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  • Title: S-Adenosylhomocysteine accumulation and selective cytotoxicity in cultured T- and B-lymphocytes.
    Author: Palella TD, Schatz RA, Wilens TE, Fox IH.
    Journal: J Lab Clin Med; 1982 Aug; 100(2):269-78. PubMed ID: 6980250.
    Abstract:
    To evaluate for selective toxicity of S-adenosylhomocysteine toward cultured lymphoblasts, cytotoxicity was correlated with S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine accumulation in cultured human B-lymphoblasts (MGL-8) and T-lymphoblasts (MOLT-4) during adenosine deaminase inhibition with EHNA. The addition of adenosine increased intracellular S-adenosylhomocysteine levels and decreased the growth of B-lymphoblasts, with an estimated ID50 of 50 micro M. These changes were enhanced by the addition of homocysteine thiolactone. The addition of deoxyadenosine, even with homocysteine thiolactone, had no effect in B-lymphoblasts. The addition of deoxyadenosine potently decreased the growth of T-lymphoblasts, with an estimated ID50 of 16 micro M, and increased intracellular S-adenosylhomocysteine concentrations. The changes were enhanced with the addition of homocysteine thiolactone. T-lymphoblasts cultured with adenosine showed only modest increases in intracellular S-adenosylhomocysteine levels but did have a substantial decrease in growth. These changes were not substantially modified by the addition of homocysteine thiolactone. S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine hydrolase activity did not correlate with cytotoxicity or S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine accumulation in B- or T-lymphoblasts. These data suggest that selective S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine accumulation and toxicity in B-lymphoblasts provide a potential mechanism for the B-lymphocyte defect in adenosine deaminase deficiency. The accumulation of S-adenosylhomocysteine in T-lymphoblasts and the associated cytotoxicity provide evidence to implicate this mechanism as contributing to the T-cell disorders in inherited or acquired adenosine deaminase deficiency.
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