Resveratrol Induces Apoptosis in K562 (Chronic Myelogenous
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ResveratrolBlackwell Publishing Ltd induces apoptosis in K562 (chronic myelogenous leukemia) cells by targeting a key survival protein, heat shock protein 70 Prabir K. Chakraborty,1 Soumyajit Banerjee Mustafi,1 Sudipto Ganguly,2 Mitali Chatterjee2 and Sanghamitra Raha1,3 1Crystallography and Molecular Biology Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, 1/AF Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata-700064; 2Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, 244B Acharya JC Bose Road, Kolkata-700020, India (Received October 15, 2007/Revised February 10, 2008/Accepted February 12, 2008/Online publication April 21, 2008) Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is a myeloproliferative disease reports has documented a lack of patient response to imatinib. associated with a characteristic chromosomal translocation called This might be due to point mutations resulting in impaired the Philadelphia chromosome. This results in the expression of the imatinib binding at the kinase activity site of Bcr-abl.(11–13) Bcr-Abl fusion protein, a constitutively active protein tyrosine Therefore, the search for other novel targets and new strategies kinase. Although there are a few treatment options with Bcr-Abl for the management of CML continues. Numerous natural kinase inhibitors, drug resistance is often encountered. One of the products are under investigation for their clinical efficacy in major obstacles in overcoming drug resistance in CML is the high prevention and treatment of a wide array of diseases including endogenous levels of heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70). Resveratrol cancer.(14,15) Among these, trans-resveratrol (trans-3,4′,5-tri is a phytoalexin produced by several plants. We studied the hydroxyl stilbenes), found in considerable amounts in grapes, chemotherapeutic effects and mode of action of resveratrol on red wine, peas, nuts, and mullberries, has attracted attention due K562 (CML) cells. Resveratrol induced apoptosis in K562 cells in a to its many beneficial effects.(16) Different studies have established time-dependent manner. This was established by increased annexin the beneficial effects of resveratrol in cancer therapy, showing V binding, corroborated with an enhanced caspase-3 activity and a inhibition of proliferation and induction of apoptosis in various rise in the sub-G0/G1 population. Resveratrol treatment also caused tumor cell lines (of different origin). Resveratrol was found to suppression of Hsp70 both in mRNA and protein levels. The have pro-apoptotic effects on cancer cells but displayed minimal downregulation of Hsp70 by resveratrol exposure was correlated toxicity to human peripheral blood lymphocytes, indicating its with a diminished presence of heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) in the lack of toxicity for normal cells.(17) Efficacy of resveratrol has nucleus, and the downregulation of transcriptional activity of HSF1. been shown in rodent models of carcinogenesis.(18) Interestingly, High endogenous levels of Hsp70 have been found to be a deterrent resveratrol also acts as a sensitizer in drug-induced apoptosis.(19) for sensitivity to chemotherapy. We show here that resveratrol In spite of these findings, the key molecular targets and the could considerably enhance the apoptosis induction in K562 cells by precise mechanisms by which resveratrol exerts its anticancer 17-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin, an anticancer agent effect remain largely unknown. that inhibits Hsp90 but augments Hsp70 levels. We conclude that The heat shock proteins or stress proteins Hsp70 and Hsp90 resveratrol significantly downregulated Hsp70 levels through have been identified as contributors to oncogenesis, suggested inhibition of HSF1 transcriptional activity and appreciably augmented by the fact that overexpression of Hsp70 and Hsp90 leads to the the pro-apoptotic effects of 17-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin. tumor-promoting potential of cells.(20) The expression of these (Cancer Sci 2008; 99: 1109–1116) proteins is under the tight regulation of transcription factor HSF1. HSF1 becomes phosphorylated due to induction by heat, other forms of stress, or any other imbalance in cellular ML is characterized by the balanced reciprocal translocation homeostasis, and phopho-HSF1 trimerizes and translocates to Cbetween chromosomes 9 and 22 t (9:22) q (34:11) the nucleus to switch on the expression of Hsp70 and Hsp90.(21,22) giving rise to the Philadelphia chromosome.(1) As a consequence The cytoprotective role of the Hsps is attributed to their powerful of this translocation, a chimerical Bcr-Abl fusion protein is chaperoning activity, their ability to modulate the signal expressed. This protein has constitutively active non-receptor transduction pathways, and their role in proteasome-mediated TK activity and plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of degradation of the apoptotic and survival proteins.