title: The effects of the macrocyclic lactone bryostatin-1 on leukemic cells in vitro.
abstract: The macrocyclic lactone bryostatin-1 was found to exert in vitro antineoplastic activity against several leukemic cell lines, including human K562 erythroleukemia, HL60 promyelocytic leukemia, REH and MOLT-4 lymphoblastic leukemias, CCRF-CEM lymphoma, KG-1 myeloid leukemia, and murine P388 lymphocytic leukemia. No statistically significant difference in sensitivity to bryostatin-1 was found between adriamycin-resistant P388 and K526 subclones and their sensitive counterparts. Freshly explanted clonogenic leukemic cells showed a variable sensitivity to bryostatin-1 in 10/12 tested samples. The IC50 of clonogenic leukemic cells was 4 x 10(-3) M bryostatin-1, and that of normal marrow CFU-GM was 10(-5) M. Leukemic cells exposed to bryostatin-1 showed a variable degree of monocytic differentiation as evaluated by ANAE staining and morphology. Bryostatin-1 is also able to inhibit the growth of CFU-GM from myelodysplastic marrow and to shorten the duration of dysplastic hematopoiesis in liquid culture. In conclusion, these data suggest that bryostatin-1 is a potent antileukemic agent in vitro that may be potentially useful for clinical studies.
authors.affiliation: Section of Oncology, University of Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gebbia
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Citarrella
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Miserendino
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Valenza
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Borsellino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pesta
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pettit
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: May
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D054713:Bryostatins; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D006801:Humans; D007783:Lactones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007938:Leukemia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D018942:Macrolides; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014410:Tumor Stem Cell Assay
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D054713:Bryostatins; D007783:Lactones; D018942:Macrolides; C046785:bryostatin 1