Experiment research on inhibition of glioma with sTRAIL in vitro.

We report that adenovirus mediated TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) influenced the cell growth and cell cycle in the glioma cells in vitro. After being infected with the Ad-sTRAIL, U251 cell growth was inhibited. The expression of sTRAIL was detected using immunofluorescence. The higher rate of apoptosis was demonstrated using short-term microculture tetrazoliun (MTT) assay and flow cytometry. The rate of Ad-sTRAIL-inducing U251 cell apoptosis was increased depending on the dosage and the time. The apoptosis of G0/G1 and S phase cells was more significant than that of the control groups. The growth and proliferation of U251 cell line was inhibited after the infection of Ad-sTRAIL. It is dose- and time dependent.