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Food Science and Human Nutrition Department and Center for Nutritional Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611-0370
Correspondence: Robert J. Cousins, Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida, 201 FSHN, P.O. Box 110370, Gainesville, FL 32611-0370. E-mail: cousins{at}ufl.edu
Zinc is critical for the functional and structural integrity of cells. We have used the monocytic cell line THP-1 as a model in which to study both the responsiveness of metallothionein and ZIP2 transporter expression to zinc depletion induced by the intracellular zinc chelator TPEN [N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(2-pyridylmethyl) ethylenediamine] and the extent of concomitant apoptosis. Metallothionein expression increased proportionately with the addition of zinc to the medium and decreased with TPEN treatment. When treated with TPEN, both THP-1 cells and human peripheral blood mononuclear cells exhibited marked decreases in cellular zinc concentrations and increases in ZIP2 mRNA expression. These results suggest that cells attempt to homeostatically adjust to zinc depletion. When THP-1 cells were treated with >5 µM TPEN, cell viability decreased, and cells entered the early stages of apoptosis. These data show that metallothionein and ZIP2 expression are inversely related during zinc depletion and that apoptosis is concurrent with these changes.
Key Words: monocytes • PCR • regulation
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