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Woedtke TV, Weltmann KD, Metelmann HR, Bekeschus S, Emmert S, Lademann J, Viöl W. Letter. In response to: "Cold atmospheric pressure plasma for treatment of chronic wounds: drug or medical device?". J Wound Care 2018; 27:892-893. [PMID: 30557117 DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2018.27.12.892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Bekeschus S, Clemen R, Metelmann HR. Potentiating anti-tumor immunity with physical plasma. CLINICAL PLASMA MEDICINE 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cpme.2018.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Handorf O, Weihe T, Bekeschus S, Graf AC, Schnabel U, Riedel K, Ehlbeck J. Nonthermal Plasma Jet Treatment Negatively Affects the Viability and Structure of Candida albicans SC5314 Biofilms. Appl Environ Microbiol 2018; 84:e01163-18. [PMID: 30143511 PMCID: PMC6193392 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01163-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Accepted: 08/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Microorganisms are predominantly organized in biofilms, where cells live in dense communities and are more resistant to external stresses than are their planktonic counterparts. With in vitro experiments, the susceptibility of Candida albicans biofilms to a nonthermal plasma treatment (plasma source, kINPen09) in terms of growth, survival, and cell viability was investigated. C. albicans strain SC5314 (ATCC MYA-2876) was plasma treated for different time periods (30 s, 60 s, 120 s, 180 s, 300 s). The results of the experiments, encompassing CFU, fluorescence Live/Dead, and 2,3-bis-(2-methoxy-4-nitro-5-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium-5-carboxanilide salt (XTT) assays, revealed a negative influence of the plasma treatment on the proliferation ability, vitality, and metabolism of C. albicans biofilms, respectively. Morphological analysis of plasma-treated biofilms using atomic force microscopy supported the indications for lethal plasma effects concomitant with membrane disruptions and the loss of intracellular fluid. Yielding controversial results compared to those of other publications, fluorescence and confocal laser scanning microscopic inspection of plasma-treated biofilms indicated that an inactivation of cells appeared mainly on the bottom of the biofilms. If this inactivation leads to a detachment of the biofilms from the overgrown surface, it might offer completely new approaches in the plasma treatment of biofilms. Because of plasma's biochemical-mechanical mode of action, resistance of microbial cells against plasma is unknown at this state of research.IMPORTANCE Microbial communities are an increasing problem in medicine but also in industry. Thus, an efficient and rapid removal of biofilms is becoming increasingly important. With the aid of the kINPen09, a radiofrequency plasma jet (RFPJ) instrument, decisive new findings on the effects of plasma on C. albicans biofilms were obtained. This work showed that the inactivation of biofilms takes place mainly on the bottom, which in turn offers new possibilities for the removal of biofilms by other strategies, e.g., mechanical treatment. This result demonstrated that nonthermal atmospheric pressure plasma is well suited for biofilm decontamination.
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Bekeschus S, Freund E, Wende K, Gandhirajan RK, Schmidt A. Hmox1 Upregulation Is a Mutual Marker in Human Tumor Cells Exposed to Physical Plasma-Derived Oxidants. Antioxidants (Basel) 2018; 7:E151. [PMID: 30373228 PMCID: PMC6262576 DOI: 10.3390/antiox7110151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Revised: 10/15/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Increasing numbers of cancer deaths worldwide demand for new treatment avenues. Cold physical plasma is a partially ionized gas expelling a variety of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, which can be harnesses therapeutically. Plasmas and plasma-treated liquids have antitumor properties in vitro and in vivo. Yet, global response signatures to plasma treatment have not yet been identified. To this end, we screened eight human cancer cell lines to investigate effects of low-dose, tumor-static plasma-treated medium (PTM) on cellular activity, immune-modulatory properties, and transcriptional levels of 22 redox-related genes. With PTM, a moderate reduction of metabolic activity and modest modulation of chemokine/cytokine pattern and markers of immunogenic cell death was observed. Strikingly, the Nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (nrf2) target heme oxygenase 1 (hmox1) was upregulated in all cell lines 4 h post PTM-treatment. nrf2 was not changed, but its baseline expression inversely and significantly correlated with hmox1 expression after exposure to PTM. Besides awarding hmox1 a central role with plasma-derived oxidants, we present a transcriptional redox map of 22 targets and chemokine/cytokine secretion map of 13 targets across eight different human tumor cell lines of four tumor entities at baseline activity that are useful for future studies in this field.
