title: [In vitro effect of STI571 on expression of c-kit in bone marrow cells from patients with acute non-lymphocytic leukemia].
abstract: This study was designed to explore the influence of STI571, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, on the expression of c-kit in the bone marrow cells from patients with acute non-lymphocytic leukemia (ANLL). The cells were exposed to various concentration of STI571 for 72 hours, the expression of c-kit mRNA and CD117 was assayed by RT-PCR and flow cytometry, respectively. The results showed that STI571 treatment induced concentration-dependent decrease of c-kit and CD117 expression, which was significant lower than that in group before treatment and untreated control groups (P < 0.05) and 0.1 micro mol/L STI571 group was significantly higher than that in 10 micro mol/L group (P < 0.05). It is concluded that STI571 has an obvious effect on the restraint of c-kit in ANLL cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, The First Military Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515 China.
authors.forename: Lin-Fang
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Tan Tai
authors.forename: Zheng-Shan
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Ru
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Feng
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001549:Benzamides; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D000068877:Imatinib Mesylate; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019009:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit / Q000235:genetics*; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D001549:Benzamides; D010879:Piperazines; D011743:Pyrimidines; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D000068877:Imatinib Mesylate; D019009:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit