1992
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-8206.1992.tb00086.x
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The in vitro effect of amodiaquine on bone marrow granulocyte‐macrophage progenitor cells from normal subjects

Abstract: Amodiaquine is used for antimalarial prophylaxis and treatment and has been associated with neutropenia and agranulocytosis in man. The effect of the drug on the in vitro growth of bone marrow human myeloid progenitor cells (GM-CFU) was tested using the soft agar culture technique: 42 haematologically normal subjects were studied and it was found that amodiaquine, at concentrations tested in vitro (0.005, 0.05 and 0.5 micrograms.ml-1), had no quantitative effect on the colony and cluster growth. Our results ar… Show more

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“…6,40,41 Mechanisms of AQ toxicity are not known, but both AQ and DEAQ led to inhibitory effects on bone marrow progenitor cells and neutrophil function in vitro. [42][43][44][45][46] Additionally, several lines of evidence suggest that AQ toxicity is mediated through the production of an immunologically reactive quinoneimine, 47,48 a finding supported by the demonstration of anti-AQ antibodies in individuals with AQ-associated toxicity. [49][50][51] Importantly, DEAQ is less readily activated to immunologically reactive compounds compared with AQ.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…6,40,41 Mechanisms of AQ toxicity are not known, but both AQ and DEAQ led to inhibitory effects on bone marrow progenitor cells and neutrophil function in vitro. [42][43][44][45][46] Additionally, several lines of evidence suggest that AQ toxicity is mediated through the production of an immunologically reactive quinoneimine, 47,48 a finding supported by the demonstration of anti-AQ antibodies in individuals with AQ-associated toxicity. [49][50][51] Importantly, DEAQ is less readily activated to immunologically reactive compounds compared with AQ.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Hypersensitivity of progenitors from susceptible individuals to the toxicant or a toxic metabolite can be demonstrated with progenitor assays (161,(165)(166)(167)(168)(169)(170)(171). CFU-GM levels in patients with drug-induced agranulocytosis are depressed relative to controls (91,159-164), and inhibition of myeloid and erythroid progenitors is a likely mechanism for beta-lactam-induced agranulocytosis (158) and contributes to phenylhydrazine-induced anemia (10).…”
Section: Toxicity To the Progenitor Compartmentmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…CFU-GM levels in patients with drug-induced agranulocytosis are depressed relative to controls (91,159-164), and inhibition of myeloid and erythroid progenitors is a likely mechanism for beta-lactam-induced agranulocytosis (158) and contributes to phenylhydrazine-induced anemia (10). Unfortunately, in many cases when the immune system contributes to hematotoxicity, in vitro studies using marrow from normal donors are not informative and in fact are usually inconclusive (167,170,177). Hypersensitivity of progenitors from susceptible individuals to the toxicant or a toxic metabolite can be demonstrated with progenitor assays (161,(165)(166)(167)(168)(169)(170)(171).…”
Section: Toxicity To the Progenitor Compartmentmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In these cases the in vitro progenitor assays correctly identified the mechanism of myelosuppression. Hypersensitivity of progenitors from susceptible individuals to the toxicant or a toxic metabolite can be demonstrated with progenitor assays (161,(165)(166)(167)(168)(169)(170)(171) (168). Otherwise, the effects of inhibitory cytokines released by mature T cells and monocytes in response to toxicant may be measured instead, which would be a toxicity to the mature blood cell compartment rather than the progenitor compartment.…”
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“…Otherwise, the effects of inhibitory cytokines released by mature T cells and monocytes in response to toxicant may be measured instead, which would be a toxicity to the mature blood cell compartment rather than the progenitor compartment. Unfortunately, in many cases when the immune system contributes to hematotoxicity, in vitro studies using marrow from normal donors are not informative and in fact are usually inconclusive (167,170,177).…”
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