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Cultured Chinese hamster cells undergo apoptosis after exposure to cold but nonfreezing temperatures.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2394128     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Cultured Chinese hamster V79 fibroblast cells at the transition from logarithmic to stationary growth have been shown to undergo apoptosis (programmed cell death) after cold shock [B. L. Soloff, W. A. Nagle, A. J. Moss, Jr., K. J. Henle, and J. T. Crawford, Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 145, 876-883 (1987)]. In this report, we show that about 95% of the cell population was susceptible to cold-induced apoptosis, and the amount of cell killing was dependent on the duration of hypothermia. Cells treated for 0-90 min at 0 degrees C exhibited an exponential survival curve with a D0 of 32 min; thus, even short exposures to the cold (e.g., 5 min) produced measurable cell killing. The cold-induced injury was not produced by freezing, because similar results were observed at 6 degrees C, and cell killing was not influenced by the cryoprotective agent dimethyl sulfoxide. Cold-induced apoptosis was inhibited by rewarming at 23 degrees C, compared to 37 degrees C, by inhibitors of macromolecular synthesis, such as cycloheximide, and by 0.8 mM zinc sulfate. The results suggest that apoptosis represents a new manifestation of cell injury after brief exposure to 0-6 degrees C hypothermia.
Authors:
W A Nagle; B L Soloff; A J Moss; K J Henle
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cryobiology     Volume:  27     ISSN:  0011-2240     ISO Abbreviation:  Cryobiology     Publication Date:  1990 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1990-10-11     Completed Date:  1990-10-11     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0006252     Medline TA:  Cryobiology     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  439-51     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology (Nuclear Medicine), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cell Survival* / drug effects
Cells, Cultured
Cold Temperature*
Cricetinae
Cricetulus
Cycloheximide / pharmacology
DNA Damage
Dimethyl Sulfoxide / pharmacology
Freezing
Sulfates / pharmacology
Temperature
Zinc / pharmacology
Zinc Sulfate
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Sulfates; 66-81-9/Cycloheximide; 67-68-5/Dimethyl Sulfoxide; 7440-66-6/Zinc; 7733-02-0/Zinc Sulfate

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