title: Amphotericin inhibition of hematopoiesis in vitro.
abstract: The effect of amphotericin B on human and murine hematopoiesis was studied in vitro using assays for erythroid and myeloid colony-forming cells. Amphotericin consistently inhibited colony formation by erythroid and granulocyte-monocyte progenitor cells. Clear effects were observable at amphotericin concentrations of 1.0 microgram/ml, and concentrations of 2.0 microgram/ml caused approximately 50-60% inhibition of cloning of both murine and normal human bone marrow. These data suggest that amphotericin, in concentrations achieved in therapy, can impair hematopoiesis by a direct effect on precursor cells.
mesh_terms: D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006410:Hematopoiesis / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice
chemical_list: D000666:Amphotericin B