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The role of Fas and Fas ligand (Fas-L) in the apoptotic cell death process in cisplatin (CP)-treated human proximal tubular epithelial cells (PTECs) was examined. The human PTECs were treated with various concentrations (20–80 µM) of CP for 24 h, and the incidence of apoptosis in CP-treated cells was assessed by trypan blue staining, propidium iodide staining, in situ end labeling, and electron microscopy. The expression of Fas and Fas-L was detected by immunofluorescence microscopy. The results showed that: (1) CP-treatment resulted in a decreased number of live human PTECs and an increased number of dead cells, (2) CP-treated human PTECs showed an increased rate of apoptosis with its typical morphological features, and (3) expression of both Fas and Fas-L was upregulated in CP-treated human PTECs. These results indicate that CP treatment induces apoptosis in human PTECs and the activation of the Fas/Fas-L system may play an active role in the induction of the apoptotic cell death process.
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Accepted: 13 January 1999
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Razzaque, M., Koji, T., Kumatori, A. et al. Cisplatin-induced apoptosis in human proximal tubular epithelial cells is associated with the activation of the Fas/Fas ligand system. Histochemistry 111, 359–365 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004180050368
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004180050368