title: Induction of apoptosis by dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids in human leukemic cells is not associated with DNA fragmentation.
abstract: Apoptosis is important in anticancer strategy. In this study, bivariate annexin V/PI flow cytometry showed that dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids, arachidonic acid (AA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), induced apoptosis in human leukemic HL-60 but not K-562 cells. Results from DNA-PI flow cytometry and TUNEL flow cytometry illustrated that neither AA nor EPA induced DNA fragmentation in the leukemic cells. These findings suggested that the AA- and EPA-induced apoptosis might not associate with endonucleases activation, and DNA fragmentation could not be used as a sole criterion to identify apoptotic cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, P.R. China. chimingchiu@cuhk.edu.hk
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: V E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Ooi
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D016718:Arachidonic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D053938:DNA Fragmentation / Q000187:drug effects; D004042:Dietary Fats, Unsaturated / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D018922:HL-60 Cells; D006801:Humans; D020014:K562 Cells; D007938:Leukemia / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D004042:Dietary Fats, Unsaturated; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid