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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-2-8
pubmed:abstractText
We examined the effect of vesnarinone, an oral cardiotonic, on the growth and differentiation of human myeloid leukemia cells. Vesnarinone alone markedly induced erythroid differentiation of HEL cells. All-trans-retinoic acid also induced erythroid differentiation of the cells, and the differentiation was greatly enhanced by combined treatment with vesnarinone and retinoic acid. HEL cells are highly resistant to some anticancer drugs, including vincristine, but treatment with vesnarinone greatly increased the sensitivity of HEL cells to vincristine. Enhancement of vincristine sensitivity by vesnarinone was not as significant for other leukemia cells. Expression of P-glycoprotein in HEL cells was effectively inhibited by vesnarinone, suggesting that the restoration of vincristine sensitivity is associated with decrease of P-glycoprotein expression in HEL cells. The plasma level of vesnarinone required to induce differentiation of leukemia cells is 30 micrograms/mL, which could be achieved with oral administration. These results suggest that vesnarinone should be useful in differentiation therapy for some types of myelogenous leukemia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0301-472X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
37-42
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Induction of differentiation and enhancement of vincristine sensitivity of human erythroleukemia HEL cells by vesnarinone, a positive inotropic agent.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemotherapy, Saitama Cancer Center Research Institute, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't