title: Longitudinal (T1) and transverse (T2) relaxation times of tissue water protons in mouse developing sarcoma 180-A: effect of hyperthermia.
abstract: In vitro studies on Swiss mice, inoculated with dead or live sarcoma 180-A ascites cells, were carried out to monitor the changes, if any, in the longitudinal (T1) and transverse (T2) relaxation times of tissue water protons following hyperthermic treatment and subsequent thermotolerance. Both relaxation processes exhibited biexponential relaxation curves. With increasing size of the tumours, the longitudinal relaxation behaviour changed from bi- to mono-exponential. This was not observed for the transverse relaxation phenomenon. Inoculation with either dead or live cells caused an immediate increase in the both relaxation times. In the case of dead cell inoculation, the increase lasted for only 24 h after which the relaxation times became the same as for the uninoculated controls. The transverse relaxation time increased as a result of exposure to hyperthermia. During development of thermotolerance, both the relaxation times decreased.
authors.affiliation: Radiation Biology and Biochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: V T
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001834:Body Water / Q000737:chemistry*; D016923:Cell Death; D005260:Female; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D051379:Mice; D011522:Protons; D012510:Sarcoma 180 / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D011522:Protons