title: The effect of lithium chloride on granulocyte-macrophage progenitor cells (CFU-GM) and clonogenic leukaemic blasts (CFU-L) in the cultures in vitro.
abstract: The influence of lithium chloride on the proliferation of normal granulocyte-macrophage progenitor cells (CFU-GM) and clonogenic blasts (CFU-L) from patients with acute myeloid leukaemia in the semisolid cultures in vitro was investigated. It was observed that while lithium chloride with the concentration of 2 mmol/l increases the number of CFU-GM colonies, it does not increase the number of CFU-L colonies and clusters. Our studies indicate that lithium salts can be used for the treatment of patients with acute myeloid leukaemia after intensive chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Copernicus Hospital, Medical Academy, Lódź, Poland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Korycka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Robak
mesh_terms: D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002712:Chlorides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003114:Colony-Forming Units Assay; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D006410:Hematopoiesis / Q000187:drug effects; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D008094:Lithium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018021:Lithium Chloride; D008264:Macrophages / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D014411:Neoplastic Stem Cells / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D002712:Chlorides; D008094:Lithium; D018021:Lithium Chloride