title: [Suppression of N-myc over-expression in human neuroblastic cells by human gamma-interferon].
abstract: In the previous study, it was shown that the treatment of human neuroblastoma cells with human interferon-gamma (HuIFN-gamma) induced the morphological changes. However, the treatment with human interferon-alpha (HuIFN-alpha) or -beta (HuIFN-beta) did not induce them. In the present study, the effect of HuIFNs on the overexpression of N-myc of the human neuroblastoma cells (GOTO strain) is examined. The treatment of GOTO cells with rHuIFN-gamma inhibits the overexpression of N-myc, and its degree is dependent on the duration of the treatment. However, HuIFN-alpha and HuIFN-beta did not inhibit the overexpression of N-myc. This suggests that the oncogene N-myc may have relation to the morphological differentiation of human neuroblastoma cells because only the HuIFN-gamma, which induces the morphological differentiation, inhibits the overexpression of N-myc.
mesh_terms: D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000235:genetics*; D009857:Oncogenes / Q000187:drug effects*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D007371:Interferon-gamma
vernacular_title: Suppression de la surexpression du N-myc dans les cellules neuroblastiques humaines par l'interféron-gamma humain.