Abstract
Cell volumes decreased in HeLa cells as a function of time after seeding during exponential growth. Cell volume distributions revealed the presence of two cell populations in all stages of growth. When cells approached confluence, the ratio of the two populations abruptly shifted towards that characterised by the smallest volume. Percentages of G1-, S- and G2 + M-phase cells were also measured and it was found that G1 frequency increased as a function of cell density during exponential growth. Intracellular sodium concentration, [Na]i was monitored by 23Na NMR in the presence of 5 mM dysprosium (III) tripolyphosphate. [Na]i increased from 22.8 to 59.0 mM in cells from the second to the seventh day after seeding. Treatment with lonidamine, an antitumoral drug that it is known to slow down cell growth by affecting aerobic glycolysis, produced a complete block of cell progression after a few days of treatment. The progression of cell volume distributions towards smaller volumes and the increase in internal sodium concentration as a function of time after seeding were also affected by the drug. These phenomena were related to the existence of a subpopulation of mitotically inactive G1-phase cells during exponential growth, pointing out that a density-dependent cellular mechanism regulates the cell cycling in HeLa cells.
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