title: Heat shock induced apoptosis in normal and tumor human umbilical vein cells (HUVECs).
abstract: Human endothelial cell injury may play an important role tumor damage hyperthermia in vivo. In this study, human umbilical vein cells were heat shocked in vitro at different temperatures (41-55 degrees C). Cells were observed 0, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60 and 72 hours after heat shock. By incrementally increasing the heat load from 41-55 degrees C, we observed a gradually increase in apoptosis with a significant change from apoptotic to necrotic death at temperature beyond 45 degrees C. Further, an in vitro human breast tumor endothelial cell model was established to compare the heat shock response between normal and tumor endothelial cells.
authors.affiliation: School of Life Science and Technology, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Mingjie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Aili
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiaofang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Lisa X
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis; D002460:Cell Line; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D018869:Heat-Shock Response; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*