| Differential modulation of intracellular energetics in A549 and MRC-5 cells. | |
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PMID: 17487066 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Tumor growth and abnormal cell survival were shown to be associated with a number of cellular metabolic abnormalities revealed by impaired oral glucose tolerance, depressed lipoprotein lipase activity leading to hypertriglyceridemia, and changes in amino acid profile as evidenced by increased plasma free tryptophan levels in patients with breast, lung, colon, stomach, and other cancers from various origins. The above findings seem to relate to or indicate a shift to non-oxidative metabolic pathways in cancer. In contrast to normal cells, cancer cells may lose the ability to utilize aerobic respiration due to either defective mitochondria or hypoxia within the tumor microenvironments. Glucose was shown to be the major energy source in cancer cells where it utilizes aerobic /anaerobic glycolysis with the resultant lactic acid formation. The role of energetic modulations and use of glycolytic inhibitors on cancer / normal cell survival is not clearly established in the literature. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate six glycolytic inhibitors namely, sodium ascorbate, oxalic acid, oxaloacetic acid, sodium citrate, fructose diphosphate (FDP) and sodium bicarbonate at microM concentrations on growing A549 (lung cancer) and MRC-5 (normal; human lung fibroblast) cell lines with the objective of determining their influence on cell survival. Exposed and non-exposed cells were tested with phase contrast micro scanning, survival / death and metabolic activity trends through MTT-assays, as well as death end-point determinations by testing re-growth on complete media. Results showed that oxalic acid and oxaloacetic acid both influenced the pH of the medium and resulted in differential massive cell debris within the exposure period. Sodium ascorbate, sodium citrate, sodium bicarbonate and FDP did not cause pH changes; however, they caused detectable cell disfigurement and loss of metabolic activity and survival/ death end points with the resultant death of the A549 cell line. MRC-5 cells were differentially unaffected by exposure to sodium ascorbate, sodium citrate, sodium bicarbonate, and oxaloacxetic acid, underwent complete recovery and remained both attached and healthy for 6 weeks upon subculture when transferred to a new complete medium. Oxalic acid did not show differential modulation with the consequent loss of survival and death of the MRC-5 cell line. These studies show the potential for exploiting cellular metabolic differences in cancer control. |
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Authors:
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Ibrahim O Farah |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Biomedical sciences instrumentation Volume: 43 ISSN: 0067-8856 ISO Abbreviation: Biomed Sci Instrum Publication Date: 2007 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-05-09 Completed Date: 2007-06-13 Revised Date: 2009-11-11 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0140524 Medline TA: Biomed Sci Instrum Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 110-5 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Biology, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39217, USA. |
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Cell Line Cell Proliferation Cell Size Cell Survival Energy Metabolism* Fibroblasts / cytology*, metabolism* Humans Lung Neoplasms / metabolism*, pathology* |
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