Heat-shock protein (HSP) 70 is aberrantly expressed in different malignancies and has a cancer-specific cell-protective effect. As such, it has emerged as a promising target for anticancer therapy. In this study, the effect of the HSP70-specific inhibitor (PES), also Pifitrin-mu, on primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) cell viability was analyzed. PES treatment induced a dose-and time-dependent cytotoxic effect in BC3 and BCBL1 PEL cells by inducing lysosome membrane permeabilization, relocation of cathepsin D in the cytosol, Bid cleavage, mitochondrial depolarization with release and nuclear translocation of apoptosis-activating factor. The PES-induced cell death in PEL cells was characterized by the appearance of Annexin-V/propidium iodide double-positive cells from the early times of treatment, indicating the occurrence of an additional type of cell death other than apoptosis, which, accordingly, was not efficiently prevented by the pan-caspase inhibitor Z-VAD-fmk. Conversely, PES-induced cell death was robustly reduced by pepstatin A, which inhibits Bid and caspase 8 processing. In addition, PES was responsible for a block of the autophagic process in PEL cells. Finally, we found that PES-induced cell death has immunogenic potential being able to induce dendritic cell activation.

HSP70 inhibition by 2-phenylethynesulfonamide induces lysosomal cathepsin D release and immunogenic cell death in primary effusion lymphoma / Granato, Marisa; V., Lacconi; M., Peddis; Lotti, Lavinia Vittoria; DI RENZO, Livia Maria; Gonnella, Roberta; Santarelli, Roberta; Trivedi, Pankaj; Frati, Luigi; G., D'Orazi; Faggioni, Alberto; Cirone, Mara. - In: CELL DEATH & DISEASE. - ISSN 2041-4889. - ELETTRONICO. - 4:7(2013), p. e730. [10.1038/cddis.2013.263]

HSP70 inhibition by 2-phenylethynesulfonamide induces lysosomal cathepsin D release and immunogenic cell death in primary effusion lymphoma

GRANATO, Marisa;LOTTI, Lavinia Vittoria;DI RENZO, Livia Maria;GONNELLA, ROBERTA;SANTARELLI, Roberta;TRIVEDI, PANKAJ;FRATI, Luigi;FAGGIONI, Alberto;CIRONE, Mara
2013

Abstract

Heat-shock protein (HSP) 70 is aberrantly expressed in different malignancies and has a cancer-specific cell-protective effect. As such, it has emerged as a promising target for anticancer therapy. In this study, the effect of the HSP70-specific inhibitor (PES), also Pifitrin-mu, on primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) cell viability was analyzed. PES treatment induced a dose-and time-dependent cytotoxic effect in BC3 and BCBL1 PEL cells by inducing lysosome membrane permeabilization, relocation of cathepsin D in the cytosol, Bid cleavage, mitochondrial depolarization with release and nuclear translocation of apoptosis-activating factor. The PES-induced cell death in PEL cells was characterized by the appearance of Annexin-V/propidium iodide double-positive cells from the early times of treatment, indicating the occurrence of an additional type of cell death other than apoptosis, which, accordingly, was not efficiently prevented by the pan-caspase inhibitor Z-VAD-fmk. Conversely, PES-induced cell death was robustly reduced by pepstatin A, which inhibits Bid and caspase 8 processing. In addition, PES was responsible for a block of the autophagic process in PEL cells. Finally, we found that PES-induced cell death has immunogenic potential being able to induce dendritic cell activation.
2013
bid; cathepsin d; dendritic cells; pel; pes
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HSP70 inhibition by 2-phenylethynesulfonamide induces lysosomal cathepsin D release and immunogenic cell death in primary effusion lymphoma / Granato, Marisa; V., Lacconi; M., Peddis; Lotti, Lavinia Vittoria; DI RENZO, Livia Maria; Gonnella, Roberta; Santarelli, Roberta; Trivedi, Pankaj; Frati, Luigi; G., D'Orazi; Faggioni, Alberto; Cirone, Mara. - In: CELL DEATH & DISEASE. - ISSN 2041-4889. - ELETTRONICO. - 4:7(2013), p. e730. [10.1038/cddis.2013.263]
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