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Query: UMLS:C0023418 (leukemia)
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Immunoblot analysis showed that the 47 kDa platelet substrate of protein kinase C (P47) was expressed at low levels in undifferentiated HL-60 leukaemia cells. Treatment of these cells with dimethyl sulphoxide, 1 alpha,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol or retinoic acid caused progressive increases in P47 content. Retinoic acid (1 microM) elicited the largest response, a 4-fold increase in P47 protein after 7 days that was accompanied by an increase in translatable P47 mRNA. The induction of P47 by retinoic acid preceded cessation of cell proliferation and development of the capacity to reduce Nitro Blue Tetrazolium, indicating that its expression is an early event in the myeloid differentiation of HL-60 cells.
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PMID:Induction of the 47 kDa platelet substrate of protein kinase C during differentiation of HL-60 cells. 360 73

Human promyelocytic leukaemia cells (HL-60) can be induced to differentiate into mature granulocytes in vitro by 1 alpha,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol [1 alpha,25(OH)2D3], the active form of cholecalciferol. The differentiation-associated properties, such as phagocytosis and C3 rosette formation, were induced by as little as 0.12 nM-1 alpha,25(OH)2D3, and, at 12 nM, about half of the cells exhibited differentiation on day 3 of incubation. Concomitantly the viable cell number was decreased to less than half of the control. Among various derivatives of cholecalciferol examined, 1 alpha,25(OH)2D3 and 1 alpha,24R-dihydroxycholecalciferol were the most potent in inducing differentiation, followed successively by 1 alpha,24S-dihydroxycholecalciferol, 1 alpha-hydroxycholecalciferol, 25-hydroxycholecalciferol and 24R,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol. A cytosol protein specifically bound to 1 alpha,25 (OH)2D3 was found in HL-60 cells. Its physical properties closely resembled those found in such target tissues as intestine and parathyroid glands. 1 alpha,25(OH)2D3 bound to the cytosol receptor was transferred quantitatively to the chromatin fraction. The specificity of various derivatives of cholecalciferol in inducing differentiation was well correlated with that of their association with the cytosol receptor. These results are compatible with the hypothesis that the active form of cholecalciferol induces differentiation of human myeloid leukaemia cells by a mechanism similar to that proposed for the classical concept of steroid hormone action.
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PMID:1 alpha,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol and a human myeloid leukaemia cell line (HL-60). 628 3

Some clones of the human histiocytic lymphoma line, U-937, were induced to differentiate into monocyte-like cells with loss of plating efficiency in agar by incubation with 0.1 to 10 nM 1 alpha,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol [1,25(OH)2D3]. At 1 nM, 40% of the cells of one sensitive clone exhibited differentiation after 2 days of incubation judging from assays for phagocytosis and capacity to reduce nitroblue tetrazolium. Induction appeared to occur by binding of the cholecalciferol to a specific cytoplasmic and/or nuclear receptor for 1,25(OH)2D3. However, the presence of this receptor was not sufficient for differentiation, since one clone which contained the receptor did not respond with differentiation upon addition of 1,25(OH)2D3. Differentiation induction did not require DNA synthesis but was blocked by agents which inhibit RNA or protein synthesis. It was also blocked by the calcium ionophore A 23187. A synergistic inducing effect was seen between 1,25(OH)2D3 and retinoic acid. In addition, the U-937 cells could be primed by a short incubation with 1,25(OH)2D3 to respond, with maturation, to the addition of agents which increase the intracellular level of cyclic adenosine 3':5'-monophosphate, such as prostaglandin E2, cholera toxin, and N6,O2'-dibutyryl adenosine 3':5'-monophosphate and which alone did not induce differentiation. Priming does not depend on the normal rate of RNA or protein synthesis, since it was not significantly inhibited by actinomycin D, cordycepin, or cycloheximide. It remains to be determined if unoccupied receptors for 1,25(OH)2D3 are present in fresh leukemia cells and if such cells can sometimes be induced to differentiate upon addition of cholecalciferol.
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PMID:Induction of differentiation of the human histiocytic lymphoma cell line U-937 by 1 alpha,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol. 631 18

