Journal: Cell Death & Disease
Article Title: Withanolide E sensitizes renal carcinoma cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis by increasing cFLIP degradation
doi: 10.1038/cddis.2015.38
Figure Lengend Snippet: Withanolide E effects on TRAIL sensitization mechanisms. ( a ) Effects of withanolide E on expression of pro- and antiapoptotic proteins. ACHN cells were treated 24 h with bortezomib (20 nM) or withanolide E, then±TRAIL (50 ng/ml) and immunoblot. ( b ) ACHN cells were treated±bortezomib (Bzb, positive control) or withanolide E (WE) followed by±TRAIL (total treatment time, 8 h) and immunoblot analysis of ER stress markers. ( c ) Cells were treated 4 h±withanolide E then 4 h (for a total of 8 h) or 24 h±TRAIL in the continued presence of WE. Open bars: withanolide E only; black: withanolide E followed by TRAIL. Mitochondrial potential was assessed (JC-1 assay). ( d ) Cells were treated with withanolide E (solid symbols) or withanolide A (inactive control, open symbols) and ROS generation estimated with DCFDA. ( e ) ACHN cells were pretreated with NAC (10 mM), Trolox (200 μ M) or vitamin C (vitC, 200 μ M) followed by withanolide E (2 h), then TRAIL (24 h). Open bars: withanolide E only; gray bars: TRAIL only; black bars: withanolide E+TRAIL. ( f ) ACHN cells were treated for 8 h or 24 h with 10 μ M withanolide E and assessed for expression of TRAIL receptors 1 and 2 by FACS (FACS Caliber, BD Biosciences). Antibodies used were (anti-TRAIL-R1 (human), mAb (HS101) (ATTO 488) or anti-TRAIL-R2 (human), mAb (HS201) (ATTO 647N) or mouse IgG1 atto488 or mouse IgG1atto 647 (Adipogen)). Dashed line represents isotype control, solid line DMSO-treated cells, and filled line withanolide E-treated cells. Error bars represent S.D. ( n =3–4)
Article Snippet: To assess death receptor utilization, agonistic anti-DR4 (Alexis/Enzo, Farmingdale, NY, USA) or DR5 (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA) replaced TRAIL.
Techniques: Expressing, Western Blot, Positive Control