Review Article

Novel Insights into the Interplay between Apoptosis and Autophagy

Table 2

Antiautophagics.

Class (target)CompoundsAntiautophagic mechanismsReference

Atg proteinsCalpain-1, -2
Caspase-3, -6, -8
Defect in autophagic process and apoptotic enhancement[77]

Autophagosome formationVerteporfin
3-Methyladenine
Inhibition of autophagic degradationInhibition of class III PI3K activity[78]
[79]

Bcl-2 familyBcl-2/Bcl-xLInhibitory interaction with Beclin 1[80]
[41]

Beclin 1MetforminDecrease in Beclin 1 expression and AMPK activation[81]

ChemokinesCCL2Survivin upregulation[82]

Golgi-associated agentsMonensin
Nocodazole
Dilatation of Golgi apparatus
Disconnection of Golgi stacks and dispersal into fragments
[83]
[84]

Heat shock proteinsGeldanamycin
PES
Promotion of Beclin 1 degradation
Impairment of the autophagy-lysosome system
[85]
[86]

Lysosomal functionBafilomycin A1
Lucanthone
Chloroquine
Prevention of fusion of autophagosomes with lysosomes
Lysosomal membrane permeabilization
Blocking of lysosyme acidification
[87]
[88]
[89]

Small regulatory RNAsBeclin 1
Lamp-2
mi-30a
Potentiation of apoptotic death, autophagosome degradation Impairment of autolysosome formation
Beclin 1 translational suppression
[90]
[91]
[92]