title: [Effect of nimodipine on mechanisms of HL-60 cell apoptosis induced by cytarabine].
abstract: The aim was to study the mechanisms of HL-60 cell apoptosis induced by nimodipine (NMDP) and cytarabine (Ara-C). The DNA fragment was detected by agarose gel electrophoresis. The expressions of bcl-2 and bax gene proteins related with apoptosis were investigated by immunohistochemistry. The results showed that HL-60 cell apoptosis rate had been increasing in the experimental groups compared with the control group since culturing 8 hours. The expression of Bcl-2 protein was lower and the expression of Bax protein was higher in the experimental groups than that in the control group, while ratio of bcl-2/bax was lower in the experimental groups than that in the control group. It is concluded that NMDP and Ara-C induce apoptosis of HL-60 cells, and the mechanism of apoptosis induced by them may down-regulate the expression of bcl-2 gene and up-regulate the expression of bax gene. The mechanism of HL-60 cell apoptosis induced by Ara-C and NMDP is probably associated with the down-regulation of Bcl-2 protein expression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266003, China. sunlr@vip.sina.com
authors.forename: Li-Rong
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Bin-Chang
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Xiu-Ying
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Xue-Rong
authors.initials: XR
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ai-Qin
authors.initials: AQ
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / Q000494:pharmacology; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm / Q000187:drug effects; D004357:Drug Synergism; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D018922:HL-60 Cells; D006801:Humans; D009553:Nimodipine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D051020:bcl-X Protein / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D051020:bcl-X Protein; D003561:Cytarabine; D009553:Nimodipine