title: Suppression of in vitro maintenance of non-promyelocytic myeloid leukemia clonogenic cells by all-trans retinoic acid: modulating effects of dihydroxylated vitamin D3, alpha interferon and 'stem cell factor'.
abstract: In a liquid culture system, all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA), alone and in combination with dihydroxylated vitamin D3 (D3) or alpha interferon (alphaIFN) at concentrations achievable in vivo, could significantly suppress the maintenance of non-promyelocytic myeloid leukemia clonogenic cells (CFU-L) in 9/20, 9/18 and 7/11 cases, respectively. That suppression was counteracted only slightly by the addition of 'stem cell factor', a cytokine which promotes CFU-L expansion in vitro. Differentiated cells slightly increased in 5/17 cases only, suggesting the prevalence of anti-proliferative rather than differentiating mechanisms. The present results extend our previous ones and suggest the possible therapeutical value of ATRA+D3 or alphaIFN, even in cases of non-promyelocytic myeloid leukemia.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Ematologia dell' Università di Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ferrero
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Carlesso
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bresso
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Roux
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pregno
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gallo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pileri
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002762:Cholecalciferol / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D019089:Stem Cell Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D019089:Stem Cell Factor; D002762:Cholecalciferol; D014212:Tretinoin