title: [Caspase 3 in the cytokines induced acute leukemia cell apoptosis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the variation and significance of caspase 3 activity in the process of G-CSF and GM-CSF regulated NB4 cell apoptosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cell morphology, flow cytometry and DNA fragmentation assay were used to demonstrate the apoptosis induced by G-CSF and GM-CSF. Caspase 3 activity was detected by spectrofluorometry, and its inhibition test by AC-DEVD-CHO.
  
  
  RESULTS
  G-CSF could induce NB4 cell apoptosis, while GM-CSF could not. Caspase 3 activity was significantly higher in the apoptotic cells than in control cells. The G-CSF induced NB4 cell apoptosis was efficiently inhibited by AC-DEVD-CHO.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  G-CSF and GM-CSF exert different effects on the apoptosis of leukemic cells. G-CSF induced apoptosis of leukemic cells through activation of caspase 3.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Jinan 250021, China.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D053148:Caspase 3; D061945:Caspase Inhibitors; D020169:Caspases / Q000502:physiology*; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins
chemical_list: D061945:Caspase Inhibitors; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; C505407:CASP3 protein, human; D053148:Caspase 3; D020169:Caspases