Abstract:
Objective To investigate the effect of arsenic t rioxide (As
2O
3 ) on gast ric cancer cell SGC-7901 during the normal and hypoxia. Methods The environment of hypoxia was established by GasPak method. The effect of As
2O
3 was determined by MTT, and FCM was used for studying the apoptosis of SGC-7901 and cell cycle. Results As
2O
3 can inhibit significantly the growth of SGC-7901, and arrest the cell in G2/M and S phases. But this inhibitory effect was decreased significantly during hypoxia ( P < 0. 01), which was found by the lower percentage of apoptosis. Conclusion As
2O
3 can inhibit the growth of gastric cancer cell, but during hypoxia this inhibitory effect was decreased, so it may be limited to cure hypostatic neoplasm for only using As
2O
3 .