1.The effect of co-immobilized TNF-alpha/IFN-gamma on mitochondrial membrane potential of HeLa cells.
Lianmin ZHONG ; Wenwen WANG ; Huimin TAO ; Yanqing GUAN
Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2009;26(5):972-977
This study inquired into the mechanisms of co-immobilized cytokines and free cytokines-induced apoptosis on HeLa cells. With the use of photochemical fixed method, TNF-alpha/IFN-gamma were co-immobilized on a 24-well polystyrene culture plate. HeLa cells were stained with fluorescent probe JC-1 to detect the changes of mitochondrial membrane potential (deltapsim), and then were examined by flow cytometry. The results showed that co-immobilized cytokines could induce the apoptosis of HeLa cells in a dose-independent manner. When treated with low-dose of co-immobilized cytokines (20ng/ml), the mitochondrial membrane potential (deltapsim) of HeLa cells continually decreased in 6 days. These indicate that low dose co-immobilized cytokines have a long-term of apoptosis-inducing effect on HeLa cells. We assume that there is close relationship between the mitochondrial membrane potential decrease and the apoptosis of HeLa cells.
Apoptosis
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drug effects
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Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
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HeLa Cells
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Humans
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Immobilized Proteins
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pharmacology
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Interferon-gamma
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pharmacology
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Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial
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drug effects
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Mitochondrial Membranes
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drug effects
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physiology
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Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
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pharmacology