Human ileocecal adenocarcinoma cells HCT-8 were treated with RGD-containing cellular adhesion peptides including RGD,RGD(NH2)2(i.e.,RGE-NH2),RGDS,and RGDS-NH2,MTT assay was prepared to examine their inhibiting effects on HCT-8 cells after treatment,The methods including Haematoxylin and Eosin(HE) staining,transmission electron microscopy(TEM),immunohistochemistry,flow cytometry,and Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction(RT-PCR) were used to observe the morphology of the apoptotic cells and analyze the mechanism of apoptosis,The experimental results indicate that RGD-containing cellular adhesion peptides can inhibit the growth and proliferation of tumor HCT-8 cells in a dose-dependent manner and induce the apoptosis of HCT-8 cells.At the same time,the high conservative property of RGD was confirmed again.