PMID- 32755671 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210527 LR - 20210527 IS - 1873-4596 (Electronic) IS - 0891-5849 (Linking) VI - 160 DP - 2020 Nov 20 TI - Gamma irradiation promotes chemo-sensitization potential of gallic acid through attenuation of autophagic flux to trigger apoptosis in an NRF2 inactivation signalling pathway. PG - 111-124 LID - S0891-5849(20)31119-9 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2020.06.022 [doi] AB - Ionizing radiation has the potential to cause structural modification or change in electrochemical properties in parent lead pharmacophores that exhibit enhanced bioactivity. Gallic acid (GA), a triphenolic compound has displayed potent anticancer drug potency due to its withstanding antioxidant propensity. This study uncovered the comparative efficacy of gamma-irradiated gallic acid (GAIR) in the modulation of an antioxidant system for regulation apoptosis and autophagy. GAIR exhibited remarkable anti-proliferative efficacy as shown by MTT, clonogenic survival, and scratch assay. In addition to this, GAIR promoted intrinsic apoptosis through mitochondrial superoxide generation. GAIR decreased the activity of antioxidant enzymes by downregulating nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) and its downstream effector molecules NAD(P)H Quinone Dehydrogenase 1 (NQO1) and gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase (GCLC). Simultaneously, GAIR attenuated autophagosome-lysosome fusion without altering the lysosomal activity. Inhibition of autophagic flux resulted in the accumulation of lipid droplets (LDs) such as hexadecanoic acid and oleic acid that fuelled superoxide generation leading to apoptosis. In the meantime, under oxidative upset, conversion of LDs to free fatty acids reduced leading to inhibition of ATP generation that subsequently provoked apoptosis. The effects of autophagy inhibition by GAIR on the therapeutic efficacy of chemotherapeutic drugs was studied and the co-treatment markedly decreased the cell viability and increased apoptosis. Further, GAIR exhibited potent antitumor activity in Dalton's Lymphoma-tumor bearing mice through modulation of apoptosis and autophagy without toxic activity. In conclusion, change in electrochemical properties by gamma radiation enhances the anticancer efficacy of gallic acid through superoxide mediated apoptosis fuelled by inhibition of lipophagy in an NRF2 dependent signaling pathway. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Patra, Srimanta AU - Patra S AD - Cancer and Cell Death Laboratory, Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India. FAU - Bhol, Chandra Sekhar AU - Bhol CS AD - Cancer and Cell Death Laboratory, Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India. FAU - Panigrahi, Debasna Pritimanjari AU - Panigrahi DP AD - Cancer and Cell Death Laboratory, Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India. FAU - Praharaj, Prakash Priyadarshi AU - Praharaj PP AD - Cancer and Cell Death Laboratory, Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India. FAU - Pradhan, Biswajita AU - Pradhan B AD - PG Department of Botany, Berhampur University, Berhampur, 760007, India. FAU - Jena, Mrutyunjay AU - Jena M AD - PG Department of Botany, Berhampur University, Berhampur, 760007, India. FAU - Bhutia, Sujit Kumar AU - Bhutia SK AD - Cancer and Cell Death Laboratory, Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India. Electronic address: sujitb@nitrkl.ac.in. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20200802 PL - United States TA - Free Radic Biol Med JT - Free radical biology & medicine JID - 8709159 RN - 0 (NF-E2-Related Factor 2) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 632XD903SP (Gallic Acid) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Apoptosis MH - *Autophagy MH - *Gallic Acid/pharmacology MH - Mice MH - *NF-E2-Related Factor 2/genetics/metabolism MH - Reactive Oxygen Species MH - Signal Transduction OTO - NOTNLM OT - Apoptosis OT - Autophagy OT - Gallic acid OT - Gamma-irradiation OT - Superoxide EDAT- 2020/08/07 06:00 MHDA- 2021/05/28 06:00 CRDT- 2020/08/07 06:00 PHST- 2020/03/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/05/25 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/06/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/08/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/05/28 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/08/07 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0891-5849(20)31119-9 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2020.06.022 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Free Radic Biol Med. 2020 Nov 20;160:111-124. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2020.06.022. Epub 2020 Aug 2.