title: Fatty acid changes during the induction of differentiation of human promyelocytic leukemia (HL-60) cells by phorbolmyristate acetate.
abstract: We studied fatty acid changes that are likely to occur during phorbolmyristate acetate (PMA)-induced differentiation of HL-60 cells. It was observed that PMA-induced differentiation is associated with increased uptake, but not synthesis, of fatty acids. Fatty acid analysis revealed that arachidonic acid (AA), 20:5 n-3 and 22:6 n-3 levels are reduced with a concomitant increase in 22:5 n-6 in the phospholipid fraction. In the FFA fraction there are increases in free AA, free 20:5 n-3, 22:5 n-3 and 22:6 n-3, and a fall in free 22:5 n-6 in PMA-treated cells. PMA-induced differentiation and nitroblue tetrazolium reduction by PMA-treated cells was only partially inhibited (about 20-30%) by indomethacin and nordihydroguiaretic acid (cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase inhibitors respectively), but not by superoxide dismutase, catalase or mannitol. These results indicate that PMA-induced differentiation of HL-60 cells is accompanied by specific changes in the fatty acid composition of the cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: U N
authors.initials: UN
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Begin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ells
mesh_terms: D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005609:Free Radicals; D006801:Humans; D015473:Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / Q000473:pathology*; D016859:Lipoxygenase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000378:metabolism; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000378:metabolism; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D005227:Fatty Acids; D005609:Free Radicals; D016859:Lipoxygenase Inhibitors; D008563:Membrane Lipids; D010743:Phospholipids; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate