YU-YAN LAN1,#, TSUN-CHIH CHENG2,#, YI-PING LEE3, CHIA-YIH WANG3,*, BU-MIIN HUANG3,4,*
BIOCELL, Vol.48, No.7, pp. 1047-1054, 2024, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2024.050701
Abstract Background: Paclitaxel is a compound derived from Pacific yew bark that induces various cancer cell apoptosis. However, whether it also has anticancer activities in KOSC3 cells, an oral cancer cell line, is unclear. Methods: 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide, flow cytometry, and western blotting assays were carried out to assess cell viability, subG1 phase of the cell cycle, and apoptosis-related protein expression, respectively. Results: Our findings indicate that paclitaxel could inhibit cell viability and increase the expression of apoptotic markers, including plasma membrane blebbing and the cleavage of poly ADP-ribose polymerase in KOSC3 cells. Also, the treatment with paclitaxel More >
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