title: Effects of bestatin (Ubenimex) on human T-cell colony formation.
abstract: The antitumor action of bestatin is considered to be an indirect action mediated by T-cells. Therefore, we investigated the effects of bestatin on the differentiation and proliferation of human precursor T-cells using a colony formation technique. Bestatin did not increase the overall number of T-cell colonies, but it significantly increased in CD4+ cell and significantly decreased in CD8+ cell subpopulations. It also induced CD4+.8+ cells. These findings indicated that bestatin acts on precursor T-cells to induce the differentiation of these cells into CD4+ cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wakabayashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saitoh
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Osawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koike
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirose
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / Q000276:immunology; D017252:CD3 Complex; D015704:CD4 Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D016827:CD8 Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007930:Leucine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000276:immunology; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D017252:CD3 Complex; D015704:CD4 Antigens; D016827:CD8 Antigens; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell; D007930:Leucine; C012211:ubenimex