Effects of interferon-α combined with homoharringtonine on K562 cell proliferation and β-catenin expression / 中国实验血液学杂志
Journal of Experimental Hematology
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(6): 43-47, 2012.
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in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-331025
ABSTRACT
The study was aimed to investigate the synergistically effect of interferon-α (IFN-α) and homoharringtonine (HHT) on the proliferation, apoptosis, cell cycle of K562 cells and the expression of β-catenin. The proliferation, apoptosis, cell cycle and β-catenin mRNA expression of K562 cells treated with IFN-α and/or HHT were assayed with MTT, flow cytometry or RT-PCR respectively. The results showed that HHT alone, but not IFN-α alone, displayed a proliferation inhibition, apoptosis induction, G(0)/G(1) phase block and down-regulation of β-catenin expression in K562 cells with concentration- and time-dependent manners. The expression level of β-catenin mRNA after being treated with HHT was 0.5576 ± 0.0373, which were lower than that in control group (0.9369 ± 0.0142). The down-regulation of β-catenin expression in group of IFN-α combined with HHT was higher significantly than that in HHT group (0.3737 ± 0.0529 vs 0.5576 ± 0.0373, P < 0.05). Otherwise, HHT combined with IFN-α did not demonstrate obvious toxicologic effect on bone marrow mononuclear cells. It is concluded that IFN-α combined with HHT can enhance the cytotoxic effect of HHT on K562 cells, which may be associated with down-regulation of β-catenin expression.
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Main subject:
Pharmacology
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Interferon-alpha
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K562 Cells
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Cell Proliferation
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Beta Catenin
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Genetics
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Harringtonines
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Metabolism
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Journal of Experimental Hematology
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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