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Objective: To investigate the mechanism of apoptosis of myelocytic leukemia lines NB4, K562 and THP-1 cells induced by curcumin.Methods: After the cells were treated with curcumin at different concentration(25, 12.5, 6.25, 3.125, 0μmol/L)for various times(0, 12, 24, 48 h), flow cytometry(FCM)was used to determine the rate of apoptosis of cells.After the cells were treated with curcumin at 25 pmol/L for 24 h, flow cytometry was used to determine the expression level of Fas, and Western blot was performed to determine the expression of Caspase-8 and Caspase-9.Results: (1)Curcumin could induced the apoptosis of NB4, K562 and THP-1 cells in a time-and dose-dependent manner.After the cells were treated with curcumin at 25 pmol/L for 48 h, the rate of apoptosis of cells was over fifty percent.(2)Fas level showed remarkable increase (P＜0.01)after above cells were treated with 25 pmol/L curcumin for 24 h.(3)The apoptosis proteins of Caspase-8 and Caspase-9 were also increased obviously(P＜0.01)after the cells were treated with 25 pmol/L curcumin for 24 h.Conclusion: The molecular pathway of apoptosis of myelocytic leukemia lines induced by curcumin are concerned with death receptor and mitochondria.