Most of cells exhibit low nuclear level of NF-kappaB, However, in some cell
lines and tissues aberrantly activated NF-kappaB is playing an important r
ole in cell motility, growth control and survival, Here we describe the res
ult of decrease of constitutive NF-kappaB level in different adenocarcinoma
cell lines. Treatment of mouse adenocarcinoma cell line CSML-100 with both
synthetic (TPCK or PDTC) or natural (I kappaB-alpha) NF-kappaB inhibitors
caused apoptotic death, Low doses of TPCK were harmless for CSML100 cells b
ut sensitized them to TNF-induced apoptosis. Death of CSML100 cells in the
presence of high concentration TPCK was not accompanied with significant ch
anges in c-myc activity but strongly correlated with rapid decrease in p53
level, Thus, mutual behavior p53 and NF-kappaB represented a unique feature
of TPCK-induced apoptosis in CSML-100 adenocarcinoma cells.