DIFFERENTIAL-EFFECTS OF TUMOR-NECROSIS-FACTOR ON THE GROWTH AND DIFFERENTIATION OF NEUROBLASTOMA AND GLIOMA-CELLS

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MUNOZFERNANDEZ, MA [1 ]
ARMASPORTELA, R [1 ]
DIAZNIDO, J [1 ]
ALONSO, JL [1 ]
FRESNO, M [1 ]
AVILA, J [1 ]
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[1] UNIV AUTONOMA MADRID,CSIC,CTR BIOL MOLEC,E-28049 MADRID,SPAIN
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10.1016/0014-4827(91)90147-M
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R73 [肿瘤学];
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We have studied the effect of tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) on transformed neural and glial-derived cell lines. TNF-α at physiological doses was able to arrest the growth and inhibit DNA synthesis of N103 neuroblastoma cells. This phenomenon was accompanied by a morphological cell differentiation characterized by the outgrowth of neurites. By contrast, TNF-α induced an increase in the growth rate of C6 glioma cells and upon cytokine addition a higher number of C6 cells were found in the S + G2 phase of the cell cycle. C6 cells did not show morphological changes under this treatment. Analogous results were obtained with IFN-γ. These neurotrophic and mitogenic effects of TNF-α suggest a putative role of this cytokine in the regeneration of brain tissue upon brain injury. © 1991.
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