2020
Dual role of reactive oxygen species in autophagy and apoptosis induced by compound PN in prostate cancer cells
Choi H, Kim K, Park K, Kim S, Park S, Yu S, Kim Y, Kim D, Chung K, Ahn S. Dual role of reactive oxygen species in autophagy and apoptosis induced by compound PN in prostate cancer cells. Molecular & Cellular Toxicology 2020, 17: 41-50. DOI: 10.1007/s13273-020-00107-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMitochondrial reactive oxygen speciesReactive oxygen speciesCell deathMolecular mechanismsProstate cancer cellsPC-3 cellsCell survivalAnti-cancer activityROS productionApoptotic cell deathCancer cellsOxygen speciesROS-dependent mannerInduction of apoptosisProstate cancer PC-3 cellsHuman prostate cancer cellsAcceleration of apoptosisCancer PC-3 cellsInhibition of autophagyProduction of intracellularIntracellular ROS scavengerProstate cancer treatmentExpression of apoptosisAutophagy inductionWestern blot analysis
2017
Deoxypodophyllotoxin induces cytoprotective autophagy against apoptosis via inhibition of PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in osteosarcoma U2OS cells
Kim S, Son K, Kim K, Yu S, Park S, Kim Y, Nam H, Suh J, Ji J, Ahn S. Deoxypodophyllotoxin induces cytoprotective autophagy against apoptosis via inhibition of PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in osteosarcoma U2OS cells. Pharmacological Reports 2017, 69: 878-884. PMID: 28623712, DOI: 10.1016/j.pharep.2017.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicApoptosisAutophagyBone NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalDrugs, Chinese HerbalGene Expression RegulationHumansOsteosarcomaPhosphoinositide-3 Kinase InhibitorsPodophyllotoxinProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReactive Oxygen SpeciesTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesConceptsReactive oxygen speciesPI3K/AKT/mTOR pathwayAKT/mTOR pathwayU2OS cellsAcidic vesicular organelles (AVOs) formationMTOR pathwayMitochondrial reactive oxygen speciesOsteosarcoma U2OS cellsCell death modeOxygen speciesPropidium iodidePI3K/Akt/mTORCell cycle arrestLight chain 3Cell viabilityCellular processesInhibition of apoptosisAkt/mTOROrganelle formationAcridine orange stainingAutophagy processApoptotic responseDeath modeWestern blot analysisCell survival