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(TCDD) induced responses were also investigated in cells treated with the indole<br />

compound alone or in combination with TCDD. Indole (500 and 1000 μM) significantly<br />

inhibited TCDD-induced CYP1A1 mRNA and protein levels and similar<br />

results were observed for 500 μM TA however the former compound was a significantly<br />

more potent AHR antagonist. In contrast IAA did not exhibit AHR<br />

antagonist activity. <strong>The</strong>se results were somewhat variable among different cell lines<br />

however, it was evident that the major gut microbiome product, indole, was an<br />

AHR antagonist and this may impact AHR-dependent gut inflammatory pathways.<br />

163 Tolfenamic Acid Inhibits Colon Cancer Cell and Tumor<br />

Growth and Downregulates Specificity Protein (Sp)<br />

Transcription Factors.<br />

S. Pathi 1 and S. H. Safe 1, 2 . 1 Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M<br />

University, College Station, TX; 2 Institute <strong>of</strong> Bioscience and Technology, Houston, TX.<br />

Introduction: Tolfenamic acid (TA) is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug<br />

(NSAID) and is a potential chemotherapeutic agent for treatment <strong>of</strong> colon cancer;<br />

however, the mechanism <strong>of</strong> action <strong>of</strong> TA is unknown and was investigated in this<br />

study.<br />

Methods: Inhibition <strong>of</strong> colon cancer cell growth and induction <strong>of</strong> apoptosis by TA<br />

was investigated using cell counting and Annexin V staining, and modulation <strong>of</strong><br />

specificity protein (Sp) transcription factors Sp1, Sp3, Sp4 and Sp-regulated gene<br />

products was determined by western blot analysis <strong>of</strong> whole cell lysates. Mechanisms<br />

<strong>of</strong> TA-induced Sp downregulation were investigated using specific pathway inhibitors<br />

and the in vivo anticancer activity <strong>of</strong> TA was determined in athymic nude<br />

xenograft studies using RKO cells as xenografts.<br />

Results: TA induced apoptosis and decreased colon cancer cell growth and this was<br />

accompanied by caspase-dependent proteolysis <strong>of</strong> Sp1, Sp3 and Sp4 and decreased<br />

expression <strong>of</strong> Sp-regulated gene products including bcl-2, survivin, VEGF,<br />

VEGFR1, cyclin D1 and c-MET. TA also inhibited colon tumor growth and decreased<br />

Sp1, Sp3, Sp4 and Sp-dependent gene product expression in tumors.<br />

Conclusion: TA-induced repression <strong>of</strong> Sp transcription factors and Sp-regulated<br />

genes play a role in the cancer chemotherapeutic effects <strong>of</strong> TA. Since TA acts as anticancer<br />

agent in several tumor types, results <strong>of</strong> this study suggest for the first time<br />

that TA is a potential chemotherapeutic agent for treatment <strong>of</strong> colon cancer.<br />

Clinical applications <strong>of</strong> TA alone or in combined treatment <strong>of</strong> colon cancer are enhanced<br />

since this agent is relatively non-toxic and has previously been used as a<br />

non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. <strong>The</strong> prior use <strong>of</strong> TA, as an NSAID will also<br />

facilitate approval <strong>of</strong> the drug for application as a cancer therapeutic agent.<br />

164 Ni + 2-Induced Chromosome Aberrations/Gene<br />

Amplification/Gene Silencing Alter Cytoskeleton, Ca + 2<br />

Distribution, and Global Gene Expression, Causing<br />

Morphol./Neoplast. Transformation <strong>of</strong> 10T1/2 Mouse<br />

Embryo Cells.<br />

J. R. Landolph 1, 3, 2 , A. DaSilva Pehl 2, 3 , P. Samala 1, 3 , S. Keliipaakaua 2, 3 and<br />

K. Akinwumi 1, 3 . 1 Department <strong>of</strong> Molecular Microbiology and Immunology,<br />

University <strong>of</strong> Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; 2 Department <strong>of</strong> Pathology,<br />

University <strong>of</strong> Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; 3 USC Cancer Center, University<br />

<strong>of</strong> Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.<br />

Ni refinery workers inhaling Ni sulfidic ore dusts/smoking cigarettes contracted<br />

lung/nasal cancers. Inhaled Ni3S2/green NiO induced lung cancer in rats.<br />

Ni3S2/green-black NiOs induced chromosome aberrations/morph-neoplas transformation<br />

(Tx) in 10T1/2 mouse cells. Ni/MCA-Tx cell lines showed a) ect-2 gene<br />

amplification/higher ect-2 mRNA/protein, b) no DRIP80 c) no β-centaurin-2<br />

mRNA. We hypothesized Ni+2 1) amplified ect-2 gene, causing higher levels <strong>of</strong> microtubules<br />

(MTs); 2) silenced β-centaurin-2 gene, causing higher levels <strong>of</strong> micr<strong>of</strong>ilaments<br />

(MFs); and 3) silenced DRIP gene, altering Ca+2 distribution/Tx 10T1/2<br />

cells. We tested these hypotheses by staining cells with fluor. phalloidin to decorate<br />

MFs; fluor. Ab to α-tubulin to decorate MTs; Fluo 3AM to stain Ca+2; DAPI to<br />

decorate nuclei; then examined cells by confocal microscopy. In non-Tx 10T1/2<br />

cells, MFs/MTs were arranged in long fibers. In NiS/green NiO-Tx cell lines,<br />

MFs/MTs were over-expressed, aggregated in areas, absent/other areas, changing<br />

cell shapes. Low density non-Tx cells had high nuclear/low cytoplasmic Ca+2 concentrations<br />

