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PO 2 -based biodosimetry evaluation using an EPR technique acts as a sensitive index for chemotherapy.

Oncology Letters 2018 August
The partial pressure of oxygen (PO2 ) in the tumor microenvironment directly affects tumor sensitivity to chemotherapy. In the present study, a lithium phthalocyanine probe was implanted into MCF-7 human breast cancer cells, followed by transplant of the cells into nude mice. The present study used an electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) oximetry measuring technique to dynamically monitor PO2 in the tumor microenvironment prior to and following chemotherapy, and aimed to determine the precise time window in which the microenvironmental PO2 peaked following chemotherapy. The results indicated that PO2 was significantly higher in breast cancer compared with control (P<0.05). Following four cycles of chemotherapy, the activity of NADH dehydrogenase, succinate-cytochrome c reductase and cytochrome c oxidase in the mitochondria of cells was significantly reduced when compared with their activity prior to chemotherapy (P<0.05). Regional blood flow in tumor tissues undergoing chemotherapy was significantly lower than that prior to chemotherapy (P<0.05). The rate of cellular apoptosis in the PO2 peak-based chemotherapy group was significantly greater than that in the conventional chemotherapy group after two and four cycles of chemotherapy (P<0.05). Tumor volume in the PO2 peak-based chemotherapy group was significantly reduced compared with that in the 0.9% NaCl solution control and the conventional chemotherapy groups after four cycles of chemotherapy (P<0.05). The tumor inhibitory rate of the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the conventional chemotherapy group (P<0.01). In conclusion, the present study may provide guidance for the development of effective strategies depending on tumor-maximal response to chemotherapy in an oxygen-rich environment. Additionally, the present study aimed to establish a foundation for a clinical noninvasive assessment intended to guide treatment and formulate individual regimens, in order to improve cancer therapeutics, sensitivity monitoring and curative effect estimation.

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