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1 Department of Surgery and Cell and Developmental Biology Program and 2 Department of Immunology/Bone Marrow Transplant, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Research Institute, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90027
Cyclin D1
antisense (D1AS)-transfected lung epithelial cell lines were serum
deprived and then analyzed for three hallmarks of apoptosis: appearance
of single-strand DNA breaks, alteration of apoptosis-related protein
expression, and induction of chromatin condensation. Single-strand DNA
breaks appeared at significant levels 24 h after serum deprivation,
whereas induction of chromatin condensation was observed after 72 h.
The antioxidants dimethyl sulfoxide, ascorbate, and glutathione, as
well as insulin-like growth factor-I, inhibited induction of DNA damage
in this assay. Additionally, proliferating cell nuclear antigen
expression is completely suppressed in the D1AS cells, indicating a
mechanism to explain the reduced capacity for DNA repair. Increased
expression of cyclin D1, which is a common lesion in lung cancer, may
thus prevent induction of apoptosis in an oxidizing and growth
factor-poor environment. Reducing cyclin D1 expression in lung cancer
cells by expression of D1AS RNA disrupted these protective pathways.
antisense
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