Expression of wild-type p53 gene confers increased sensitivity to radiation and chemotherapeutic agents in human esophageal carcinoma cells.
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- Published online on: June 1, 1999 https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.14.6.1081
- Pages: 1081-1086
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Abstract
The status of the p53 gene of tumor cells can modify the sensitivity of the tumors to radiation and anti-cancer agents. Human esophageal cancer cells (T.Tn) bearing mutated p53 gene were retrovirally transduced with wild-type p53 gene. The transduced cells (T.Tn/p53) which stably expressed wild-type p53 proliferated at the same rate as parental cells. However, the sensitivity to radiation was significantly improved by the transduction and T.Tn/p53 cells became markedly susceptible to cisplatin and etoposide compared with parental cells. Administration of cisplatin noticeably suppressed the growth of T.Tn/p53 tumors but not T.Tn tumors inoculated in nude mice. Forced expression of wild-type p53 gene thereby can increase the sensitivity to DNA damage in esophageal cells.
