Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor potentiates differentiation induction by all-trans retinoic acid and arsenic trioxide and enhances arsenic uptake in the acute promyelocytic leukemia cell line HT93A

  • Authors:
    • Noriyoshi Iriyama
    • Bo Yuan
    • Yoshihiro Hatta
    • Akira Horikoshi
    • Yuta Yoshino
    • Hiroo Toyoda
    • Shin Aizawa
    • Jin Takeuchi
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  • Published online on: August 31, 2012     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2012.2006
  • Pages: 1875-1882
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Abstract

The effects of arsenic trioxide (ATO), all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), alone or in combination, were investigated by focusing on differentiation, growth inhibition and arsenic uptake in the acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) cell line HT93A. ATO induced differentiation at low concentrations (0.125 µM) and apoptosis at high concentrations (1-2 µM). Furthermore, ATRA induced greater differentiation than ATO. No synergistic effect of ATRA and ATO was found on differentiation. G-CSF promoted differentiation-inducing activities of both ATO and ATRA. The combination of ATRA and G-CSF showed maximum differentiation and ATO addition was not beneficial. Addition of 1 µM ATRA and/or 50 ng/ml G-CSF to ATO did not affect apoptosis compared to ATO treatment alone. ATRA induced expression of aquaporin-9 (AQP9), a transmembrane transporter recognized as a major pathway of arsenic uptake, in a time- and dose-dependent manner. However, treatment with 1 µM ATRA decreased arsenic uptake by 43.7% compared to control subject. Although G-CSF addition did not enhance AQP9 expression in the cells, the reduced arsenic uptake was recovered to the same level as that in controls. ATRA decreased cell viability and addition of 50 ng/ml G-CSF to ATRA significantly increased the number of viable cells compared with that in ATRA alone treated cells. G-CSF not only promotes differentiation-inducing activities of both ATRA and ATO, but also makes APL cells vulnerable to increased arsenic uptake. These observations provide new insights into combination therapy using these three agents for the treatment of APL.
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Iriyama N, Yuan B, Hatta Y, Horikoshi A, Yoshino Y, Toyoda H, Aizawa S and Takeuchi J: Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor potentiates differentiation induction by all-trans retinoic acid and arsenic trioxide and enhances arsenic uptake in the acute promyelocytic leukemia cell line HT93A. Oncol Rep 28: 1875-1882, 2012
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Iriyama, N., Yuan, B., Hatta, Y., Horikoshi, A., Yoshino, Y., Toyoda, H. ... Takeuchi, J. (2012). Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor potentiates differentiation induction by all-trans retinoic acid and arsenic trioxide and enhances arsenic uptake in the acute promyelocytic leukemia cell line HT93A. Oncology Reports, 28, 1875-1882. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2012.2006
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Iriyama, N., Yuan, B., Hatta, Y., Horikoshi, A., Yoshino, Y., Toyoda, H., Aizawa, S., Takeuchi, J."Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor potentiates differentiation induction by all-trans retinoic acid and arsenic trioxide and enhances arsenic uptake in the acute promyelocytic leukemia cell line HT93A". Oncology Reports 28.5 (2012): 1875-1882.
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Iriyama, N., Yuan, B., Hatta, Y., Horikoshi, A., Yoshino, Y., Toyoda, H., Aizawa, S., Takeuchi, J."Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor potentiates differentiation induction by all-trans retinoic acid and arsenic trioxide and enhances arsenic uptake in the acute promyelocytic leukemia cell line HT93A". Oncology Reports 28, no. 5 (2012): 1875-1882. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2012.2006