title: Retinyl esters in chylomicron remnants inhibit growth of myeloid and lymphoid leukaemic cells.
abstract: We have studied the effects of retinyl esters in chylomicron remnants on cell growth and differentiation of myeloid and lymphoid leukaemic cells. Ten mumol l-1 retinyl ester in chylomicron remnants effectively reduced proliferation of the myeloid leukaemic cell lines HL60, U937 and KG-1, and induced differentiation of 68% and 53% of the HL60 and U937 cells, respectively, in 5 days. While no effect on cell growth of the lymphoid cell lines Daudi, Raji and SOS was observed, 10 mumol 1-1 retinyl esters in chylomicron remnants reduced the growth of the B lymphoid cell line Reh by more than 50%. Primary cell cultures from six patients with acute leukaemia (four non-lymphocytic and two lymphocytic) were incubated with chylomicron remnant retinyl esters and proliferation was measured by means of thymidine incorporation. Among the myeloid leukaemic cells, the monomyelocytic, the two promyelocytic and the monoblastic leukaemic cells were growth inhibited. Chylomicron remnants had no effect on the growth of the c-ALL primary culture, but reduced proliferation of the T-ALL primary culture by approximately 20% after 48 h. These data suggest that high doses of retinol may be used in the treatment of some forms of acute leukaemia.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Nutrition Research, School of Medicine, University of Oslo, Blindern, Norway.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Skrede
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Blomhoff
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Smeland
authors.forename: K O
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Wathne
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Norum
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blomhoff
mesh_terms: D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002914:Chylomicrons; D004337:Drug Carriers; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D012176:Retinoids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D002914:Chylomicrons; D004337:Drug Carriers; D012176:Retinoids; D014801:Vitamin A