title: Loxoribine induces chronic lymphocytic leukemia B cells to traverse the cell cycle.
abstract: Leukemic B cells from a majority of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) enter the cell cycle upon stimulation in vitro with loxoribine, a potent 7,8-disubstituted guanine ribonucleoside immunostimulant. In the absence of added costimulants, a proportion of these cells become activated and undergo DNA synthesis and mitosis accompanied by a marked increase in expression of an array of cell surface activation antigens. The resultant activated B-CLL cells exhibit greatly enhanced sensitivity to cycle-active cytotoxic drugs. This approach may be of potential value in the therapy of CLL.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Goodman
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Wormsley
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Spinosa
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Piro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000097:blood; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006151:Guanosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D007943:Leukemia, Hairy Cell / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008938:Mitosis / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015703:Antigens, CD; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D006151:Guanosine; C068562:loxoribine