RT Journal Article
T1 2-Deoxy-D-glucose cooperates with arsenic trioxide to induce apoptosis in leukemia cells: Involvement of IGF-1R-regulated Akt/mTOR, MEK/ERK and LKB-1/ AMPK signaling pathways
A1 Estañ, María Cristina
A1 Calviño, Eva
A1 Blas, Elena de
A1 Boyano Adánez, María del Carmen
A1 Mena, María Luz
A1 Gómez Gómez, M.Milagros
A1 Rial, Eduardo
A1 Aller, Patricio
AB While the anti-tumor efficacy of 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) is normally low in monotherapy, it may represent a valuable radio- and chemo-sensitizing agent. We here demonstrate that 2–10 mM 2-DG cooperates with arsenic trioxide (ATO) and other antitumor drugs to induce apoptosis in human myeloid leukemia cell lines. Using ATO and HL60 as drug and cell models, respectively, we observed that 2-DG/ ATO combination activates the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway, as indicated by Bid-, and Baxregulated cytochrome c and Omi/HtrA2 release, XIAP down-regulation, and caspase-9/-3 pathway activation. 2-DG neither causes oxidative stress nor increases ATO uptake, but causes inner mitochondria membrane permeabilization as well as moderate ATP depletion, which nevertheless do not satisfactorily explain the pro-apoptotic response. Surprisingly 2-DG causes cell line-specific decrease in LKB-1/AMPK phosphorylation/activation, and also causes Akt/mTOR/p70S6K and MEK/ERK activation, which is prevented by co-treatment with ATO. The use of kinase-specific pharmacologic inhibitors and/or siRNAs reveals that apoptosis is facilitated by AMPK inactivation and restrained by Akt and ERK activation, and that Akt and ERK activation mediates AMPK inhibition. Finally, 2-DG stimulates IGF-1R phosphorylation/activation, and co-treatment with IGF-1R inhibitor prevents 2-DG effects on Akt, ERK and AMPK, and facilitates 2-DG-provoked apoptosis. In summary 2-DG elicits IGF-1R-mediated AMPK inactivation and Akt and ERK activation, which facilitates or restrain apoptosis, respectively. 2-DG-provoked AMPK inactivation increases the apoptotic efficacy of ATO, while in turn ATO-provoked Akt and ERK inactivation may increase the efficacy of 2-DG as anti-tumor drug.
PB Elsevier
SN 0006-2952(Print) 1873-2968 (Online)
YR 2012
FD 2012
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/42639
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/42639
LA eng
NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN)
NO Programa Consolider-Ingenio 2010
NO Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
DS Docta Complutense
RD 6 may 2024