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Targeting the cancer cell cycle by cold atmospheric plasma

Scientific Reports, ISSN: 2045-2322, Vol: 2, Issue: 1, Page: 636
2012
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  • 186
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  • 6
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  • Citations
    224
  • Captures
    186
  • Mentions
    1
    • News Mentions
      1
      • 1
  • Social Media
    6
    • Shares, Likes & Comments
      6
      • Facebook
        6

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Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP), a technology based on quasi-neutral ionized gas at low temperatures, is currently being evaluated as a new highly selective alternative addition to existing cancer therapies. Here, we present a first attempt to identify the mechanism of CAP action. CAP induced a robust ∼2-fold G2/M increase in two different types of cancer cells with different degrees of tumorigenicity. We hypothesize that the increased sensitivity of cancer cells to CAP treatment is caused by differences in the distribution of cancer cells and normal cells within the cell cycle. The expression of Î 3H2A.X (pSer139), an oxidative stress reporter indicating S-phase damage, is enhanced specifically within CAP treated cells in the S phase of the cell cycle. Together with a significant decrease in EdU-incorporation after CAP, these data suggest that tumorigenic cancer cells are more susceptible to CAP treatment.

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