Emodin Induces Apoptosis of K562/Adr Cells Probably through Akt-Caspase 3 Signal Pathway.

He-yong Zheng; Wu-qiang Lin; Jian-da HU; Min-hui Lin; Lin-jun Xie

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Emodin Induces Apoptosis of K562/Adr Cells Probably through Akt-Caspase 3 Signal Pathway.

Author: He-Yong ZHENG ¹ ; Wu-Qiang LIN ² ; Jian-Da HU ³ ; Min-Hui LIN ¹ ; Lin-Jun XIE ²
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1. Fujian Institute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, Fujian Province, China.
2. Department of Hematology, The First Hospital of Putian City, Putian 351100, Fujian Province, China.
3. Fujian Institute of Hematology, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, Fujian Province, China. E-mail: jdhu@medmail.com.cn.
Publication Type:Journal Article
MeSH: Apoptosis; Caspase 3; Down-Regulation; Emodin; Humans; K562 Cells; Signal Transduction
From: Journal of Experimental Hematology 2015;23(6):1556-1559
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the apoptosis-inducing effects of emodin on multidrug resistant leukemia cell line K562/Adr, and to explore the role of Akt-Caspase 3 signal pathway in apoptosis of K562/Adr cells treated with emodin.
METHODSK562/Adr cells were exposed to emodin of different doses. The ability of emodin to induce apoptosis of K562/Adr cells was detected by Annexin V/PI double labeled flow cytometry and DNA ploidy analysis, the expressions of procaspase-3, PARP, Akt, p-Akt protein were determined by Western blot.
RESULTSApoptosis in K562/Adr cells could be induced by emodin in a dose dependent manner, Western blot results showed that emodin down-regulated the expression levels of procaspase-3, Akt, p-Akt, PARA 116 KD in treated K562/Adr cells, up-regulated expressions leves of PARP 85 KD in a time-dependent manner.
CONCLUSIONThe Akt-Caspase 3 signal pathway may be involved in these processes.