PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - TZU-WEI TAN AU - HUEI-YANN TSAI AU - YUH-FUNG CHEN AU - JING-GUNG CHUNG TI - Induction of Apoptosis in Human Promyelocytic Leukemia HL-60 Cells by <em>Ampelopsis cantoniensis</em> Crude Extract DP - 2004 Jul 01 TA - In Vivo PG - 457--462 VI - 18 IP - 4 4099 - http://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/18/4/457.short 4100 - http://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/18/4/457.full SO - In Vivo2004 Jul 01; 18 AB - The crude extract of Ampelopsis cantoniensis induced apoptosis in human promyelocytic leukemia HL-60 cells and this induction was investigated by flow cytometric analysis, DNA gel electrophoresis and poly (ADP-ribose) fluorescence staining. The results demonstrated that this extract induced dose-dependent cytotoxicity and apoptosis. The level of active caspase-3 was increased after treatment with the crude extract for 24 hours.