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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-1-2
pubmed:abstractText
Imatinib mesylate (STI571) is a competitive Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinase inhibitor and has yielded encouraging results in treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) and gastrointestinal stroma tumors (GISTs). Apart from inhibition of the Abl protein tyrosine kinases, it also shows activity against platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGF-R), c-Kit, Abl-related gene (ARG), and their fusion proteins while sparing other kinases. In vitro studies have revealed that imatinib mesylate can inhibit growth of cell lines and primitive malignant progenitor cells in CML expressing Bcr-Abl. However, little is known about the effects of imatinib mesylate on nonmalignant hematopoietic cells. In the current study we demonstrate that in vitro exposure of mobilized human CD34+ progenitors to therapeutic concentrations of imatinib mesylate (1-5 microM) inhibits their differentiation into dendritic cells (DCs). DCs obtained after 10 to 16 days of culture in the presence of imatinib mesylate showed concentration-dependent reduced expression levels of CD1a and costimulatory molecules such as CD80 and CD40. Furthermore, exposure to imatinib mesylate inhibited the induction of primary cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) responses. The inhibitory effects of imatinib mesylate were accompanied by down-regulation of nuclear localized RelB protein. Our results demonstrate that imatinib mesylate can act on normal hematopoietic cells and inhibits the differentiation and function of DCs, which is in part mediated via the nuclear factor kappaB signal transduction pathway.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0006-4971
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
103
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
538-44
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14504105-Antigens, CD, pubmed-meshheading:14504105-Antigens, CD34, pubmed-meshheading:14504105-Antigens, CD40, pubmed-meshheading:14504105-Antigens, CD80, pubmed-meshheading:14504105-Antineoplastic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:14504105-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:14504105-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:14504105-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:14504105-Chemokines, pubmed-meshheading:14504105-Dendritic Cells, pubmed-meshheading:14504105-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:14504105-Hematopoietic Stem Cells, pubmed-meshheading:14504105-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:14504105-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:14504105-Piperazines, pubmed-meshheading:14504105-Pyrimidines, pubmed-meshheading:14504105-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:14504105-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:14504105-T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic, pubmed-meshheading:14504105-Transcription, Genetic
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Imatinib mesylate affects the development and function of dendritic cells generated from CD34+ peripheral blood progenitor cells.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Tübingen, Department of Hematology, Oncology and Immunology, Otfried-Müller Str 10, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't