Arsenic trioxide induces apoptosis via the mitochondrial pathway by upregulating the expression of Bax and Bim in human B cells

  • Authors:
    • Abdullah Baysan
    • Leman Yel
    • Sastry Gollapudi
    • Houfen Su
    • Sudhir Gupta
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  • Published online on: February 1, 2007     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.30.2.313
  • Pages: 313-318
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Abstract

Arsenic trioxide (As2O3) has been approved for the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APML) and it is a promising candidate for the treatment of patients with lymphoproliferative disorders, such as relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma and myelodysplastic syndromes. The effects of As2O3 on B cells, specifically which do not express Bcl-2, have not been studied. In this study, we have demonstrated that As2O3, at clinically achievable therapeutic concentrations, induces apoptosis in Bcl-2 negative human B cell line Ramos. As2O3-induced apoptosis is associated with reduced mitochondrial transmembrane potential (Δψ), enhanced generation of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), release of cytochrome c and apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) from mitochondria into cytoplasm, activation of caspases, and upregulation of Bax and Bim expression. Exogenous glutathione (GSH) reverses the As2O3-induced apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner. Altogether, these data indicate that As2O3 induces apoptosis in B cells, regardless of Bcl-2 expression, via the mitochondrial pathway by enhancing oxidative stress.

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February 2007
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Baysan A, Yel L, Gollapudi S, Su H and Gupta S: Arsenic trioxide induces apoptosis via the mitochondrial pathway by upregulating the expression of Bax and Bim in human B cells. Int J Oncol 30: 313-318, 2007
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Baysan, A., Yel, L., Gollapudi, S., Su, H., & Gupta, S. (2007). Arsenic trioxide induces apoptosis via the mitochondrial pathway by upregulating the expression of Bax and Bim in human B cells. International Journal of Oncology, 30, 313-318. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.30.2.313
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Baysan, A., Yel, L., Gollapudi, S., Su, H., Gupta, S."Arsenic trioxide induces apoptosis via the mitochondrial pathway by upregulating the expression of Bax and Bim in human B cells". International Journal of Oncology 30.2 (2007): 313-318.
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Baysan, A., Yel, L., Gollapudi, S., Su, H., Gupta, S."Arsenic trioxide induces apoptosis via the mitochondrial pathway by upregulating the expression of Bax and Bim in human B cells". International Journal of Oncology 30, no. 2 (2007): 313-318. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.30.2.313