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
Mitochondrial ROS activates ERK/autophagy pathway as a protected mechanism against deoxypodophyllotoxin-induced apoptosis
Kim SH, Kim KY, Park SG, Yu SN, Kim YW, Nam HW, An HH, Kim YW, Ahn SC. Mitochondrial ROS activates ERK/autophagy pathway as a protected mechanism against deoxypodophyllotoxin-induced apoptosis. Oncotarget 2017, 5: 111581-111596. PMID: 29340076, PMCID: PMC5762344, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.22875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMitochondrial reactive oxygen speciesReactive oxygen speciesCell death responseMultiple cellular processesProtein 1 light chain 3Apoptotic prostate cancer cellsSelective fluorescent dyeMicrotubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3Acidic vesicular organellesMitochondrial membrane potentialG2/M cell cycle arrestM cell cycle arrestCell cycle arrestLight chain 3LC3 knockdownCellular processesDeath responseInhibition of autophagyApoptosis-related proteinsVesicular organellesAutophagy pathwayMolecular mechanismsCellular responsesProstate cancer cell linesProstate cancer cellsSalinomycin induces endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated autophagy and apoptosis through generation of reactive oxygen species in human glioma U87MG cells
Yu S, Kim S, Kim K, Ji J, Seo Y, Yu H, Ahn S. Salinomycin induces endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated autophagy and apoptosis through generation of reactive oxygen species in human glioma U87MG cells. Oncology Reports 2017, 37: 3321-3328. PMID: 28498472, DOI: 10.3892/or.2017.5615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReactive oxygen speciesER stressHuman glioma U87MG cellsEndoplasmic reticulumGlioma U87MG cellsU87MG cellsStress-related proteinsAcidic vesicular organellesOxygen speciesER stress-related proteinsHuman cancer cellsAutophagy marker proteinsVesicular organellesImpact of salinomycinEndoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated autophagyMolecular mechanismsCell deathAutophagyMarker proteinsAutophagy inhibitorCancer cell linesGlioma cancer cell linesInduced apoptosisROS scavengerExpression levelsLasalocid induces cytotoxic apoptosis and cytoprotective autophagy through reactive oxygen species in human prostate cancer PC-3 cells
Kim K, Kim S, Yu S, Park S, Kim Y, Nam H, An H, Yu H, Kim Y, Ji J, Seo Y, Ahn S. Lasalocid induces cytotoxic apoptosis and cytoprotective autophagy through reactive oxygen species in human prostate cancer PC-3 cells. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 2017, 88: 1016-1024. PMID: 28178613, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2017.01.140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancer cellsHuman prostate cancer cellsAcidic vesicular organelles (AVOs) formationApoptotic cell death pathwayCancer cellsCell death pathwaysProtein 1 light chain 3Cell cycle arrestLight chain 3Human prostate cancer PC-3 cellsProstate cancer PC-3 cellsReactive oxygen species productionPossible signal pathwaysCancer PC-3 cellsInhibition of autophagyOrganelle formationDeath pathwaysNew potential chemotherapeutic agentsReactive oxygen speciesOxygen species productionMitochondrial hyperpolarizationMolecular mechanismsPotential chemotherapeutic agentProduction of ROSCytoprotective autophagy
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