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Original Article

Effects on the expression of heat shock proteins by step-down heating and hypothermia in rat hepatoma cells with a different degree of heat sensitivity

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Pages 701-716 | Received 23 Mar 1990, Accepted 17 Mar 1992, Published online: 09 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

Thermosensitization induced by pretreatment at supra- and subnormal temperatures, rate of protein synthesis and expression of the major heat shock proteins under such conditions was investigated in relation to intrinsic heat sensitivity of rat hepatoma cells, i.e. Reuber H35 and HTC. The high degree of heat susceptibility of H35 cells was reflected by a high degree of thermosensitization after pretreatment by heat (step-down heating) at temperatures of 42–44°C for 30 min or cold for 16 h at temperatures ranging from 0 to 25°C. Sensitization under step-down heating conditions was found to be paralleled by a delayed recovery of protein synthesis. Despite an increased relative rate, enhancement of the absolute rate of synthesis of the major heat shock proteins, HSP28, HSP60, HSP68, HSP70, HSP84 and HSP100, was less pronounced during step-down exposure. Comparable results were obtained during recovery of sensitized H35 cells at 37°C after exposure to heat following pretreatment at 0°C. Furthermore, clear differences in the regulation of the specific HSP synthesis, depending on the particular treatment protocol, were observed.

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