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J Transl Med

Title:		Acetaldehyde and hexanaldehyde from cultured white cells
Author(s):		Shin HW; Umber BJ; Meinardi S; Leu SY; Zaldivar F; Blake DR; Cooper DM;
Address:		"Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA. hyewons@uci.edu"
Journal Title:		J Transl Med
Year:		2009
Volume:		20090429
Issue:
Page Number:		31 -
DOI:		10.1186/1479-5876-7-31
ISSN/ISBN:		1479-5876 (Electronic) 1479-5876 (Linking)
Abstract:		"BACKGROUND: Noninvasive detection of innate immune function such as the accumulation of neutrophils remains a challenge in many areas of clinical medicine. We hypothesized that granulocytes could generate volatile organic compounds. METHODS: To begin to test this, we developed a bioreactor and analytical GC-MS system to accurately identify and quantify gases in trace concentrations (parts per billion) emitted solely from cell/media culture. A human promyelocytic leukemia cell line, HL60, frequently used to assess neutrophil function, was grown in serum-free medium. RESULTS: HL60 cells released acetaldehyde and hexanaldehyde in a time-dependent manner. The mean +/- SD concentration of acetaldehyde in the headspace above the cultured cells following 4-, 24- and 48-h incubation was 157 +/- 13 ppbv, 490 +/- 99 ppbv, 698 +/- 87 ppbv. For hexanaldehyde these values were 1 +/- 0.3 ppbv, 8 +/- 2 ppbv, and 11 +/- 2 ppbv. In addition, our experimental system permitted us to identify confounding trace gas contaminants such as styrene. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that human immune cells known to mimic the function of innate immune cells, like neutrophils, produce volatile gases that can be measured in vitro in trace amounts"
Keywords:		"Acetaldehyde/*analysis Aldehydes/*analysis Bioreactors Cells, Cultured Culture Media HL-60 Cells Humans Leukocytes/cytology/*metabolism Styrene/analysis Volatile Organic Compounds/analysis;"
Notes:		"MedlineShin, Hye-Won Umber, Brandon J Meinardi, Simone Leu, Szu-Yun Zaldivar, Frank Blake, Donald R Cooper, Dan M eng P01 HD048721/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/ R01 HL080947/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/ R01-HL-080947/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/ P01-HD-048721/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/ Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2009/05/01 J Transl Med. 2009 Apr 29; 7:31. doi: 10.1186/1479-5876-7-31"