title: Disturbance of cellular iron uptake and utilisation by aluminium.
abstract: Aluminium (Al) affects erythropoiesis but the real mechanism of action is still unknown. Transferrin receptors (TfR) in K562 cells are able to bind Tf, when carrying either iron (Fe) or Al, with similar affinity. Then, the aim of this work was to determine whether Al could interfere with the cellular Fe uptake and utilisation. K562 cells were induced to erythroid differentiation by either haemin (H) or sodium butyrate (B) and cultured with and without Al. The effect of Al on cellular Fe uptake, Fe incorporation to haem and cell differentiation was studied. H- and B-stimulated cells grown in the presence of 10 microM Al showed a reduction in the number of haemoglobinised cells (by 18% and 56%, respectively) and high amounts of Al content. Al(2)Tf inhibited both the (59)Fe cellular uptake and its utilisation for haem synthesis. The removal of Al during the (59)Fe pulse, after a previous incubation with the metal, allowed the cells to acquire Fe quantities in the normal range or even exceeding the amounts incorporated by the respective control cells. However, the Fe incorporated to haem could not reach control values in B-stimulated cells despite enough Fe acquisition was observed after removing Al. Present results suggest that Al might exert either reversible or irreversible effects on the haemoglobin synthesis depending on cellular conditions.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Análisis Biológicos, Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón II, Piso 4, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Garbossa
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Di Risio
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vittori
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nesse
mesh_terms: D000535:Aluminum / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001059:Apoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D001463:Barbiturates / Q000494:pharmacology; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D006418:Heme / Q000378:metabolism; D006427:Hemin / Q000494:pharmacology; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism*; D020014:K562 Cells; D004915:Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute / Q000378:metabolism*; D011868:Radioisotopes; D014168:Transferrin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001059:Apoproteins; D001463:Barbiturates; D006454:Hemoglobins; D011868:Radioisotopes; D014168:Transferrin; C028284:apotransferrin; D006418:Heme; D006427:Hemin; D000535:Aluminum; D007501:Iron; C032232:barbituric acid