Title : The anti-tumour compound, RH1, causes mitochondria-mediated apoptosis by activating c-Jun N-terminal kinase.

Pub. Date : 2011 Jun

PMID : 21250978






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1 BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: 2,5-diaziridinyl-3-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone (RH1) is a bioreductive agent that is activated by the two-electron reductase NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1). 2,5-diaziridinyl-3-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1 Homo sapiens
2 BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: 2,5-diaziridinyl-3-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone (RH1) is a bioreductive agent that is activated by the two-electron reductase NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1). 2,5-diaziridinyl-3-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1 Homo sapiens
3 EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH: 2,5-diaziridinyl-3-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone-induced apoptosis and related signalling pathways in NQO1-negative and NQO1-overexpressing cells were evaluated. 2,5-diaziridinyl-3-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1 Homo sapiens
4 EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH: 2,5-diaziridinyl-3-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone-induced apoptosis and related signalling pathways in NQO1-negative and NQO1-overexpressing cells were evaluated. 2,5-diaziridinyl-3-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1 Homo sapiens
5 KEY RESULTS: 2,5-diaziridinyl-3-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone induced apoptosis and clonogenic death, dependent on NQO1 and p53. 2,5-diaziridinyl-3-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1 Homo sapiens
6 CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: 2,5-diaziridinyl-3-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone activated JNK, resulting in mitochondria-mediated apoptotic cell death that was NQO1-dependent. 2,5-diaziridinyl-3-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1 Homo sapiens