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New Treatment Options for Osteosarcoma - Inactivation of Osteosarcoma Cells by Cold Atmospheric Plasma.

AbstractBACKGROUND/AIM:
Cold atmospheric plasma has been shown to inhibit tumor cell growth and induce tumor cell death. The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of cold atmospheric plasma treatment on proliferation of human osteosarcoma cells and to characterize the underlying cellular mechanisms.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
Human osteosarcoma cells (U2-OS and MNNG/HOS) were treated with cold atmospheric plasma and seeded in culture plates. Cell proliferation, p53 and phospho-p53 protein expression and nuclear morphology were assessed.
RESULTS:
The treated human osteosarcoma cell lines exhibited attenuated proliferation rates by up to 66%. The cells revealed an induction of p53, as well as phospho-p53 expression, by 2.3-fold and 4.5-fold, respectively, compared to controls. 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole staining demonstrated apoptotic nuclear condensation following cold atmospheric plasma treatment.
CONCLUSION:
Cold atmospheric plasma treatment significantly attenuated cell proliferation in a preclinical in vitro osteosarcoma model. The resulting increase in p53 expression and phospho-activation in combination with characteristic nuclear changes indicate this was through induction of apoptosis.
AuthorsDenis Gümbel, Nadine Gelbrich, Martin Weiss, Matthias Napp, Georg Daeschlein, Axel Sckell, Stephan A Ender, Axel Kramer, Martin Burchardt, Axel Ekkernkamp, Matthias B Stope
JournalAnticancer research (Anticancer Res) Vol. 36 Issue 11 Pg. 5915-5922 (11 2016) ISSN: 1791-7530 [Electronic] Greece
PMID27793916 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
CopyrightCopyright© 2016 International Institute of Anticancer Research (Dr. John G. Delinassios), All rights reserved.
Chemical References
  • Plasma Gases
  • Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
Topics
  • Cold Temperature
  • Humans
  • Osteosarcoma (metabolism, pathology, therapy)
  • Plasma Gases
  • Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 (metabolism)

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