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[The mechanisms of inhibitory effect of bufalin on human leukemia cells].

AbstractOBJECTIVE:
To study the mechanism of bufalin on human leukemia cell inhibition.
METHODS:
HL-60 cells were treated with bufalin at different concentrations. The growth inhibition was analysed by MTT assay, cell apoptosis by light microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, flow cytometry, TUNEL labeling method and agarose gel electrophoresis.
RESULTS:
(1) Treatment of HL-60 cells with bufalin remarkably inhibited the cell growth, the IC(50) value of bufalin for HL-60 cells was 0.025 micromol/L. (2) Apoptosis of HL-60 cells could be efficiently induced by bufalin at concentration of 0.010 micromol/L or higher. (3) Bufalin induced apoptosis of HL-60 cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner. (4) With G(1) phase cells decreasing, S phase cells increased, and then apoptotic cells increased with a diminution of S phase cells. (5) Bufalin-induced apoptosis of HL-60 cells was inhibited by ZnCl(2), an inhibitor of endonuclease, but not by cycloheximide, an inhibitor of protein synthesis.
CONCLUSION:
Bufalin could efficiently induce apoptosis of HL-60 cells, especially the S phase cells.
AuthorsR Xu, X Chen, L Chen, J Qian
JournalZhonghua xue ye xue za zhi = Zhonghua xueyexue zazhi (Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi) Vol. 21 Issue 7 Pg. 359-61 (Jul 2000) ISSN: 0253-2727 [Print] China
PMID11877005 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Bufanolides
  • bufalin
Topics
  • Apoptosis (drug effects)
  • Bufanolides (pharmacology)
  • Cell Division (drug effects)
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • HL-60 Cells
  • Humans
  • In Situ Nick-End Labeling
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50

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