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
2018
Salinomycin ameliorates oxidative hepatic damage through AMP-activated protein kinase, facilitating autophagy
Kim K, Lee S, Baek S, Lee E, Jang E, Lee J, Ahn S, Chang J, Oh T, Kim S, Ma J, Kim S, Park K, Kim Y. Salinomycin ameliorates oxidative hepatic damage through AMP-activated protein kinase, facilitating autophagy. Toxicology And Applied Pharmacology 2018, 360: 141-149. PMID: 30290169, DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2018.10.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImportance of AMPKMitochondrial dysfunctionAcidic vesicle organellesOxidative stressProtein kinase activationReactive oxygen species productionProtein kinaseAMPK inhibitionKinase activationSevere oxidative stressOxygen species productionLiver injuryMolecular mechanismsIron-induced apoptosisHepatic protectantStreptomyces albusHuman diseasesAMPKCellular mechanismsLC3-IISalinomycin's effectsArachidonic acidMitochondrial impairmentROS productionAnti-cancer agents
2017
Salinomycin Induces Reactive Oxygen Species and Apoptosis in Aggressive Breast Cancer Cells as Mediated with Regulation of Autophagy
Kim K, Park K, Kim S, Yu S, Lee D, Kim Y, Noh K, YEUL J, Seo Y, Ahn S. Salinomycin Induces Reactive Oxygen Species and Apoptosis in Aggressive Breast Cancer Cells as Mediated with Regulation of Autophagy. Anticancer Research 2017, 37: 1747-1758. PMID: 28373437, DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.11507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMDA-MB-231 cellsAggressive breast cancer cellsBreast cancer cellsCancer cellsReactive oxygen speciesBreast cancer cell linesROS productionMitochondrial membrane potentialScavenger of ROSInduces reactive oxygen speciesCancer cell linesCaspase-3/9 activityPropidium iodide stainingMCF-7 cellsOxygen speciesAcceleration of apoptosisAcridine orange stainingAutophagy inhibitionMonocarboxylic ionophoreChemotherapeutic drugsCancer treatmentMitochondrial dysfunctionIodide stainingRegulation of autophagyUnderlying mechanism
2016
Toyocamycin induces apoptosis via the crosstalk between reactive oxygen species and p38/ERK MAPKs signaling pathway in human prostate cancer PC-3 cells
Park S, Kim S, Kim K, Yu S, Choi H, Kim Y, Nam H, Seo Y, Ahn S. Toyocamycin induces apoptosis via the crosstalk between reactive oxygen species and p38/ERK MAPKs signaling pathway in human prostate cancer PC-3 cells. Pharmacological Reports 2016, 69: 90-96. PMID: 27912102, DOI: 10.1016/j.pharep.2016.10.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancer PC-3 cellsPC-3 cellsCancer PC-3 cellsOxygen species productionROS productionERK MAPKNon-malignant RWPE-1 cellsExtracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activityMitochondrial dysfunctionSpecies productionMitochondrial membrane potentialCell cycle arrestHuman prostate cancer PC-3 cellsReactive oxygen species productionCell viabilityRWPE-1 cellsProtein kinaseStreptomyces speciesKinase activityReactive oxygen speciesERK activationMolecular mechanismsP38 activationMAPK proteinsApoptotic effects