Abstract
The proliferative and antiapoptotic actions of endothelin (ET)-1 in cancer cells have been documented and ET receptor antagonists have been exploited as potential anticancer drugs. Glioblastoma cell lines express both ETA and ETB receptors and previous works have shown that ETB receptors are involved in the proliferation of different cancer cell types. In this study we have investigated the effects of two structurally unrelated ETB receptor antagonists, BQ788 and A192621, on cell survival, proliferation and apoptosis in 1321-N1, U87 and IPDDCA2 glioma cell lines. BQ788 and A192621 reduced glioma cells viability and proliferation assessed by BrdU incorporation and cell cycle analysis by flow cytometry, while in contrast the ETA receptor antagonist BQ123 had no effect on cell survival. TUNEL assay and immunocytochemical experiments showed that BQ788 and A192621 trigger apoptotic processes mainly via activation of the intrinsic mitochondrial pathway involving caspase-9 activation, AIF release and cytochrome c translocation. Furthermore, treatment with ETB antagonists downregulates ERK- and p38MAPK-dependent pathways but does not affect VEGF mRNA levels. Our findings support the hypothesis that ETB antagonists represent a new promi...Continue Reading
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