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A Novel Pathway Involving Melanoma Differentiation Associated Gene-7/Interleukin-24 Mediates Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug–Induced Apoptosis and Growth Arrest of Cancer Cells

2006; American Association for Cancer Research; Volume: 66; Issue: 24 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1158/0008-5472.can-06-2068

1538-7445

Luiz F. Zerbini, Akos Czibere, Yihong Wang, Ricardo G. Correa, Hasan H. Otu, Marie Joseph, Yuko Takayasu, Moriah Silver, Xuesong Gu, Kriangsak Ruchusatsawat, Lin Li, Devanand Sarkar, Jin-Rong Zhou, Paul B. Fisher, Towia A. Libermann,

Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions

Numerous studies show that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are effective in chemoprevention or treatment of cancer. Nevertheless, the mechanisms underlying these antineoplastic effects remain poorly understood. Here, we report that induction of the cancer-specific proapoptotic cytokine melanoma differentiation associated gene-7/interleukin-24 (MDA-7/IL-24) by several NSAIDs is an essential step for induction of apoptosis and G(2)-M growth arrest in cancer cells in vitro and inhibition of tumor growth in vivo. We also show that MDA-7/IL-24-dependent up-regulation of growth arrest and DNA damage inducible 45 alpha (GADD45alpha) and GADD45gamma gene expression is sufficient for cancer cell apoptosis via c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinase (JNK) activation and growth arrest induction through inhibition of Cdc2-cyclin B checkpoint kinase. Knockdown of GADD45alpha and GADD45gamma transcription by small interfering RNA abrogates apoptosis and growth arrest induction by the NSAID treatment, blocks JNK activation, and restores Cdc2-cyclin B kinase activity. Our results establish MDA-7/IL-24 and GADD45alpha and GADD45gamma as critical mediators of apoptosis and growth arrest in response to NSAIDs in cancer cells.