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Levofolene modulates apoptosis induced by 5-fluorouracil through autophagy inhibition: clinical and occupational implications.

Abstract：

:5-Fluorouracil (5-FU), often used in combination with levofolene (LF), can induce, as an important side effect, the hand-foot syndrome (HFS) due to toxicity on keratinocytes. This can also damage workers involved in its handling. In the present study, we investigated the mechanisms of the toxicity induced by 5-FU alone or together with LF on human keratinocytes in culture. We found that the two drugs, as expected, had potentiating activity on keratinocyte growth inhibition and that this effect was mediated by induction of apoptosis. In our experimental model, an increased autophagic vacuole accumulation was observed in keratinocytes treated with 5-FU as a significant increase of the monodansylcadaverine (MDC) labeling (marker of late autophagy vacuoles) was recorded. However, the synergism of 5-FU with LF on apoptotic occurrence was not paralleled by a similar increase in autophagic vacuoles at 72 h suggesting an antagonistic effect of LF on autophagy elicited by 5-FU. Differential effects on reactive oxygen species (ROS) elevation in cells treated with 5-FU alone or the combination between 5-FU and LF were also observed. 5-FU induced a time-dependent increase of both O2- and lipid peroxidation while the combination of 5-FU and LF caused a stronger intracellular O2- increase only at 24 h while at 48 and 72 h its effect was lower when compared with that one of 5-FU alone. On the other hand, the addition of LF to 5-FU caused a stronger increase of lipid peroxidation at 48 and 72 h, but its effects were significantly lower at 24 h. These results suggest for the first time that LF potentiates the cytotoxicity of 5-FU on keratinocytes likely through the antagonism on autophagy escape pathway and consequent apoptosis potentiation.

journal_name

Int J Oncol

journal_title

International journal of oncology

authors

Lamberti M,Porto S,Zappavigna S,Stiuso P,Tirino V,Desiderio V,Mele L,Caraglia M

doi

10.3892/ijo.2015.2904

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-05-01 00:00:00

pages

1893-900

issue

eissn

1019-6439

issn

1791-2423

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Levofolene modulates apoptosis induced by 5-fluorouracil through autophagy inhibition: clinical and occupational implications.