Comparison of Helzel and OxyLite systems in the measurements of tumor partial oxygen pressure (pO2) Journal Article
| Authors: | Wen, B.; Urano, M.; Humm, J. L.; Seshan, V. E.; Li, G. C.; Ling, C. C. |
| Article Title: | Comparison of Helzel and OxyLite systems in the measurements of tumor partial oxygen pressure (pO2) |
| Abstract: | It has been demonstrated in both experimental and human malignancies that hypoxic tumor cells are linked with aggressive disease phenotype. One of the methods to identify these cells is by direct physical measurement of tumor pO2. This study compared pO2 values measured with two systems, the Helzel Hypoximeter (successor of the polarographic Eppendorf electrode) and the Oxford-Optronix OxyLite (fiber-optic probe), in R3327-AT and R3327-AT/tkeGFP tumors. Partial oxygen pressure was measured in individual tumors with either system or in the same tumor with both systems. The similarities and discrepancies in pO2 measurements between the two systems were also investigated when tumor-bearing animals were breathing pure oxygen. Our data showed a considerable heterogeneity in pO2 values in each tumor using both the Helzel and OxyLite systems. Similar results were obtained with both systems for the mean and median pO2 values, and the distributions of pO2 values within the interval 0 < pO 2 < 40 mmHg (the range important for defining tumor hypoxia) were found to be statistically equivalent. However, the frequencies of high pO 2 values (>40 mmHg) and zero values measured by the two systems were statistically significantly different. © 2008 by Radiation Research Society. |
| Keywords: | controlled study; nonhuman; comparative study; neoplasm; neoplasms; mouse; animal; metabolism; animals; mice; oxygen; animal experiment; animal model; pathology; animalia; nude mouse; mice, nude; intermethod comparison; oxygen tension; fiber optics; neoplasm transplantation; tumor; pressure; cancer transplantation; partial pressure |
| Journal Title: | Radiation Research |
| Volume: | 169 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| ISSN: | 0033-7587 |
| Publisher: | Radiation Research Society |
| Date Published: | 2008-01-01 |
| Start Page: | 67 |
| End Page: | 75 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1667/rr0888.1 |
| PUBMED: | 18159950 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC2723949 |
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| Notes: | --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 4" - "Export Date: 17 November 2011" - "CODEN: RAREA" - "Source: Scopus" |
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