Hypericin‐induced photosensitization of HeLa cells leads to apoptosis or necrosis
- 27 November 1998
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 440 (1-2), 19-24
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0014-5793(98)01416-1
Abstract
Here we report that photoactivated hypericin can induce either apoptosis or necrosis in HeLa cells. Under apoptotic conditions the cleavage of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) into the 85-kDa product is blocked by the caspase inhibitors benzyloxycarbonyl-Val-Ala-Asp-fluoromethylketone (z-VAD-fmk) and benzyloxycarbonyl-Asp-Glu-Val-Asp-fluoromethylketone (z-DEVD-fmk). Both inhibitors protect cells from apoptosis but cannot prevent hypericin-induced necrosis. Conversely, HeLa cells overexpressing the viral cytokine response modifier A (CrmA), which inhibits caspase-1 and -8, still undergo hypericin-induced apoptosis and necrosis. Evidence is provided for the release of mitochondrial cytochrome c in the cytosol and for procaspase-3 activation in the hypericin-induced cell killing.Keywords
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