ANTICANCER ACTIVITY OF FREE GAMMA-LINOLENIC ACID ON AH-109A RAT HEPATOMA-CELLS AND THE EFFECT OF SERUM-ALBUMIN ON ANTICANCER ACTIVITY OF GAMMA-LINOLENIC ACID INVITRO

被引:19
作者
HAYASHI, Y [1 ]
FUKUSHIMA, S [1 ]
HIRATA, T [1 ]
KISHIMOTO, S [1 ]
KATSUKI, T [1 ]
NAKANO, M [1 ]
机构
[1] KUMAMOTO UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT MICROBIOL,KUMAMOTO 860,JAPAN
来源
JOURNAL OF PHARMACOBIO-DYNAMICS | 1990年 / 13卷 / 11期
关键词
ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID; CYTOTOXICITY; HEPATOMA CELL; ALBUMIN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; INVITRO STUDY;
D O I
10.1248/bpb1978.13.705
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 [药学];
摘要
The cytotoxicity of gamma-linolenic acid (C18:3n-6) against rat hepatoma AH-109A cells and the effect of bovine serum albumin (BSA) on its toxicity were examined in culture. The proliferation of AH-109A cells, evaluated by the 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide assay, was significantly suppressed by gamma-linolenic acid above 5-mu-g/ml concentration in a serum-free culture medium. However, its toxicity was reduced by supplement of BSA. Similar observation of reduced toxicity by BSA was shown by the method of trypan blue dye exclusion and a colony formation assay. The cytotoxicity of gamma-linolenic acid was correlated closely with the concentration of unbound (free) gamma-linolenic acid. Production of thiobarbituric acid reactive material, one of the indicators of lipid peroxidation, was stimulated by gamma-linolenic acid and inhibited by BSA. These results suggested that the presence of albumin suppressed the cytotoxicity of the free fatty acid.
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页数:7
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