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Most of these methods were applied to studies of apoptosis triggered in the human leukemic HL\u201060 cell line by DNA topoisomerase I or II inhibitors, and in rat thymocytes by either topoisomerase inhibitors or prednisolone. In most cases, apoptosis was selective to cells in a particular phase of the cell cycle: only Sphase HL\u201060 cells and G<jats:sub>0<\/jats:sub> thymocytes were mainly affected. Necrosis was induced by excessively high concentrations of these drugs. The following cell features were found useful to characterize the mode of cell death: (a) Activation of an endonuclease in apoptotic cells resulted in extraction of the low molecular weight DNA following cell permeabilization, which, in turn, led to their decreased stainability with DNA\u2010specific fluorochromes. Measurements of DNA content made it possible to identify apoptotic cells and to recognize the cell cycle phase specificity oaf the apoptotic process. (b) Plasma membrane integrity, which is lost in necrotic but not in apoptotic cells, was probed by the exclusion of propidium iodide (PI). The combination of PI followed by Hoechst 33342 proved to be an excellent probe to distinguish live, necrotic, early\u2010 and late\u2010apoptotic cells. (c) Mitochondrial transmembrane potential, assayed by retention of rhodamine 123 was preserved in apoptotic but not necrotic cells. (d) The ATP\u2010dependent lysosomal proton pump, tested by the supravital uptake of acridine orange (AO) was also preserved in apoptotic but not necrotic cells. (e) Bivariate analysis of cells stained for DNA and protein revealed markedly diminished protein content in apoptotic cells, most likely due to activation of endogenous proteases. Necrotic cells, having leaky membranes, had minimal protein content. (f) Staining of RNA allowed for the discrimination of G<jats:sub>0<\/jats:sub> from G<jats:sub>1<\/jats:sub> cells and thus made it possible to reveal that apoptosis was selective to G<jats:sub>0<\/jats:sub> thymocytes. (g) The decrease in forward light shatter, paralleled either by no change (HL\u201060 cells) or an increase (thymocytes) of right angle scatter, were early changes during apoptosis. (h) The sensitivity of DNA in situ to denaturation, was increased in apoptotic and necrotic cells. This feature, probed by staining with AO at love pH, provided a sensitive and early assay to discriminate between live, apoptotic and necrotic cells, and to evaluate the cell cycle phase specificity of these processes. (i) The in situ nick translation assay employing labeled triphosphonucleotides can be used to reveal DNA strand breaks, to detect the very early stages of apoptosis. 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