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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-8-14
pubmed:abstractText
It has been suggested that the alpha-class glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) protect various cell types from oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation (LPO). In order to examine the protective role of alpha-class GST isozyme hGSTA1-1 against doxorubicin (DOX)-induced lipid peroxidation, cytotoxicity, and apoptosis, human small cell lung cancer (SCLC) H69 cells were stably transfected with hGSTA1. Immunological and biochemical characterization of hGSTA1-transfected cells revealed the expression of functionally active hGSTA1-1 localized near the cellular plasma membranes. hGSTA1-transfected cells acquired significantly increased resistance to the DOX-induced cytotoxicity by suppressing lipid peroxidation levels in these cells. Overexpression of hGSTA1-1 in cells inhibited DOX-mediated depletion of GSH and higher GSH levels were found in DOX-treated hGSTA1-transfected cells as compared with empty vector-transfected controls. hGSTA1-1 overexpression also provided protection to cells from DOX-induced apoptosis by inhibiting phosphorylation of c-Jun-N-terminal kinases (JNK), caspase-3 activation, and by preserving the levels of anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2. These results are consistent with the idea that the alpha-class GSTs provide protection against oxidative stress by attenuating lipid peroxidation and these enzymes can modulate signaling for apoptosis.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0003-9861
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
452
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
165-73
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Glutathione S-transferases as antioxidant enzymes: small cell lung cancer (H69) cells transfected with hGSTA1 resist doxorubicin-induced apoptosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural