Hyaluronan oligosaccharides induce cell death through PI3-K/Akt pathway independently of NF-κB transcription factor

Several studies indicate that hyaluronan oligosaccharides (oHA) are able to modulate growth and cell survival in solid tumors; however, no studies have been undertaken to analyze the effect of oHA on T-lymphoid disorders. In this work we showed that oHA were able to induce apoptosis in lymphoma cell...

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Veröffentlicht in:Glycobiology (Oxford) 2006-05, Vol.16 (5), p.359-367
Hauptverfasser: Alaniz, Laura, García, Mariana G., Gallo-Rodriguez, Carola, Agusti, Rosalía, Sterín-Speziale, Norma, Hajos, Silvia E., Alvarez, Elida
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Zusammenfassung:Several studies indicate that hyaluronan oligosaccharides (oHA) are able to modulate growth and cell survival in solid tumors; however, no studies have been undertaken to analyze the effect of oHA on T-lymphoid disorders. In this work we showed that oHA were able to induce apoptosis in lymphoma cell lines. Since PI3-K/Akt and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) are major factors involved in cell survival and anti-apoptotic pathways in lymphoma cells, we hypothesized that oHA could induce apoptosis through inhibition of these pathways. oHA were identified by a method which allows characterization of length using a high pH anion exchange chromatography with pulse amperometric detection (HPAEC-PAD). oHA inhibited PIP3 production (principal product of PI3-K activity) and reduced Akt phosphorylation levels, similarly to the specific inhibitor wortmannin. However, treatment with either oHA or wortmannin failed to inhibit constitutive NF-κB activity and modulate IκBα protein levels, suggesting that PI3-K and NF-κB signaling pathways are not related in the cell lines used. Cell behavior differed using native hyaluronan (HA), which induced PIP3 production, Akt phosphorylation, and NF-κB activation, although not related with cell survival since treatment with native HA showed no effect on apoptosis. Our results suggest that oHA induce apoptosis by suppression of PI3-K/Akt cell survival pathway without involving NF-κB activation, through a mechanism that differs from the one mediated by native HA.
ISSN:0959-6658
1460-2423
DOI:10.1093/glycob/cwj085