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Schmidt A, Bekeschus S. Redox for Repair: Cold Physical Plasmas and Nrf2 Signaling Promoting Wound Healing. Antioxidants (Basel) 2018; 7:E146. [PMID: 30347767 PMCID: PMC6210784 DOI: 10.3390/antiox7100146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Revised: 10/12/2018] [Accepted: 10/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Chronic wounds and ulcers are major public health threats. Being a substantial burden for patients and health care systems alike, better understanding of wound pathophysiology and new avenues in the therapy of chronic wounds are urgently needed. Cold physical plasmas are particularly effective in promoting wound closure, irrespective of its etiology. These partially ionized gases deliver a therapeutic cocktail of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species safely at body temperature and without genotoxic side effects. This field of plasma medicine reanimates the idea of redox repair in physiological healing. This review compiles previous findings of plasma effects in wound healing. It discusses new links between plasma treatment of cells and tissues, and the perception and intracellular translation of plasma-derived reactive species via redox signaling pathways. Specifically, (i) molecular switches governing redox-mediated tissue response; (ii) the activation of the nuclear E2-related factor (Nrf2) signaling, together with antioxidative and immunomodulatory responses; and (iii) the stabilization of the scaffolding function and actin network in dermal fibroblasts are emphasized in the light of wound healing.
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Liedtke KR, Diedrich S, Pati O, Freund E, Flieger R, Heidecke CD, Partecke LI, Bekeschus S. Cold Physical Plasma Selectively Elicits Apoptosis in Murine Pancreatic Cancer Cells In Vitro and In Ovo. Anticancer Res 2018; 38:5655-5663. [PMID: 30275184 DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.12901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Revised: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIM Poor prognosis of pancreatic cancer has remained almost unchanged in recent years. Cold physical plasma was suggested as an innovative anticancer strategy, but its selective killing activity of malignant over non-malignant cells has only partially been explored. The present study aimed at exploring the effect of cold physical plasma on cellular viability. MATERIALS AND METHODS Induction of cell death and apoptosis by cold physical plasma was investigated in murine PDA6606 pancreatic cancer cells and primary murine fibroblasts in vitro (2D and 3D cultures) and in ovo. RESULTS Plasma increased apoptosis in PDA6606 to a significantly higher extent compared to fibroblasts. Antioxidants abrogated these effects, suggesting a prime role of reactive oxygen species in plasma-induced apoptosis. Plasma increased apoptosis of 3D PDA6606 multicellular spheres grown in vitro and in ovo, to significantly higher rates compared to that of fibroblasts, with minimum in ovo inflammation or necrosis observed by hematoxylin and eosin staining (H&E). CONCLUSION These data support the future intra-operative application of cold physical plasma for the treatment of microscopic residual tumor tissue after surgical resection.
