title: Changes in susceptibility to Fas-mediated apoptosis during differentiation of HL-60 cells.
abstract: The Fas-mediated pathway has been implicated as an important cellular pathway mediating apoptosis in diverse cell types. We conducted studies to examine the susceptibility to Fas-mediated apoptosis of HL-60 cells treated with differentiation-inducing factors such as dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), retinoic acid (RA), and 1alpha, 25 dihydroxyvitamin D3 (VD3). Although the expression of Fas antigen (Ag) and its mRNA showed a marked increase in HL-60 cells with cell differentiation, that of Bcl-2 protein and its mRNA revealed the reverse. The expression of caspase proteins such as caspases-3 and -8 was also enhanced during cell differentiation. DNA fragmentation, annexin V binding, and caspase activities increased in differentiated HL-60 cells with the addition of anti-Fas Ag antibody. These findings were more clearly demonstrated in DMSO- or RA-induced neutrophil-like cells than in VD3-induced monocyte-like cells. Therefore, susceptibility to Fas-mediated apoptosis showed an increase with differentiation of HL-60 cells, especially in the neutrophil lineage. These results suggest that the difference of susceptibility to Fas-mediated apoptosis among cell populations depends on the expression of Fas Ag, Bcl-2, and caspases. Cell maturation and susceptibility to Fas-mediated apoptosis may be linked in hematopoietic cells.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iwase
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagumo
mesh_terms: D017304:Annexin A5 / Q000378:metabolism; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000494:pharmacology; D020169:Caspases / Q000378:metabolism; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D053938:DNA Fragmentation / Q000187:drug effects; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D019254:Genes, bcl-2 / Q000235:genetics; D018922:HL-60 Cells; D006801:Humans; D009000:Monocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000494:pharmacology; D019014:fas Receptor / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D017304:Annexin A5; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D019014:fas Receptor; D014212:Tretinoin; D020169:Caspases; D002117:Calcitriol; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide