Objective: To study the effect of matrine on cytoskeleton of K562 cells. Methods: Micropipette aspiration technique was adopted to investigate the viscoelasticity of K562 cells
while the different expression of cytoskeletal protein gene was analyzed by DNA microarray. Results: In matrine-treated K562 cells
the viscoelastic properties K1,K2 and μwere decreased significantly
and the gene expression of prefoldin and ezrin was much stronger than that of control cells. Conclusion: The cytoskeleton changed in matrine-treated K562 cells.