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Liedtke KR, Freund E, Hackbarth C, Heidecke CD, Partecke LI, Bekeschus S. A myeloid and lymphoid infiltrate in murine pancreatic tumors exposed to plasma-treated medium. CLINICAL PLASMA MEDICINE 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cpme.2018.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Pasqual-Melo G, Gandhirajan RK, Stoffels I, Bekeschus S. Targeting malignant melanoma with physical plasmas. CLINICAL PLASMA MEDICINE 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cpme.2018.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Lackmann JW, Wende K, Verlackt C, Golda J, Volzke J, Kogelheide F, Held J, Bekeschus S, Bogaerts A, Schulz-von der Gathen V, Stapelmann K. Chemical fingerprints of cold physical plasmas - an experimental and computational study using cysteine as tracer compound. Sci Rep 2018; 8:7736. [PMID: 29769633 PMCID: PMC5955931 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-25937-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2018] [Accepted: 04/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species released by cold physical plasma are being proposed as effectors in various clinical conditions connected to inflammatory processes. As these plasmas can be tailored in a wide range, models to compare and control their biochemical footprint are desired to infer on the molecular mechanisms underlying the observed effects and to enable the discrimination between different plasma sources. Here, an improved model to trace short-lived reactive species is presented. Using FTIR, high-resolution mass spectrometry, and molecular dynamics computational simulation, covalent modifications of cysteine treated with different plasmas were deciphered and the respective product pattern used to generate a fingerprint of each plasma source. Such, our experimental model allows a fast and reliable grading of the chemical potential of plasmas used for medical purposes. Major reaction products were identified to be cysteine sulfonic acid, cystine, and cysteine fragments. Less-abundant products, such as oxidized cystine derivatives or S-nitrosylated cysteines, were unique to different plasma sources or operating conditions. The data collected point at hydroxyl radicals, atomic O, and singlet oxygen as major contributing species that enable an impact on cellular thiol groups when applying cold plasma in vitro or in vivo.
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Bekeschus S, Schmidt A, Kramer A, Metelmann HR, Adler F, von Woedtke T, Niessner F, Weltmann KD, Wende K. High throughput image cytometry micronucleus assay to investigate the presence or absence of mutagenic effects of cold physical plasma. ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 2018; 59:268-277. [PMID: 29417643 DOI: 10.1002/em.v59.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2017] [Revised: 11/17/2017] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Promising cold physical plasma sources have been developed in the field of plasma medicine. An important prerequisite to their clinical use is lack of genotoxic effects in cells. During optimization of one or even different plasma sources for a specific application, large numbers of samples need to be analyzed. There are soft and easy-to-assess markers for genotoxic stress such as phosphorylation of histone H2AX (γH2AX) but only few tests are accredited by the OECD with regard to mutagenicity detection. The micronucleus (MN) assay is among them but often requires manual counting of many thousands of cells per sample under the microscope. A high-throughput MN assay is presented using image flow cytometry and image analysis software. A human lymphocyte cell line was treated with plasma generated with ten different feed gas conditions corresponding to distinct reactive species patterns that were investigated for their genotoxic potential. Several millions of cells were automatically analyzed by a MN quantification strategy outlined in detail in this work. Our data demonstrates the absence of newly formed MN in any feed gas condition using the atmospheric pressure plasma jet kINPen. As positive control, ionizing radiation gave a significant 5-fold increase in micronucleus frequency. Thus, this assay is suitable to assess the genotoxic potential in large sample sets of cells exposed chemical or physical agents including plasmas in an efficient, reliable, and semiautomated manner. Environ. Mol. Mutagen. 59:268-277, 2018. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Bekeschus S, Schmidt A, Kramer A, Metelmann HR, Adler F, von Woedtke T, Niessner F, Weltmann KD, Wende K. High throughput image cytometry micronucleus assay to investigate the presence or absence of mutagenic effects of cold physical plasma. ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 2018; 59:268-277. [PMID: 29417643 DOI: 10.1002/em.22172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2017] [Revised: 11/17/2017] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Promising cold physical plasma sources have been developed in the field of plasma medicine. An important prerequisite to their clinical use is lack of genotoxic effects in cells. During optimization of one or even different plasma sources for a specific application, large numbers of samples need to be analyzed. There are soft and easy-to-assess markers for genotoxic stress such as phosphorylation of histone H2AX (γH2AX) but only few tests are accredited by the OECD with regard to mutagenicity detection. The micronucleus (MN) assay is among them but often requires manual counting of many thousands of cells per sample under the