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Cytokine Activation of Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase Sensitizes Hematopoietic Cells to Cisplatin-induced Death¹

Department of Pharmacology [D. N., M. K. H., F. W. Q.] and the Immunology Graduate Program [F. W. Q.], The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa 52242

Cytokine growth factors regulate the normal proliferation of hematopoieticcells but can also override irradiation-induced growth arrest checkpoints through activation of a phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) signaling pathway. In the present study, we assessed the effect that erythropoietin and interleukin-3 have on cisplatin-treated hematopoietic cells. When cultured in the presence of cytokine, cisplatin-treated 32D cells transiently accumulated in a G₂-M phase arrest and ultimately died by a nonapoptotic mechanism. By comparison, reduction of cytokine-induced PI3K activity, either through cytokine receptor mutation or direct inhibition with LY294002, caused cisplatin-treated cells to enter a biphasic G₁ and G₂-M arrest. The arrest of these cells coincided with an absence of cyclin-dependent kinase (Cdk)1 and Cdk2 activity and significantly reduced cell death during cisplatin treatment. Indeed, LY294002 treatment during cisplatin exposure allowed the recovery of a viable, proliferating cell population after removal of cisplatin. In contrast, Cdks remained active in the G₂-M-arrested population of cisplatin-treated cells with continuous cytokine activation of PI3K, and even transient exposure to cisplatin resulted in death of the entire population. These data suggest that cytokine activation of PI3K signaling pathways overrides cisplatin-induced growth arrest checkpoints, thereby sensitizing hematopoietic cells to DNA damage-induced death.

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