Non-Invasive Physical Plasma Enhances the Membrane Permeability to Low Molecular Weight Compounds and Subsequently Leads to the Loss of Cellular ATP and the Devitalization of Epithelial Cancer Cells

Non-invasive physical plasma (NIPP) achieves biomedical effects primarily through the formation of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. In clinical use, these species interact with cells of the treated tissue, affecting the cytoplasmic membrane first. The present study investigated the permeability...

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Autores principales: Caroline Sander, Andreas Nitsch, Holger H. H. Erb, Eva K. Egger, Lyubomir Haralambiev, Benedikt Eggers, Franz-Josef Kramer, Martin Weiss, Alexander Mustea, Matthias B. Stope
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:8e0832b41e054f09b38092a5ff565c9c2021-11-11T14:57:40ZNon-Invasive Physical Plasma Enhances the Membrane Permeability to Low Molecular Weight Compounds and Subsequently Leads to the Loss of Cellular ATP and the Devitalization of Epithelial Cancer Cells10.3390/app112198012076-3417https://doaj.org/article/8e0832b41e054f09b38092a5ff565c9c2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/21/9801https://doaj.org/toc/2076-3417Non-invasive physical plasma (NIPP) achieves biomedical effects primarily through the formation of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. In clinical use, these species interact with cells of the treated tissue, affecting the cytoplasmic membrane first. The present study investigated the permeability of the cytoplasmic membrane of breast cancer cells with different fluorescent dyes after NIPP treatment and determined the subsequent effects on cell viability. After NIPP treatment and the associated formation of reactive oxygen species, low molecular weight compounds were able to pass through the cytoplasmic membrane in both directions to a higher extent. Consequently, a loss of cellular ATP into the extracellular space was induced. Due to these limitations in cell physiology, apoptosis was induced in the cancer cells and the entire cell population exhibited decreased cell growth. It can be concluded that NIPP treatment disturbs the biochemical functionality of the cytoplasmic membrane of cancer cells, which massively impairs their viability. This observation opens a vast application horizon of NIPP therapy to treat precancerous and malignant diseases beyond breast cancer therapy.Caroline SanderAndreas NitschHolger H. H. ErbEva K. EggerLyubomir HaralambievBenedikt EggersFranz-Josef KramerMartin WeissAlexander MusteaMatthias B. StopeMDPI AGarticlephysical plasmanon-invasivemamma carcinomabreast cancercytoplasmic membranechemo-sensitivityTechnologyTEngineering (General). Civil engineering (General)TA1-2040Biology (General)QH301-705.5PhysicsQC1-999ChemistryQD1-999ENApplied Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 9801, p 9801 (2021)
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topic physical plasma
non-invasive
mamma carcinoma
breast cancer
cytoplasmic membrane
chemo-sensitivity
Technology
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Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TA1-2040
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Physics
QC1-999
Chemistry
QD1-999
spellingShingle physical plasma
non-invasive
mamma carcinoma
breast cancer
cytoplasmic membrane
chemo-sensitivity
Technology
T
Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TA1-2040
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Physics
QC1-999
Chemistry
QD1-999
Caroline Sander
Andreas Nitsch
Holger H. H. Erb
Eva K. Egger
Lyubomir Haralambiev
Benedikt Eggers
Franz-Josef Kramer
Martin Weiss
Alexander Mustea
Matthias B. Stope
Non-Invasive Physical Plasma Enhances the Membrane Permeability to Low Molecular Weight Compounds and Subsequently Leads to the Loss of Cellular ATP and the Devitalization of Epithelial Cancer Cells
description Non-invasive physical plasma (NIPP) achieves biomedical effects primarily through the formation of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. In clinical use, these species interact with cells of the treated tissue, affecting the cytoplasmic membrane first. The present study investigated the permeability of the cytoplasmic membrane of breast cancer cells with different fluorescent dyes after NIPP treatment and determined the subsequent effects on cell viability. After NIPP treatment and the associated formation of reactive oxygen species, low molecular weight compounds were able to pass through the cytoplasmic membrane in both directions to a higher extent. Consequently, a loss of cellular ATP into the extracellular space was induced. Due to these limitations in cell physiology, apoptosis was induced in the cancer cells and the entire cell population exhibited decreased cell growth. It can be concluded that NIPP treatment disturbs the biochemical functionality of the cytoplasmic membrane of cancer cells, which massively impairs their viability. This observation opens a vast application horizon of NIPP therapy to treat precancerous and malignant diseases beyond breast cancer therapy.
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author Caroline Sander
Andreas Nitsch
Holger H. H. Erb
Eva K. Egger
Lyubomir Haralambiev
Benedikt Eggers
Franz-Josef Kramer
Martin Weiss
Alexander Mustea
Matthias B. Stope
author_facet Caroline Sander
Andreas Nitsch
Holger H. H. Erb
Eva K. Egger
Lyubomir Haralambiev
Benedikt Eggers
Franz-Josef Kramer
Martin Weiss
Alexander Mustea
Matthias B. Stope
author_sort Caroline Sander
title Non-Invasive Physical Plasma Enhances the Membrane Permeability to Low Molecular Weight Compounds and Subsequently Leads to the Loss of Cellular ATP and the Devitalization of Epithelial Cancer Cells
title_short Non-Invasive Physical Plasma Enhances the Membrane Permeability to Low Molecular Weight Compounds and Subsequently Leads to the Loss of Cellular ATP and the Devitalization of Epithelial Cancer Cells
title_full Non-Invasive Physical Plasma Enhances the Membrane Permeability to Low Molecular Weight Compounds and Subsequently Leads to the Loss of Cellular ATP and the Devitalization of Epithelial Cancer Cells
title_fullStr Non-Invasive Physical Plasma Enhances the Membrane Permeability to Low Molecular Weight Compounds and Subsequently Leads to the Loss of Cellular ATP and the Devitalization of Epithelial Cancer Cells
title_full_unstemmed Non-Invasive Physical Plasma Enhances the Membrane Permeability to Low Molecular Weight Compounds and Subsequently Leads to the Loss of Cellular ATP and the Devitalization of Epithelial Cancer Cells
title_sort non-invasive physical plasma enhances the membrane permeability to low molecular weight compounds and subsequently leads to the loss of cellular atp and the devitalization of epithelial cancer cells
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/8e0832b41e054f09b38092a5ff565c9c
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