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11342564

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
28
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-7-9
pubmed:abstractText
We have previously shown that lithium salts can considerably increase the direct cytotoxic effect of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) on various tumor cells in vitro and in vivo. However, the underlying mechanism has remained largely unknown. Here we show that the TNF-sensitizing effect of lithium chloride (LiCl) is independent of the type of cell death, either necrosis or apoptosis. In the case of apoptosis, TNF/lithium synergism is associated with an enhanced activation of caspases and mitochondrial cytochrome c release. Sensitization to apoptosis is specific for TNF-induced apoptosis, whereas Fas-mediated or etoposide-induced apoptosis remains unaffected. LiCl also potentiates cell death induced by artificial oligomerization of a fusion protein between FKBP and the TNF receptor-associated death domain protein. TNF-induced activation of NF-kappa B-dependent gene expression is not modulated by LiCl treatment. These results indicate that LiCl enhances TNF-induced cell death in an NF-kappa B-independent way, and suggest that the TNF receptor-associated death domain protein plays a crucial role in the TNF-sensitizing effect of LiCl.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
13
pubmed:volume
276
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
25939-45
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Lithium sensitizes tumor cells in an NF-kappa B-independent way to caspase activation and apoptosis induced by tumor necrosis factor (TNF). Evidence for a role of the TNF receptor-associated death domain protein.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Biology, Unit for Molecular Signal Transduction in Inflammation, Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology and Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't