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ArticleThe British journal of radiology2012

Effects of employing a ¹⁰B-carrier and manipulating intratumour hypoxia on local tumour response and lung metastatic potential in boron neutron capture therapy.

S Masunaga, Y Sakurai, H Tanaka, M Suzuki, Y Liu, N Kondo, A Maruhashi, Y Kinashi, K Ono

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Article in The British journal of radiology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

S MasunagaParticle Radiation Oncology Research Centre, Research Reactor Institute, Kyoto University, Osaka, Japan. smasuna@rri.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Y Sakurai
H Tanaka
M Suzuki
Y Liu
N Kondo
A Maruhashi
Y Kinashi
K Ono
Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute · JPLubrizol Life Science Health (United States) · USCentre for Biomedical Engineering and Physics · SEInstitute of Particle Physics · CA

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Abstract

objectivesTo evaluate the effects of employing a (10)B-carrier and manipulating intratumour hypoxia on local tumour response and lung metastatic potential in boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) by measuring the response of intratumour quiescent (Q) cells.

methodsB16-BL6 melanoma tumour-bearing C57BL/6 mice were continuously given 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU) to label all proliferating (P) cells. The tumours received reactor thermal neutron beam irradiation following the administration of a (10)B-carrier [L-para-boronophenylalanine-(10)B (BPA) or sodium mercaptoundecahydrododecaborate-(10)B (BSH)] in combination with an acute hypoxia-releasing agent (nicotinamide) or mild temperature hyperthermia (MTH). Immediately after the irradiation, cells from some tumours were isolated and incubated with a cytokinesis blocker. The responses of the Q and total (P+Q) cell populations were assessed based on the frequency of micronuclei using immunofluorescence staining for BrdU. In other tumour-bearing mice, macroscopic lung metastases were enumerated 17 days after irradiation.

resultsBPA-BNCT increased the sensitivity of the total tumour cell population more than BSH-BNCT. However, the sensitivity of Q cells treated with BPA was lower than that of BSH-treated Q cells. With or without a (10)B-carrier, MTH enhanced the sensitivity of the Q cell population. Without irradiation, nicotinamide treatment decreased the number of lung metastases. With irradiation, BPA-BNCT, especially in combination with nicotinamide treatment, showed the potential to reduce the number of metastases more than BSH-BNCT.

conclusionBSH-BNCT in combination with MTH improves local tumour control, while BPA-BNCT in combination with nicotinamide may reduce the number of lung metastases.

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AnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsBorohydridesBoron Neutron Capture TherapyBromodeoxyuridineCell HypoxiaFemaleHyperthermia, InducedLung NeoplasmsMelanoma, ExperimentalMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeoplasm TransplantationNiacinamideRadiation-Sensitizing AgentsSkin NeoplasmsAntineoplastic AgentsBorohydridesBromodeoxyuridinemercaptoundecahydrododecaborateNiacinamideRadiation-Sensitizing AgentsSulfhydryl CompoundsVitamin B Complex

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PMID22391496
PMCPMC3473983
OpenAlexW2170516294

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