Fig. 2

Analysis of apoptosis in leukemia cells induced by LEE011. Annexin V staining of cells following 48-h treatment with LEE011 at 2 or 5 µM compared with DMSO controls. Following 5-µM LEE011 treatment, the K562 apoptotic cell percentage was 5.9 ± 0.75 vs. 1.2 ± 0.66% for the DMSO group, P = 0.001; in MV4-11 cells, the apoptotic cell percentage was 24.2 ± 3.06 vs. 0.53 ± 0.40% for the DMSO group, P = 0.005; in U937 cells, the apoptotic cell percentage was 9.9 ± 2.81 vs. 0.57 ± 0.42% for the DMSO group, P = 0.027; in HL-60 cells, the apoptotic cell percentage was 28.23 ± 6.01 vs. 0.9 ± 0.8% for the DMSO group, P = 0.015; in THP-1 cells, the apoptotic cell percentage was 1.76 ± 0.4 vs. 1.56 ± 0.45% for the DMSO group, P = 0.59; in CCRF cells, the apoptotic cell percentage was 13.77 ± 3.16 vs. 1.2 ± 0.36% for the DMSO group, P = 0.019; in NB4 cells, the apoptotic cell percentage was 12.1 ± 1.35 vs. 0.86 ± 0.25% for the DMSO group, P = 0.004; and in SHI-1 cells the apoptotic cell percentage was 12.6 ± 2.81 vs. 1.87 ± 0.75% for the DMSO group, P = 0.017. These analyses were repeated three times. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01