Abstract |
The aim of the present study was to determine both the minimal and the optimal conditions under which heat treatment is effective for enhancing 3D (three-dimensional)-like cell proliferation. C3H10T1/2 mouse fibroblasts were cultured with hydroxyapatite granules for 10 weeks after heat treatment at 40, 41.5, 43, 44 or 45 degrees C for 2, 10, 15, 20, 30, 45, 60, 90, 180 and 360 min. Then minimal and optimal conditions of temperature and duration of heat treatment for induction of 3D-like proliferation of cells were determined. The minimal conditions of heat treatment to induce 3D-like proliferation were 43 degrees C for 2 min and the optimal conditions were 43 degrees C for 10 min. The mean rates of formation of 3D-like proliferation patterns by cells heat-treated at 43 degrees C for 2 and 10 min were significantly higher (1.7- and 3.7-fold respectively) than that by untreated cells (P<0.05). We also observed significantly greater effects of heat treatment on 3D-like proliferation at 40 degrees C for 90 or 180 min and at 41.5 degrees C for 15 min and 44 degrees C for 10 min. We found that apoptosis had occurred in 7.5 and 87.0% of the cells at 1 week after heat treatment at 43 degrees C for 10 min and 30 min respectively. Western-blot analysis demonstrated that phosphorylation of p38 MAPK ( mitogen-activated protein kinase) was markedly increased by heat treatment at 43 degrees C for 10 min. These findings suggest that activation of p38 MAPK by heat shock is associated with 3D-like cell proliferation. The results of the present study should be useful for further studies aimed at elucidation of the physiological mechanisms underlying thermotherapy and hyperthermia.
|
Authors | Fukumi Hiragami, Junichi Akiyama, Yoshihisa Koike, Yoshio Kano |
Journal | Biotechnology and applied biochemistry
(Biotechnol Appl Biochem)
Vol. 47
Issue Pt 1
Pg. 49-57
(May 2007)
ISSN: 1470-8744 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 17212590
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
|
Chemical References |
- Durapatite
- Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases
- p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
|
Topics |
- Animals
- Apoptosis
- Cell Line
- Cell Proliferation
- Cell Survival
(drug effects)
- Durapatite
- Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases
(metabolism)
- Fibroblasts
(cytology)
- Heat-Shock Response
- Hot Temperature
- In Situ Nick-End Labeling
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C3H
- p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
(metabolism)
|