Your browser doesn't support javascript.
loading
Show: 20 | 50 | 100
Results 1 - 2 de 2
Filter
Add more filters










Publication year range
1.
Nucleosides Nucleotides Nucleic Acids ; 39(10-12): 1369-1378, 2020.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32727257

ABSTRACT

HL60 myeloid leukemia cells are extensively used as a differentiation model. We investigated a variant of HL60 which is resistant to differentiation induction (HL60-R) by standard differentiation inducers such as retinoic acid and dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO). To find an explanation for this resistance, we examined nucleotide (NTP) and deoxynucleotide (dNTP) pools in HL60-R and its parent cell line, sensitive to differentiation, HL60-S. We also explored whether these differences led to a difference in sensitivity to various antimetabolites. Drug sensitivity was measured with the tetrazolium (MTT) assay, while nucleotides were measured with anion-exchange HPLC. HL60-R cells were between 2- and 5-fold resistant to the antimetabolites 5-fluorouracil, Brequinar, hydroxyurea and N-(phosphonacetyl)-L-aspartate (PALA), but more sensitive to aza-2'-deoxycytidine (DAC), cytarabine and thymidine (5- to 10-fold). The NTP pools in both HL60 variants showed a normal pattern with ATP being the highest (2530-2876 pmol/106 cells) and CTP being lowest. However, UTP pools were 2-fold higher in the HL60-S cells (p < .01), while CTP and GTP pools were 30% higher (p < .01) compared to HL60-R cells. For the dNTP pools, larger differences were observed, with dATP (50 pmol/106 cells) being highest in HL60-R cells, but dATP was 4-fold lower in HL60-S cells. In HL-60-R, the triple combination retinoic acid, DMSO and DAC increased all NTPs almost 2-fold in contrast to HL60-S. Uridine increased UTP (1.4-fold), CTP (2-fold) and dCTP (1.4.-fold) pools in both cell lines, but thymidine increased only dTTP pools (4- to 7-fold), with a depletion of dCTP. PALA decreased UTP and CTP in both cell lines, but increased ATP (only in HL60-R). Hydroxyurea decreased dNTP especially in HL60-S cells. In conclusion, the pronounced differences in NTP and dNTP pools between HL60-S and HL60-R possibly play a role in the induction of differentiation and drug sensitivity.


Subject(s)
Cell Differentiation/drug effects , Deoxyribonucleotides/pharmacology , Pyrimidines/metabolism , Ribonucleotides/pharmacology , HL-60 Cells , Humans
2.
Acta cir. bras ; 15(3): 168-173, set. 2000. ilus, graf
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-265757

ABSTRACT

A angiogênese é um processo de múltiplos degraus que conduz a formação de novos vasos sangüíneos a partir de capilares preexistentes e que participa em diversos processos fisiológicos e patológicos incluindo o crescimento tumoral e de metástases. Vários métodos têm sido desenvolvidos para estudar a angiogênese. A técnica de indução de vascularização na córnea do coelho foi uma das primeiras a serem desenvolvidas pelo grupo de Gimbrone e colaboradores. O principal objetivo deste trabalho foi descrever a técnica de indução de angiogênese na córnea do coelho, através do implante cirúrgico de "pellets" de polimetilmetacrilato (PMMA) contendo fator básico de crescimento fibroblástico (FCFb). Um "pellet" contendo 0.1 mig de FCFb foi implantado em uma das córneas e outro, sem FCFb, na córnea contralateral, como controle. A atividade angiogênica foi expressa por um índice, resultado da contagem do número de vasos e da medição de seu comprimento em milímetros. Os resultados mostraram que o FCFb induz crescimento vascular significativo a partir do sexto dia após o implante do "pellet" com atividade máxima no 15º dia. O PMMA sem FCFb não estimulou significativamente a vascularização. Esta técnica fornece uma nova opção de modelo para o estudo da biologia da angiogênese e para avaliação de drogas antiangiogênicas, usando "pellets" de polimetilmetacrilato (PMMA).


Subject(s)
Animals , Rabbits , Male , Female , Cornea/blood supply , Neovascularization, Physiologic , Polymethyl Methacrylate/pharmacology , Drug Implants , Fibroblast Growth Factors/pharmacology
SELECTION OF CITATIONS
SEARCH DETAIL
...