PMID: 8946934Dec 1, 1996Paper

The combined effects of all-trans retinoic acid and TGF-beta on the initial proliferation of normal human bone marrow progenitor cells

Leukemia
F LardonD R Van Bockstaele

Abstract

We investigated the cell kinetic effects of retinoic acid (RA) and the functional interaction between RA and TGF-beta on normal human bone marrow progenitor cells (CD34+). Cell cycle progression throughout the first three consecutive cell cycles and alterations in cell kinetic responses were measured using the BrdU-Hoechst quenching technique. RA stimulates the IL-3-induced growth by additionally recruiting quiescent stem and progenitor cells out of the G0/G1-phase and by increasing the cell cycle traverse rate. In contrast, TGF-beta addition resulted in a significant decrease in the number of proliferating cells. Simultaneous addition of RA and TGF-beta resulted in a stronger inhibition compared to addition of TGF-beta alone. Preincubation experiments further showed that RA is capable of sensitizing the progenitors to the inhibitory action of TGF-beta: the inhibitory effect of TGF-beta was significantly increased when cells were pretreated with RA. These data show that, in combination with IL-3, RA additionally stimulates quiescent bone marrow progenitors in a simultaneous way, and that it increases sensitivity of the progenitors to the inhibitory action of TGF-beta. The combination of RA and TGF-beta on normal and leukemic he...Continue Reading

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