title: Inhibitory effect of interleukin-4 on the proliferation of acute myeloid leukemia cells with myelo-monocytic differentiation (AML-M4/M5); the role of interleukin-6.
abstract: Since interleukin-4 (IL-4) specifically inhibits monocytic colony formation in human bone marrow cultures, we investigated whether a similar inhibition could be observed in cultures of optimally stimulated acute myeloid leukemia cells with myelomonocytic differentiation (AML-M4/M5). Sensitivity to IL-4 was tested in 19 cases of AML-M4/M5, using both a 3H-thymidine incorporation assay and a clonogenic assay. Proliferation was stimulated with a combination of IL-3, granulocyte-monocyte colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), and conditioned medium from phytohemagglutinin-stimulated leukocytes (PHA-CM). In 13 out of 14 evaluable cases, IL-4 inhibited 3H-thymidine incorporation; stimulation was seen in one case. Using a clonogenic assay, IL-4 inhibited colony formation in all evaluable cases (n = 7). Addition of IL-6 did not alter the observed inhibition by IL-4 in 9 out of 10 cases tested. We conclude that IL-4 inhibits the proliferation of optimally stimulated AML-M4/M5 cells in most cases tested, and that this effect is not generally caused by inhibition of autocrine IL-6 production.
authors: Department of Hematology, University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors: J H
authors: JH
authors: Jansen
authors: W E
authors: WE
authors: Fibbe
authors: G J
authors: GJ
authors: Wientjens
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Willemze
authors: J C
authors: JC
authors: Kluin-Nelemans
mesh_terms: D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000502:physiology*; D007948:Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute / Q000473:pathology*; D015479:Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Acute / Q000473:pathology*; D014410:Tumor Stem Cell Assay
chemical_list: D015850:Interleukin-6; D015847:Interleukin-4