High level of cFLIP correlates with resistance to death receptor-induced apoptosis in bladder carcinoma cells (original) (raw)

Anticancer research

Abstract

The cellular form of FLICE-inhibitory protein (cFLIP) blocks death receptor-induced apoptosis and has been implicated in tumour progression. cFLIP interacts with caspase-8, thereby preventing activation of the caspase cascade. In this study we investigated the endogenous expression of cFLIP and caspase-8 in bladder carcinoma cells in relation to their sensitivity to death receptor-ligation. Apoptosis was induced by agonistic anti-CD95 mAbs or recombinant TRAIL and quantified by the TUNEL technique. The relative mRNA expression of cFLIP and caspase-8 was quantified by real-time PCR. Stable expression of cFLIP long (cFLIPL) was obtained by retroviral transduction. The relative ratio of cFLIP and caspase-8 was directly correlated to resistance to anti-CD95 or TRAIL-mediated apoptosis. Overexpression of cFLIPL shifted the responsiveness towards resistant status. cFLIP is an important determinant of susceptibility to death receptor-induced apoptosis in bladder carcinomas and could functi...

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