title: [Effect of arsenic trioxide on the expression of apoptosis-related genes in NB4 cells].
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the gene expression profiles of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) cell line NB4 treated with arsenic trioxide (As2O3) by using cDNA microarray. cDNA probes were prepared through reverse transcription from mRNA of NB4 cells treated with or without arsenic trioxide. The probes were labeled with Cy3 and Cy5 fluorescence dyes individually, hybridized with cDNA microarray representing 201 different human genes, and their fluorescent intensities were scanned. The genes were screened through the analysis of the difference in the gene expression profile. The results showed that after the treatment of arsenic trioxide (2 micromol/L), 6 genes were up-regulated, and 12 genes related to apoptosis and signal transduction were down-regulated. The p21, survivin, cdc2 and Wee1Hu genes may be related to the differentiation and/or apoptosis of NB4 cells induced by As2O3. It is concluded that p21, survivin, cdc2 and Wee1Hu may play an important role in the mechanism underling arsenic trioxide-mediated NB4 cell apoptosis.
authors: Institute of Hematology and People Hospital, Peking University, Beijing 100044, China.
authors: Xiao-Hui
authors: XH
authors: Zhang
authors: Yu
authors: Y
authors: Hu
authors: Guan-Xin
authors: GX
authors: Shen
authors: Wen-Ning
authors: WN
authors: Wei
authors: Shan-Jun
authors: SJ
authors: Song
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics*; D000077237:Arsenic Trioxide; D001152:Arsenicals / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016203:CDC2 Protein Kinase; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D019926:Cyclin B / Q000378:metabolism; D050759:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21 / Q000378:metabolism*; D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D051034:Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins; D015473:Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / Q000473:pathology*; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D010087:Oxides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000077022:Survivin
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D001152:Arsenicals; C107489:BIRC5 protein, human; C493956:CDKN1A protein, human; D019926:Cyclin B; D050759:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21; D051034:Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; D010087:Oxides; D000077022:Survivin; D016203:CDC2 Protein Kinase; C528899:CDK1 protein, human; D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases; D000077237:Arsenic Trioxide