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Article Citation - WoS: 16Citation - Scopus: 18Roles of Ceramide Synthase and Ceramide Clearence Genes in Nilotinib-Induced Cell Death in Chronic Myeloidleukemia Cells(Informa Healthcare, 2011) Camgöz, Aylin; Gençer, Emel Başak; Ural, Ali Uğur; Avcu, Ferit; Baran, YusufIn this study, we aimed to increase the sensitivity of human K562 and Meg-01 chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) cells to nilotinib by targeting bioactive sphingolipids, in addition to investigating the roles of ceramide metabolizing genes in nilotinib induced apoptosis. Cytotoxic effects of nilotinib, C8:ceramide, glucosyle ceramide synthase (GCS) and sphingosine kinase-1 (SK-1) inhibitors were determined by XTT cell proliferation assay and synergism between the agents was determined by isobologram analysis. Also, quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) results demonstrated that expression levels of longevity assurance (LASS) genes in response to nilotinib were correlated with sensitivity to nilotinib. For the first time, The results of this study showed for the first time that nilotinib induces apoptosis through upregulating ceramide synthase genes and downregulating SK-1 in CML cells in addition to inhibition of BCR/ABL. On the other hand, manipulating bioactive sphingolipids toward generation/accumulation of ceramides increased the apoptotic effects of nilotinib in CML cells.Article Citation - WoS: 6Citation - Scopus: 6Combination of Fludarabine and Imatinib Induces Apoptosis Synergistically Through Loss of Mitochondrial Membrane Potential and Increases in Caspase-3 Enzyme Activity in Human K562 Chronic Myleloid Leukemia Cells(Informa Healthcare, 2010) Baran, Yusuf; Öztekin, Coşkun; Başsoy, Esen YoncaIn this study, we aimed to show the synergistic apoptotic effects of imatinib/fludarabine combination in human K562 chronic myleloid leukemia (CML) cells. There was a significant increase in cytotoxicity of combination of imatinib and fludarabine as compared to any agent alone. On the other hand, combination of both agents induced apoptosis significantly as confirmed by increases in caspase-3 enzyme activity and decreases in mitochondrial membrane potential. As a summary, the results of this study strongly suggest that combination of imatinib and fludarabine induced cell death synergistically comparing to only imatinib or fludarabine in human K562 CML cells. Copyright © 2010 Informa Healthcare USA, Inc.
