As the sun tracks daily through the sky from east to west, different parts of the canopy are exposed to high light (HL). The extent of and mechanisms by which a systemic acquired acclimation (SAA) response might preacclimate shaded leaves that will be subsequently exposed to full sunlight is largely undefined. We investigated the role of an Arabidopsis thaliana zinc finger transcription factor,...

Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinase inhibitor STI-571 induces differentiation and apoptosis of HL-60/Bcr-Abl (with ectopic expression of p190 Bcr-Abl) and K562 (with endogenous expression of p210 Bcr-Abl) cells (Blood, 96: 2246-2253, 2000). Cotreatment with STI-571 partially overcomes the resistance to antileukemic drug-induced apoptosis of HL-60/Bcr-Abl and K562 cells. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha-re...

There have been several emphasized pathways toward a reduction in carbon footprint the built environment such as recycling, technologies with lower energy consumption, and alternative materials. Among materials, bio-based materials nature inspired solutions well-received. This study examines merits of using rice husk ash replacement for lime; lime has high mainly associated decomposition calciu...

One of the most readily quantitated indices of myeloid maturation in HL-60 cells is their ability to respond to the tumor promoter, 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate with increased respiratory burst activity. HL-60 cells exposed to the antileukemic drug, 5-azacytidine (3 to 5 microM) for 24 hr and subsequently cultured in its absence for 2 to 3 days develop an enhanced ability to respond to ...

Human monocytes transport and accumulate ciprofloxacin and other fluoroquinolones. Although little is known about the mechanisms of transport, we expected monocytes to be similar to other cells of myeloid lineage. In the present study, monocyte fluoroquinolone transport was characterized and compared to the corresponding transport pathways of human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) and HL-60 ...

We investigated the possibility of the proapoptotic lipid ceramide as an indicator of chemoresistance in leukemia. Doxorubicin (DOX) increased the ceramide level and apoptosis in drug-sensitive HL-60 cells but not in drug-resistant HL-60/ADR cells, under the condition that the uptake of DOX was not different between the two cell lines. In addition, exogenous N-acetylsphingosine (C2-ceramide) en...

In Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) we recently reported that deregulated homeobox gene MSX1 mediates repression of the B-cell specific transcription factor ZHX2. In this study we investigated regulation of MSX1 in this B-cell malignancy. Accordingly, we analyzed expression and function of OTX homeobox genes which activate MSX1 transcription during embryonal development in the neural plate border region. ...

Beta carotene (BC) is a nutritional compound widespread in foods which can influence vital cellular functions--differentiation, proliferation and apoptosis of normal and cancer cells. However its role in the carcinogenesis remains controversial. We performed a microarray expression analysis in three human acute leukemia cell lines (HL-60, U937 and TF-1) exposed to 10mM BC and found that BC stim...

The relationship between calcium ions and the differentiation of human promyelocytic leukemia HL-60 cells was investigated. Proliferation of HL-60 cells incubated in calcium-free medium was inhibited without cell differentiation. On the other hand, incubation with 100 /¿Mverapamil markedly inhibited cell proliferation and caused slight cell differentiation into monocytes. Both calcium-free med...

In Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) we recently identified deregulated expression of homeobox genes MSX1 and OTX2 which are physiologically involved in development of the embryonal neural plate border region. Here, we examined in HL homeobox gene SIX1 an additional regulator of this embryonal region mediating differentiation of placodal precursors. SIX1 was aberrantly activated in 12 % of HL patient sampl...