Abstract
1. 1.|We investigated the relationship between heat-induced perturbation of cell cycle progression and cytotoxicity at low temperature hyperthermia in three human cell lines human breast carcinoma cells (MCF-7) and human prostatic adenocarcinoma cells (DUT-145 and PC-3). 2. 2.|MCF-7 cells which were resistant to mild hyperthermia exhibited a G 1 block during heating at 41°C. In contrast, DUT-145 and PC-3 cells which were sensitive to mild hyperthermia failed to accumulate in G 1-phase. Both DUT-145 and PC-3 cells progressed through S-phase and accumulated in the G 2/M-phase. These results rule out any species-based generalization for heat sensitivity. 3. 3.|Electron micrographs and gel electrophoresis data show the accumulation of mitotic-like cells and DNA fragmentation during mild hyperthermia in prostatic carcinoma cells. 4. 4.|These results suggest that cell death is associated, at least partly with DNA fragmentation, perhaps apoptosis in prostatic carcinoma cells.
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