Abstract:
:Both human cell lines HL-60 and AML-193 exhibit a myeloblastic and promyelocytic morphology, respectively, but may be regarded as bipotent leukemic precursors. They can be triggered to differentiate to either granulocytes or monocytes upon retinoic acid (RA) or 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (D3) addition, respectively. We have investigated the effect of combined addition of these chemical inducers on the in-vitro differentiation of both cell lines. RA and D3 added together exert synergistic effects on the in-vitro maturation of these myeloid cell lines. Interestingly, the additive effects were lost if the cells were incubated with the inducers added at sequential times. The synergistic effect could be transposed in vivo and could be clinically significant in the treatment of the promyelocytic leukemia. This clinical strategy may help to prevent retinoic acid resistance or to overcome it in patients relapsed after RA therapy and usually unresponsive to a reinduction therapy with RA alone.
journal_name
Med Hypothesesjournal_title
Medical hypothesesauthors
Camagna A,Testa U,Masciulli R,Barberi T,Samoggia P,Tritarelli E,Pustorino E,Cipollone L,Ciancio L,del Duca P,Dionisi S,del Vecchio LR,Misasi G,de Martinis C,Peschle Cdoi
10.1016/s0306-9877(98)90025-1subject
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1998-03-01 00:00:00pages
253-7issue
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0306-9877issn
1532-2777pii
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50pub_type
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journal_title:Medical hypotheses
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更新日期:2000-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Medical hypotheses
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2010-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Medical hypotheses
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更新日期:2001-08-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2019-09-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2020-11-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2006-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Medical hypotheses
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更新日期:1995-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Medical hypotheses
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更新日期:2014-09-01 00:00:00