title: Effects of transforming growth factor-beta and activin A on vitamin D3-induced monocytic differentiation of myeloid leukemia cells.
abstract: We examined the effects of transforming growth factors beta(TGF-beta) alone and in combination with 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (VD3) on human leukemic cell lines (HEL/S, HL-60 and K562). TGF-beta 1 alone at higher concentrations induced monocytic differentiation of HEL/S cells. Combinations of TGF-beta 1 and VD3 synergistically inhibited cell proliferation and induced monocytic differentiation of HEL/S and HL-60 cells. TGF-beta 2 (a subtype of TGF-beta) and erythroid differentiation factor (EDF/Activin A, a member of the TGF-beta gene family) also inhibited growth and induced monocytic differentiation of HL-60 cells in synergy with VD3. Thus combinations of VD3 and TGF-beta (TGF-beta 1, -beta 2, or EDF) acted synergistically in inhibiting cell proliferation and inducing monocytic differentiation of human leukemia cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemotherapy, Saitama Cancer Center Research Institute, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Okabe-Kado
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Honma
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hozumi
mesh_terms: D028341:Activins; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007265:Inhibins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid; D009000:Monocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D028341:Activins; D007265:Inhibins; D003907:Dexamethasone; D002117:Calcitriol; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate