Protein Information

Name bcl 2
Synonyms Apoptosis regulator Bcl 2; B cell CLL/lymphoma 2; B cell lymphoma protein 2 alpha; B cell lymphoma protein 2 alpha isoform; BCL2; Bcl 2; B cell CLL/lymphoma 2s; B cell lymphoma protein 2 alphas…

Compound Information

Name acrolein
CAS 2-propenal

Reference List

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19031314 Kang ES, Kim GH, Woo IS, Kim HJ, Eun SY, Ham SA, Jin H, Kim MY, Park MH, Kim HJ, Chang KC, Lee JH, Kim JH, Yabe-Nishimura C, Seo HG: Down-regulation of aldose reductase renders J774A.1 cells more susceptible to acrolein- or hydrogen peroxide-induced cell death. Free Radic Res. 2008 Nov;42(11-12):930-8.

Blockade of AR activity in J774A.1 cells markedly augmented the acrolein- or hydrogen peroxide-induced translocation of Bax to mitochondria along with reduced Bcl-2 and increased release of cytochrome c from the mitochodria.
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11723234 Schwartz PS, Waxman DJ: Cyclophosphamide induces caspase 9-dependent apoptosis in 9L tumor cells. . Mol Pharmacol. 2001 Dec;60(6):1268-79.

Cyclophosphamide (CPA), a widely used oxazaphosphorine anti-cancer prodrug, is inactive until it is metabolized by cytochrome P450 to yield phosphoramide mustard and acrolein, which alkylate DNA and proteins, respectively.
Conversely, overexpression of the mitochondrial antiapoptotic factor Bcl-2 blocked caspase 9 activation, leading to an inhibition of drug-induced plasma membrane permeability and blebbing, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick-end labeling positivity, PARP cleavage, Annexin V positivity, and drug-induced cell death.
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15964311 Wu SJ, Ng LT, Lin CC: Cinnamaldehyde-induced apoptosis in human PLC/PRF/5 cells through activation of the proapoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins and MAPK pathway. Life Sci. 2005 Jul 8;77(8):938-51. Epub 2005 Mar 19.

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15566391 Wu SJ, Ng LT, Lin CC: Effects of vitamin E on the cinnamaldehyde-induced apoptotic mechanism in human PLC/PRF/5 cells. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol. 2004 Nov;31(11):770-6.


Cinnamaldehyde also upregulated the expression of pro-apoptotic protein (Bax) and down-regulated the levels of anti-apoptotic proteins, such as Bcl-2 and the inhibitor of apoptosis protein family (X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP), cellular inhibitor of apoptosis protein (cIAP)-1 and cIAP-2). 4.
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18077176 Bader Lange ML, Cenini G, Piroddi M, Abdul HM, Sultana R, Galli F, Memo M, Butterfield DA: Loss of phospholipid asymmetry and elevated brain apoptotic protein levels in subjects with amnestic mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer disease. Neurobiol Dis. 2008 Mar;29(3):456-64. Epub 2007 Nov 12.

PtdSer asymmetry is actively maintained by the ATP-dependent translocase flippase, whose function is inhibited if covalently bound by lipid peroxidation products, 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE) and acrolein, within the membrane bilayer in which they are produced.
Additionally, pro-apoptotic proteins Bax and caspase-3 have been implemented in the oxidative modification of PtdSer resulting in subsequent asymmetric collapse, while anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 has been found to prevent this process.
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12202537 Lee JJ, Park JK, Kim YT, Kwon BM, Kang SG, Yoo YD, Yu YS, Chung H: Effect of 2'-benzoyl-oxycinnamaldehyde on RPE cells in vitro and in an experimental proliferative vitreoretinopathy model. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2002 Sep;43(9):3117-24.


Expression of p53, p21, Bcl-2, GADD45, cyclin D, phospho-MAP kinase, cdk2, and Akt1 at various concentrations of BCA in cultured hRPE cells was examined by immunoblot analysis.
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17510524 Lee CW, Lee SH, Lee JW, Ban JO, Lee SY, Yoo HS, Jung JK, Moon DC, Oh KW, Hong JT: 2-hydroxycinnamaldehyde inhibits SW620 colon cancer cell growth through AP-1 inactivation. J Pharmacol Sci. 2007 May;104(1):19-28.


HCA also induced apoptotic cell death as well as expression of the apoptosis-regulating gene caspase-3, but inhibited the anti-apoptosis regulating gene bcl-2 in a dose-dependent manner.
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17855188 Chung YM, Yoo YD, Kim JS, Lee CY, Kim HJ: The activity of 2'-benzoyloxycinnamaldehyde against drug-resistant cancer cell lines. J Chemother. 2007 Aug;19(4):428-37.


The activation of the p38-mitogen activated protein kinase, an increased level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and downregulation of Bcl-2 were observed in both the drug resistant and non-drug resistant cell lines.
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