title: [Study on the mechanisms of telomerase regulations during apoptosis of the human MDS-RAEB cell line MUTZ-1 cells induced by arsenic trioxide].
abstract: To investigate the mechanisms of the telomerase regulations during the apoptosis of the human MDS-RAEB cell line MUTZ-1 cells induced by arsenic trioxide (As(2)O(3)), telomerase activity was detected by TRAP-ELISA and the expressions of mRNAs of hTERT, TRF1 (TTAGGG repeat binding factor 1), TRF2 (TTAGGG repeat binding factor 2), bcl-2, and bax genes were detected by RT-PCR. Apoptosis was detected by translocation of phosphatidylserine (PS) by flow cytometry. The results showed that 1 - 8 micromol/L of As(2)O(3) induced typical apoptosis of MUIZ-1 cells in the dose-and time-dependent manners, the telomerase activity could be down-regulated at this concentration and negatively correlated with increased apoptosis (r = -0.938, P = 0.018). The expression of telomerase activity was positively related to the expression of hTERT (r = 0.783, P = 0.022), but As(2)O(3) had no effect on the mRNA expression of TRF1 and TRF2 genes. The inhibition of telomerase activity by As(2)O(3) on MUTZ-1 cells was accompanied with the low expression of bcl-2 gene and the decrease of bcl-2/bax ratio. It is concluded that the apoptosis of MUTZ-1cells induced by As(2)O(3) may occur via the inhibition of telomerase activity and down-regulation of the expression of hTERT mRNA, and this may be one of the mechanisms inducing apoptosis in MUTZ-1 cells treated by As(2)O(3).
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Medical College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China. hongyantong@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Hong-Yan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Wei-Lai
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Wen-Bin
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.forename: Mao-Fang
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D000077237:Arsenic Trioxide; D001152:Arsenicals / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002460:Cell Line; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D010087:Oxides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D019098:Telomerase / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D035341:Telomeric Repeat Binding Protein 2 / Q000235:genetics; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D001152:Arsenicals; C494826:BAX protein, human; D010087:Oxides; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C504753:TERF2 protein, human; D035341:Telomeric Repeat Binding Protein 2; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein; D019098:Telomerase; D000077237:Arsenic Trioxide