Gambogic acid induces mitochondria-dependent apoptosis by modulation of Bcl-2 and Bax in mantle cell lymphoma JeKo-1 cells

摘要

Objective:To study the mechanisms in gambogic acid (GA)-induced JeKo-1 human Mantle Cell Lymphoma cell apoptosis in vitro.Methods:The proliferation of GA-treated JeKo-1 cells was measured by CCK-8 assay and Ki-67 immunocytochemical detection.Apoptosis,cell cycle and mitochondrial membrane potential were measured by flow cytometric analysis.Caspase-3,-8 and-9 were detected by colorimetric assay.Bcl-2 and Bax were analyzed by Western blotting.Results:GA inhibited cell growth in a time-and dose-dependent manner.GA induces apoptosis in JeKo-1 cells but not in normal bone marrow cells,which was involved in reducing the membrane potential of mitochondria,activating caspases-3,-8 and-9 and decreasing the ratio of Bcl-2 and Bax without cell cycle arresting.Conclusions:GA induced apoptosis in human MCL JeKo-1 cells by regulating Bcl-2/Bax and activating caspase-3,-8 and-9 via mitochondrial pathway without affecting cell cycle.