Abstract:
Objective: To study the effect of arsenic trioxide on induction of apoptosis of melanoma A
375 cell line.
Methods: Early apoptosis rate and late apoptosis rate in A
375 cells were analysed by flow cytometry.
Results: After pretreated with arsenic trioxide of 5 μmol/L,10 μmol/L,and 20 μmol/L,the early apoptosis rate in A
375 cells were 9.75%,50.9%,and 43.7%,respectively.The late apoptosis rate in A
375 cells were 2.10%,4.61%,and 11.2%,respectively.The totle apoptosis rate were 11.85%,55.51%,and 54.9%,respectively.
Conclusions: The early and the late apoptosis rate in A
375 cells were induced by arsenic trioxide.