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The 5‐lipoxygenase inhibitor tepoxalin induces oxidative damage and altered PTEN status prior to apoptosis in canine osteosarcoma cell lines
Author(s) -
Loftus J. P.,
Cavatorta D.,
Bushey J. J.,
Levine C. B.,
Sevier C. S.,
Wakshlag J. J.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
veterinary and comparative oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.864
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1476-5829
pISSN - 1476-5810
DOI - 10.1111/vco.12094
Subject(s) - tensin , pten , annexin , apoptosis , protein kinase b , reactive oxygen species , chemistry , kinase , cancer research , microbiology and biotechnology , pi3k/akt/mtor pathway , biochemistry , biology
The 5‐lipoxygenase (5‐ LOX ) inhibitor tepoxalin has been shown to slow canine osteosarcoma (OSA) tumour xenografts growth, yet the mechanisms are poorly elucidated. Further examination of tepoxalin in canine OSA cell lines shows that tepoxalin treated cells undergo apoptosis through caspase‐3 activation and annexin staining. Interestingly, apoptosis is superseded by an increase in reactive oxygen species ( ROS ), as measured by activation of dihydrorhodamine 123 and mitosox. This increase in ROS appears to be related to the 5‐ LOX inhibitor regardless of cellular 5‐ LOX status, and was not observed after treatment with the tepoxalin metabolite RWJ20142 . Additionally, 5‐ LOX inhibition by tepoxalin appears to increase phosphatase and tensin ( PTEN ) homolog activity by preventing its alkylation or oxidation. PTEN modification or inhibition allows phosphoinositide‐3 ( PI3 ) kinase activity thereby heightening activation of protein kinase B ( AKT ) phosphorylation. Our data suggest that off target oxidation and LOX inhibition play roles in the apoptotic response.