title: Inhibition of dimethyl sulfoxide-induced Friend erythroleukemia cell differentiation in vitro by lithium chloride.
abstract: This report describes the ability of ultra-pure lithium chloride (LiCl) to influence the growth kinetics and differentiation of Friend erythroleukemia cells in vitro. LiCl (0.2-50 mEq/l) was effective in reducing the ability of Friend cells to grow in liquid suspension culture (p less than or equal to 0.001). In addition, the capacity of these erythroleukemic cells to respond to the inducing agent dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) was also significantly reduced (p less than or equal to 0.001). These results demonstrate that LiCl can influence not only the proliferation of erythroleukemia cells but also their subsequent differentiation after exposure to such chemical inducers.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D002712:Chlorides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002999:Clone Cells; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D004920:Erythropoiesis / Q000187:drug effects*; D005622:Friend murine leukemia virus; D007700:Kinetics; D004915:Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute / Q000473:pathology*; D007942:Leukemia, Experimental / Q000473:pathology*; D008094:Lithium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018021:Lithium Chloride; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002712:Chlorides; D008094:Lithium; D018021:Lithium Chloride; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide