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  • Title: Actinomycin D-mediated sensitization of AIDS-Kaposi's sarcoma cells to Fas-mediated apoptosis: involvement of the mitochondrion-dependent pathway.
    Author: Mori S, Murakami-Mori K, Nakamura S, Bonavida B.
    Journal: Int J Oncol; 2002 Apr; 20(4):819-26. PubMed ID: 11894131.
    Abstract:
    Fas engagement rapidly induces formation of the death-inducing signaling complex (DISC) that consists of Fas, FADD and pro-caspase-8. Activated caspase-8 at the DISC directly activates downstream caspases, resulting in induction of apoptosis of the independent mitochondria. In this study, we have obtained evidence demonstrating that Fas-mediated apoptosis in AIDS-KS cells takes place in a mitochondria-dependent manner. FADD and pro-caspase-8 were detected in immunoprecipitates with anti-Fas antibody in anti-Fas mAb (CH-11)-treated Hut 78, a typical Fas-sensitive cell line. On the other hand, DISC formation by CH-11 was markedly reduced in AIDS-KS cells. In addition, CH-11-induced activation of caspase-8-like protease in AIDS-KS cells was much less pronounced compared with that in Hut 78; however, a caspase-8 inhibitor, zIETD-fmk, completely blocked the apoptosis. Further, a caspase-9 inhibitor, zLEHD-fmk, markedly inhibited Fas-mediated apoptosis in AIDS-KS cells. Several apoptotic stimuli induce mitochondria activation allowing cytochrome c release from the mitochondria. In the apoptosome, cytochrome c and Apaf-1 activate caspase-9 which subsequently leads to the activation of caspase-3. In AIDS-KS cells, CH-11 triggered cytochrome c release, an event which was inhibited by zIETD-fmk. Further, a caspase-3 inhibitor, zDEVD-fmk completely inhibited the apoptosis. Altogether, the present data provide evidence that the Fas signal in AIDS-KS cells is preferentially transduced through the mitochondria-dependent pathway, which is initiated by caspase-8 activation.
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