Fig. 4.
Dose-response profiles of 8226 myeloma cells selected for resistance to CD95-mediated apoptosis. Cells were plated in 96-well plates at 5 × 104/mL with the indicated concentrations of chemotherapeutic drugs. Percent survival was determined by MTT dye reduction after 96 hours of drug exposure, and the IC50calculated by linear regression analysis. Each drug was examined by three independent assays with eight replicates per assay. (A) VP-16; (B) ara-C; (C) vincristine; (D) mitoxantrone; (E) doxorubicin; (F) doxorubicin ± ZB4. (•), 8226/S; (▪), 8226/Dox40; (▴), 8226/F4. For plots A, B, C, D, and E, open symbols represent individual clones of 8226/F4. In plot F, open symbols show the effects of 1 hour of preincubation with 500 μg/mL ZB4 on doxorubicin cytotoxicity or CH-11–mediated apoptosis (inset).