Antimycin A as a mitochondrial electron transport inhibitor prevents the growth of human lung cancer A549 cells
Antimycin A as a mitochondrial electron transport inhibitor prevents the growth of human lung cancer A549 cells
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DOI:
10.3892/or_00000061
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发表时间:
2008-09-01
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4.2
通讯作者:
Park, Woo Hyun
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Han, Yong Hwan;Kim, Suhn Hee;Park, Woo Hyun
Antimycin A (AMA) inhibits mitochondrial electron transport between cytochromes b and c. We evaluated the effects of AMA on the growth of human pulmonary adenocarcinoma A549 cells in relation to cell cycle and apoptosis. Treatment with 2-100 mu M AMA significantly inhibited the cell growth of A549 for 72 h. DNA flow cytometry indicated that AMA slightly induced a G1 phase arrest of the cell cycle for 72 h. Treatment with 50 mu M AMA induced apoptosis of similar to 17% in view of annexin V-staining cells. The dose of 50 mu M AMA also induced loss of the mitochondrial membrane potential (Delta Psi(m)) of similar to 38%. The intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels including O-2(center dot-) were significantly increased in AMA-treated A549 cells. In conclusion, AMA inhibited the growth of A549 cells via inducing cell cycle arrest as well as triggering apoptosis. Growth inhibition in AMA-treated A549 cells was accompanied by an increase in ROS levels.