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Paclitaxel disrupts polarized entry of membrane‑permeable C6 ceramide into ovarian cancer cells resulting in synchronous induction of cell death

  • Authors:
    • Charles Best
    • David Calianese
    • Kevin Szulak
    • Garret Cammarata
    • Gabriella Brum
    • Thomas Carbone
    • Eric Still
    • Katelyn Higgins
    • Fang Ji
    • Wen Di
    • Harold Wanebo
    • Yinsheng Wan
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    Affiliations: Department of Biology, Providence College, Providence, RI 02918, USA, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Renji Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University Medical School, Shanghai 200001, P.R. China, Department of Surgery, Landmark Medical Center, Woonsocket, RI 02895, USA
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    Published online on: April 16, 2013
       https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1305
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Abstract

Exogenous cell‑permeable C6 ceramide has been demonstrated to act synergistically with chemotherapeutic drugs, including paclitaxel, cisplatin, doxorubicin and the histone deacetylase inhibitor, trichostatin A, to induce cell death in a variety of cancer cells. We previously demonstrated that C6 ceramide and paclitaxel function synergistically to induce ovarian cancer cell death via modulation of the PI3/AKT cell survival pathway. In the present study, the entry pattern of C6 ceramide into ovarian cancer cells was investigated using fluorescent short chain C6‑NBD sphingomyelin (C6‑NBD). Confocal microscopy revealed that C6‑NBD enters the cells in a polarized pattern, characterized by marked signals at one cellular end, representing a likely mitosis initiation site. Pretreatment of the cells with filipin, an inhibitor of the lipid raft/caveolae endocytosis pathway, decreases C6‑NBD entry into the cells. A pretreatment with the water channel inhibitor, CuSO4, was also found to reduce the entry of C6‑NBD. Notably, the pretreatment with paclitaxel was shown to disrupt the polarized entry of C6‑NBD into the cells, resulting in an even distribution of C6‑NBD in the cytoplasm. In addition, the pretreatment of the cells with paclitaxel destabilized the cytoskeletal proteins, releasing an increased number of short tubulin fragments. The results of the present study indicate that C6 ceramide preferentially enters the cells via a predetermined initiation site of mitosis. In addition to diffusion, short chain C6 ceramide may also enter cells via water channels and caveolae‑mediated endocytosis. Paclitaxel disrupts the cell cytoskeleton and induces an even distribution of C6 ceramide in the cytoplasm resulting in synergistic ovarian cancer cell death.
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Best C, Calianese D, Szulak K, Cammarata G, Brum G, Carbone T, Still E, Higgins K, Ji F, Di W, Di W, et al: Paclitaxel disrupts polarized entry of membrane‑permeable C6 ceramide into ovarian cancer cells resulting in synchronous induction of cell death. Oncol Lett 5: 1854-1858, 2013.
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Best, C., Calianese, D., Szulak, K., Cammarata, G., Brum, G., Carbone, T. ... Wan, Y. (2013). Paclitaxel disrupts polarized entry of membrane‑permeable C6 ceramide into ovarian cancer cells resulting in synchronous induction of cell death. Oncology Letters, 5, 1854-1858. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1305
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Best, C., Calianese, D., Szulak, K., Cammarata, G., Brum, G., Carbone, T., Still, E., Higgins, K., Ji, F., Di, W., Wanebo, H., Wan, Y."Paclitaxel disrupts polarized entry of membrane‑permeable C6 ceramide into ovarian cancer cells resulting in synchronous induction of cell death". Oncology Letters 5.6 (2013): 1854-1858.
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Best, C., Calianese, D., Szulak, K., Cammarata, G., Brum, G., Carbone, T., Still, E., Higgins, K., Ji, F., Di, W., Wanebo, H., Wan, Y."Paclitaxel disrupts polarized entry of membrane‑permeable C6 ceramide into ovarian cancer cells resulting in synchronous induction of cell death". Oncology Letters 5, no. 6 (2013): 1854-1858. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1305
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Best C, Calianese D, Szulak K, Cammarata G, Brum G, Carbone T, Still E, Higgins K, Ji F, Di W, Di W, et al: Paclitaxel disrupts polarized entry of membrane‑permeable C6 ceramide into ovarian cancer cells resulting in synchronous induction of cell death. Oncol Lett 5: 1854-1858, 2013.
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Best, C., Calianese, D., Szulak, K., Cammarata, G., Brum, G., Carbone, T. ... Wan, Y. (2013). Paclitaxel disrupts polarized entry of membrane‑permeable C6 ceramide into ovarian cancer cells resulting in synchronous induction of cell death. Oncology Letters, 5, 1854-1858. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1305
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Best, C., Calianese, D., Szulak, K., Cammarata, G., Brum, G., Carbone, T., Still, E., Higgins, K., Ji, F., Di, W., Wanebo, H., Wan, Y."Paclitaxel disrupts polarized entry of membrane‑permeable C6 ceramide into ovarian cancer cells resulting in synchronous induction of cell death". Oncology Letters 5.6 (2013): 1854-1858.
Chicago
Best, C., Calianese, D., Szulak, K., Cammarata, G., Brum, G., Carbone, T., Still, E., Higgins, K., Ji, F., Di, W., Wanebo, H., Wan, Y."Paclitaxel disrupts polarized entry of membrane‑permeable C6 ceramide into ovarian cancer cells resulting in synchronous induction of cell death". Oncology Letters 5, no. 6 (2013): 1854-1858. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1305
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