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From: Regulation of cell cycle transition and induction of apoptosis in HL-60 leukemia cells by lipoic acid: role in cancer prevention and therapy

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Induction of apoptosis by LA and analysis on poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) cleavage, AIF/cytochrome c expression, and bax/bcl-2 ratio and subcellular distribution of AIF/cytochrome c by LA. (A) HL-60 cells were treated with 0, 2.5 and 5 mM LA for 24 to 48 h; LA induced cell death, evident by the flow cytometric measured sub-G1 fraction was calculated and shown as % of total cell population. (B) Western blot analysis revealed down regulation of PARP expression at accompanied by appearance of 89 kDa cleaved PARP fragment in ≥ 2.5 mM, 48 h LA treated cells. (C) AIF and cytochrome c (Cyt C) expression in 48 h LA treated cells. (D) The actin-adjusted level of bax and bcl-2 and changes in the ratio of bax to bcl-2 in HL-60 cells treated for 48 h with increasing dose of LA. (E) Subcellular distribution of immunoreactive AIF and Cyt C in the cytosol, mitochondria and nucleus in control and 24 and 48 h LA-treated HL-60 cells. Actin and histone was used as loading control for cytosol and nucleus fractions, respectively. For mitochondria fraction verification was performed as detailed in Methods.

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