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Chronic thermotolerance with continued cell proliferation

M Xu1, W D Wright, R Higashikubo

  • 1Washington University School of Medicine, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, St. Louis, Missouri 63108 USA.

International Journal of Hyperthermia : the Official Journal of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, North American Hyperthermia Group
|September 1, 1996
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Colon cancer cells can survive high temperatures due to chronic thermotolerance, not selection. This involves sustained synthesis of heat shock proteins (hsp70 and hsp90), impacting hyperthermia treatments.

Area of Science:

  • Cell Biology
  • Oncology
  • Biophysics

Background:

  • Hyperthermia treatment involves elevating body temperature to kill cancer cells.
  • Cancer cell survival at elevated temperatures is a critical factor in treatment efficacy.
  • Understanding the mechanisms of thermotolerance is essential for optimizing hyperthermia protocols.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the mechanisms underlying the proliferation of colon adenocarcinoma cells at elevated temperatures (41.1°C).
  • To determine if heat shock protein (HSP) levels or synthesis rates correlate with thermotolerance in human cell lines.
  • To assess the potential clinical implications of these findings for hyperthermia therapy.

Main Methods:

  • Culturing human colon adenocarcinoma cell lines (NSY42129 and others) at 41.1°C.

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  • Assessing cell proliferation and survival at elevated temperatures.
  • Quantifying major heat shock protein (HSP) levels and synthesis rates (hsp70, hsp90) using various techniques.

    • Main Results:

    • The NSY42129 colon adenocarcinoma cell line demonstrated sustained proliferation at 41.1°C, attributed to chronic thermotolerance.
    • While all cell lines showed increased HSP levels at 41.1°C, this did not correlate with proliferation.
    • Proliferation at 41.1°C correlated with sustained synthesis rates of hsp70 and hsp90.

    Conclusions:

    • Chronic thermotolerance, rather than selection or adaptation, enables colon cancer cells to proliferate at moderately elevated temperatures.
    • Sustained synthesis of specific heat shock proteins (hsp70, hsp90) is a key factor in cellular thermotolerance.
    • Findings suggest that long-duration, moderate hyperthermia may require strategies to overcome this thermotolerance for effective cancer treatment.