background: leukemia is a malignant proliferative disorder of the hematopoietic cells. the important role of angiogenesis in leukemia has been reported by several studies. matrix metalloproteinases (mmps) are a large group of endopeptidases which degredate the extracellular matrix and play an important role in angiogenesis. objective: the present study was conducted to evaluate the patterns of ...

The effects of natural and recombinant human gamma-interferon (IFN-gamma) on mouse monoclonal antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) mediated by U937 human monocytic-like cells were examined. The efficiency of mouse monoclonal antibody of different isotypes in inducing ADCC was also compared. The number of receptors for the Fc portion of immunoglobulin G (IgG) (FcR) for mouse IgG2a and...

The aimed of this study was to evaluate curcumin as anticancer agent. The apoptogenic and Cytotoxic activity of curcumin were investigated against two human leukemic cell lines-U937 and Molt4. Cytotoxic activity was performed by using [3-[4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2yl] 2, 5 diphenyltetrazolium bromide] MTT assay. Also 4, 6-diamidino-2-phenylindole di-hydrochloride [DAPI] staining was used as a DNA-b...

Chlorogenic acid exists widely in edible and medicinal plants and acts as an antioxidant. It is known to exert antitumor activity via induction of apoptosis in many human cancer cells. However, its signaling pathway in human leukemia cells still remains unclear. Therefore, we investigated the roles of reactive oxygen species (ROS), mitochondria and caspases during chlorogenic acid-induced apopt...

Factor XIII A subunit was detected in U937 cells and human alveolar macrophages by immunohistology and Western blotting. U937 cells synthesize factor XIII A subunit de novo under serum-free, platelet-free conditions, as indicated by 35S-methionine labeling and immunoprecipitation. Thrombin-dependent activity was demonstrated to account for 98% of the total transglutaminase activity in U937 cell...

The present study was undertaken to further characterize the interaction of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptors with different targets, and to assess their ability to influence TNF effects on U937 and human endothelial cell (HEC) functions. Actions of recombinant TNF-alpha on U937 and HEC were effectively inhibited by Htr-5 and Utr-1, and to a greater exte...

OBJECTIVE To explore the effect of dexamethasone (DEX) on monocyte adhesion function and its underlying mechanism. METHODS The effects of DEX and fasudil on adhesion of cultured U937 monocytes to human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) following stimulation with phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) were studied; Changes in the Rho-associated coiled-coil protein kinase 1 (ROCK1) protein cont...

Purpose: To investigate the anti-cancer effect of methyl alcohol extract of Enteromorpha linza (Linnaeus) J. Agardh (MEEL) in U937 human leukemia cells. Methods: Cytotoxicity was evaluated by 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. Apoptosis was detected using 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) staining, agarose gel electrophoresis, and flow cytometry. Pr...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the effect of dexamethasone on triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (TREM-1). METHODS Wild-type and tumor necrosis factor (TNF (-/-)) mice were pre-treated with saline, dexamethasone, or hydrocortisone and exposed to a lethal infection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Mortality and TREM-1 on neutrophil membranes was measured after sacrifice. U937 human monocyti...