Met-enkephalin induces cytolytic processes of apoptotic type in K562 human erythroid leukemia cells

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作者
Mernenko, OA [1 ]
Blishchenko, EY [1 ]
Mirkina, II [1 ]
Karelin, AA [1 ]
机构
[1] RUSSIAN ACAD SCI,SHEMYAKIN OVCHINNIKOV INST BIOORGAN CHEM,MOSCOW 117871,RUSSIA
关键词
Met-enkephalin; cytotoxicity; apoptosis;
D O I
10.1016/0014-5793(96)00208-6
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Cytolytic activity of Met-enkephalin, an endogenous opioid peptide, was studied within the 10(-7)-10(-17) M concentration range in K562 human erythroid leukemia cells. Cytolytic activity was determined by the trypan blue inclusion method after 13, 15 and 18 h of Met-enkephalin co-incubation with target cells. Discrete maxima of cytolytic activity were detected at concentrations of 10(-9)-10(-10), 10(-13) and 10(-15) M. Cytolysis was accompanied by internucleosomal DNA fragmentation which is indicative of the mechanism of cell death being apoptosis.
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