Effects of Fatty Acid Oxidation Products on Neoplastic Cells

Spector, Arthur A.

Abstract

This project is based on the hypothesis that the oxidized fatty acid products formed as a result of lipid peroxidation contribute to the overall cytotoxic effect of certain anticancer therapies. The overall objectives are to identify the 'stable' lipid peroxidation products formed in intact neoplastic cells exposed to oxidative stress, investigate how these cells respond to the accumulation of polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) peroxidation products, and determine whether retention of these products contributes to the cytotoxic effects of therapies that induce lipid peroxidation. The primary experimental model will be the U937 human monocytic leukemia cell line.
The first aim i s to identify the radical adduct formed by U937 cell enriched with PUFA. Next, we will determine whether lipid radical formation correlates with lipid peroxidation and cytotoxicity by investigating whether the presence of spin traps reduce the cytotoxic effects.
A third aim i s to identify radioactive oxidation products that remain associated with the U937 cells following exposure to oxidative stress.
A fourth aim i s to determine the extent to which radioactive PUFA oxidation products can be incorporated into U937 cells. Model compounds that are presently available in radioactive form will be tested; these include hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids, hydroxyoctadecadienoic acids, and epoxyeicosatrienoic acids. The mechanism of any antiproliferative action will be explored, beginning with possible effects on calcium flux, eicosanoid formation, and cyclic nucleotide formation. In the fifth aim, the antitoxicant enzyme and alpha-tocopherol responses of U937 cells to accumulation of these PUFA oxidation products will be explored. Finally, to test the generality of the findings, potentially important observations made with the U937 cells will be explored in other tumor lines, including the MCF-7 breast carcinoma. This information will provide a better understanding of the role of lipid peroxidation in the cytotoxic effects of anticancer treatments that are associated with free radical generation.

Funding Agency

• Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Institute: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Type: Research Program Projects (P01)
• Project #: 5P01CA066081-03
• Application #: 6103027
• Project Start: 1998-02-06
• Project End: 1999-01-31
• Support Year: 3
• Fiscal Year: 1998

Institution

• Name: University of Iowa
• DUNS #: 041294109
• City: Iowa City
• State: IA
• Country: United States
• Zip Code: 52242

Publications

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Sun, Wenqing G; Weydert, Christine J; Zhang, Yuping et al. (2010) Superoxide Enhances the Antitumor Combination of AdMnSOD Plus BCNU in Breast Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2:68-87

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Jacobs, Kristi Muldoon; Pennington, J Daniel; Bisht, Kheem S et al. (2008) SIRT3 interacts with the daf-16 homolog FOXO3a in the mitochondria, as well as increases FOXO3a dependent gene expression. Int J Biol Sci 4:291-9

Weydert, Christine J; Zhang, Yuping; Sun, Wenqing et al. (2008) Increased oxidative stress created by adenoviral MnSOD or CuZnSOD plus BCNU (1,3-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea) inhibits breast cancer cell growth. Free Radic Biol Med 44:856-67