4-Hydroxynonenal,an end-product of lipid peroxidation,induces apoptosis in human leukemic T- and B-cell lines |
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| Authors: | John F Kalinich Ramya Ramakrishnan David E McClain Narayani Ramakrishnan |
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| Institution: | 1. Applied Cellular Radiobiology Department, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 20889-5603, USAkalinich@mx.afrri.usuhs.mil;3. Center for Scientific Review, Grant Referral Section, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA;4. Applied Cellular Radiobiology Department, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 20889-5603, USA |
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| Abstract: | 4-Hydroxynonenal (HNE) is the major aldehydic product resulting from lipid peroxidation and has been implicated as involved in several pathological conditions. In our continuing studies on the role of membranes and lipid peroxidation in the induction of apoptosis, we investigated the effect of HNE on cultured human malignant immune system cells. Two cell lines were utilized; MOLT-4, a human T-cell leukemia cell line, and Reh, a human B-cell lymphoma cell line. A 10 min treatment with 0.01 mM HNE resulted in the apoptotic death, as determined by flow cytometric and morphological analyses, of both cell lines within 24 h. MOLT-4 cells exhibited the manifestations of impending apoptotic death much sooner than did Reh cells, indicating that MOLT-4 cells were more sensitive or not as efficient at detoxifying HNE than were Reh cells. These results suggest that peroxidative damage to cellular membranes resulting in the production of HNE may be a trigger for the induction of apoptosis in immune system cells. |
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| Keywords: | Apoptosis hydroxynonenal lipid peroxidation T-cell B-cell |
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