microscope. A high-throughput MN assay is presented using image flow cytometry and image analysis software. A human lymphocyte cell line was treated with plasma generated with ten different feed gas conditions corresponding to distinct reactive species patterns that were investigated for their genotoxic potential. Several millions of cells were automatically analyzed by a MN quantification strategy outlined in detail in this work. Our data demonstrates the absence of newly formed MN in any feed gas condition using the atmospheric pressure plasma jet kINPen. As positive control, ionizing radiation gave a significant 5-fold increase in micronucleus frequency. Thus, this assay is suitable to assess the genotoxic potential in large sample sets of cells exposed chemical or physical agents including plasmas in an efficient, reliable, and semiautomated manner. Environ. Mol. Mutagen. 59:268-277, 2018. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Bekeschus S, Lackmann JW, Gümbel D, Napp M, Schmidt A, Wende K. A Neutrophil Proteomic Signature in Surgical Trauma Wounds. Int J Mol Sci 2018. [PMID: 29518953 PMCID: PMC5877622 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19030761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Non-healing wounds continue to be a clinical challenge for patients and medical staff. These wounds have a heterogeneous etiology, including diabetes and surgical trauma wounds. It is therefore important to decipher molecular signatures that reflect the macroscopic process of wound healing. To this end, we collected wound sponge dressings routinely used in vacuum assisted therapy after surgical trauma to generate wound-derived protein profiles via global mass spectrometry. We confidently identified 311 proteins in exudates. Among them were expected targets belonging to the immunoglobulin superfamily, complement, and skin-derived proteins, such as keratins. Next to several S100 proteins, chaperones, heat shock proteins, and immune modulators, the exudates presented a number of redox proteins as well as a discrete neutrophil proteomic signature, including for example cathepsin G, elastase, myeloperoxidase, CD66c, and lipocalin 2. We mapped over 200 post-translational modifications (PTMs; cysteine/methionine oxidation, tyrosine nitration, cysteine trioxidation) to the proteomic profile, for example, in peroxiredoxin 1. Investigating manually collected exudates, we confirmed presence of neutrophils and their products, such as microparticles and fragments containing myeloperoxidase and DNA. These data confirmed known and identified less known wound proteins and their PTMs, which may serve as resource for future studies on human wound healing.
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Bekeschus S, Mueller A, Miller V, Gaipl U, Weltmann KD. Physical Plasma Elicits Immunogenic Cancer Cell Death and Mitochondrial Singlet Oxygen. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON RADIATION AND PLASMA MEDICAL SCIENCES 2018. [DOI: 10.1109/trpms.2017.2766027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Metelmann HR, Seebauer C, Miller V, Fridman A, Bauer G, Graves DB, Pouvesle JM, Rutkowski R, Schuster M, Bekeschus S, Wende K, Masur K, Hasse S, Gerling T, Hori M, Tanaka H, Ha Choi E, Weltmann KD, Metelmann PH, Von Hoff DD, Woedtke TV. Clinical experience with cold plasma in the treatment of locally advanced head and neck cancer. CLINICAL PLASMA MEDICINE 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cpme.2017.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 190] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Bekeschus S, Brüggemeier J, Hackbarth C, Weltmann KD, von Woedtke T, Partecke LI, van der Linde J. The feed gas composition determines the degree of physical plasma-induced platelet activation for blood coagulation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1088/1361-6595/aaaf0e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Schmidt A, Bekeschus S, Wende K, Vollmar B, von Woedtke T. A cold plasma jet accelerates wound healing in a murine model of full-thickness skin wounds. Exp Dermatol 2018; 26:156-162. [PMID: 27492871 DOI: 10.1111/exd.13156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Cold plasma has been successfully applied in several fields of medicine that require, for example, pathogen inactivation, implant functionalization or alteration of cellular activity. Previous studies have provided evidence that plasma supports the healing of wounds owing to its beneficial mixtures of reactive species and modulation of inflammation in cells and tissues. To investigate the wound healing activity of an atmospheric pressure plasma jet in vivo, we examined the cold plasma's efficacy on dermal regeneration in a murine model of dermal full-thickness ear wound. Over 14 days, female mice received daily plasma treatment. Quantitative analysis by transmitted light microscopy demonstrated a significantly accelerated wound re-epithelialization at days 3-9 in comparison with untreated controls. In vitro, cold plasma altered keratinocyte and fibroblast migration, while both cell types showed significant stimulation resulting in accelerated closure of gaps in scratch assays. This plasma effect correlated with the downregulation of the gap junctional protein connexin 43 which is thought to be important in the regulation of wound healing. In addition, plasma induced profound changes in adherence junctions and cytoskeletal dynamics as shown by downregulation of E-cadherin and several integrins as well as actin reorganization. Our results theorize cold plasma to be a beneficial treatment option supplementing existing wound therapies.
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Liedtke KR, Hackbarth C, Partecke LI, Bekeschus S. Reduction Of Metastasis With Plasma-Treated Liquid In Mice: The Role Of Myleoid Cells In The Tumor Microenvironment. CLINICAL PLASMA MEDICINE 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cpme.2017.12.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Gandhirajan R, Bodnar Y, Pasqual-Melo G, Bekeschus S. Mitochondrial Complex IV Inhibition and Exogenous Oxidants Potently Synergize in Melanoma Cell Death Induction. CLINICAL PLASMA MEDICINE 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cpme.2017.12.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Stope MB, Koensgen D, Wulff C, Besic I, Gümbel D, Kaul A, Weiss M, Diesing K, Kramer A, Mustea A, Bekeschus S. Cold Atmospheric Plasma Suppresses Ovarian Cancer Cell Activity With Concurrent Secretion Of Heat Shock Protein 27 Affecting Monocyte Fate. CLINICAL PLASMA MEDICINE 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cpme.2017.12.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Wolff CM, Steuer A, Kolb JF, Bekeschus S. Combining cold physical plasma with pulsed electrical fields for cancer treatment. CLINICAL PLASMA MEDICINE 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cpme.2017.12.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Wende K, Lackmann JW, Jablonowski H, Stapelmann K, von Woedtke T, Bekeschus S. Can We Achieve Selectivity In Plasma Medicine? CLINICAL PLASMA MEDICINE 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cpme.2017.12.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Freund E, Hackbarth C, Partecke LI, Bekeschus S. Immunogenic Cell Death In Murine Colon-Carcinoma Cells Following Exposure To Cold Physical Plasma-Treated Saline Solution. CLINICAL PLASMA MEDICINE 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cpme.2017.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Fridman AA, Lin A, Miller V, Bekeschus S, Wende K, Weltmann KD. The Plasma Treatment Unit: An Attempt to Standardize Cold Plasma Treatment for Defined Biological Effects. PLASMA MEDICINE 2018. [DOI: 10.1615/plasmamed.2018026881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Koensgen D, Besic I, Gümbel D, Kaul A, Weiss M, Diesing K, Kramer A, Bekeschus S, Mustea A, Stope MB. Cold Atmospheric Plasma (CAP) and CAP-Stimulated Cell Culture Media Suppress Ovarian Cancer Cell Growth - A Putative Treatment Option in Ovarian Cancer Therapy. Anticancer Res 2017; 37:6739-6744. [PMID: 29187451 DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.12133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2017] [Revised: 09/26/2017] [Accepted: 09/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIM Ovarian cancer (OC) is a gynecologic tumor with poor prognosis. Despite radical cytoreductive surgery and platinum-based adjuvant systemic treatment, OC will relapse in the majority of the cases. Thus, cold atmospheric plasma (CAP), a highly reactive physical state bearing diverse biological activities being suited for anticancer therapy, may be a promising option in OC therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS OC cell lines were exposed either directly to the CAP or to cell culture medium previously exposed to CAP. Cell proliferation and cell motility was measured. RESULTS The data demonstrated, that even a single application of a short-term CAP treatment led to an attenuation of OC cell growth and motility. Moreover, incubation with CAP-treated cell culture medium gave similar effects. Results were consistent in four OC cell lines. CONCLUSION In summary, the CAP application in oncological surgery leads to strong anti-proliferative effects and opens up novel opportunities for the OC treatment.
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Bekeschus S, Brüggemeier J, Hackbarth C, von Woedtke T, Partecke LI, van der Linde J. Platelets are key in cold physical plasma-facilitated blood coagulation in mice. CLINICAL PLASMA MEDICINE 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cpme.2017.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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