Abstract

Chlorpromazine (CPZ)-induced morphological changes of living human cervical carcinoma cells were investigated by atomic force microscopy in near physiological condition. The results showed that the cell morphology changed visibly with time in the presence of CPZ (>21 microM). The cell membrane shrank gradually and detached finally from the substrate. After being treated with CPZ for 50 min, the cell volume increased by about 27.6% while its projective area (cell adhered to the substrate) decreased by about 12%. The mechanism was also discussed.

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