Objective:Toexploretheeffectsofdexamethasone(DXM)andvincristine(VCR)oncytosinearabinoside(Ara-C)inducedapoptosisandactivationofnuclearfactor-κ-genebinding(NF-κB)inleukemiccelllineHL60-n.Methods:ApoptosisofHL60-ncellswasanalysedbyTdT-mediatedX-dUTPnickandendlabeling(TUNEL)andDNAelectrophoresis.NF-κBactivityofHL60-ncellswasdetectedbyelectrophoreticmobilityshiftassay(EMSA).Results:TherewasslightactivationofNF-κBinHL60-ncellswithoutdruginduction.Ara-Cat1μmol/LsignificantlyenhancedtheactivationofNF-κBinHL60-ncells.ThelevelofNF-κBactivationinducedbyDXMat1μmol/LorVCRat0.1μmol/Lhadnosignificantdifferencecomparedwiththatofthecontrolgroup.However,inHL60-ncellspre-treatedwith1μmol/LofDXMor0.1μmol/LofVCR,theactivationofNF-κBinducedby1μmol/LofAra-Cwassignificantlysuppressedwithinhibitionratesof31.0%and47.0%,respectively.TheapoptosisratesofHL60-ncellsinducedby1.0μmol/L,10μmol/Land100μmot/LAra-Cwere45.00±3.16%,61.88±3.40%and77.62±4.75%,respectively.TheapoptoticratesofHL60-ncellsinducedbyDXMat1μmol/LorVCRat0.1μmol/Lweresimilartothatofthecontrolgroup.However,eitherDXMat1μmol/LorVCRat0.lμmol/LcouldenhancetheapoptosisofHL60-ncellsinducedbyAra-Cat1μmol/Lwithratesof39.1%and59.2%,respectively.Conclusion:Ara-CcaninduceapoptosisandactivationofNF-κBinHL60-ncells.ThemechanismofincreasedapoptosisofHL60-ncellsbyDXMorVCRmayberelatedtosuppressionofNF-κBactivation.
