Akt-dependent NF-{kappa}B activation is required for bile acids to rescue colon cancer cells from stress-induced apoptosis
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (United States)
- Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (United States)
Conjugated secondary bile acids promote human colon cancer cell proliferation by activating EGF receptors (EGFR). We hypothesized that bile acid-induced EGFR activation also mediates cell survival by downstream Akt-regulated activation of NF-{kappa}B. Deoxycholyltaurine (DCT) treatment attenuated TNF-{alpha}-induced colon cancer cell apoptosis, and stimulated rapid and sustained NF-{kappa}B nuclear translocation and transcriptional activity (detected by NF-{kappa}B binding to an oligonucleotide consensus sequence and by activation of luciferase reporter gene constructs). Both DCT-induced NF-{kappa}B nuclear translocation and attenuation of TNF-{alpha}-stimulated apoptosis were dependent on EGFR activation. Inhibitors of nuclear translocation, proteosome activity, and I{kappa}B{alpha} kinase attenuated NF-{kappa}B transcriptional activity. Cell transfection with adenoviral vectors encoding a non-degradable I{kappa}B{alpha} 'super-repressor' blocked the actions of DCT on both NF-{kappa}B activation and TNF-{alpha}-induced apoptosis. Likewise, transfection with mutant akt and treatment with a chemical inhibitor of Akt attenuated effects of DCT on NF-{kappa}B transcriptional activity and TNF-{alpha}-induced apoptosis. Chemical inhibitors of Akt and NF-{kappa}B activation also attenuated DCT-induced rescue of H508 cells from ultraviolet radiation-induced apoptosis. Collectively, these observations indicate that, downstream of EGFR, bile acid-induced colon cancer cell survival is mediated by Akt-dependent NF-{kappa}B activation. These findings provide a mechanism whereby bile acids increase resistance of colon cancer to chemotherapy and radiation.
- OSTI ID:
- 21176170
- Journal Information:
- Experimental Cell Research, Vol. 315, Issue 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2008.11.003; PII: S0014-4827(08)00470-9; Copyright (c) 2008 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0014-4827
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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