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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
32
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-8-5
pubmed:abstractText
Bisindolylmaleimide VIII (Bis VIII) has been previously shown to enhance Fas-mediated apoptosis through a protein kinase C-independent mechanism. In the present study, we examined the effect of Bis VIII on apoptosis induced by DR5 (TRAIL-R2), using an agonistic anti-human DR5 monoclonal antibody, TRA-8. Our results demonstrated that Bis VIII was able to enhance the apoptosis-inducing activity of TRA-8 both in vitro and in vivo. The combination of TRA-8 and Bis VIII led to a synergistic and sustained activation of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase, which was mediated by MAPK kinase 4 and was caspase-8-dependent. The mitochondrial pathway is involved in the synergistic induction of apoptosis by Bis VIII and TRA-8. Bis VIII alone induced the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential in a caspase-independent fashion without subsequent release of cytochrome c. However, in the presence of Bis VIII, TRA-8 induced more profound loss of mitochondrial membrane potential and release of cytochrome c. These results suggest that the enhanced and persistent activation of the JNK/p38 and the decreased mitochondrial membrane potential play a crucial role in synergistic induction of the death receptor-mediated apoptosis by Bis VIII. The unique ability of Bis VIII to enhance DR5-mediated apoptosis signal transduction discloses a potential utility of this compound in combination with anti-DR5 antibody in cancer therapy.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
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pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
9
pubmed:volume
277
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
29294-303
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12034736-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:12034736-Caspase 8, pubmed-meshheading:12034736-Caspase 9, pubmed-meshheading:12034736-Caspases, pubmed-meshheading:12034736-Cytochrome c Group, pubmed-meshheading:12034736-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:12034736-Enzyme Activation, pubmed-meshheading:12034736-Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:12034736-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12034736-Indoles, pubmed-meshheading:12034736-Jurkat Cells, pubmed-meshheading:12034736-MAP Kinase Kinase 4, pubmed-meshheading:12034736-Maleimides, pubmed-meshheading:12034736-Microscopy, Fluorescence, pubmed-meshheading:12034736-Mitochondria, pubmed-meshheading:12034736-Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 8, pubmed-meshheading:12034736-Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:12034736-Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:12034736-Receptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand, pubmed-meshheading:12034736-Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, pubmed-meshheading:12034736-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:12034736-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:12034736-Tumor Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:12034736-p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Bisindolylmaleimide VIII enhances DR5-mediated apoptosis through the MKK4/JNK/p38 kinase and the mitochondrial pathways.
pubmed:affiliation
Biomedical Research Laboratories, Sankyo Co., Ltd., 1-2-58 Hiromachi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-8710, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't