PMID: 11336790May 5, 2001Paper

Biphasic cytotoxic mechanism of extracellular ATP on U-937 human histiocytic leukemia cells: involvement of adenosine generation

Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta
C SchneiderAlexandra Ogilvie

Abstract

Since extracellular ATP can exhibit cytotoxic activity in vivo and in vitro, its application has been proposed as an alternative anticancer therapy. In this study we investigated the mechanisms of ATP-induced cytotoxicity in a human leukemic cell line (U-937). ATP added as a single dose exceeding 50 microM was cytostatic or even cytotoxic for U-937 cells. Interestingly, growth inhibition by ATP (50-3500 microM) showed a biphasic dose response. Up to 800 microM, ATP was cytotoxic in a dose-dependent manner (EC(50) 90 microM). In a range between 800 and 2500 microM, cell count was markedly higher despite the higher ATP concentrations. The cytotoxic effect of ATP could be antagonized by addition of uridine as a pyrimidine source and, alternatively, by addition of the nucleoside transmembrane inhibitor dipyridamole. The apoptosis-inducing adenosine A(3) receptor was not involved in measurable quantities, since (1) adenosine did not lead to an elevation of intracellular calcium levels, and (2) an unselective A(1-3) antagonist (ULS-II-80) could not abrogate the cytotoxic effect. Experiments monitoring extracellular nucleotide metabolism confirmed the assumption that the long-term production and continuous uptake of adenosine, which i...Continue Reading

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