TY - JOUR AU - Li Yun-Yuan AU - Liang Nian-Ci AU - Jiang Li AU - Wu Tie AU - Lin Xiao-Yue PY - 2016 TI - Dimethylamiloride-induced differentiation of HL-60 cells JF - Acta Pharmacologica Sinica; Vol 21, No 5 (May 2000): Acta Pharmacologica Sinica Y2 - 2016 KW - N2 - "AIM: To study the effect of 5-(N,N-dimethyl) amiloride (DMA) on the proliferation and differentiation of HL-60 cells in vitro. METHODS: MTT assay to test cytotoxicity; cell staining and NBT reduction to test cell differentiation. RESULTS: DMA inhibited HL-60 cells growth in a concentration-dependent manner, and IC50 value for 96 h was 31.7 (95% confidence limits: 6.3-57.1) mumol.L-1. DMA also induced granulocytic differentiation in HL-60 cells. The percentage of differentiating cells increased from 6.5% to 70% after DMA 100 mumol.L-1 treatment for 3 d. The differentiating effect of DMA was distinguishable from amiloride, 5-(N-ethyl-N-isopropyl)amiloride (EIPA), and (5-(N-ethyl-N-isopropyl)amiloride (MIA). None among the amiloride, EIPA, and MIA were capable of triggering the differentiation of HL-60 cells. CONCLUSION: DMA inhibited the proliferation of HL-60 cells and induced differentiation of HL-60 cells." UR - http://www.chinaphar.com/article/view/8023