Experimental study on arsenic trioxide-induced apoptosis of human pan creatic cancer cell line

VernacularTitle:三氧化二砷诱导人胰腺癌细胞凋亡的实验研究
Author: Yong GAO ¹ ; Jie-Jun WANG ; Qing XU ; Jing GUO ; Shao-Chang JIA
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1. Changzheng Hospital Second Military Medical University
From: Academic Journal of Second Military Medical University 2001;22(1):43-46
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective: To study the effect of arsenic trioxide (As2O3) on human pancreatic cancer cell proliferation and apoptosis (mainly early stage) in vitro. Methods: SW1990 cells line were trea ted with As2O3 at different concentration. Cell proliferation was evaluated by MTT and apoptosis by Annexin-Ⅴ-fluostaining, electron-microscopy, flow cytometry and immunocytochemical staining of Bcl-2 and Bax. Results: As2O3 and cisplatin had the same cytotoxity on SW1990. The cytotoxic effe ct on tumor cell was produced by induction of apoptosis. Twelve hours after cult ure with 10 μg/ml As2O3, much more SW1990 cells went into apoptosis than t he control. The apoptosis rate reached 24% after 48 h with the similar concentra tion of As2O3. Immunohistochemical study revealed that the expression of Bcl -2 was decreased after treated with As2O3. Conclusion: As 2O3 can depress the proliferation of SW1990 in vitro, mainly through the i nduction of apoptosis, and it is a potential agent for pancreatic cancer chemoth erapy.