpha in the induction of cell cycle arrest in endothelial cells. Induction of the tumour suppressor p53 with decrease in retinoblastoma/protein levels.
pubmed:affiliation
Departamento de Biología Celular, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Tlalpan, Mexico. rmarure@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't