[Induction of apoptosis of leukemic tumor cells in mouse model with G-quadruplex ligand Tel03].
This study was aimed to investigate the anti-leukemia activity of Tel03 in vivo. The K562 xenografted leukemia model was established and mice were divided randomly into three groups. Mice of different group were treated with PBS (control), 5 mg/kg Tel03 or 15 mg/kg Tel03 (ip, twice a week) respectively. Tumor volume, body weight and other behavior were observed regularly. Cell apoptosis was detected with TUNEL assay and the expression levels of Bcl-2 and Bax were detected by Western blot. The results indicated that Tel03 exerted anti-leukemia activity in mouse model. Tel03 significantly reduced tumor volume in Tel03-treated group compared with control. In addition, 5 mg/kg Tel03 induced cell apoptosis without exerting apparent toxicity in mice. After Tel03 treatment, the expression of Bcl-2 was inhibited, however, the expression of Bax was up-regulated. It is concluded that G-quadruplex ligand Tel03 can induce cell apoptosis in leukemia mouse model, and this agent may be a potential anticancer drug.
Chu
Bin
B
Department of Hematology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing 100035, China.
Zhang
Ying
Y
Liu
Hong-Xing
HX
Bai
Yan-Xia
YX
Zuo
Xing-Guo
XG
Lu
Min-Qiu
MQ
Wu
Meng-Qing
MQ
Shi
Lei
L
Liu
Lei
L
Zhu
Ping
P
D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D005260:Female; D054856:G-Quadruplexes; D006801:Humans; D020014:K562 Cells; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008819:Mice, Nude; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D023041:Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein / Q000378:metabolism*
C494827:Bax protein, mouse; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein; C052617:Bcl2 protein, mouse