THE EFFECTS OF RETINOIC ACID ON EXPRESSION OF C-MYC, C-FOS IN LEUKEMIC PROMYELOCYTES

The expression of c-myc, c-fos of leukemic promyelocytes (HL-60 and acute promyelocytic leukemia cells) from 18 acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) patients treated with all-trans retinoic acid (RA) in vitro was studied. There was no expression of c-fos in HL-60 cells and APL cells from 17 patients. But in one case, a slight expression of c-fos in leukemic cells was observed, and the alteration of expression level was found during the treatment of the cells with RA in vitro. The expression of c-myc in HL-60 cells induced by RA was altered, decrease in the early, increase in the middle, and decline in the later stage were found. The c-myc expression in leukemic cells of eighteen APL patients was variable. There was c-myc expression in eleven APL cells, but no expression in the others. The APL cells with c-myc expression were treated with RA in vitro to observe the kinetic changes of c-myc RNA level. The results showed that the expression of c-myc was gradually decreased except in few cases. Using in situ hybridization technique for detecting the alteration of c-myc expression in leukemic cells of two APL patients. the high level of c-myc before RA treatment and low level of c-myc expression after obtaining complete remission induced by RA were found. The possibility of different proto-oncogenes implicated differentiation was discussed.

THE EFFECTS OF RETINOIC ACID ON EXPRESSION OF C-MYC, C-FOS IN LEUKEMIC PROMYELOCYTES

The expression of c-myc, c-fos of leukemic promyelocytes (HL-60 and acute promyelocytic leukemia cells) from 18 acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) patients treated with all-trans retinoic acid (RA) in vitro was studied. There was no expression of c-fos in HL-60 cells and APL cells from 17 patients. But in one case, a slight expression of c-fos in leukemic cells was observed, and the alteration of expression level was found during the treatment of the cells with RA in vitro. The expression of c-myc in HL-60 cells induced by RA was altered, decrease in the early, increase in the middle, and decline in the later stage were found. The c-myc expression in leukemic cells of eighteen APL patients was variable. There was c-myc expression in eleven APL cells, but no expression in the others. The APL cells with c-myc expression were treated with RA in vitro to observe the kinetic changes of c-myc RNA level. The results showed that the expression of c-myc was gradually decreased except in few cases. Using in situ hybridization technique for detecting the alteration of c-myc expression in leukemic cells of two APL patients. the high level of c-myc before RA treatment and low level of c-myc expression after obtaining complete remission induced by RA were found. The possibility of different proto-oncogenes implicated differentiation was discussed.