Effects of brucine on chronic myeloid leukemia cell line HL-60
摘要
Objective To investigate the proliferation inhibition and the apoptosis induction effect of brucine on human chronic myeloid leukemia cell line HL-60 cells.Methods HL-60 cells were exposed to various dosages of brucine 24,48,72 h respectively,MTT method was used to assay the growth inhibition effect of brucine on HL-60 cells and the IC50 of brucine was evaluated at the same time.The morphology was observed by AO/EB stains.The cell apoptosis and cell cycle was tested by flow cytometry with Annexin V-FITC/PI double staining and PI labeling respectively.Results The results indicated that the brucine displayed significant anti-proliferative effect on HL-60 cells in a dose-and time-dependent manner,with IC50 value of 211.8 μg/ml(24 h),107 μg/ml(48 h),83 μg/ml(72 h)respectively.The most significant inhibition was observed at 320 μg/ml for 48 h.In this condition,apoptosis morphology was induced by brucine with nuclear chromatin condensation,most of the nuclears were orange stained and condensation-like or bead-like,which was consistent with the Annexin V-FITC/PI results.The cell apoptosis rates were(2.1±1.1)％,(21.3±1.2)％,(38.6±1.3)％,(58.5±4.1)％,(75.3±0.87)％and(66.2±0.75)％in different dose of brucine,respectively.At the same time,the cell cycle analysis results showed that the cell ratio in G0/G1 phase was decreased while in G2/M and sub-G0 phases was increased,comparing with blank control group.Conclusion Brucine can inhibit cell growth dramatically,which may be related to the cell apoptosis and the cell cycle arrest. Key words: Leukemia; Apoptosis; Brucine; Cells,HL-60