TY - JOUR
T1 - Potentiated maturation with a high proliferating activity of acute promyelocytic leukemia induced in vitro by granulocyte or granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factors in combination with all-trans retinoic acid
AU - Imaizumi, Masue
AU - Sato, Atsushi
AU - Koizumi, Yoshitsugu
AU - Inoue, Shigeo
AU - Suzuki, Hoshiro
AU - Suwabe, Naruyoshi
AU - Yoshinari, Miyako
AU - Ichinohasama, Ryo
AU - Endo, Kazuyasu
AU - Sawai, Takashi
AU - Tada, Keiya
PY - 1994/8
Y1 - 1994/8
N2 - All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) induces differentiation of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), but the effect of cytokines regulating myeloid differentiation on ATRA-induced APL cells is poorly understood. In this study, maturation and proliferation of fresh APL cells were examined when induced in vitro by granulocyte or granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factors (G-CSF or GM-CSF) in combination with ATRA. APL cells showed a low proliferating activity when induced by ATRA alone. In contrast, cells induced by G-CSF or GM-CSF alone showed increased DNA syntheses, the levels of which were not significantly affected by the combination of ATRA with CSFs. Interestingly, G-CSF or GM-CSF potentiated the capability of ATRA-induced cells to reduce nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT), while G-CSF or GM-CSF alone induced no NBT reduction. Furthermore, in several patients examined, APL cells induced by ATRA with G-CSF showed an increased activity of chemotaxis and CD11a expression. These findings suggest that G-CSF or GM-CSF can potentiate differentiation of ATRA-induced APL cells while stimulating their proliferating activity as well, and that G-CSF, rather than GM-CSF, may be a useful adjunct to promote ATRA-induced differentiation of APL.
AB - All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) induces differentiation of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), but the effect of cytokines regulating myeloid differentiation on ATRA-induced APL cells is poorly understood. In this study, maturation and proliferation of fresh APL cells were examined when induced in vitro by granulocyte or granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factors (G-CSF or GM-CSF) in combination with ATRA. APL cells showed a low proliferating activity when induced by ATRA alone. In contrast, cells induced by G-CSF or GM-CSF alone showed increased DNA syntheses, the levels of which were not significantly affected by the combination of ATRA with CSFs. Interestingly, G-CSF or GM-CSF potentiated the capability of ATRA-induced cells to reduce nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT), while G-CSF or GM-CSF alone induced no NBT reduction. Furthermore, in several patients examined, APL cells induced by ATRA with G-CSF showed an increased activity of chemotaxis and CD11a expression. These findings suggest that G-CSF or GM-CSF can potentiate differentiation of ATRA-induced APL cells while stimulating their proliferating activity as well, and that G-CSF, rather than GM-CSF, may be a useful adjunct to promote ATRA-induced differentiation of APL.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 7520101
AN - SCOPUS:0027991867
VL - 8
SP - 1301
EP - 1308
JO - Leukemia
JF - Leukemia
SN - 0887-6924
IS - 8
ER -