Inhibition of epidermal growth factor-induced interleukin-1beta-converting enzyme expression reduces proliferation in the pancreatic carcinoma cell line AsPC-1.
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Abstract
It is suggested that interleukin-1beta-converting enzyme (ICE) and ICE-related proteases play an important role in programmed cell death (apoptosis). We investigated ICE expression in the human pancreatic carcinoma cell line AsPC-1 after stimulation with epidermal growth factor and found a time-dependent expression of active ICE induced by epidermal growth factor. Interestingly, ICE expression does not lead to apoptosis. Cell cycle analyses revealed that acetyl-Tyr-Val-Ala-Asp-chloromethylketone-specific and acetyl-Ala-Ala-Val-Ala-Leu-Leu-Pro-Ala-Val-Leu-Leu-Ala-Leu-Leu-Ala-Pro-T yr-Val-Ala-Asp-aldehyde-specific cell-permeable inhibitors of ICE significantly reduced the proliferation of AsPC-1 cells, which suggested a positive influence of ICE on the proliferation in human pancreatic carcinoma cells.
Medical subject headings
- Caspase 1
- Epidermal Growth Factor
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic