Citrate shows specific, dose-dependent lympholytic activity in neoplastic cell lines

Leukemia & Lymphoma
S YousefiT C Cesario

Abstract

We have demonstrated cell membrane destruction activity by carboxylic acid derivatives (CADs) mainly tri-sodium citrate, in neoplastic cell lines and, to a far lesser extent, in normal human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (hPBMC). Flow cytometric (FACS) analysis was applied to Annexin-V and Propidium Iodide (PI) stained cells to evaluate the degree of the apoptosis induced by citrate in the following cell lines: CCRF-CEM (shortened to CEM), H9, and Jurkat (T-Cells), Raji and WIL2-NS (B-Cells), HL-60 (myeloblasts), K562 (myelocytes) and U937 (monocytes). We also tested normal hPBMC. Before staining with Annexin/PI, manual cell counts were performed on 24- and 48-h-old cell cultures. Cell supernatants were assayed for lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). LDH values in samples correlated with enhanced apoptosis by FACS analysis. For comparison, ascorbate and 2 other CADs including, acetate and lactate were also evaluated for the induction of apoptosis. In addition, the ability of tri-sodium citrate to induce apoptosis in the presence and the absence of several antineoplastic drugs, such as dexamethasone, arsenic trioxide, hydrocortisone, 6-mercaptopurine, and methotrexate were tested on Jurkat cells. FACS, LDH, and cell count values a...Continue Reading

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