title: Thermal enhancement of DNA damage in mammalian cells treated with cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II).
abstract: The cytotoxic effects of cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II) (cis-DDP) were shown to be strongly potentiated by hyperthermia. The molecular mechanisms responsible for this potentiation were investigated by assaying the degree of DNA cross-linking produced under the different drug treatment conditions by the technique of alkaline elution. The results showed that the cells treated with the drug at 43 degrees had a greater amount of DNA cross-linking immediately after treatment than did cells treated with the drug at 37 degrees, indicating a possible thermal enhancement of drug uptake by the cells. Whereas the hyperthermia potentiated the cytotoxicity of cis-DDP by a factor of nearly 10, the degree of DNA cross-linking was only enhanced by a factor of 6.5, suggesting that while a large portion of the enhanced cytotoxicity may be attributed to the increased cross-linking other factors may also play some role. The possible influence of hyperthermia on the repair of the DNA damage induced by cis-DDP was investigated; however, no significant differnence in the rate of disappearance of cross-links between cells treated at 37 or 43 degrees was observed. Advantageous combination of chemotherapy with cis-DDP and hyperthemia for the treatment of cancer is implied by these results.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006224:Cricetinae; D003412:Cricetulus; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism*; D004260:DNA Repair / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy; D010053:Ovary
chemical_list: D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D004247:DNA; D002945:Cisplatin