Growth inhibitory and differentiating effects of sodium butyrate on human neuroblastoma cells in culture

Anticancer Res. 1992 May-Jun;12(3):917-20.

Abstract

The effect of sodium butyrate (NaB) on cell growth and expression of morphological and biochemical properties was examined in the human neuroblastoma cell lines AF8 and SJ-N-KP. The obtained data show that NaB induced a marked growth inhibition and morphological differentiation, while it was ineffective in inducing biochemical differentiation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acetylcholinesterase / metabolism
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Butyrates / pharmacology*
  • Butyric Acid
  • Cell Differentiation / drug effects*
  • Cell Division / drug effects*
  • Cell Line
  • Chromogranin A
  • Chromogranins / analysis
  • HLA Antigens / analysis
  • HLA-DR Antigens / analysis
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Neuroblastoma
  • Neurofilament Proteins / analysis
  • Phosphopyruvate Hydratase / analysis
  • Synaptophysin / analysis
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Butyrates
  • Chromogranin A
  • Chromogranins
  • HLA Antigens
  • HLA-DR Antigens
  • Neurofilament Proteins
  • Synaptophysin
  • Butyric Acid
  • Acetylcholinesterase
  • Phosphopyruvate Hydratase