Journal: EJHaem
Article Title: GSK3 inhibitor enhances gemtuzumab ozogamicin‐induced apoptosis in primary human leukemia cells by overcoming multiple mechanisms of resistance
doi: 10.1002/jha2.600
Figure Lengend Snippet: Cytotoxic effect of gemtuzumab ozogamicin (GO) was enhanced by GSK3α/β inhibitors treatment in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cell lines. For all experiments, specific apoptosis was determined after 48 h of incubation. The resulting data were expressed as means ± standard deviation (SD) of three independent experiments. (A) U937 and MARIMO cells were treated with the indicated concentrations of CHIR99021 (CHIR). Apoptosis was determined by staining with Annexin V and Propidium Iodide (PI), followed by flow cytometry. (B) U937 and MARIMO cells were treated with the indicated concentrations of CHIR and then analyzed for accumulation of β‐catenin by western blotting. (C) Cells were treated with 2.5 μg/ml, 0.5 μg/ml (for THP‐1), or 0.25 μg/ml (for NB4) of GO alone, or in combination with CHIR. *, **, and *** indicate p < 0.05, p < 0.01, and p < 0.001, respectively. (D) Cells were treated with GO, CHIR, or GO+CHIR. Whole cell lysates were analyzed by western blotting for poly(ADP‐ribose) polymerase (PARP). β‐actin was used as a loading control. (E) MARIMO, KO52, and U937 cells were treated with GO, AZD2858 (A2848), or GO+A2858. The statistical significance of differences observed between GO and GO+A2858 were determined using Student's t ‐test. *and *** indicate p < 0.05 and p < 0.001, respectively. (F) MARIMO, KO52, and U937 cells were treated with GO, AZD1080 (A1080), or GO+A1080.The statistical significance of differences observed between GO and GO+A1080 was determined using Student's t ‐test. *, ** and *** indicate p < 0.05, p < 0.01, and p < 0.001, respectively.
Article Snippet: Human AML cell lines human promyelocyte leukemia cell line (HL‐60) and KO52 (JCRB Cell Bank), U937 American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), human monocytic leukemia cell line (THP‐1) (ECACC), MARIMO (kind gift from Dr. Yosuke Minami at the Department of Hematology/Oncology, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan), and NB4 (kind gift from Dr. Hideki Nakakuma at the Department of Hematology/Oncology, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan) were cultured as previously described [ , ].
Techniques: Incubation, Standard Deviation, Staining, Flow Cytometry, Western Blot, Control