title: [In vitro and in vivo effect of thyroid hormones on the growth of neuroblastoma cells. I. The effect of triiodothyronine in vitro].
abstract: The effect of triiodothyronine (T3) on the differentiation of cultured neuroblastoma (NB) cells was studied after 9 days of treatment with a dose of 10(-4) M/10(6) cells per day. Using phase contrast microscopy, 30-50% of NB cells showed formation of neurites as a morphological sign of cellular differentiation. The initial rise of the mitosis rate was followed by a plateau. Changes in cyclic nucleotide content, in the triphosphates and in the activity of the enzyme ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) were assessed in 2 human and 2 murine cell lines to serve as biochemical parameters of the cell differentiation induced by T3. Whereas the cAMP level increased significantly (3 to 7 fold compared with its initial value), the cGMP value dropped to 30 to 50% of that of the control group. ATP and GTP increased about 200%, the ODC showed a decrease of about 50%. The present studies show a biphasic effect of T3 on neuroblastoma cells: the initial rise of mitotic activity is followed by increased cell differentiation starting from day 4 of the treatment.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Hämatologie und Onkologie, Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt/Main, BRD.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Busse
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Baum
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rohrbach
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hör
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kornhuber
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism*; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000378:metabolism; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008858:Microscopy, Phase-Contrast; D008938:Mitosis / Q000187:drug effects; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000473:pathology*; D009955:Ornithine Decarboxylase / Q000378:metabolism; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D014284:Triiodothyronine; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D009955:Ornithine Decarboxylase; D006152:Cyclic GMP
vernacular_title: In-vitro- und In-vivo-Wirkung von Schilddrüsenhormon auf das Wachstum von Neuroblastomzellen. I. Effekt von Trijodthyronin in vitro.