Cell-cycle dependence on the biological effects of boron neutron capture therapy and its modification by polyvinyl alcohol.
Sci Rep
; 14(1): 16696, 2024 07 19.
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| ID: mdl-39030350
ABSTRACT
Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is a unique radiotherapy of selectively eradicating tumor cells using boron compounds (e.g., 4-borono-L-phenylalanine [BPA]) that are heterogeneously taken up at the cellular level. Such heterogenicity potentially reduces the curative efficiency. However, the effects of temporospatial heterogenicity on cell killing remain unclear. With the technical combination of radiation track detector and biophysical simulations, this study revealed the cell cycle-dependent heterogenicity of BPA uptake and subsequent biological effects of BNCT on HeLa cells expressing fluorescent ubiquitination-based cell cycle indicators, as well as the modification effects of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). The results showed that the BPA concentration in the S/G2/M phase was higher than that in the G1/S phase and that PVA enhances the biological effects both by improving the uptake and by canceling the heterogenicity. These findings might contribute to a maximization of therapeutic efficacy when BNCT is combined with PVA and/or cell cycle-specific anticancer agents.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Álcool de Polivinil
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Compostos de Boro
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Ciclo Celular
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Terapia por Captura de Nêutron de Boro
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
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Sci Rep
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
País de afiliação:
Japão