Antiproliferative effect of polyunsaturated fatty acids and interleukin-2 on normal and abnormal human lymphocytes
- 1 May 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
- Vol. 50 (5), 489-492
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01920754
Abstract
The polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), linoleic acid (LA), alpha linolenic acid (ALA), gamma linolenic acid (GLA), arachidonic acid (AA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), showed inhibition of growth of both normal and abnormal (Molt-4) human lymphocytes, and inhibition was concentration-dependent. Interestingly, the production of the lymphokine Interleukin-2 (IL-2) was elevated in Molt-4 cells, but it was reduced in the normal human lymphocytes. Addition of GLA or IL-2 or a combination of both showed enhancement of SO 2 − and of lipid peroxidation levels, which were significantly higher in Molt-4 cells than in the normal lymphocytes. Reduction of protein concentration was also observed in both types of cells during this treatment. The data showed that the antiproliferative effects of GLA and IL-2 may partly be exerted through the elevated production of superoxide free radicals and peroxidatin products. This is a novel finding and therefore, further exploitation of combinations of PUFAs and IL-2 may be a possible way of combating cancer cell growth.Keywords
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