Differentiation of human acute myelogenous leukemia cells: therapeutic possibilities

Acta Haematol. 1987:78 Suppl 1:127-35. doi: 10.1159/000205917.

Abstract

Human myeloid leukemia cells have a growth advantage over normal cells because they do not differentiate into functional end-cells but remain in the proliferative pool. Several agents have been identified as inducers of differentiation of leukemia cells; among them are the retinoids, 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and human tumor necrosis factor alpha, which will be discussed in the following chapter.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Animals
  • Calcitriol / pharmacology
  • Calcitriol / therapeutic use
  • Cell Differentiation / drug effects
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Experimental / drug therapy
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / drug therapy
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / pathology*
  • Mice
  • Middle Aged
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes / drug therapy
  • Recombinant Proteins / therapeutic use
  • Retinoids / pharmacology
  • Retinoids / therapeutic use*
  • Tretinoin / therapeutic use
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured / drug effects
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / pharmacology
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Retinoids
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • Tretinoin
  • Calcitriol