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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-10-28
pubmed:abstractText
We have investigated the mechanism(s) by which dexamethasone inhibit DMSO-induced Friend erythroleukemia cell differentiation in vitro. In particular, we examined the effects of dexamethasone on (a) the early events of differentiation such as cell volume alterations and 'memory response' and (b) the onset of biochemical events associated with terminal erythroid cell differentiation. By analysing kinetics of commitment of Friend cells to terminal erythroid differentiation on a clonal basis, we have observed that dexamethasone inhibited the completion of the latent period (time elapsed prior to commitment) and impaired "memory" (ability to inducer-treated cells to continue differentiation after a discontinuous exposure to inducer). Treatment of Friend cells with dexamethasone did not prevent the occurrence of DMSO-induced alterations in cell volume. However, dexamethasone treatment prevented a series of biochemical events associated with terminal Friend cell differentiation. These include the decrease in the rate of both cytoplasmic and nuclear RNA synthesis as well as the induction of cytidine deaminase activity and hemoglobin synthesis. These data indicate that the dexamethasone-sensitive process(es) operate during the early stages of Friend cell differentiation and that they are responsible for the inhibition of terminal erythroid maturation. These dexamethasone-sensitive processes, however, appear to be different from those regulating cell volume alterations during the early steps of DMSO-induced Friend cell differentiation.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0006-3002
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
13
pubmed:volume
759
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
160-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
Dexamethasone-sensitive and -insensitive responses during in vitro differentiation of Friend erythroleukemia cells.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't