We have previously demonstrated that human promyelocytic HL-60 cells express transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF-alpha) during granulocytic differentiation. The present experiments were carried out in order to determine whether cells differentiated towards monocytes/macrophages will analogously express the TGF-alpha proto-oncogene product. HL-60 cells were induced to differentiate with 1 microM 1,alpha 25-dihydroxycholecalciferol (vitamin D3), and the human monocytoid cell line, U-937, was induced with 1 microM retinoic acid (RA), 0.1 microM vitamin D3, or 0.16 microM phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA), ie experimental protocols known to induce monocyte/macrophage differentiation in these cells. In HL-60 cells, lacking constitutive TGF-alpha mRNA, vitamin D3 caused expression of the TGF-alpha gene and protein as demonstrated by Northern blot analysis and enzyme-linked immunoabsorbant assay (ELISA). In U-937 cells, showing constitutive TGF-alpha expression, RA but not vitamin D3 or PMA, caused marked increase in TGF-alpha mRNA (approximately 5-fold) and protein (approximately 3-fold) levels. In both cell lines the increase in TGF-alpha mRNA was evident within 24 h and continued throughout the observation period. Thus, it is established that differentiation of human leukemia cells towards monocytes/macrophages may be accompanied by TGF-alpha gene and protein expression in vitro. This is in conformity with the observed ability of mature activated macrophages to produce TGF-alpha.
Leukemia 1995 Apr
PMID:Production of transforming growth factor alpha by human leukemia cells (HL-60 and U-937) during monocytic differentiation. 753 65

A critical role for protein kinase C (PKC) in signal transduction events has been well established. On the other hand, emerging evidence also suggests a role for regulation of PKC levels in mediating long term cellular functions. In human leukemia cell line HL-60, the action of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 results in transcriptional up-regulation of PKC beta (within 8-12 h) (L. M. Obeid et al., J. Biol. Chem., 265: 2370-2374, 1990). In this study, the role of PKC beta in the regulation of proliferation and differentiation was studied. 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 caused an increase in PKC beta I, beta II, and, to a lesser extent, PKC alpha, as determined by Western blot analysis. This increase was accompanied by inhibition of proliferation and induction of differentiation. The addition of a 25-base pair antisense oligonucleotide directed against the 5' coding sequence of PKC beta attenuated up-regulation of PKC beta I and beta II levels in response to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3. This antisense oligonucleotide, but not sense oligonucleotide or antisense oligonucleotide to PKC alpha, caused inhibition of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3-induced differentiation by 25-45%. On the other hand, inhibition of cell proliferation by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 was minimally affected by the addition of antisense oligonucleotides. These results identify a role for PKC beta in cell differentiation and underscore the significance of transcriptional activation of PKC as a mechanism for long-term regulation of PKC. The results also distinguish signaling pathways involved in cell differentiation from those involved in antiproliferation.
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PMID:Specific role for protein kinase C beta in cell differentiation. 804 14

