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  • Title: Cytokine-induced apoptosis in epithelial HT-29 cells is independent of nitric oxide formation. Evidence for an interleukin-13-driven phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-dependent survival mechanism.
    Author: Wright K, Kolios G, Westwick J, Ward SG.
    Journal: J Biol Chem; 1999 Jun 11; 274(24):17193-201. PubMed ID: 10358077.
    Abstract:
    A combination of the pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-1alpha, interferon (IFN)-gamma, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha induces nitric oxide synthase mRNA expression and nitric oxide (NO) generation in the human colon carcinoma cell line HT-29. This can be inhibited by pretreatment with IL-13 via a phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase-dependent mechanism (Wright, K., Ward, S. G., Kolios, G., and Westwick, J. (1997) J. Biol. Chem. 272, 12626-12633). Since NO has been implicated in regulating mechanisms leading to cell death, while activation of PI 3-kinase-dependent signaling cascades are thought to be involved with promoting cell survival events, we have investigated the outcome of these cytokine treatments on apoptosis and cell survival of HT-29 cells. Initiation of apoptosis can be achieved by the combinations of IFN-gamma/TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma/CD95, IL-1alpha/IFN-gamma, and IL-1alpha/IFN-gamma/TNF-alpha to varying extents. Induction of apoptotic markers by HT-29 cells in response to cytokine treatment is not dependent on NO production. Pretreatment with IL-13 protects against IL-1alpha/IFN-gamma/TNF-alpha- and IFN-gamma/TNF-alpha- as well as IFN-gamma/CD95-induced (but not IL-1alpha/IFN-gamma-induced) cell death. In addition, IFN-gamma/TNF-alpha and IL-1alpha/IFN-gamma/TNF-alpha stimulate activation of caspase-8 and caspase-3, which IL-13 pretreatment was able to partially inhibit and delay. IL-13 also stimulates activation of the major PI 3-kinase effector, protein kinase B. The PI 3-kinase inhibitors wortmannin and LY294002 inhibit IL-13 stimulation of protein kinase B as well as the cell survival effects of IL-13. These data demonstrate that cytokine-induced apoptosis of HT-29 cells is NO-independent and that the activation of a PI 3-kinase-dependent signaling cascade by IL-13 is a key signal responsible for the inhibition of apoptosis.
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