title: Changes in intracellular free calcium during hyperthermia: effects of local anesthetics and induction of thermotolerance.
abstract: We wished to determine if local anesthetics (LAs) induced changes in intracellular free calcium ([fCa2+i]) that could have an effect on cell killing by hyperthermia. Flow cytometry was used to measure [fCa2+i] of mouse NIH 3T3 cells during heating at 45.5 degrees C. In both non-tolerant and thermotolerant cells, heating caused a rapid increase (within 1 min) in [fCa2+i] of approximately 100 nM, which remained relatively constant during 25 min of continued heating; however, survival was higher in thermotolerant cells. Procaine, lidocaine, and tetracaine had no effect on survival or [fCa2+i] of cells kept at 37 degrees C up to 25 min. Cells heated with procaine and lidocaine showed no difference in [fCa2+i] compared to cells heated without LAs but were greatly sensitized to killing. Cells heated with tetracaine became permeable to trypan blue within 10-15 min of heating. We conclude that heat sensitization by LAs does not involve changes in [fCa2+i]. Furthermore, these studies reject the hypothesis that changes in [fCa2+i] are involved in heat-induced cell killing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0806.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Dynlacht
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Hyun
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Dewey
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000032:analysis*; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D011343:Procaine / Q000494:pharmacology; D013748:Tetracaine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D013748:Tetracaine; D011343:Procaine; D008012:Lidocaine; D002118:Calcium