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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-11-12
pubmed:abstractText
PPARgamma is known to induce apoptosis in malignant tumor cells, but the mechanism of this induction is not well understood. We investigated induction of apoptosis with 15-Deoxy-Delta12,14-prostaglandin J2 (15d-PGJ2), a PPARgamma ligand, in cholangio cell carcinoma (CCC) cells (RBE, ETK-1 or HuCCT-1). Apoptosis was induced in RBE and ETK-1 cells with 15d-PGJ2, but not in HuCCT-1 cells, although PPARgamma was expressed in all CCC cells. Apoptosis-related proteins were also expressed, including FLIP, bclx, Apaf-1 and XIAP, but expression levels differed among the three cell lines. RBE cells treated with 15d-PGJ2 showed caspase activation, and it appeared that PPARgamma-induced apoptosis was dependent on caspase activation. However, neither ETK-1 nor HuCCT-1 cells showed significant activation of caspase-8 or -3 with 15d-PGJ2 treatment, raising the possibility of a caspase-independent apoptosis induction pathway. XIAP was down-regulated by 15d-PGJ2 in all three CCC cell lines. Therefore, 15d-PGJ2 induces apoptosis in CCC cells via caspase-dependent or independent pathways. 15d-PGJ2 may also induce down-regulation of XIAP and may promote caspase cascade activation through TNF-family receptor signaling pathways.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1107-3756
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
867-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
The PPARgamma ligand, 15-Deoxy-Delta12,14-PGJ2, regulates apoptosis-related protein expression in cholangio cell carcinoma cells.
pubmed:affiliation
First Department of Internal Medicine, Mie University School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article