Experimental study on apoptosis of human colon carcinoma cell line SW1116 induced by 2-[(3-carboxy-1-oxoprogy1) amino]-2-deoxy-D-Glucose
AIM: To investigate the effect of 2-[(3-carboxy-1-oxoprogy1)amino]-2-deoxy-D-Glucose (COPADG) on human colon carcinoma cell line SW1116 and to study the function of the COPADG in inducing cell line SW1116 apoptosis. METHODS: SW1116 cells were treated with the COPADG at various concen-trations. WIT assay was used to examine the growth and prolifera-tion of SW1116 cells after treatment with the COPADG. Agarose gel electrophoresis of DNA fragmentation and flow cytometry were used to analyze the cell line SW1116 apoptosis. RESULTS: COPADG significantly inhibited the growth and proliferation of cell line SW1116 in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Agarose gel electrophoresis analysis revealed DNA ladder and atypical sub-diploid peak was observed by flow cytometry. CONCLUSION: COPADG may inhibit SW1116 cell growth and proliferation through inducing apoptosis.