title: Comparative effects of butyrate and N6, 2'-O-dibutyryladenosine-3':5'-cyclic monophosphate on growth, differentiation and gene expression in U937 human monoblastoid cells.
abstract: Administration of 1mM sodium butyrate or N6,2'-O-dibutyryladenosine 3':5'-cyclic monophosphate (dbcAMP) inhibits the growth activity of U937 human monoblastoid cells by blocking them at the G1 or at the G1 + G2 phases of the cell cycle, respectively. Both agents induce the differentiation of U937 cells, as proved by the increased expression of the maturation-associated CD11b antigen and by the increased capacity to reduce nitroblue tetrazolium. RNA blot assays indicate that butyrate and dbcAMP decrease the expression of ornithine decarboxylase and c-myc genes, and stimulate the expression of the vimentin gene. However, while dbcAMP induces c-fos mRNA accumulation, butyrate did not affect the expression of this proto-oncogene.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rius
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zorrilla
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mata
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aller
mesh_terms: D015152:Blotting, Northern; D003994:Bucladesine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002087:Butyrates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020148:Butyric Acid; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D009000:Monocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*; D000090063:Proto-Oncogene Mas; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D002087:Butyrates; C000715470:MAS1 protein, human; D000090063:Proto-Oncogene Mas; D020148:Butyric Acid; D003994:Bucladesine