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Effect of arsenic trioxide on Apaf-1 gene expression in bladder cancer T24 cells

SUN Jun-pei1LIU Jiu-hua2,*,GU Heng1,HUANG Jun-song1,ZHANG Ming-cong2   

  1. (1. Department of Urology, The 123rd Central Hospital of People's Liberation Army of China, Bengbu 233000, Anhui; 2. Department of Urology, Eastern Hospital of Bengbu Medical College Affiliated Lianyungang City Second People's Hospital, Lianyungang 222006, Jiangsu, China)
  • Received:2013-03-27 Revised:2013-05-30 Online:2013-09-30 Published:2013-09-30
  • Contact: LIU Jiu-hua,E-mail:liujhdoctor@sina.com

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: To observe the effects of arsenic trioxide (As2O3) on human bladder cancer T24 cell proliferation and apoptosis protease activating factor-1 (Apaf-1) gene expression. METHODST24 cells in the logarithmic growth phase,were digested with 0.25% trypsin into a cell density of 1×105/mL single cell suspension. Then cells were inculated with different concentrations (0,1,2,4,8 μmol/L) of As2O3,as well as blank control group for 24,48 and 72 h. Cell proliferation inhibition rate was evaluated by MTT. After cell treatment with As2O3 (0,1,2,4,8 μmol/L) for 72 h,deoxyribose situ terminal transferase labeling (TUNEL) method was used to measure apoptosis;RT-PCR and Western blotting to assess the impact of As2O3 on Apaf-1 mRNA and protein expression. RESULTS:Compared with the control group, the 2,4,8 μmol/L As2O3 dose groups could effectively inhibit the proliferation of T24 cells in a concentration-dependent manner (24 h,r =0.962,P=0.038;48 h,r =0.959,P=0.041;72 h,r =0.973,P=0.027). Cells treated with As2O3 at 1-8 μmol/L for 72 h, showed typical apoptotic changes in a concentration-dependent manner (r= 0.993,P=0.007); whilst Apaf-1 mRNA and protein expressions were also significantly increased in a concentration-dependent (mRNA,r =0.986,P=0.014;protein,r =0.989, P=0.000). CONCLUSION:As2O3 could effectively inhibit bladder cancer T24 cell growth,proliferation and induce apoptosis. The possible mechanism may be related to increased Apaf-1 gene expression.

Key words: arsenic trioxide, apoptotic protease activating factor-1, apoptosis, bladder tumor