Abstract
In this paper, we will outline the current understanding of cell cycle modulation and induction of apoptosis in cancer cells by natural and synthetic bile acid. Bile acid homeostasis is tightly regulated in health, and their cellular and tissue concentrations are restricted. However, when pathophysiological processes impair their biliary secretion, hepatocytes are exposed to elevated concentrations of bile acids which trigger cell death. In this context, we developed several newly synthesized bile acid derivatives. These synthetic bile acids modulated the cell cycle and induced apoptosis in several human cancer cells similar to natural bile acids. In human breast and prostate cancer cells with different tumor suppressor p53 status, synthetic bile acidinduced growth inhibition and apoptosis were associated with up-regulation of Bax and p21WAF1/CIP1 via a p53-independent pathway. In Jurkat human T cell leukemia cells, the synthetic bile acids induced apoptosis through caspase activation. In addition to this, the synthetic bile acids induced apoptosis in a JNK dependent manner in SiHa human cervical cancer cells, via induction of Bax and activation of caspases in PC3 prostate cancer cells and induction of G1 phase arrest in the cell cycle in HT29 colon cancer cells. Moreover, they induced apoptosis in four human glioblastoma multiform cell lines (i.e., U-118MG, U-87MG, T98G, and U- 373MG) and one human TE671 medulloblastoma cells. In addition to this, a chenodeoxycholic acid derivative, called HS-1200, significantly decreased the growth of TE671 medulloblastoma tumor size and increased life span in non-obese diabetic and severe combined immunodeficient (NOD/SCID) mice. Therefore, these new synthetic bile acids, which are novel apoptosis mediators, might be applicable to the treatment of various human cancer cells.
Keywords: Bile acids, synthetic bile acid derivatives, apoptosis, cell cycle
Current Cancer Drug Targets
Title: Modulation of the Cell Cycle and Induction of Apoptosis in Human Cancer Cells by Synthetic Bile Acids
Volume: 6 Issue: 8
Author(s): Nam Deuk Kim, Eunok Im, Young Hyun Yoo and Yung Hyun Choi
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Keywords: Bile acids, synthetic bile acid derivatives, apoptosis, cell cycle
Abstract: In this paper, we will outline the current understanding of cell cycle modulation and induction of apoptosis in cancer cells by natural and synthetic bile acid. Bile acid homeostasis is tightly regulated in health, and their cellular and tissue concentrations are restricted. However, when pathophysiological processes impair their biliary secretion, hepatocytes are exposed to elevated concentrations of bile acids which trigger cell death. In this context, we developed several newly synthesized bile acid derivatives. These synthetic bile acids modulated the cell cycle and induced apoptosis in several human cancer cells similar to natural bile acids. In human breast and prostate cancer cells with different tumor suppressor p53 status, synthetic bile acidinduced growth inhibition and apoptosis were associated with up-regulation of Bax and p21WAF1/CIP1 via a p53-independent pathway. In Jurkat human T cell leukemia cells, the synthetic bile acids induced apoptosis through caspase activation. In addition to this, the synthetic bile acids induced apoptosis in a JNK dependent manner in SiHa human cervical cancer cells, via induction of Bax and activation of caspases in PC3 prostate cancer cells and induction of G1 phase arrest in the cell cycle in HT29 colon cancer cells. Moreover, they induced apoptosis in four human glioblastoma multiform cell lines (i.e., U-118MG, U-87MG, T98G, and U- 373MG) and one human TE671 medulloblastoma cells. In addition to this, a chenodeoxycholic acid derivative, called HS-1200, significantly decreased the growth of TE671 medulloblastoma tumor size and increased life span in non-obese diabetic and severe combined immunodeficient (NOD/SCID) mice. Therefore, these new synthetic bile acids, which are novel apoptosis mediators, might be applicable to the treatment of various human cancer cells.
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Deuk Kim Nam, Im Eunok, Hyun Yoo Young and Hyun Choi Yung, Modulation of the Cell Cycle and Induction of Apoptosis in Human Cancer Cells by Synthetic Bile Acids, Current Cancer Drug Targets 2006; 6 (8) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/156800906779010236
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/156800906779010236 |
Print ISSN 1568-0096 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-5576 |
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