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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-5
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-6-30
pubmed:abstractText
19-Nor-1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D2 (paricalcitol) is an analogue of 1,25(OH)2D3 with reduced calcemic effects that is approved in the United States for the suppression of parathyroid hormone in chronic renal failure. Paricalcitol has anticancer activity in prostate cancer cells. We tested the effects of paricalcitol on the HL-60 leukemia cells, studying cellular differentiation, cell cycle changes, apoptosis and cellular proliferation. Paricalcitol at 10(-8)M concentration induced the maturation of HL-60 cells in a time-dependent manner, as shown by increased expression of CD11b differentiation surface antigen. The ability of HL-60 cells to reduce nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) was markedly increased after exposure to paricalcitol at 10(-8)M for 72 h. Paricalcitol inhibited colony formation of HL-60 cells in a soft agar semisolid media after 10-day incubation (estimated IC50 of 5 x 10(-9) M. Exposure to 10(-8)M paricalcitol for 72 h increased the number of cells in G0/G1 phase, and decreased the number of cells in S phase, and significantly increased the number of HL-60 cells undergoing apoptosis. The concentration required to achieve inhibition of growth of HL-60 cells is comparable to clinically achievable levels. These findings support the clinical evaluation of paricalcitol as an antileukemia agent.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0960-0760
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
89-90
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
539-43
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
19-Nor-1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D2 (paricalcitol) exerts anticancer activity against HL-60 cells in vitro at clinically achievable concentrations.
pubmed:affiliation
Section on Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't