(22) Hsp90 the disease.(1) Bcr-Abl TK activity modulates a wide range of inhibition is thought to be a powerful tool in cancer therapy by cellular activities and signaling pathways that confer resistance virtue of its involvement in chaperoning dozens of proteins to chemotherapeutic drugs such as Ara-C and etoposide.(2,3) For known to be associated with oncogenesis.(23) The Hsp90 inhibitor example, Bcr-Abl TK activity leads to phosphorylation and geldanamycin is reported to selectively sensitize Bcr-Abl- activation of PI-3kinase,(4) p38 mitogen-activated protein expressing leukemia cells to cytotoxic chemotherapy.(24) kinase,(5) and c-jun N-terminal kinase.(6) Furthermore, Bcr-Abl Unfortunately, Hsp90 inhibition induces Hsp70 expression regulates the activation of transcription factors like nuclear at the mRNA and protein level.(25) K562 cells also have high factor κB(7) and Stat5(8) that play important roles in the genesis endogenous levels of Hsp70. Also, anti-apoptotic effects of of leukemia. The universal presence of Bcr-Abl fusion protein in CML patients and its diverse range of substrates made it an obvious target for drug development. This has led to the 3To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected] development of specific small molecule kinase inhibitors against Abbreviations: 17-AAG, 17-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin; CML, chronic myelogenous leukemia; HSE, heat shock element; HSF1, heat shock factor 1; Hsp, Bcr-Abl. Imatinib mesylate (STI571) is one such TK inhibitor heat shock protein; PBS, phosphate-buffered saline; PCR, polymerase chain reac- of Bcr-Abl and cAbl that was approved for treatment for all tion; pHSE-SEAP, vector containing heat shock element which controls the expres- (9,10) sion of secreted alkaline phosphatase; pTAL-SEAP, vector containing TATA-like stages of the disease. Unfortunately, resistance to imatinib (11–13) promoter expressing secreted alkaline phosphatase; PS, phosphatidylserine; TK, mesylate also occurs, and an increasing number of recent tyrosine kinase; WBC, white blood cells. doi: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2008.00809.x Cancer Sci | June 2008 | vol. 99 | no. 6 | 1109–1116 © 2008 Japanese Cancer Association Bcr-Abl are found to be partially mediated by Hsp70 upregula- Reverse transcription–PCR. Total RNA (2.5 µg) was reverse tion.(25) Current reports also link the increased expression of Hsp70 transcribed with oligo(dT) primer using 0.2 mM dNTP mix, 25 in Ph1+ leukemia cells with imatinib resistance.(26) Even a weak U RNase inhibitor, and 100 U Moloney murine leukemia virus overexpression of Hsp70 is enough to make the CML cells reverse transcriptase. For PCR, 1 µL cDNA from the reverse insensitive to treatment with imatinib as well as second generation transcription reaction mixture was taken to amplify in a 25 µL TK inhibitor nilotinib.(26) This is a major drawback in successfully reaction volume containing 10 pmol of each primer, 200 µM treating CML patients, especially those in the advanced stages each dNTP, in buffer containing 1.5 mM MgCl2 and 5 U of Taq of disease. Abrogation of Hsp70 induction by small interfering polymerase. A 10 µL portion of PCR product was electrophoresed RNA has been shown to increase antileukemia activity of Hsp90 in a 1.0% agarose gel. The following primers were used for inhibitor geldanamycin.(25) However, at present the small interfering Hsp70 (forward, 5′-ACCCTGTCGTCCAGCACCCA3′; reverse, RNA approach as a therapy can not be accomplished because 5′CTGCGTCTGCTTGGTGGGGA3′) and β-Actin (forward, the extent of inhibition can not be modulated. Therefore, the 5′-GAAGCA TTTGCGGTGGACCAT-3′; reverse, 5′-TCCTGTGG search for such a small molecule is warranted that would CATCCACCAAACT-3′). The primer sequence of Hsp70 was directly compromise without completely inhibiting the chaper- taken from the sequence of the inducible form of Hsp70 oning activities of Hsp70. In our present study we put forward (GenBank accession number NM-005346). resveratrol as such a small molecule that induces apoptosis in Promoter assay: measurement of transcription factor-induced Ph1+ leukemia cells (K562) by targeting Hsp70, one of the chief gene expression. Transcription factor-induced gene regulation players involved in the pathogenesis of CML. Furthermore, we was monitored by Mercury Pathway Profiling SEAP system kit elucidate some causative mechanisms by which resveratrol from Clontech following the manufacturer’s instructions. Cells influences the expression of Hsp70. were transfected by corresponding plasmids as described in the manuals. Mercury vectors are engineered in such a way that Materials and Methods they contain a specific cis-acting DNA