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Table 1 Methods of apoptosis induction for ApoBDs production in vitro

From: Apoptotic bodies: bioactive treasure left behind by the dying cells with robust diagnostic and therapeutic application potentials

Method

Specific agent

Process

Cells

Refs.

Chemical

STS

0.5–10 μM STS for 3–12 h

Mesenchymal stem cells, Neutrophils, and human T lymphocytes

[6, 72]

ALN

500 μM for 24 h at 37 ℃

Bone marrow macrophages, preosteoclasts, and mature osteoclasts

[82]

Etoposide

10 μM for 24 h

Human T lymphocytes

[83]

H2O2

1 mmol/L for 12 h

Endplate chondrocyte

[8]

Actinomycin-D

5 µg/ml for 12 h

Human T lymphocytes

[83]

TNF-α

100 µM for 12 h

Human T lymphocytes

[83]

Physical

UV exposure

150 mJ/cm2 UV for 10 min at a distance of 10 cm

Monocytic leukemia cells, T lymphocytes, promyelocytic leukemia cells, neuronal cells, squamous epithelial cells, and cervical epithelial cells (all from humans)

[33, 73, 74]

Physiological

Serum free culture

Serum starved for 4 h

Monocytic leukemia cells, T cell lymphoma cells, neuronal cells, squamous epithelial cells, and cervical epithelial cells (all from humans)

[33]

Heat

56 ℃ for 30 min in a water bath

Human promyelocytic leukemia cells

[83]

  1. STS: staurosporine; ALN: azbisphosphonate alendronate