title: The effects of leukemia inhibitory factor and interleukin 6 on the growth of acute myeloid leukemia cells.
abstract: The effects of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) and interleukin 6 (IL-6) on blast progenitors from acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML) were examined using a blast colony assay in a serum-free culture system. LIF and IL-6 stimulated colony growth in 2 and 5, respectively, of 11 cases studied. The simultaneous addition of LIF with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), interleukin 3 (IL-3) or IL-6 produced a statistically significant increase of colony numbers in 3, 6 and 7 of 11 cases, respectively. Numbers of colonies increased significantly when IL-6 was added simultaneously with GM-CSF or IL-3 in 5 and 4 of 11 cases, respectively. LIF or IL-6 used in the primary culture did not significantly change the numbers of secondary colonies compared to GM-CSF. Previous exposure to LIF and IL-6 did not alter cellular phenotype or morphology, indicating that LIF and IL-6 did not induce the differentiation of fresh AML blasts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takanashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Motoji
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oshimi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mizoguchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D018845:CD11 Antigens; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D016895:Culture Media, Serum-Free; D016207:Cytokines / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006131:Growth Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D053605:Leukemia Inhibitory Factor; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D008222:Lymphokines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014411:Neoplastic Stem Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D010641:Phenotype; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D018845:CD11 Antigens; D016895:Culture Media, Serum-Free; D016207:Cytokines; D006131:Growth Inhibitors; D015850:Interleukin-6; C507837:LIF protein, human; D053605:Leukemia Inhibitory Factor; D008222:Lymphokines; D011994:Recombinant Proteins