Abstract
Dietary conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is associated with decreased 12- O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-induced tumor promotion in mouse skin. In addition, CLA decreases TPA-induced prostaglandin E synthesis and ornithine decarboxylase activity in cultured keratinocytes compared with linoleic acid (LA) and arachidonic acid (AA). When LA or CLA was added to keratinocyte cell cultures, the amounts of each of these cellular fatty acids increased significantly in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, LA treatment was associated with increased cellular AA while the AA content of keratinocytes was reduced when cultures were treated with CLA. Moreover, CLA (16 μg/ml) was more potent than LA at decreasing the level of 14C-AA incorporated into cellular phosphatidylcholine. In order to determine the effect of CLA on arachidonate-derived PGE 2, the release of 14C-AA and 14C-PGE 2 synthesis was measured in cultures pre-treated with LA/ 14C-AA or CLA/ 14C-AA for 12 h. The amount of 14C-AA release induced by TPA in CLA/ 14C-AA pre-treated cultures was significantly lower than cultures pre-treated with LA/ 14C-AA. Furthermore, TPA-induced 14C-PGE 2 was significantly lower in cultures pre-treated with CLA/ 14C-AA compared with cultures pre-treated with LA/ 14C-AA. The effects of LA and CLA on AA composition of phospholipids and subsequent arachidonate-derived PGE 2 synthesis will provide insight into the anti-promoter mechanisms of CLA.
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