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  • Title: Hyperthermia, intracellular free calcium and calcium ionophores.
    Author: Stege GJ, Wierenga PK, Kampinga HH, Konings AW.
    Journal: Int J Radiat Biol; 1993 Oct; 64(4):459-68. PubMed ID: 7901308.
    Abstract:
    It is shown that heat-induced increase of intracellular calcium does not correlate with hyperthermic cell killing. Six different cell lines were investigated; in four (EAT, HeLa S3, L5178Y-R and L5178Y-S) heat treatments killing 90% of the cells did not affect the levels of intracellular free calcium ([Ca2+]i). In one cell line (3T3) a heat-induced increase in [Ca2+]i was observed. LM cells showed a heat-induced increase of the ratio of the fluorescent signals, but this may be explained by Fura-2 leakage out of the cells. Calcium ionophores are used to address the question whether rises in [Ca2+]i might cause cell killing. To investigate the existence of sensitization to Ca2+ toxicity by heat, ionophore treatments are combined with hyperthermia. Both ionophores used, A23187 and ionomycin, cause cell killing corresponding with increases in [Ca2+]i at 37 degrees C in EAT cells. In HeLa S3 cells, substantial increases in [Ca2+]i due to the action of ionomycin were observed without corresponding cell killing. This indicates the presence of a threshold concentration of [Ca2+]i in HeLa S3 cells before the treatment becomes toxic. Both ionophores show synergism with hyperthermia for cell killing as well as at the level of increased [Ca2+]i. The synergistic action may be explained as thermal enhancement of calcium toxicity.
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