title: Influence of morphology and malignancy of three new human melanoma cell lines on the cyclooxygenase pathway.
abstract: Three newly established human melanoma cell lines (WU-BI, PN-JC, MJ-ZJ) of different morphology and different stage of malignancy were incubated with ionophore A23187 (2.5 to 40 microM) or arachidonic acid (AA, 6.25 to 100 microM). PGF2 alpha, 6-keto-PGF1 alpha, PGE2, TXB2 and 2,3-dinor-TXB2 from isolated cells and supernatants were measured by negative ion chemical ionization gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). PGE2 decreased in the fibroblastoid MJ-ZJ cells from 36.7 ng/mg cell protein about 70% (A23187) and about 20% (AA), respectively. However, in the cell supernatant PGE2 increased up to 295.4 +/- 66.5 ng/mg cell protein. Production of PGF2 alpha and PGE2 increased up to 5.7 +/- 1.2 ng/mg cell protein for polydendritic WU-BI cells and spindle shaped PN-JC cells. Up to 9.3 +/- 4.3 ng PGF2 alpha and 13.4 +/- 4.7 ng PGE2 was measured for WU-BI and PN-JC in the cell supernatants. All three melanoma cell lines completely lacked formation of 6-keto-PGF1 alpha, TXB2, and 2,3-dinor-TXB2.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Biochemistry, University Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Malle
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rotheneder
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vetterlein
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Kostner
mesh_terms: D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D000001:Calcimycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D002460:Cell Line; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000201:enzymology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D000001:Calcimycin; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases