[Inhibitory Effect of Metformin and Arsenic Trioxide on KG1a Cell Proliferation].

Objective: To investigate the effect of metformin and arsenic trioxide on KG1a cells proliferation of acute myeloid leukemia and its possible mechanism.

Methods: CCK-8 method was used to detect the killing effect of metformin, arsenic trioxide and combined application on KG1a cells. Annexin V-FITC/PI Dual Stain Flow Cytometry was used to detect the effect of combined application on apoptosis of KG1a cells.

Neuroprotective effect of meglumine cyclic adenylate against ischemia/reperfusion injury via STAT3-Ser727 phosphorylation.

Objectives: Ischemia/reperfusion can induce neuronal apoptosis in the brain and lead to function deficits. The activation of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-dependent protein kinase (PKA) is neuroprotective against transient cerebral ischemia. The neuroprotective mechanisms of PKA mainly involve the regulation of gene transcription via the PKA/CREB pathway.

[Effects of manumycin combined with methoxyamine on apoptosis in myeloid leukemia U937 cells].

Background & Objective: Repair of DNA damage is important to cell survival. Our previous study showed DNA damage response induced by manumycin in cancer cells. We hypothesized that methoxyamine, an inhibitor of base-excision repair, can enhance the antineoplastic effect of manumycin.

[Cytotoxicity of allogenetic natural killer cells against CD34+ acute myelogenous leukemia cells].

Objective: To study the cytotoxic effect of allogenetic natural killer (NK) cells in vitro on human CD34+ acute myelogenous leukemia cells.

Methods: CD34 expression on acute myelogenous leukemia KG1a cells was detected by flow cytometry. KG1a cells were co-cultured at different effector-to-target (E:T) ratios with NK cells isolated from 5 healthy individuals using magnetic cell sorting.

[Involvement of mitochondria apoptotic pathway in the manumycin inducing apoptosis of U937 and HL-60].

Objective: To investigate the apoptosis induced by manumycin in U937 and HL-60 cell lines, and to explore the role of mitochondria apoptotic pathway in manumycin-inducing apoptosis.

Methods: Leukemic cells line U937 and HL-60 were treated by manumycin at 2 micromol/L for different time. Apoptosis of leukemia cells was detected by flow cytometry.

[Effect of hyperthermia in combination with chemotherapy on K562/AO2 cells in vitro].

This study was purposed to investigate the inhibitory effect, apoptosis, Bcl-2 and P-gp expression of K562/AO2 cells by hyperthermia combined with adriamycin. The working concentration of adriamycin against K562/AO2 was determined by MTT assay. The hyperthermia and chemotherapy were used alone or in combination, then the cell survival rate was detected at 48 hours.

Requirement of reactive oxygen species generation in apoptosis of leukemia cells induced by 2-methoxyestradiol.

Aim: To investigate the effects of 2-methoxyestradiol (2-ME) on 2 myeloid leukemia cell lines HL-60 and U937, and to explore its mechanisms.

Methods: Human myeloid leukemia cells HL-60 and U937 were used. Measurement of mitochondrial membrane potential (Dym) was performed using 5,5',6,6'-Tetrachloro-1,1',3,3'- tetraethylbenzimidazolylcarbocyanine iodide ( JC-1).

[Expression of HLA class I molecules and MHC class I chain-related molecules A/B in K562 and K562/AO2 cell lines and their effects on cytotoxicity of NK cells].

The study was aimed to investigate the expression of HLA class I molecules and MHC class I chain-related molecules A/B (MICA/MICB) in K562 and adriamycin (ADM)-resistant K562 cell lines (K562/AO2) and their effect on cytotoxicity of NK cells. Expression of HLA class I molecules and MICA/MICB on the surface of K562 and K562/AO2 cell lines were analyzed by flow cytometry. Cytotoxicity of NK cells (isolated from 3 healthy persons) against K562 and K562/AO2 cells were detected by LDH releasing assay at different effect-to-target cell ratios (E:T).