title: Activation of adenosine A(3) receptors potentiates stimulatory effects of IL-3, SCF, and GM-CSF on mouse granulocyte-macrophage hematopoietic progenitor cells.
abstract: Adenosine A(3) receptor agonist N(6)-(3-iodobenzyl)adenosine-5'-N-methyluronamide (IB-MECA) has been tested from the point of view of potentiating the effects of hematopoietic growth factors interleukin-3 (IL-3), stem cell factor (SCF), granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) on the growth of hematopoietic progenitor cells for granulocytes and macrophages (GM-CFC) in suspension of normal mouse bone marrow cells in vitro. IB-MECA alone induced no GM-CFC growth. Significant elevation of numbers of GM-CFC evoked by the combinations of IB-MECA with IL-3, SCF, or GM-CSF as compared with these growth factors alone has been noted. Combination of IB-MECA with G-CSF did not induce significantly higher numbers of GM-CFC in comparison with G-CSF alone. Joint action of three drugs, namely of IB-MECA + IL-3 + GM-CSF, produced significantly higher numbers of GM-CFC in comparison with the combinations of IB-MECA + IL-3, IB-MECA + GM-CSF, or IL-3 + GM-CSF. These results give evidence of a significant role of selective activation of adenosine A(3) receptors in stimulation of the growth of granulocyte/ macrophage hematopoietic progenitor cells.
authors.affiliation: Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno, Czech Republic. hofer@ibp.cz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hofer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vacek
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pospíšil
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Holá
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Štreitová
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Znojil
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004357:Drug Synergism; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000166:cytology; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D017228:Hepatocyte Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007377:Interleukin-3 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000166:cytology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D043684:Receptor, Adenosine A3 / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D007377:Interleukin-3; D043684:Receptor, Adenosine A3; C084956:N(6)-(3-iodobenzyl)-5'-N-methylcarboxamidoadenosine; D017228:Hepatocyte Growth Factor; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D000241:Adenosine