title: Effect of arsenic trioxide (ATO) on human lung carcinoma PG cell line: ATO induced apoptosis of PG cells and decreased expression of Bcl-2, Pgp.
abstract: Arsenic trioxide (ATO) has been established to be an effective agent for treating newly diagnosed and relapsed acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) patients. Laboratory data suggest that ATO induces apoptosis of hematopoietic or several solid tumor cells. However, to date, its effect on lung carcinoma has not been fully explored. In the present study, we investigated the effect of ATO on human lung carcinoma PG cells in vitro. We found ATO significantly inhibited the proliferation of PG cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner. ATO-induced apoptosis of PG cells was confirmed by the observance of typical morphological changes and detected by the analysis of flow cytometry (FCM). ATO significantly inhibited Bcl-2 and Pgp expression of PG cells by SABC immunohistochemistry and FCM analysis. In conclusion, our findings indicated that ATO induced apoptosis of PG cells and down-regulation of Bcl-2 and Pgp expressions, and these data might provide some theoretical basis for its clinical use in treating lung carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Shandong University, Jinan city, Shandong, China.
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Gengyin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Qinghui
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiaojuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Weihua
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Kennichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kakudo
mesh_terms: D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D017209:Apoptosis; D000077237:Arsenic Trioxide; D001152:Arsenicals / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D002470:Cell Survival; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D008858:Microscopy, Phase-Contrast; D010087:Oxides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D001152:Arsenicals; D010087:Oxides; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D000077237:Arsenic Trioxide