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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-5-2
pubmed:abstractText
Hyperthermia is a potent sensitizer of cell killing by ionizing radiation (IR); however, hyperthermia also induces heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) synthesis and HSP70 expression is associated with radioresistance. Because HSP70 interacts with the telomerase complex and expression of the telomerase catalytic unit (hTERT) extends the life span of the human cells, we determined if heat shock influences telomerase activity and whether telomerase inhibition enhances heat-mediated IR-induced cell killing. In the present study, we show that moderate hyperthermia (43 degrees C) enhances telomerase activity. Inhibition of telomerase activity with human telomerase RNA-targeted antisense agents, and in particular GRN163L, results in enhanced hyperthermia-mediated IR-induced cell killing, and ectopic expression of catalytic unit of telomerase (TERT) decreased hyperthermia-mediated IR-induced cell killing. The increased cell killing by heat and IR exposure in telomerase-inhibited cells correlates with delayed appearance and disappearance of gamma-H2AX foci as well as decreased chromosome repair. These results suggest that inactivation of telomerase before combined hyperthermia and radiotherapy could improve tumor killing.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1538-7445
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
68
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3370-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18451164-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:18451164-Cell Death, pubmed-meshheading:18451164-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:18451164-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:18451164-Chemotherapy, Adjuvant, pubmed-meshheading:18451164-Combined Modality Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:18451164-Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:18451164-HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:18451164-HeLa Cells, pubmed-meshheading:18451164-Histones, pubmed-meshheading:18451164-Hot Temperature, pubmed-meshheading:18451164-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18451164-Hyperthermia, Induced, pubmed-meshheading:18451164-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:18451164-Models, Biological, pubmed-meshheading:18451164-Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:18451164-RNA, pubmed-meshheading:18451164-Telomerase, pubmed-meshheading:18451164-Tumor Stem Cell Assay
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Inhibition of telomerase activity enhances hyperthermia-mediated radiosensitization.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural