Apoptosis inducing effects of arsenic trioxide on human bladder cancer cell line BIU-87
- Keywords: arsenic trioxide; bladder neoplasms; BIU-87 cell; apoptosis三氧化二砷诱导人膀胱癌细胞株BIU-87凋亡的实验研究童强松 曾甫清 赵军 鲁功成 郑丽端
- From: Chinese Medical Journal 2001;114(4):402-406
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: Objective To explore the apoptosis inducing effects of arsenictrioxide (As2O3) on human bladder cancer cells and elucidate possible mechanisms. Methods After treatment with As2O3, the growth inhibition rates of human bladder cancer cell line BIU-87 were studied by MTT and cell counts methods. DNA synthesis rates were detected by 3 H-TdR assay. The morphological changes of cancer cells were observed by light and electronic microscopy and cell apoptosis rates were detected by TdT-mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL). bcl-2 gene expression of BIU-87 cells was observed by strept avidin-biotin complex (SABC) immunohistochemical method. Results As2O3 could effectively inhibit the growth of BIU-87 (P<0.05), which were time and concentration dependent. The inhibition rate of 4.0?μmol/L As2O3 for DNA synthesis of cancer cells was 55.64% (P<0.01). Partial cancer cells presented the characteristic morphological changes of apoptosis which depended on the time of exposure to drug (P<0.05). bcl-2 expression of BIU-87 cells was decreased significantly (P<0.05). Conclusion As2O3 can significantly induce apoptosis in bladder cancer cells by down-regulating the expression of the bcl-2 gene and inhibiting DNA synthesis. This provides a potentially effective method for prevention and cure of human bladder cancer.