1. HL-60 human leukemia cells are a widely employed model system for the analysis of signal transduction processes mediated via regulatory heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide-binding proteins (G-proteins). HL-60 promyelocytes are pluripotent and can be differentiated into neutrophilic or monocytic cells. 2. HL-60 cells express formyl peptide-, complement C5a-, leukotriene B4 (LTB4)- and platelet-activating factor receptors, receptors for purine and pyrimidine nucleotides, histamine H1- and H2-receptors, beta 2-adrenoceptors and prostaglandin receptors. 3. The major G-proteins in HL-60 cells are pertussis toxin (PTX)-sensitive Gi-proteins (Gi2 > Gi3). Gs-proteins and G-proteins of the Gq-family (e.g., G16) are expressed, too. 4. G-protein-regulated effector systems in HL-60 cells are adenylyl cyclase and phospholipase C-beta 2 (PLC-beta 2) and, possibly, phospholipase D (PLD), nonselective cation (NSC) channels and NADPH oxidase. 5. The expression of signal transduction pathways in HL-60 cells strongly depends on the differentiation state of cells. 6. Formyl peptides, via Gi-proteins, mediate activation of PLC, PLD, NSC channels, NADPH oxidase and azurophilic granule release and are referred to as full secretagogues. In dibutyryl cAMP (Bt2cAMP)-differentiated HL-60 cells, C5a and LTB4 are partial and incomplete secretagogues, respectively. There are substantial differences in the Gi-protein activations induced by formyl peptides, C5a and LTB4. 7. In HL-60 promyelocytes, purine and pyrimidine nucleotides mediate activation of PLC and NSC channels largely via PTX-insensitive G-proteins and induce functional differentiation. In Bt2cAMP-differentiated HL-60 cells, they additionally activate PLD, NADPH oxidase and granule release via PTX-sensitive and -insensitive pathways. ATP and UTP are partial secretagogues. Multiple types of receptors (i.e., P2Y- and P2U-receptors and pyrimidinocyeptors) may mediate the effects of nucleotides in HL-60 cells. 8. Bt2cAMP- and 1 alpha,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol-differentiated HL-60 cells express H1-receptors coupled to Gi-proteins and PTX-insensitive G-proteins. In the former cells, histamine mediates activation of PLC and NSC channels, and in the latter, activation of NSC channels. Histamine is an incomplete secretagogue in these cells. 9. HL-60 promyelocytes express H2-receptors coupled to adenylyl cyclase, PLC, and NSC channels. There are substantial differences in the agonist/antagonist profiles of H2-receptor-mediated cAMP formation and rises in cytosolic Ca2+ concentration, indicative of the involvement of different H2-receptor subtypes. H2-receptors mediate functional differentiation of HL-60 cells. 10. Certain cationic-amphiphilic histamine receptor ligands (i.e., 2-substituted histamines, lipophilic guanidines, and a histamine trifluoromethyl-toluidide derivative) show stimulatory effects in HL-60 cells that are attributable to receptor-independent activation of Gi-proteins.
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PMID:G-protein-coupled receptors in HL-60 human leukemia cells. 874 93

1,25 Dihydroxyvitamin D3 (calcitriol) induces differentiation of HL-60 leukemia cells. We studied the in vitro effect of a physiological concentration of ascorbate as potentiator of 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D3 [(OH)2D3] activity by determining different markers of differentiation: nitroblue tetrazolium reduction, nonspecific esterase activity, and the expression of CD11b and CD14 surface antigens. Nitroblue tetrazolium reduction and nonspecific esterase activity increased up to 50% in the presence of both 1,25 (OH)2D3 plus 0.2 mM ascorbate (ASC), compared with (OH)2D3 as a unique agent. ASC also increased the expression of specific surface antigens (CD11b and CD14) during differentiation induced by 1,25 (OH)2D3, the effect being more pronounced after 48 hours of treatment with 10(-8) M 1,25 (OH)2D3. Furthermore, 1,25 (OH)2D3 alone increased intracellular cAMP level during differentiation, and the addition of ASC increased its concentration from 60 to 100% above the level reached with 1,25 (OH)2D3 as unique agent. ASC did not enhance the antiproliferative effect of calcitriol, suggesting that it only affects the ability of 1,25 (OH)2D3 to promote differentiation of HL-60 cells.
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PMID:Ascorbate increases the 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D3-induced monocytic differentiation of HL-60 cells. 878 Oct 52

