The effect of recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (rGM-CSF) on 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine (AZT)-mediated biochemical and cytotoxic effects on normal human myeloid progenitor cells. 1989

K Bhalla, and M Birkhofer, and S Grant, and G Graham
Department of Medicine, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York.

Administration of 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine (AZT) to patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) causes significant anemia and neutropenia. The bone marrow cytotoxicity of AZT has been attributed to deoxyribonucleotide pool perturbations that might result in impaired DNA synthesis in normal bone marrow elements. We examined the effect of human recombinant granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (rGM-CSF) on AZT-mediated biochemical perturbations and in vitro growth inhibition of normal bone marrow myeloid progenitor cells. Exposure of nonadherent, bone marrow mononuclear cells (BMMC) to 100 ng/ml of rGM-CSF for 6 h resulted in approximately twofold increments in the mean intracellular deoxycytidine triphosphate (dCTP) and thymidine triphosphate (dTTP) levels. Administration of 10 microM AZT alone to BMMC for 6 h markedly reduced dCTP and dTTP levels and generated significant levels of AZT triphosphate (AZT-TP). Coadministration of rGM-CSF (100 ng/ml) along with AZT (10 microM) partly restored dCTP and dTTP levels and significantly reduced AZT-TP levels. Furthermore, simultaneous exposure of BMMC for 4 h to 100 ng/ml of rGM-CSF reduced the mean DNA incorporation of [3H]AZT (10 microM) from 27.2 to 19.1 pmol/micrograms of DNA. Additionally, the inhibitory effects of AZT (10 microM) on granulocyte-macrophage colony-forming unit (CFU-GM) colony growth were significantly reduced in the presence of 100 ng/ml of rGM-CSF. These in vitro studies suggest that rGM-CSF partly corrects AZT-mediated biochemical perturbations as well as reduces the cytotoxicity of AZT in normal human bone marrow myeloid progenitor cells.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008264 Macrophages The relatively long-lived phagocytic cell of mammalian tissues that are derived from blood MONOCYTES. Main types are PERITONEAL MACROPHAGES; ALVEOLAR MACROPHAGES; HISTIOCYTES; KUPFFER CELLS of the liver; and OSTEOCLASTS. They may further differentiate within chronic inflammatory lesions to EPITHELIOID CELLS or may fuse to form FOREIGN BODY GIANT CELLS or LANGHANS GIANT CELLS. (from The Dictionary of Cell Biology, Lackie and Dow, 3rd ed.) Bone Marrow-Derived Macrophages,Monocyte-Derived Macrophages,Macrophage,Macrophages, Monocyte-Derived,Bone Marrow Derived Macrophages,Bone Marrow-Derived Macrophage,Macrophage, Bone Marrow-Derived,Macrophage, Monocyte-Derived,Macrophages, Bone Marrow-Derived,Macrophages, Monocyte Derived,Monocyte Derived Macrophages,Monocyte-Derived Macrophage
D009711 Nucleotides The monomeric units from which DNA or RNA polymers are constructed. They consist of a purine or pyrimidine base, a pentose sugar, and a phosphate group. (From King & Stansfield, A Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed) Nucleotide
D011994 Recombinant Proteins Proteins prepared by recombinant DNA technology. Biosynthetic Protein,Biosynthetic Proteins,DNA Recombinant Proteins,Recombinant Protein,Proteins, Biosynthetic,Proteins, Recombinant DNA,DNA Proteins, Recombinant,Protein, Biosynthetic,Protein, Recombinant,Proteins, DNA Recombinant,Proteins, Recombinant,Recombinant DNA Proteins,Recombinant Proteins, DNA
D002455 Cell Division The fission of a CELL. It includes CYTOKINESIS, when the CYTOPLASM of a cell is divided, and CELL NUCLEUS DIVISION. M Phase,Cell Division Phase,Cell Divisions,Division Phase, Cell,Division, Cell,Divisions, Cell,M Phases,Phase, Cell Division,Phase, M,Phases, M
D002470 Cell Survival The span of viability of a cell characterized by the capacity to perform certain functions such as metabolism, growth, reproduction, some form of responsiveness, and adaptability. Cell Viability,Cell Viabilities,Survival, Cell,Viabilities, Cell,Viability, Cell
D003115 Colony-Stimulating Factors Glycoproteins found in a subfraction of normal mammalian plasma and urine. They stimulate the proliferation of bone marrow cells in agar cultures and the formation of colonies of granulocytes and/or macrophages. The factors include INTERLEUKIN-3; (IL-3); GRANULOCYTE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; (G-CSF); MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; (M-CSF); and GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; (GM-CSF). MGI-1,Macrophage-Granulocyte Inducer,Colony Stimulating Factor,Colony-Stimulating Factor,MGI-1 Protein,Myeloid Cell-Growth Inducer,Protein Inducer MGI,Cell-Growth Inducer, Myeloid,Colony Stimulating Factors,Inducer, Macrophage-Granulocyte,Inducer, Myeloid Cell-Growth,MGI 1 Protein,MGI, Protein Inducer,Macrophage Granulocyte Inducer,Myeloid Cell Growth Inducer
D004261 DNA Replication The process by which a DNA molecule is duplicated. Autonomous Replication,Replication, Autonomous,Autonomous Replications,DNA Replications,Replication, DNA,Replications, Autonomous,Replications, DNA
D004347 Drug Interactions The action of a drug that may affect the activity, metabolism, or toxicity of another drug. Drug Interaction,Interaction, Drug,Interactions, Drug
D006098 Granulocytes Leukocytes with abundant granules in the cytoplasm. They are divided into three groups according to the staining properties of the granules: neutrophilic, eosinophilic, and basophilic. Mature granulocytes are the NEUTROPHILS; EOSINOPHILS; and BASOPHILS. Granulocyte
D006412 Hematopoietic Stem Cells Progenitor cells from which all blood cells derived. They are found primarily in the bone marrow and also in small numbers in the peripheral blood. Colony-Forming Units, Hematopoietic,Progenitor Cells, Hematopoietic,Stem Cells, Hematopoietic,Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells,Cell, Hematopoietic Progenitor,Cell, Hematopoietic Stem,Cells, Hematopoietic Progenitor,Cells, Hematopoietic Stem,Colony Forming Units, Hematopoietic,Colony-Forming Unit, Hematopoietic,Hematopoietic Colony-Forming Unit,Hematopoietic Colony-Forming Units,Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell,Hematopoietic Stem Cell,Progenitor Cell, Hematopoietic,Stem Cell, Hematopoietic,Unit, Hematopoietic Colony-Forming,Units, Hematopoietic Colony-Forming

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