Differential modulation of AMPK signaling pathways by low or high levels of exogenous reactive oxygen species in colon cancer cells

In Ja Park, Jin Taek Hwang, Min Kim Young, Joohun Ha, Jin Park Ock

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Abstract

This study was undertaken to examine the effect of low and high concentrations of H2O2 on cancer cell proliferation and apoptosis, and AMPK signaling pathways in HT-29 human colon cancer cells. Nontoxic doses of H2O2 (10 μM) induced cancer cell proliferation, whereas the toxic level of 1,000 μM H2O2 induced apoptosis. The stimulation of cell proliferation was accompanied with an increase in cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), and apoptosis induced by high-dose H2O2 was correlated with the activation of AMPK and negatively correlated with COX-2 expression. These results suggest that ROS at nontoxic levels can stimulate cancer cell growth by regulating AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and/or COX-2, and the abundant exogenous ROS linked to the growth inhibition through modulating AMPK signaling pathways.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSignal Transduction Pathways, Part B
Subtitle of host publicationStress Signalling and Transcriptional Control
PublisherBlackwell Publishing Inc.
Pages102-109
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)1573316474, 9781573316477
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2006

Publication series

NameAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Volume1091
ISSN (Print)0077-8923
ISSN (Electronic)1749-6632

Keywords

  • AMP-activated protein kinase
  • Cyclooxygenase-2
  • HT-29 colon cancer cells
  • High-dose HO
  • Low-dose HO
  • Reactive oxygen species

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