title: [Docetaxel induces apoptosis and influences the expression of P-gp, BCL-2 and BAX protein in HL-60/ADR cells].
abstract: This study was aimed to investigate the effect of Docetaxel on drug-resistant leukemia cell line HL-60/ADR and its influence on expression of P-pg, BCL-2 and BAX proteins so as to provide a new strategy and theoretical basis for clinical solution of leukemia drug-resistance. The morphological changes of HL-60/ADR were observed by light and transmission electron microscopes; the cell apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry with Annexin V FITC/PI double labeling; the expressions of P-gp, BCL-2 and BAX were determined by immunohistochemical technique and computer image analysis system. The results showed that the HL-60/ADR cells treated with Docetaxel displayed typical apoptotic morphological changes; the Docetaxel significantly inhibited the growth of HL-60/ADR cells in concentration-and time-dependent manners (r=0.853, r=0.989) and induced the apoptosis of HL-60/ADR cells, but apoptosis rate did not showed the increase trend along with concentration change of drug. The HL-60/ADR cells highly expressed P-gp, there were no significant differences between each groups; the expression of BCL-2 and BAX in HL-60/ADR cells decreased and increased respectively. It is concluded that the Docetaxel induces apoptosis of HL-60/ADR cells, decreases the expression of BCL-2 protein and increases the expression of BAX protein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, The First Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University Medical College, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China.
authors.forename: Jing-Xing
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D018435:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B; D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D000077143:Docetaxel; D018922:HL-60 Cells; D006801:Humans; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D043823:Taxoids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C513055:ABCB1 protein, human; D018435:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B; D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1; C494826:BAX protein, human; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D043823:Taxoids; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein; D000077143:Docetaxel