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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-11-17
pubmed:abstractText
The anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody rituximab (Rituxan, IDEC-C2B8) has shown promising results in the clinical treatment of a subset of patients with low grade or follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). However, chemotherapy- and rituximab-refractory NHL patients may benefit from a regimen in which rituximab acts as a sensitizing agent. This study examined the apoptotic signaling mediated by rituximab on rituximab- and paclitaxel-resistant CD20(+) NHL B cell lines (Ramos, Raji, Daudi, and 2F7). Treatment with either rituximab (20 micro g/ml) or paclitaxel (0.1-1000 nM) inhibited viable cell recovery of NHL lines. Neither rituximab nor paclitaxel induced significant apoptosis, although the combination treatment resulted in synergy in apoptosis. Rituximab selectively down-regulated Bcl-xL and induced apoptosis protease activating factor 1 (Apaf-1) expressions in Ramos cells. Paclitaxel down-regulated the expression of Bcl-xL and inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (c-IAP-1) and up-regulated the expression of Bad and Apaf-1. The combination treatment resulted in the formation of truncated Bid, cytosolic accumulation of cytochrome c and second mitochondria-derived activator of caspase/direct inhibitor of apoptosis-binding protein with low PI, activation of caspase-9, caspase-7, caspase-3, and cleavage of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase. The findings identify two potential novel intracellular targets of rituximab-mediated signaling in Ramos NHL cells (i.e., Bcl-xL and Apaf-1). Further, the findings show that both rituximab and paclitaxel selectively modify the expression pattern of proteins involved in the apoptosis signal transduction pathway and, through functional complementation, the combination results in synergy in apoptosis. The potential therapeutic significance of these findings is discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/APAF1 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antibodies, Monoclonal, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antibodies, Monoclonal..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antigens, CD20, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Apoptotic Protease-Activating..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/BCL2L1 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/CASP3 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Caspase 3, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Caspases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cytochromes c, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Paclitaxel, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/bcl-X Protein, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/rituximab
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1535-7163
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1183-93
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14617792-Antibodies, Monoclonal, pubmed-meshheading:14617792-Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived, pubmed-meshheading:14617792-Antigens, CD20, pubmed-meshheading:14617792-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:14617792-Apoptotic Protease-Activating Factor 1, pubmed-meshheading:14617792-Caspase 3, pubmed-meshheading:14617792-Caspases, pubmed-meshheading:14617792-Cell Cycle, pubmed-meshheading:14617792-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:14617792-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:14617792-Cytochromes c, pubmed-meshheading:14617792-DNA Fragmentation, pubmed-meshheading:14617792-Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:14617792-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:14617792-Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin, pubmed-meshheading:14617792-Paclitaxel, pubmed-meshheading:14617792-Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:14617792-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2, pubmed-meshheading:14617792-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:14617792-bcl-X Protein
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Rituximab (anti-CD20) selectively modifies Bcl-xL and apoptosis protease activating factor-1 (Apaf-1) expression and sensitizes human non-Hodgkin's lymphoma B cell lines to paclitaxel-induced apoptosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't