Although retinoic acid (RA) has been known for many years to be a modulating agent that plays a role in generating both granulocytes and monocytes, the molecular mechanism underlying this role has not been defined in the monoblast lineage. In particular, the part played by the retinoid X receptors (RXRs), which are members of the steroid/thyroid hormone nuclear receptor family, has not been explored. In this study, therefore, the human monoblastic leukemia cell line U937 has been used as a model system to investigate the role of one of the RXRs, RXR-alpha, in monoblast differentiation. RXR-alpha mRNA was present in untreated U937 cells, and levels increased after induction of differentiation with phorbol ester. The same was found for RXR-beta mRNA. Using plasmids containing sense or antisense RXR-alpha sequences under the control of an inducible promoter, we generated stably transfected cell lines which expressed either increased or decreased levels of RXR-alpha, respectively. The sense cell lines (U alpha S and its clonal derivative alpha G2S) showed increased sensitivity to RA, while the antisense cell lines (U alpha A and its clonal derivative alpha B5A) showed decreased sensitivity to RA, as demonstrated by growth inhibition and by regulation of an RA-responsive reporter gene. Both U alpha A and alpha B5A also failed to respond to another modulating agent, 1 alpha,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol (DHCC), but only U alpha S and not alpha G2S showed an enhanced response to DHCC. The combination of RA and DHCC together inhibited growth of both sense and antisense cell lines. In addition, alpha G2S exhibited increased expression of CD11b and CD54, while alpha B5A cells showed increased expression of CD102, suggesting that RXR-alpha has a role in regulating expression of cell adhesion molecules in U937 cells. These results demonstrate that RXR-alpha has a role in mediating growth inhibition and cell adhesion during myelomonocytic differentiation, and suggest that different species of heterodimers involving RXR-alpha may control the acquisition of different features of mature monocyte/macrophage function.
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PMID:Stable transfection of U937 cells with sense or antisense RXR-alpha cDNA suggests a role for RXR-alpha in the control of monoblastic differentiation induced by retinoic acid and vitamin D. 934 89

Observations based on overexpression of the suppressor gene p53 or interference with endogenous p53 support a role for p53 in mediating not only growth inhibition and apoptosis but also differentiation. The aim of this study was to characterize the mechanisms of p53-dependent differentiation in the monoblastic leukemia cell line U-937. These cells were transfected with a mutant of the p53 gene expressing wild-type p53 at a permissive temperature. The results showed that wild-type p53 and interferon (IFN)-gamma were able to work synergistically to promote differentiation. This cooperative response was not associated with early G1 arrest of the cell cycle, indicating that p53 can mediate differentiation by mechanisms other than those used for mediating G1 arrest. The differentiation response to transfected p53 with or without INF-gamma was inhibited by cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-inducing agents (dibutyryl cyclic adenosine 3':5'-monophosphate, forskolin, and 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine) in a dose-dependent manner. In contrast, the differentiation response of p53-negative U-937 cells to 1,25-dihydroxychole-calciferol or all-trans retinoic acid was enhanced by cAMP-inducing agents at optimal concentrations and inhibited at higher concentrations. In addition, 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol-mediated differentiation could be achieved in cells arrested in G1 by concomitant incubation with cAMP-inducing agents, indicating that differentiation can occur in the absence of proliferation. In conclusion, the results of this study indicate that p53-dependent and -independent differentiation can occur independently of cell cycle regulation.
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PMID:p53-dependent and -independent differentiation of leukemic U-937 cells: relationship to cell cycle control. 976 44

Tissue factor (TF) production is under strict control in mature monocytic cells. However, constitutive expression of TF can be found in myelomonocytic cells and in haematopoietic cells arrested at an early stage of differentiation. In this paper we show that TF expression is down-regulated during the monocyte/granulocyte differentiation process, using the human monoblastic U-937 and the acute promyelocytic leukaemia NB4 cell lines as models. Expression of TF mRNA, protein and procoagulant activity (PCA) was constitutively high in untreated cells. Exposure of U-937 cells to 1alpha,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol (VitD3) and all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) resulted in down-regulation of TF expression and PCA. In NB4 cells induction by ATRA, but not VitD3, resulted in the down-regulation of TF expression and PCA. Consistent with this, induction of terminal differentiation, as confirmed by the expression of differentiation associated antigens and cell cycle arrest, was inversely correlated to TF expression in U-937 and NB4 cells. Moreover, terminally differentiated U-937 cells retained the capacity to respond to inflammatory mediators, i.e. lipopolysaccharide and interferon-gamma, by a rapid increase in TF expression. In conclusion, we show that not only ATRA but also VitD3 is a potent suppressor of monocytic TF expression and thus might have potential clinical use for the treatment of coagulopathies.
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PMID:Induction of differentiation in U-937 and NB4 cells is associated with inhibition of tissue factor production. 1048 Feb 90


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