title: Aloe-emodin induced in vitro G2/M arrest of cell cycle in human promyelocytic leukemia HL-60 cells.
abstract: In this study, we have evaluated the chemopreventive role of aloe-emodin in human promyelocytic leukemia HL-60 cells in vitro by studying the regulation of proliferation, cell cycle and apoptosis. Aloe-emodin inhibited cell proliferation and induced G2/M arrest and apoptosis in HL-60 cells. Investigation of the levels of cyclins B1, E and A by immunoblot analysis showed that cyclin E level was unaffected, whereas cyclin B1 and A levels increased with aloe-emodin in HL-60 cells. Investigation of the levels of cyclin-dependent kinases, Cdk1 and 2, showed increased levels of Cdk1 but the levels of Cdk2 were not effected with aloe-emodin in HL-60 cells. The levels of p27 were increased after HL-60 cells were cotreated with various concentrations of aloe-emodin. The increase of the levels of p27 may be the major factor for aloe-emodin to cause G2/M arrest in these examined cells. Flow cytometric assays and DNA fragmentation gel electrophoresis also confirmed aloe-emodin induced apoptosis in HL-60 cells. The levels of caspase-3 were increased after HL-60 cells were cotreated with 10 microM aloe-emodin for 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours. Taken together, aloe-emodin therefore appears to exert its anticarcinogenesis properties by inhibiting proliferation and inducing cell cycle arrest and apoptosis underwent activation of caspase-3 in human leukemia HL-60 cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmcology, China Medical University, 91 Hsueh-Shih Road, Taichung 404, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: W T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D000880:Anthraquinones; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D015153:Blotting, Western; D020169:Caspases / Q000378:metabolism; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects*; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D004396:Coloring Agents; D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases / Q000096:biosynthesis; D016213:Cyclins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D053938:DNA Fragmentation / Q000187:drug effects; D004642:Emodin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D016195:G2 Phase / Q000187:drug effects*; D018922:HL-60 Cells; D006801:Humans; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008938:Mitosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts; D013844:Thiazoles
chemical_list: D000880:Anthraquinones; D004396:Coloring Agents; D016213:Cyclins; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts; D013844:Thiazoles; C059635:aloe emodin anthrone; D004247:DNA; C518327:aloe emodin; D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases; D020169:Caspases; C022616:thiazolyl blue; D004642:Emodin