title: The influence of recombinant human tumor necrosis factor (rh-TNF alpha) on granulocyte-macrophage progenitor cells (CFU-GM) and clonogenic leukaemic blasts (CFU-L) in cultures in vitro.
abstract: We investigated the influence of recombinant human tumor necrosis factor alfa (rh-TNF alpha) on the clonal growth of CFU-GM from 14 normal individuals and clonogenic blasts (CFU-L) from 16 patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) in semi-solid cultures in vitro. Recombinant human TNF was produced by the Center of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Lódź, Poland) as a lyophylized powder. This factor was added to the culture medium at the concentrations of 10, 100, 1000 U/ml. A dose-dependent growth inhibition of CFU-GM and AML CFU-L was observed. The inhibitory effect of rh-TNF alpha was significantly greater on CFU-L than CFU-GM.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Clinic of Internal Medicine, Medical Academy, Lódź, Poland.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Robak
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Korycka
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Góra-Tybor
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piotrowska-Wrzesień
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Krykowski
mesh_terms: D003114:Colony-Forming Units Assay; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000187:drug effects; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects; D014411:Neoplastic Stem Cells / Q000187:drug effects*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014410:Tumor Stem Cell Assay
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha