RRC ID 38772
Author Nagai M, Yamada H, Nakada S, Ochi K, Nemoto T, Takahara S, Hoshina S, Horiguchi-Yamada J.
Title A macrolide antibiotic, roxithromycin, inhibits the growth of human myeloid leukemia HL60 cells by producing multinucleate cells.
Journal Mol Cell Biochem
Abstract The antiproliferative effect of roxithromycin (RXM) was studied using human myeloid leukemia HL60 cells. RXM inhibited the growth of HL60 cells in a concentration-dependent manner, and significantly inhibited growth at concentrations above 75 microM. This growth inhibition was not associated with specific cell cycle arrest and DNA synthesis was not impaired. In addition, the number of viable cells remained almost unchanged in the presence of 100 microM RXM. RXM induced growth inhibition at least partly by the formation of multinucleate cells. Both flowcytometric and morphological examination revealed that more than 40% of the RXM-treated cells were binucleate. These findings demonstrate that RXM is a potent new modulator of cell cycle progression in HL60 cells and suggest that the inhibition of cytokinesis by this drug may provide a new model for studying mitosis.
Volume 144(2)
Pages 191-5
Published 1995-3-23
DOI 10.1007/BF00944399
PMID 7623791
MeSH Bromodeoxyuridine / metabolism Cell Division / drug effects Cell Line Cell Nucleus / pathology DNA, Neoplasm / biosynthesis Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Flow Cytometry Growth Inhibitors / pharmacology* Humans Leukemia, Myeloid / pathology* Roxithromycin / pharmacology* Time Factors
IF 2.795
Times Cited 6
WOS Category CELL BIOLOGY
Resource
Human and Animal Cells HL60(RCB0041)