title: Analysis of 1H NMR-detectable mobile lipid domains for assessment of apoptosis induced by inhibitors of DNA synthesis and replication.
abstract: Cell membrane rearrangements coincident with apoptosis may contribute to the increase in the ratio of methylene (CH(2) at 1.3 ppm) to methyl (CH(3) at 0.9 ppm) resonance signal intensity as observed by proton nuclear magnetic resonance ((1)H NMR). We studied CH(2) and CH(3) resonances in cultured cell lines treated with etoposide and fludarabine or bioflavonoid quercetin. Etoposide treatment (10 microM, 18 h) resulted in 3.3 fold increase of the CH(2)/CH(3) signal intensity ratio and 6.4 fold decrease in choline signal of MT4 cells. Incubation of Namalwa cells with fludarabine (3 microM, 72 h) increased the CH(2)/CH(3) signal intensity ratio by 2.4 fold and choline resonance intensity was unchanged. Quercetin treatment (30 microM, 1.5 month) increased CH(2)/CH(3) ratio by 2.1 fold. Necrotic cell death upon ethanol (20%) or DMSO (30%) treatment did not change the CH(2)/CH(3) signal intensity ratio. (1)H NMR-based study of mobile lipid domains is sensitive for detection of early engagement into apoptosis.
authors.affiliation: R.E. Kavetsky Institute of Experimental Pathology, Oncology and Radiobiology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 45, Vasilkivska Street, Kyiv 03022, Ukraine. ecolab@onconet.kiev.ua
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Mikhailenko
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Philchenkov
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Zavelevich
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000187:drug effects*; D004261:DNA Replication / Q000187:drug effects; D005047:Etoposide / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D006859:Hydrogen; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000502:physiology*; D011794:Quercetin / Q000494:pharmacology; D014740:Vidarabine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D008563:Membrane Lipids; D005047:Etoposide; D006859:Hydrogen; D011794:Quercetin; D014740:Vidarabine; C024352:fludarabine