title: Mitosis-arresting effect of the calcium channel inhibitor SK&F 96365 on human leukemia cells.
abstract: The effect of SK&F 96365 (1-(beta-[3-(4-methoxyphenyl)propoxyl]-4- methoxyphenethyl)-1H-imidazole hydrochloride), a recently synthesized inhibitor of receptor-mediated calcium entry, was investigated on human hematopoietic cell lines. We found that treatment of the T-cell leukemia line Jurkat with SK&F 96365 inhibited the Ca2+ influx triggered by antibodies against the CD3/TCR complex, while the inositol trisphosphate-dependent Ca2+ release from intracellular stores remained intact. A 50% inhibition of the Ca2+ influx was obtained with 5 microM SK&F 96365, while higher concentrations of the drug blocked the CD3-dependent Ca2+ influx completely. In addition to its blocking of the Ca2+ influx, treatment with SK&F 96365 was found to accumulate mitotic cells. The drug (5 microM) imposed a total cell cycle arrest in G2/M. The mitosis block could be reversed by removal of the inhibitor from the cultures, while elevation of intracellular or extracellular Ca2+ did not restore cell cycle progression. This suggests that the cell cycle block induced by SK&F 96365 is not directly related to its action as an inhibitor of receptor-mediated calcium entry. Our findings indicate that SK&F 96365, in addition to its ability to inhibit receptor-triggered Ca2+ influx, offers a new method for imposing a reversible mitosis arrest in hematopoietic cell lines.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nordström
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Nevanlinna
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Andersson
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D007938:Leukemia; D008938:Mitosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D007093:Imidazoles; C063159:1-(2-(3-(4-methoxyphenyl)propoxy)-4-methoxyphenylethyl)-1H-imidazole; D002118:Calcium