Impact of Curcumin, Raspberry Extract, and Neem Leaf Extract on Rel Protein-Regulated Cell Death/Radiosensitization in Pancreatic Cancer Cells
Impact of Curcumin, Raspberry Extract, and Neem Leaf Extract on Rel Protein-Regulated Cell Death/Radiosensitization in Pancreatic Cancer Cells
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DOI:
10.1097/mpa.0b013e31821f677d
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发表时间:
2011-10-01
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Aravindan, Natarajan
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作者:
Veeraraghavan, Jamunarani;Natarajan, Mohan;Aravindan, Natarajan
Objectives: Nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappa B) plays an intrinsic role in promoting growth, angiogenesis, and metastasis in pancreatic cancer (PC) and serves as a mechanism underlying therapeutic resistance. Accordingly, we investigated the efficacy of bioactive phytochemicals in inhibiting radiotherapy (RT)-induced NF-kappa B activity, signaling, and NF-kappa B-dependent regulation of cell death.Methods: Panc-1, BxPC-3, and MIA PaCa-2 cells exposed to 10 Gy (single high dose [SDR]) or 2 Gy/d for 5 days (fractionated radiation [FIR]) with or without curcumin (CUR), neem leaf extract (NLE), or black raspberry extract (RSE) were analyzed.Results: Radiotherapy profoundly induced NF-kappa B-DNA-binding activity with relatively robust activation after FIR. Curcumin, NLE, and RSE significantly inhibited both constitutive and RT-induced NF-kappa B. Furthermore, quantitative polymerase chain reaction profiling of 88 NF-kappa B pathway molecules demonstrated that CUR, NLE, and RSE comprehensively, yet differentially inhibited FIR/SDR-induced genes. Functionally, CUR, NLE, and RSE markedly conferred RT-inhibited cell viability/survival, robustly activated caspase-3/7 activity, and subsequent cell death. More importantly, NF-kappa B overexpression and silencing studies demonstrate that these compounds potentiate RT-induced cell death by targeting RT-induced NF-kappa B.Conclusions: These data strongly imply that CUR, NLE, and RSE may serve as effective "deliverables" to potentiate RT in PC cure and further throw light that these phytochemicals-induced cell killing may involve selective regulation of RT-induced NF-kappa B.