Study on Taxol in Inhibiting Human Leukemia Cell Proliferation andInducing Apoptosis

Objective: To explore the effects of Taxol in inhibiting human leukemia k562 cell proliferation and inducing apoptosis in vitro. Methods: Human leukemia K562 cells were treated with Taxol of different concentrations for 12-72 hrs. Cell proliferation was evaluated by MTT assay and morphological changes of apoptosis were examined by microscopy. Cell apoptosis was determined by flow cytometry (FCM) and DNA gel electrophoresis. Results: Growth of K562 cells was inhibited by Taxol with an IC50 value of 0. 84μg/ml. Typical nuclear condensation and apoptosis bodies were observed as early as 24 hrs after a 0.5μg/ml Taxol treatment; Apoptotic rate of the Taxol-treated K562 cells increased from 3.7% to 24.0% in 24 hrs. No DNA ladder was observed by DNA gel electrophoresis. Conclusion: Taxol could inhibit K562 cell growth and induce apoptosis in vitro.

Reversal effect of bufalin on multidrug resistance in K562/VCR vincristine-resistant leukemia cell line

OBJECTIVE: To probe insights into the reversal effect of bufalin on vincristine-acquired multidrug resistance(MDR) in human leukemia cell line K562/VCR.METHODS: Proliferative inhibition rate and the reversal index(RI) of bufalin were determined by Methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium assay. The uptake of Adriamycin(ADM) in K562/VCR cells, cell cycle and apoptosis rate were determined by flow cytometry(FCM). Cell morphologic changes were observed with Wright-Giemsa staining. The expression of P-glycoprotein(P-gp), multidrug-associated protein-1(MRP1), Bcl-x L and Bax protein were measured by immunocytochemistry.RESULTS: The human leukemia multidrug resistant K562/VCR cells showed no cross-resistance to bufalin. The RIs of bufalin at concentrations of 0.0002,0.001 and 0.005 μmol/L were 4.85, 6.94 and 14.77,respectively. Preincubation of 0.001 μmol/L bufalin for 2 h could increase intracellular ADM fluorescence intensity to 28.07%(P<0.05) and down-regulate MRP1 expression simultaneously, but no remarkable effect was found on P-gp protein. Cell cycle analysis indicated increased apoptosis rate and apparent decreased G2/M phase proportion after treatment with bufalin. When exposed to 0.01μmol/L bufalin, typical morphological changes of apoptosis could be observed. Down-regulation of Bcl-x L and up-regulation of Bax expression in K562/VCR cells could be detected by immunocytochemistry.CONCLUSION: Bufalin could partly reverse the MDR of K562/VCR cells, with a possible mechanism of down-regulating MRP1 expression and activating apoptosis pathway by altering Bcl-x L/Bax ratio.

裸鼠高成瘤性多药耐药白血病细胞系的建立及其生物学特性研究

目的:建立裸鼠高成瘤性多药耐药白血病细胞系并研究其生物学特性。方法:采用逐步递增长春新碱(VCR)剂量的方法培养高成瘤性人白血病细胞系K56g-n,采用细胞培养技术、透射电镜观察、流式细胞术、RT-PCR、免疫组化、染色体核型分析及体内接种等方法研究其生物学特性。结果:建立1株裸鼠高成瘤性人白血病多药耐药细胞系K562-n／VCR。与K562-n细胞比较,K562-n／VCR细胞对VCR耐药为其297.38倍,对蒽环类、鬼臼类等多种化疗药物具有交叉耐药性,bcr-abl融合基因仍为阳性,裸鼠体内成瘤性不变,但成瘤潜伏期缩短,成瘤体积明显增大。结论:裸鼠高成瘤性多药耐药白血病细胞系K562-n／VCR具有其独特的生物学特性。