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Session XII : Cell death <strong>and</strong> neurodegenerative diseases Poster XII, 22<br />

Cas III-ia Induces Autophagy <strong>and</strong> Apoptotic Death in Glioma C6 Cells In Vitro <strong>and</strong> In<br />

Vivo.<br />

Cristina Trejo-Solís1, Guadalupe Palencia1, Lucrecia Márquez-Rosado2, Dolores<br />

Jiménez-Farfán3, Aurora Sánchez1, Arturo Cruz-Salgado1, Isabel Gracia-Mora4, Lena<br />

Ruiz-Ramírez4 <strong>and</strong> Julio Sotelo1.<br />

1Departamento de Neuroinmunología, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía<br />

“MVS”, México, DF. 2Departamento de Biología Celular, Centro de investigación y<br />

Estudios Avanzados del IPN, México, DF. 3 Departamento de Neuroinmunología,<br />

Instituto de Odontología, UNAM, México, DF. 4Departamento de Química y Medicina<br />

Nuclear, UNAM, México, DF.<br />

In this reaserch, we investigated the effects of casiopeina III-ia (Cas III-ia)- a new copper<br />

compound that exhibits antineoplastic activity- on glioma C6 cells under both in vitro <strong>and</strong> in<br />

vivo conditions, in an attempt to identify potential therapeutic agents against maliganant<br />

glioma. The exposure of C6 to Cas III-ia significantly inhibited cell proliferation, increased<br />

reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation, <strong>and</strong> induced cell death. In cultured C6 cells, Cas<br />

III-ia caused the accumulation of autophagic vacuoles, formation of LC3-II, <strong>and</strong> nuclear<br />

translocation of AIF <strong>and</strong> Endonuclease G in all tested concentrations. At higher concentration<br />

were observed, loss of mitochondrial transmembrane potential, over-expression of Beclin 1,<br />

LAMP3, Bax <strong>and</strong> Bid, phosphorylation of JNK <strong>and</strong> ERK, <strong>and</strong> nuclear translocation of AP-1.<br />

Administration of N-acetyl-L—cystein (an antioxidant) resulted in significative inhibition of<br />

anti-neoplastic effect of Cas III-ia on C6 glioma cells. These results suggest that Cas III-ia<br />

induced death cell by autophagy <strong>and</strong> caspase independient apoptosis. In addition, treatment<br />

of glioma C6- positive rats with Cas III-ia reduced tumor volumen as well as mitotic <strong>and</strong> cell<br />

proliferation indexes, while it increased the apoptotic index. Our findings support the use of<br />

cas III-ia for the treatment of malignant gliomas.<br />

This work was supported by CONACYT grant U41997-MA1.<br />

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