Abstract
3-Hydroxyanthranilic acid (3-HAA), a metabolite of L-tryptophan, accumulates in monocyte-derived cells (THP-1), but not in other cell lines tested (MRC-9, H4, U373MG, Wil-NS), following immune stimulation that induces indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), a rate-limiting enzyme in the L-tryptophan kynurenine pathway. We examined whether metabolites of the L-tryptophan-kynurenine pathway act to induce apoptosis in monocytes/macrophages. Of the L-tryptophan metabolites tested, only 3-HAA at a concentration of 200 micromol/L was found to induce apoptosis in THP-1 and U937 cells. The addition of ferrous or manganese ions further enhanced apoptosis and free radical formation by 3-HAA in these two types of cells. The apoptotic response induced by 3-HAA was significantly attenuated by the addition of antioxidant, alpha-tocopherol or Trolox (a water-soluble analogue of vitamin E), and the xanthine oxidase inhibitor, allopurinol. In addition, the 3-HAA-induced apoptotic response was slightly attenuated by catalase, but not by superoxide dismutase (SOD), indicating that generation of hydrogen peroxide is involved in this response. Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), an inducer of IDO, potently induced apoptosis in THP-1 cells, but not in U937 cells, in the presence of ferrous or manganese ions. This different susceptibility to apoptosis inducer between THP-1 and U937 cells may depend on the capacity of the cells for 3-HAA synthesis following IDO induction by IFN-gamma. Furthermore, apoptosis was suppressed by cycloheximide in THP-1 cells, suggesting that newly synthesized proteins may be essential for apoptotic events. These results suggest that 3-HAA induces apoptosis in monocytes/macrophages under inflammatory or other pathophysiological conditions.
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