Abstract
The effects of hyperthermia on murine tumor vasculature were studied by microangiography and histological examination. The tumors used were SCC VII carcinoma and mammary adenocarcinoma of syngeneic C3H/He mice. For the quantitative analysis of microangiographic changes, the percent (%) vascular area, which was defined as the percentage of opacified tumor vessel area to the entire tumor area, was determined in each microangiogram. The % vascular area after heating in a water bath at 44 degrees C for 30 min was minimized 24 hr after heating in both types of tumors. The histologic study revealed that the initial decrease of the % vascular area was due to congestion, thrombosis, and rupture of tumor vessels, and its subsequent increase was due to angiogenesis. SCC VII was more heat sensitive than mammary adenocarcinoma in terms of tumor growth delay, and tumor vessels of SCC VII were more vulnerable to heat than those of mammary adenocarcinoma. Histological examinations showed a marked difference in the architecture of vessels between the two types of tumors. Tumor vessels of mammary adenocarcinoma were supported by a connective tissue band, whereas those of SCC VII consisted of a single endothelial cell layer. Our findings suggest that the tumor vessels supported by a connective tissue band are less sensitive to heat than those without such support. The vascular damage of SCC VII was temperature dependent, and the critical temperature at which dramatic vascular damage appeared was between 42.7 degrees C and 43.7 degrees C.
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