OBJECTIVE: In a recent study, we found different profiles of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) gene expression in the ovarian carcinoma cell lines OVCAR-3, HOC-7, and 2774 following stimulation by proinflammatory cytokines. The present study was performed to determine whether nitric oxide (NO) synthesis correlates with programmed cell death in these cells. METHODS: NO-Dependent apoptosis was detected by DNA fragmentation analysis and fluorescence-activated cell sorter analysis. RESULTS: NO formation in response to interferon gamma (IFN-gamma), interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) was correlated with programmed cell death in the investigated cells. DNA fragmentation was most prominent in OVCAR-3 (34.17 +/- 1.81%), less pronounced in HOC-7 (12.86 +/- 0.45%), and undetectable in 2774 (4.54 +/- 0.40%) cells. The rate of apoptosis correlated with the amount of NO formation in cytokine-treated cells. Moreover, coincubation of OVCAR-3 and HOC-7 with the specific iNOS inhibitor aminoguanidine suppressed apoptosis induced by IFN-gamma, IL-1beta, and TNF-alpha. CONCLUSION: Our data indicate that in OVCAR-3 and HOC-7 cells, NO synthesis induced by IFN-gamma, IL-1beta, and TNF-alpha is correlated with the degree of apoptotic cell death. In clinical situations, this might in part explain the benefit of cytokine application in ovarian carcinoma patients (e.g., documented for IFN-gamma). Copyright 2001 Academic Press.
OBJECTIVE: In a recent study, we found different profiles of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) gene expression in the ovarian carcinoma cell lines OVCAR-3, HOC-7, and 2774 following stimulation by proinflammatory cytokines. The present study was performed to determine whether nitric oxide (NO) synthesis correlates with programmed cell death in these cells. METHODS: NO-Dependent apoptosis was detected by DNA fragmentation analysis and fluorescence-activated cell sorter analysis. RESULTS: NO formation in response to interferon gamma (IFN-gamma), interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) was correlated with programmed cell death in the investigated cells. DNA fragmentation was most prominent in OVCAR-3 (34.17 +/- 1.81%), less pronounced in HOC-7 (12.86 +/- 0.45%), and undetectable in 2774 (4.54 +/- 0.40%) cells. The rate of apoptosis correlated with the amount of NO formation in cytokine-treated cells. Moreover, coincubation of OVCAR-3 and HOC-7 with the specific iNOS inhibitor aminoguanidine suppressed apoptosis induced by IFN-gamma, IL-1beta, and TNF-alpha. CONCLUSION: Our data indicate that in OVCAR-3 and HOC-7 cells, NO synthesis induced by IFN-gamma, IL-1beta, and TNF-alpha is correlated with the degree of apoptotic cell death. In clinical situations, this might in part explain the benefit of cytokine application in ovarian carcinomapatients (e.g., documented for IFN-gamma). Copyright 2001 Academic Press.
Authors: Abbas K Samadi; Alan Bilsland; Alexandros G Georgakilas; Amedeo Amedei; Amr Amin; Anupam Bishayee; Asfar S Azmi; Bal L Lokeshwar; Brendan Grue; Carolina Panis; Chandra S Boosani; Deepak Poudyal; Diana M Stafforini; Dipita Bhakta; Elena Niccolai; Gunjan Guha; H P Vasantha Rupasinghe; Hiromasa Fujii; Kanya Honoki; Kapil Mehta; Katia Aquilano; Leroy Lowe; Lorne J Hofseth; Luigi Ricciardiello; Maria Rosa Ciriolo; Neetu Singh; Richard L Whelan; Rupesh Chaturvedi; S Salman Ashraf; H M C Shantha Kumara; Somaira Nowsheen; Sulma I Mohammed; W Nicol Keith; William G Helferich; Xujuan Yang Journal: Semin Cancer Biol Date: 2015-05-05 Impact factor: 15.707