Re-oxygenation causes hypoxic tumor regression through restoration of p53 wild-type conformation and post-translational modifications.

ABSTRACT: Hypoxic tumors are resistant to conventional therapies through indirect mechanisms such as the selection of resistant phenotype under chronic hypoxia. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy has been shown to increase oxygen level and induce apoptosis in hypoxic tumor. However, it could produce significant adverse effects including oxygen toxic seizures and severe radiation tissue injury due to high pressure. We have shown that repeated oxygenation at 30% O(2) (1 atmospheres absolute) results in significant regression of MCF-7 tumor xenografts without any adverse effect. In MCF-7 cells, re-oxygenation showed an eightfold increase in cellular apoptosis. Both in hypoxic tumor and in hypoxic cells, that exclusively favor p53 to exist in mutant conformation, re-oxygenation restores p53 wild-type confo

SUBMITTER: Gogna R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3317354 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature