The role of reactive oxygen species in N-4-hydroxyphenyl retinamide induced apoptosis in bladder cancer cell lineT24 / 中华劳动卫生职业病杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the mechanism of the apoptosis induced by N-[4-hydroxyphenyl] retinamide (4-HPR) in bladder cancer cell line T24, and the involvement of DNA damage and repair.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>T24 cells were treated with 4-HPR at the concentration of 2.5, 5.0 and 10.0 micromol/L, and the cell grow inhibition was measured by cell counting assay. The fluorescent intensity of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was determined by spectrofluorometer. The apoptosis was measured by flow cytometry and DNA fragment assay. The expression of XRCC1 protein and activation of caspase-3 were detected by Western blot.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>4-HPR induced apoptosis in T24 cell. A dose-dependent increase in the percentage of apoptosis cells was observed (1.8%, 4.0% and 10.5% respectively at 2.5, 5.0, 10.0 micromol/L 4HPR). In the meantime, ROS level in the cell was increased (peaked at 3 fold). It also caused down-regulation of the expression of XRCC1, and activation of caspase-3. Vitamin C effectively inhibited ROS rise induced by 4-HPR, and also partially inhibited cell growth, apoptosis, and down-regulation of the expression of XRCC1.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The generation of ROS and DNA damage may be the major mechanism of the apoptosis of bladder cancer cell line T24 induced by 4-HPR.</p>