title: Butein, a plant polyphenol, induces apoptosis concomitant with increased caspase-3 activity, decreased Bcl-2 expression and increased Bax expression in HL-60 cells.
abstract: In the present study we have investigated whether butein could induce apoptosis in human leukaemic HL-60 cells. The treatment of HL-60 cells with butein induced apoptotic cell death as determined by morphological and biochemical changes. Apoptotic DNA fragments in the butein-treated HL-60 cells were increased gradually as determined by flow cytometric analysis. The caspase-3 activity was increased during butein-induced apoptosis. However, caspase-3 inhibitor abrogated the butein-induced DNA fragmentation. Furthermore, the treatment of HL-60 cells with butein decreased the expression of Bcl-2 protein, but increased the expression of Bax protein. These results suggest that butein-induced apoptosis is mediated through the activation of caspase-3 and it is associated with changed expression of Bcl-2 and Bax proteins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Wonkwang University Medical School and Medicinal Resources Research Center of Wonkwang University, Chonbuk, Korea.
authors.forename: N Y
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: H O
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Pae
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: H Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Rhew
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D053148:Caspase 3; D020169:Caspases / Q000378:metabolism*; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D002599:Chalcone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D047188:Chalcones; D053938:DNA Fragmentation / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D004792:Enzyme Precursors; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D018922:HL-60 Cells; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D020014:K562 Cells; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011003:Ploidies; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D020298:U937 Cells; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein
chemical_list: C494826:BAX protein, human; D047188:Chalcones; D004792:Enzyme Precursors; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein; C040918:butein; D002599:Chalcone; C505407:CASP3 protein, human; D053148:Caspase 3; D020169:Caspases