Abstract
This study shows the effects of L-carnitine treatment on cell proliferation with hepa1c1c7 mouse cancer cells and NCTC 1469 normal cells. In an MTT assay, L-carnitine increased the number of dead hepa1c1c7 cells, while there was no difference in the number of NCTC 1469 cells. mRNA and protein levels of TNF-alpha, Fas, and caspase-8, which are closely related to cell apoptosis by a death ligand/receptor-dependent apoptosis pathway, were increased by L-carnitine treatment. In addition, L-carnitine treatment regulated mitochondria-dependent apoptosis pathways by inducing the up-regulation of caspase-9 and caspase-3 and the down-regulation of Bcl-2 in hepa1c1c 7 cells. Taken together, the findings of this study have demonstrated that L-carnitine could induce apoptosis in hepa1c1c7 cells by regulating Fas ligands and inhibiting the expression of Bcl-2. These results suggest that L: -carnitine treatment could be related to both a mitochondrion-dependent and a death ligand/receptor-dependent apoptosis pathway in hepa1c1c7 cells. Our results could give information for understanding the L-carnitine-induced apoptosis mechanism in some cancer cells.
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