title: [Apoptosis of HL-60 cells induced by aescinate].
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of aescinate on inhibition and apoptosis of HL-60 cell line from promyelocytic leukemia. HL-60 cells at logarithm phase were treated with aescinate. Cell survival rate and cell morphology were observed, and the cell apoptosis was analyzed by Annexin V/PI-FITC double labeling and DNA electrophoresis. The results showed that HL-60 cells could be inhibited in the presence of 15-120 mg/L of aescinate for 48 hours, survival rates were (92.2+/-0.69)%-(8.2+/-0.96)%, which were significantly lower than that of non-aescinate control (99.4+/-0.31)% (all p<0.01). The apoptosis of cells could be induced by aescinate treatment at dosage of 15-60 mg/L for 24 hours, the Annexin V positive cells accounted for (12.7+/-0.58)%-(65.4+/-1.30)% which were significantly higher than that of non-aescinate control (0.57+/-0.03)% (all p<0.01). The typical DNA ladder of HL-60 cells treated with aescinate was shown on the DNA electrophoresis pattern. It is concluded that aescinate can specifically induce apoptosis of leukemic HL-60 cells, which provides an experimental evidence for treatment of leukemia with aescinate as a supplementary agent to chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, The Third People Hospital of Hangzhou, Hangzhou 31009, Zhejiang Province, China.
authors.forename: Zhi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Rui-Lan
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Xiao-Hong
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xiao-Jie
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.forename: Xu-Dai
authors.initials: XD
authors.lastname: Qian
mesh_terms: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D018922:HL-60 Cells; D006801:Humans; D008517:Phytotherapy
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic