PMID: 6407151Feb 1, 1983Paper

In vitro cytotoxicity of polychlorinated biphenyls (Aroclors 1016, 1242, 1254 and 1260) and their effect on phospholipid and neutral lipid composition of Chinese hamster ovary (CHO-K1) cells

Toxicology
C G RogersF Iverson

Abstract

Cytotoxicity of 4 Aroclors (1016, 1242, 1254 and 1260) was compared in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO-K1) cells in Ham's F-12 medium. When parameters of toxicity were cell numbers or tissue protein, 50% lethality occurred at Aroclor concentrations between 30 and 45 ppm. An in vitro clonal assay with CHO-K1 cells was a sensitive indicator of cytotoxicity of the polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). From EC50 values (concentration that allowed 50% survival of formed colonies), cytotoxicity was lower with Aroclor 1016 (32 ppm) and higher with Aroclors 1254 (27 ppm) and 1260 (28 ppm). In cells exposed 24 h to a marginally cytotoxic dose (20 ppm) of each Aroclor, phospholipid (PL) thin-layer chromatography (TLC) showed an increase in phosphatidylcholine (PC) and a decrease in phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) and diphosphatidylglycerol (DPG). Neutral lipid (NL) TLC of cells given Aroclors 1242, 1254 or 1260 showed a 3-4-fold increase in triglyceride (TG) and a similar reduction in cholesteryl esters (CE); in contrast to Aroclor 1016 which produced no change in TG and a smaller (2-fold) reduction in CE. Cholesterol and free fatty acid fractions were unaffected by any of the Aroclors. The TG:PL ratio remained unchanged in cells given Aroclor 1016...Continue Reading

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