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Cross-resistance to five glucocorticoids in childhood acute lymphoblastic and non-lymphoblastic leukemia samples tested by the MTT assay: Preliminary report.

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Styczyński J., Wysocki M., Dębski R., Balwierz W., Rokicka-Milewska R., Matysiak M., Balcerska A., Kowalczyk J., Wachowiak J., Sońta-Jakimczyk D., Chybicka A.

2002

vol. 49

issue 1

93-98

In vitro antileukemic activity of five glucocorticoids and their cross-resistance pattern in childhood acute lymphoblastic and non-lymphoblastic leukemia were determined by means of the MTT assay in 25 leukemia cell samples of childhood acute leukemias. The equivalent antileukemic concentrations of the drugs tested were: 34 μM hydrocortisone (HC), 8 μM prednisolone (PRE), 1.5 μM methylprednisolone (MPR), 0.44 μM dexamethasone (DX) and 0.22 μM betamethasone (BET). In comparison with initial ALL cell samples, the relapsed ALL group was more resistant to PRE (38-fold, p = 0.044), DX (> 34-fold, p = 0.04), MPR (38-fold), BET (45-fold) and HC (33-fold). The AML cell samples were even more resistant to: PRE (>85-fold, p=0.001), DX (> 34-fold, p = 0.004), MPR (> 69-fold, p = 0.036), BET (> 69-fold, p = 0.038) and HC (54-fold, p = 0.059) when compared with ALL on initial diagnosis. A significant cross-resistance among all the glucocorticoids used was found. Only in some individual cases the cross-resistance was less pronounced.

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1 Acta Biochimica Polonica

1 2002

1 Balcerska A.

1 Balwierz W.

1 Chybicka A.

1 Dębski R.

1 Kowalczyk J.

1 Matysiak M.

1 Rokicka-Milewska R.

1 Sońta-Jakimczyk D.

1 Styczyński J.

1 Wachowiak J.

1 Wysocki M.

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Cross-resistance to five glucocorticoids in childhood acute lymphoblastic and non-lymphoblastic leukemia samples tested by the MTT assay: Preliminary report.