title: Effect of concurrent use of rh-IL-3 and rh-GM-CSF on apoptosis of HL-60 cells induced by Ara-C.
abstract: The myeloid leukemic cell line HL-60 was studied by using DNA gel electrophoresis, flow cytomery, McAb C-myc, McAb Bcl-2 and CFU-L. From zero to 36 h, the apoptosis rates of 8 different phases and other indexes were observed. The results showed that with the prolonged time of drug incubation, apoptosis of HL-60 cells increased progressively. This effect can be enhanced obviously by rh-IL-3 and rh-GM-CSF. At the same time, the killed rate of leukemic cells by Ara-C induction was increased. C-myc expression was decreased and Bcl-2 expression did not display apparent change. Interestingly, the normal hemopoietic cells were not affected by these two kinds of cytokine. The theoretical basis was provided for concurrent use of rh-IL-3, rh-GM-CSF and cytotoxic drugs whose purpose is to elevate remission rate during the phase of induced remission of leukemia.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hematology, Xiehe Hospital, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000494:pharmacology; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018922:HL-60 Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007377:Interleukin-3 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc / Q000096:biosynthesis; D011994:Recombinant Proteins
chemical_list: D007377:Interleukin-3; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D003561:Cytarabine; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor