title: Thermotolerance in human glioma cells.
abstract: Human glioma cells held in plateau phase were tested for the development of chronic and acute thermotolerance. Long duration, mild hyperthermia at 39-42 degrees C for up to 48 h showed no development of chronic thermotolerance. Heating at 45 degrees C immediately after mild hyperthermia showed that acute thermotolerance did develop for 40-42 degrees C heating. This thermotolerance developed at about the same rate for the three inducing temperatures (40-42 degrees C) but the decay characteristics were temperature dependent. In fact, for 42 degrees C heating thermosensitization to subsequent 45 degrees C heating was achieved after 48 h of heating. These data show that chronic and acute thermotolerance may be different in human glioma cells.
authors.affiliation: Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Raaphorst
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Ng
mesh_terms: D002453:Cell Cycle; D002470:Cell Survival; D005910:Glioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D013696:Temperature; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured