due to importance of combination therapies in cancer treatment, this study was performed to find the effects of hyperthermia and neutron irradiation and heir combination on the human lymphocytes. blood samples were treated separately with 41.5 °c for 30 and 60 minutes, 43 °c for 15 and 30 minutes, as well as 10 cgy neutron irradiation. they also treated with hyperthermia followed by irradiation...

the purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of quercetin as an inhibitor of heat shock proteins and hyperthermia on the induced dna damages and colony formation ability of du145 tumor spheroid culture. du145 cells were cultured as spheroids. on day11, spheroids with mean diameter 100 μm were treated with different concentration of quercetin for 24 hours and then exposed to hyperther...

To investigate whether local activity of capsaicin-sensitive sensory afferents in the skin has a modulatory role in the reflex cutaneous vasodilator response to hyperthermia in humans, experiments were conducted in two parts. First, low-dose topical capsaicin (0.025%) was administered acutely to stimulate local activity of these afferents. Second, we temporarily desensitized these nerves in a s...

Spatiotemporal control of transgene expression is of paramount importance in gene therapy. Here, we demonstrate the use of magnetic resonance temperature imaging (MRI)-guided, high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) in combination with a heat-inducible promoter [heat shock protein 70 (HSP70)] for the in vivo spatiotemporal control of transgene activation. Local gene activation induced by moder...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effectiveness of combined local bladder hyperthermia and intravesical chemotherapy for the treatment of patients with high-grade (G3) superficial bladder cancer. METHODS Patients with G3 bladder tumors (Stage Ta or T1) were treated with combined intravesical chemotherapy with mitomycin-C and local radiofrequency hyperthermia of the bladder wall. The patients were tr...

We present a proof of concept on the use of thermomagnetic polymer films (TMFs) as heating devices for magnetic hyperthermia in vitro. The TMFs were prepared through spray assisted layer-bylayer assembly of polysaccharides and magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles, yielding an alternate magnetic-polymer multilayer structure. By applying a remote alternating magnetic field (AMF) (f = 180 kHz; H = 35...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether inhaling fully humidified air at 43 degrees C gave more benefit to cold sufferers than inhaling air at 30 degrees C. DESIGN Randomised double blind trial. Setting--General practice and the common cold research unit. SUBJECTS 87 Unselected patients with typical acute nasal and upper respiratory symptoms (general practice study), and 84 volunteers aged 18-50 wit...