title: The interaction of 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine (2-CDA) and interferon alpha (IFN-alpha) on normal and myeloid leukemia hematopoiesis in vitro.
abstract: The influence of 2-CDA and interferon alpha (IFN-alpha) on the CFU-GM cells from ten normal individuals as well as on the CFU-GM from ten patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and on clonogenic leukemic blasts (CFU-L) from ten patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in semi-solid cultures in vitro was investigated. The agents were added to the cultures alone and in combinations at concentrations of 20, 40 and 80 nM/l of 2-CDA and 10(2), 10(3) and 10(4) U/ml of IFN-alpha. A dose-dependent growth inhibition of CFU-GM as well as of CFU-L was observed. The inhibitory effect of both drugs used alone was significantly greater on the CFU-GM cells from patients with CML than on cells from normal donors. However, 2-CDA and IFN-alpha used together showed greater additive effect on the CFU-L than on the CFU-GM from normal donors and from CML patients.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Clinic of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Lódź, Poland.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Robak
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Korycka
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Góra-Tybor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017338:Cladribine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003114:Colony-Forming Units Assay; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006410:Hematopoiesis / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011994:Recombinant Proteins
chemical_list: D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D017338:Cladribine