(State I); high density near-confluent cells had low nucl./high cyto.<br />

Ca+2 (State II). Ni/MCA-Tx cell lines were largely in State II. We conclude Ni+2<br />

ions 1) amplified ect-2/silenced β-centaurin-2 genes, causing over-expression <strong>of</strong><br />

MTs/MFs, altering cell shapes, changing global gene expression; 2) silenced<br />

DRIP80 gene, altering Ca+2 distributions in Tx cells; and 3) induced mutations/methylations<br />

in 15 genes, causing differential expression <strong>of</strong> 130 genes, contributing<br />

to induction/maintenance <strong>of</strong> Tx phenotypes in Ni+2/MCA-Tx cell lines.<br />

Support: R01 ES03341/NIEHS (PI JRL); Cancer Center Core Grant 5 P30<br />

CA09320/NCI; MS Program/Discret. Funding (JRL).<br />

34 SOT 2013 ANNUAL MEETING<br />

165 Benzoquinone-Induced Topoisomerase Modifications:<br />

Linking Benzene Myelotoxicity and Leukemia.<br />

C. L. Kuhlman, G. Tsaprailis, T. J. Monks and S. S. Lau. Southwest<br />

Environmental Health Sciences Center, Department <strong>of</strong> Pharmacology and <strong>Toxicology</strong>,<br />

University <strong>of</strong> Arizona, Tucson, AZ.<br />

Protein adduction by reactive electrophiles can induce structural and functional<br />

changes that contribute to toxicity and disease progression. Such electrophiles are<br />

<strong>of</strong>ten products <strong>of</strong> xenobiotic metabolism or generated endogenously via oxidative<br />

stress and lipid peroxidation. Relevant to this phenomenon are the redox-active and<br />

electrophilic metabolites <strong>of</strong> benzene, which are believed to contribute to its myelotoxic<br />

effects. When the benzene metabolites hydroquinone (HQ) and phenol<br />

(PHE) are administered to rats, HQ oxidizes to 1,4-benzoquinone (BQ) and in the<br />

presence <strong>of</strong> GSH gives rise to multi-GSH conjugates detectible in bone marrow.<br />

<strong>The</strong>se HQ-GSH conjugates retain the ability to adduct proteins and to redox cycle.<br />

Here we report that bone marrow malondialdehyde levels in PHE/HQ treated rats<br />

are significantly elevated, indicative <strong>of</strong> lipid peroxidation and the consequent generation<br />

<strong>of</strong> other reactive electrophilic aldehydes, such as 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal<br />

(4HNE). Indeed, proteomics pr<strong>of</strong>iling revealed bone marrow proteins targeted by<br />

benzene metabolites and 4HNE, including 14-3-3 protein zeta/delta, protein disulfide<br />

isomerase A3, peroxiredoxin 2, and calreticulin. Adduction <strong>of</strong> topoisomerase II<br />

α (topo IIα) has been implicated in benzene-induced leukemia, and cancer<br />

chemotherapeutic topo IIα inhibitors are a leading cause <strong>of</strong> therapy-induced<br />

leukemia. We next reacted purified topo IIα (6 units) with BQ (0.5 μM) or 4HNE<br />

(1.3 μM). A marked reduction in the ability <strong>of</strong> topo IIα to decatenate the kDNA<br />

substrate was observed. Proteomic analysis <strong>of</strong> 4HNE-reacted topo IIα revealed<br />

multiple amino acid sites <strong>of</strong> adduction, including K893 and K1480 adducts.<br />

Adduction <strong>of</strong> these lysine residues could impair topo IIα-DNA binding, or inhibit<br />

topo IIα’s ATP-dependent formation and annealing <strong>of</strong> DNA strand breaks. <strong>The</strong><br />

consequences <strong>of</strong> BQ- and 4HNE-induced functional alterations in topo IIα are<br />

currently under investigation.<br />

166 Overexpression <strong>of</strong> CRM1 in Normal Human Lung Epithelial<br />

Cells Changes Cellular Morphology and Cytotoxic<br />

Responses to Tobacco-Specific Carcinogen NNK.<br />

C. Lu, W. Zhu and W. Gao. <strong>The</strong> Institute <strong>of</strong> Environmental and Human Health,<br />

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.<br />

Chromosome region maintenance 1 (CRM1), the major nuclear export receptor<br />

with a broad substrate range, is not only required for transport <strong>of</strong> many RNAs and<br />

proteins but also involved in various modulations within the cell such as mitosis,<br />

cell arrest, and apoptosis. Our recently published study showed that CRM1 played<br />

critical roles in response to tobacco-specific carcinogen, 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-<br />

(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK), in BEAS-2B cells (a normal human lung epithelial<br />

cell line). <strong>The</strong> objective <strong>of</strong> the present study was to further examine the significance<br />

<strong>of</strong> CRM1 in lung cancer development using BEAS-2B cells stably overexpressing<br />

CRM1 (BEAS-2BCRM1+ cells). <strong>The</strong> overexpression <strong>of</strong> CRM1 in BEAS-<br />

2BCRM1+ cells was confirmed by real-time PCR and western blot. As compared to<br />

BEAS-2B cells, BEAS-2BCRM1+ cells were prone to form colonies. S<strong>of</strong>t-agar assay<br />

further demonstrated increased colony formation and larger colony size in BEAS-<br />

2BCRM1+ cells in comparison with BEAS-2B cells. In addition, the cytotoxic effects<br />

in response to NNK was measured by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium<br />

(MTS) assay in both cells.<br />

Cells were treated with 0-500 μM NNK for 24, 48, and 72 h. <strong>The</strong> inhibitory effects<br />

were dose and time dependent in both cells (p

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