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Objective To explore the effect of atorvastatin on the proliferation and apoptosis of K562 cells andto investigate its mechanisms.Methods The cells were treated by different concentrations of atorvastatin.The CCK-8 assay was employed to detect the cell proliferation.The cell apoptosis was detected by AnnexinV-FITC/PI dual staining;the flow cytometry was used to detect the cellular cycle;the activities of caspase-3,-8,-9 were detected by the colorimetric method;qRT-PCR was employed to measure the mRNA expression levels of Bcl-2 and PDCD5 in K562 cells.Results Atorvastatin could inhibit the proliferation of K562 cells in a time-and dose-dependent manner(P＜0.05);and induced the apoptosis of K562 cells,the percentage of G0/G1 phase cells was increased after atorvastatin treating k562 cells(P＜0.01),while the percentage of S phase cells was decreased(P＜0.01),moreover which showing the concentration dependence(P＜0.01);atorvastatin activated the caspase-3,-8,-9 (P＜0.01);down-regulated Bcl-2 mRNA expression and up-regulated PDCD5 mRNA expressionin a concentration dependence(P＜0.01).Conclusion Atorvastatin can inhibit the proliferation and induce apoptosis in K562 cells.
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Objective:To investigate the promotion effect of 4,5,6,7-tetrabromobenzotriazole (TBB)on the apoptosis of human colon cancer SW480 cells,and to explore its possible mechanism.Methods:The human colon cancer SW480 cells at logarithmic growth phase were divided into control group (0 μmol·L-1 TBB)and experiment group (1,3,10,30,and 100 μmol·L-1 TBB).The viability of cells was measured by MTT assay;the apoptotic rate of the SW480 cells and the level of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS)were analyzed by Annexin Ⅴ-FITC/PI double staining and flow cytometry.The expression levels of anti-apoptotic proteins p-Akt and Bcl-2,and pro-apoptotic proteins Bad, pro-caspase-9 and cleaved-caspase-3 were detected by Western blotting method. Results:The MTT results showed that the viabilities of SW480 cells in experiment group were decreased in a dose-dependent manner,which were lower than that in control group (P < 0.05).The Annexin Ⅴ-FITC/PI double staining and flow cytometry results showed that the apoptotic rates of SW480 cells in experiment group (3,6,12, and 24 h)were significantly higher than that in control group (0 h)(P <0.05).The flow cytometry results showed the levels of ROS in SW480 cells after treated with TBB for 3,6,12 and 24 h were higher than that in 0 h group (P <0.05).The Western blotting results showed that the expression levels of anti-apoptotic proteins p-Akt and Bcl-2 in SW480 cells in experiment group (3,6,12,and 24 h)were decreased obviously,whereas the expression levels of the pro-apoptotic proteins Bad and cleaved-caspase-3 were increased and the expression level of pro-caspase-9 was decreased compared with those in control group (0 h) (P < 0.05 ).Conclusion: TBB could inhibit the cell proliferation and induce the apoptosis of human colon cancer SW480 cells,and its mechanism may be related to the inhibition of the activity of Akt and the promotion of the level of intracellular ROS.
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Objective:To investigate the promotive effect of 4,5,6,7-tetrabromobenzotriazole (TBB) on the apoptosis of the human cervical cancer HeLa cells,and to clarify its effect mechanism in related signaling pathways.Methods:The human cervical cancer HeLa cells at logarithmic growth phase were divided into control group(without TBB) and experiment group(with TBB).MTT assay was used to detect the survival rate of the HeLa cells;the morphology of HeLa cells was observed under inverted microscope;Annexin Ⅴ-FITC/PI double staining and flow cytometry(FCM) were used to determine the apoptotic rates of the HeLa cells;the expression levels of apoptosis-related proteins p-Akt,Akt,Bcl-2,Bax,cleaved-caspase-3,and Pro-caspase-3 were detected by Western blotting method.Results:The MTT results showed that the survival rates of the HeLa cells in experiment group were significantly decreased(P<0.01) in a dose-dependent manner compared with control group.The apoptotic morphology of the HeLa cells in experiment group were found as cell shrinkage and karyopyknosis under inverted microscope.The Annexin Ⅴ-FITC/PI double staining and FCM results showed that the apoptotic rates of the HeLa cells in experiment group (3,6,12 and 24 h) were higher than that in control group (P<0.05 or P<0.01).The Western blotting results showed that compared with control group,the expression levels of the anti-apoptotic proteins p-Akt and Bcl-2 in HeLa cells in experiment group were decreased obviously,whereas the expression levels of the pro-apoptotic proteins Bax and cleaved-caspase-3 were increased and the expression levels of Pro-caspase-3 were decreased.Conclusion:TBB may promote the apoptosis of human cervical cancer HeLa cells by inhibiting the Akt signaling pathway.
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OBJECTIVE@#To study the correlation between dosage and curative effect of blood coagulation factor VIII in the prevention and treatment of haemophilia A in children and to determine the suitable dose for prevention of hemophilia in developing countries.@*METHODS@#For different body weights of child patient, every time we used the same dosage of blood coagulation factor VIII (250 U each time, 3 times a week) and observed and recorded the number of hemorrhages in child patients. Then we compared the number of hemorrhages with children without treatment to determine the curative effect. According to the different body weights, we calculated the dosage of VIII factor of blood coagulation per kilogram (hereinafter referred to as the dose), and used Spearman correlation coefficient to study the correlation between dose and curative effect.@*RESULTS@#The number of hemorrhages in 58 child patients before the treatment was 4.36 ± 1.78, while after the treatment was 2.22 ± 1.04 (t=7.91, P<0.001). The Spearman correlation coefficient of child patients of 5-10 U/kg was -0.421 (P=0.005); the Spearman correlation coefficient of child patients of 10-15 U/kg was -0.331 (P=0.030); the Spearman correlation coefficient of child patients over 15 U/kg was -0.16 (P=0.325).@*CONCLUSION@#Prevention and treatment can significantly reduce the times of hemorrhage in hemophilia patients.