title: Apoptosis and content of mobile lipid domains in human leukemia K-562 cells induced to differentiate by quercetin or dimethyl sulfoxide.
abstract: The apoptotic index, cell cycle progression and caspase-3 activation in K-562 cells induced to differentiate by DMSO or quercetin have been studied. Quercetin treatment of K-562 cells was accompanied by cell cycle arrest in G2/M and apoptosis with caspase-3 activation. In contrast, DMSO-induced differentiation was accompanied by the complete cell cycle arrest in G1/G0 with negligible caspase-3 activation. In spite of the appearance of benzidine-positive cells and the decreased CD71 level in K-562 cells after exposure to quercetin, the analysis of 1H NMR spectra revealed the overall balance in favor of apoptosis, namely the increase in the content of NMR-visible mobile lipid domains and the decreased intensity of choline-containing metabolites.
authors.affiliation: R. E. Kavetsky Institute of Experimental Pathology, Oncology and Radiobiology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv. a_philch@onconet.kiev.ua
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Philchenkov
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Zavelevich
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Mikhailenko
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Kuyava
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D053148:Caspase 3 / Q000378:metabolism; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects*; D002794:Choline / Q000378:metabolism; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D041905:Erythroid Cells / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D020014:K562 Cells; D050356:Lipid Metabolism / Q000187:drug effects*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D011794:Quercetin / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D011794:Quercetin; D053148:Caspase 3; D002794:Choline; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide