title: Role of arachidonic acid metabolism in thymocyte apoptosis after irradiation.
abstract: The present study demonstrates that DNA fragmentation, nuclear pycnosis and trypan blue staining of irradiated thymocytes is prevented by inhibition of the lipoxygenase pathway of arachidonic acid metabolism and is not affected by cyclooxygenase inhibition. Exposed to irradiation [3H]arachidonic acid-labeled thymocytes release radioactive products to the external medium. The process is blocked by the lipoxygenase inhibitor, nordihydroguaiaretic acid. Thus, it can be concluded that irradiation activates arachidonic acid metabolism and that lipoxygenase metabolites play an important role in thymocyte apoptosis.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Cell Radiobiology, Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Russian Federation.
authors.forename: Y N
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Korystov
authors.forename: O R
authors.initials: OR
authors.lastname: Dobrovinskaya
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Shaposhnikova
authors.forename: L Kh
authors.initials: LKh
authors.lastname: Eidus
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D016718:Arachidonic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D004249:DNA Damage; D005720:Gamma Rays; D008084:Lipoxygenase / Q000378:metabolism; D016859:Lipoxygenase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D009637:Masoprocol / Q000494:pharmacology; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects*
chemical_list: D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D016859:Lipoxygenase Inhibitors; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D009637:Masoprocol; D008084:Lipoxygenase; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases