Inhibition of cyclooxygenase-1 lowers proliferation and induces macroautophagy in colon cancer cells
- Department of Pharmacology, 4/F, Basic Medical Sciences Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT (Hong Kong)
- Institute of Digestive Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
Evolving evidence supports that cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) takes part in colon carcinogenesis. The effects of COX-1 inhibition on colon cancer cells, however, remains obscured. In this study, we demonstrate that COX-1 inhibitor sc-560 inhibited colon cancer cell proliferation with concomitant G{sub 0}/G{sub 1}-phase cell cycle arrest. The anti-proliferative effect was associated with down-regulation of c-Fos, cyclin E{sub 2} and E{sub 2}F-1 and up-regulation of p21{sup Waf1/Cip1} and p27{sup Kip1}. In addition, sc-560 induced macroautophagy, an emerging mechanism of tumor suppression, as evidenced by the formation of LC3{sup +} autophagic vacuoles, enhanced LC3 processing, and the accumulation of acidic vesicular organelles and autolysosomes. In this connection, 3-methyladenine, a Class III phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitor, significantly abolished the formation of LC3{sup +} autophagic vacuoles and the processing of LC3 induced by sc-560. To conclude, this study reveals the unreported relationship between COX-1 and proliferation/macroautophagy of colon cancer cells.
- OSTI ID:
- 22199661
- Journal Information:
- Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Vol. 382, Issue 1; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2009 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0006-291X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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