title: [Effect of bortezomib on sensitization of HL-60 cells to TRAIL].
abstract: This study was aimed to explore whether bortezomib can sensitize HL-60 cells to TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) and to investigate its possible mechanism. The HL-60 cells were treated by different concentrations of TRAIL combined with subtoxic concentration of bortezomib. The proliferative inhibition of treated HL-60 cell was analysed by MTT assay. The cell apoptosis was determined by flow cytometry with Annexin V/PI double staining and the expression of caspase-8 was detected by Western blot. The results showed that the subtoxic concentration of bortezomib combined with 10 ng/ml of TRAIL enhanced apoptosis of HL-60 cells, as compared with TRAIL used alone; the expression of caspase-8 increased correspondingly. It is concluded that subtoxic concentration of bortezomib can sensitize HL-60 cells to TRAIL and its mechanism may be related to upregulation of caspase-8 expression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110021, Liaoning Province, China.
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ying-Chun
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Kun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Si-Yuan
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Zhuo-Gang
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D001897:Boronic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000069286:Bortezomib; D053181:Caspase 8 / Q000378:metabolism; D018922:HL-60 Cells; D006801:Humans; D011719:Pyrazines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D053221:TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D001897:Boronic Acids; D011719:Pyrazines; D053221:TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; C505653:TNFSF10 protein, human; D000069286:Bortezomib; C505530:CASP8 protein, human; D053181:Caspase 8