Y Bai1, S Huang. 1. No. 210 Hospital of PLA, Dalian 116021.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To study the possible mechanism of red orpiment, which is main component of composite indigo naturalis tablets, in the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia(APL). METHODS: The effect of red orpiment on induction of APL cell line NB4 and HL-60 apoptosis were studied by cell morphology, DNA gel electrophoresis and flow cytometry assay. RESULTS: Red orpiment induced NB4 and HL-60 cell apoptosis. When treated with different concentration of red orpiment(25-200 micrograms/ml) for 16 hours, both NB4 and HL-60 cells showed typical apoptosis features. If decreased the concentration of red orpiment to 12.5 micrograms/ml, the NB4 cell still showed apoptosis features while the HL-60 cell did not when cultured for 72 hours. Arsenic disulfide(As2S2) had the same effect as red orpiment did under the same experiment condition. CONCLUSION: It is the main component, As2S2 of the red orpiment that can induces NB4 and HL-60 cell apoptosis. and the red orpiment is responsible for the high CR rate of APL induced by the composite indigo naturalis tablets.
OBJECTIVE: To study the possible mechanism of red orpiment, which is main component of composite indigo naturalis tablets, in the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia(APL). METHODS: The effect of red orpiment on induction of APL cell line NB4 and HL-60 apoptosis were studied by cell morphology, DNA gel electrophoresis and flow cytometry assay. RESULTS: Red orpiment induced NB4 and HL-60 cell apoptosis. When treated with different concentration of red orpiment(25-200 micrograms/ml) for 16 hours, both NB4 and HL-60 cells showed typical apoptosis features. If decreased the concentration of red orpiment to 12.5 micrograms/ml, the NB4 cell still showed apoptosis features while the HL-60 cell did not when cultured for 72 hours. Arsenic disulfide(As2S2) had the same effect as red orpiment did under the same experiment condition. CONCLUSION: It is the main component, As2S2 of the red orpiment that can induces NB4 and HL-60 cell apoptosis. and the red orpiment is responsible for the high CR rate of APL induced by the composite indigo naturalis tablets.