title: Granulocytic differentiation of the human myelomonocytic leukaemia cell line ME-1 in serum-free culture.
abstract: We have recently established ME-1, a human myelomonocytic leukaemia cell line derived from acute myelomonocytic leukaemia with eosinophilia (M4E0). When ME-1 cells were cultured in serum-free medium, they stopped proliferating and began to differentiate morphologically, functionally and phenotypically to mature granulocyte-like cells. The protein kinase inhibitor, 1-(5-isoquinolinyl-sulphonyl)-2-methylpiperazine (H-7) enhanced this differentiation dose-dependently. Upon addition of fetal calf serum (FCS) to the serum-free medium, the differentiation of ME-1 cells into granulocyte-like cells was inhibited and they resumed cell growth. We have recently reported that the differentiation of ME-1 cells into macrophage-like cells induced by IL-3 and GM-CSF involved the activation of protein kinase C. The present results indicate that ME-1 is a bipotential cell line that can differentiate into granulocyte-like cells or macrophage-like cells, and that protein kinase C is closely related to each form of differentiation.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Ehime University, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yanagisawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fujita
mesh_terms: D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D003470:Culture Media; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006801:Humans; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000494:pharmacology; D015472:Leukemia, Eosinophilic, Acute / Q000097:blood*; D015479:Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Acute / Q000097:blood*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D007546:Isoquinolines; D010879:Piperazines; D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D011493:Protein Kinase C