Suppression of apoptosis in COLO 205 cells by the phorbol ester TPA may be mediated by the PKC isoenzyme alpha
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- Published online on: June 1, 1997 https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.10.6.1119
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Abstract
Apoptosis induced by an antibody to CD95/APO-1/FAS in the colon carcinoma cells COLO 205 and HT-29 is suppressed by the phorbol ester TPA. Inhibition is much more effective in COLO 205 than in HT-29 cells. The TPA effect is abrogated by the protein kinase C (PKC)-specific inhibitor Go6983 indicating a role of PKC in this process. Bryostatin 1, unlike TPA, is unable to suppress apoptosis, but inhibits the TPA-induced suppression of apoptosis. TPA also inhibits indomethacin-induced apoptosis in COLO 205 cells. COLO 205 and HT-29 cells contain the PKC isoenzymes alpha, beta(II) delta, epsilon, eta, mu and zeta. Expression and activity of PKC alpha are at least 5 times higher in COLO 205 than in HT-29 cells. This correlates with the fact that inhibition of CD95-mediated apoptosis by TPA is more prominent in COLO 205 than in HT-29 cells. Thus, these findings suggest that PKC alpha has an important role in the TPA-induced inhibition of apoptosis.
