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Narrative Review of Russian, Ukrainian and English-Language Publications Investigating the Effects of Photobiomodulation on Red Blood Cell Physiology. Photobiomodul Photomed Laser Surg 2022; 40:98-111. [DOI: 10.1089/photob.2021.0069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Yao W, Kuan EC, Chung YH, Francis NC, St John MA, Taylor ZD, Grundfest WS. In-depth analysis of antibacterial mechanisms of laser generated shockwave treatment. Lasers Surg Med 2018; 51:339-344. [PMID: 30152534 DOI: 10.1002/lsm.23018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Background and Objectives Laser generated shockwave (LGS) is a novel modality for minimally invasive disruption of bacterial biofilms. The objectives of this study are to determine the mechanisms behind LGS treatment and non-biofilm effects on bacterial disruption, including (1) comparing bacterial load with and without LGS in its planktonic form and (2) estimating bacterial cell permeability following LGS. Study Design/Materials and Methods For the first study, planktonic S. epidermidis were treated with gentamicin (0, 8, 16, 32, 64 μg/ml) with and without LGS (1064 nm Nd:YAG laser, 110.14 mJ/mm2 , pulse duration 9 ns, spot size 3 mm, n = 8/group), and absorbances at 600 nm compared. For the second study, four samples of planktonic S. epidermidis were treated with LGS (same settings). Propidium iodide (PI) uptake via flow cytometry as a measure of cell permeability was measured at 0, 10, and 20 minutes following LGS. RESULTS: In comparing corresponding gentamicin concentrations within both LGS-treated samples and controls at 0 hours, there were no differences in absorbance (P = 0.923 and P = 0.814, respectively). Flow cytometry found modest PI uptake (10.4 ± 2.5%) immediately following LGS treatment, with time-dependent increase and persistence of the signal at 20 minutes (R2 = 0.449, P = 0.048). CONCLUSION: Taken together, LGS does not appear to have direct bacteriocidal properties, but rather by allowing for biofilm disruption and bacterial cell membrane permeabilization, both of which likely increase topical antibiotic delivery to pathogenic organisms. Insight into the mechanisms of LGS will allow for improved clinical applications and facilitate safe and effective translation of this technology. Lasers Surg. Med. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- William Yao
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.,UCLA Head and Neck Cancer Program, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, Los Angeles, California
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Dubrovskii VA, Dvorkin BA, Yanina IY, Tuchin VV. Photoaction upon adipose tissue cells in vitro. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1134/s1990519x1105004x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Effects of shock waves on chondrocytes and their relevance in clinical practice. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2009; 129:641-7. [PMID: 18560852 DOI: 10.1007/s00402-008-0668-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2008] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) has been used increasingly in clinical practice over the last few years. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of shock waves on cartilage often unintentionally placed inside the focal volume during ESWL. We investigated whether the physical state of the chondrocytes exposed to shock waves has an influence on cell lethality. MATERIALS AND METHODS Chondrocytes of 12 patients were exposed to shock waves generated by a Piezoson 300. We used 200 shock waves of different energy levels (0.08 and 0.26 mJ/mm2) and the cells were prepared in two physical states: a fluid suspension and a viscous alginate. After ESWL the percentage of dead cells was determined by microscopy. DNA electrophoresis was carried out to detect fragmentation of the DNA. RESULTS A significant increase of dead cells at higher energy levels in suspension (P = 0.001) in contrast to alginate medium (P = 0.263) was detected immediately after ESWL. The long-term survival of chondrocytes was not affected in either substance, as shown in an investigation of the cells three weeks after ESWL. At the molecular level a permeabilisation of the cell membrane was detected. DNA was not affected, even at high-energy levels. CONCLUSION Alginate is definitely closer to the real state of cartilage in vivo than suspension. Therefore the negative effects of shock waves which are shown in many investigations that used cells in suspension are not necessarily to be expected in vivo. It can be assumed that side effects will not occur in a clinical setting.
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Yao CP, Zhang ZX, Rahmanzadeh R, Huettmann G. Laser-based gene transfection and gene therapy. IEEE Trans Nanobioscience 2008; 7:111-9. [PMID: 18556259 DOI: 10.1109/tnb.2008.2000742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The plasma membrane of mammalian cells can be transiently permeablized by optical means and exogenous materials or genes can be introduced into the cytoplasm of living cells. Until now, few mechanisms were exploited for the manipulation: laser is directly and tightly focused on the cells for optoinjection, laser-induced stress waves, photochemical internalization, and irradiation of selective cell targeting with light-absorbing particles. During the past few years, extensive progress and numerous breakthroughs have been made in this area of research. This review covers four different laser-assisted transfection techniques and their advantages and disadvantages. Universality towards various cell lines is possibly the main advantage of laser-assisted optoporation in comparison with presently existing methods of cell transfection.
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- C P Yao
- The Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiantong University, Xi'an, China.
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Lapotko D, Romanovskaya T, Gordiyko E. Photothermal Monitoring of Redox State of Respiratory Chain in Single Live Cells¶. Photochem Photobiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2002)0750519pmorso2.0.co2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Donnelly RF, McCarron PA, Woolfson AD. Drug Delivery of Aminolevulinic Acid from Topical Formulations Intended for Photodynamic Therapy¶. Photochem Photobiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2005.tb01439.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Shelby JP, Edgar JS, Chiu DT. Monitoring Cell Survival After Extraction of a Single Subcellular Organelle Using Optical Trapping and Pulsed-Nitrogen Laser Ablation¶. Photochem Photobiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2005.tb01474.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Terakawa M, Sato S, Ashida H, Aizawa K, Uenoyama M, Masaki Y, Obara M. In vitro gene transfer to mammalian cells by the use of laser-induced stress waves: effects of stress wave parameters, ambient temperature, and cell type. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2006; 11:014026. [PMID: 16526903 DOI: 10.1117/1.2160407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Laser-mediated gene transfection has received much attention as a new method for targeted gene therapy because of the high spatial controllability of laser energy. We previously demonstrated both in vivo and in vitro that plasmid DNA can be transfected by applying nanosecond pulsed laser-induced stress waves (LISWs). In the present study, we investigated the dependence of transfection efficiency on the laser irradiation conditions and hence stress wave conditions in vitro. We measured characteristics of LISWs used for gene transfection. For NIH 3T3 cells, transfection efficiency was evaluated as functions of laser fluence and number of pulses. The effect of ambient temperature was also investigated, and it was found that change in ambient temperature in a specific range resulted in drastic change in transfection efficiency for NIH 3T3 cells. Gene transfection of different types of cell lines were also demonstrated, where cellular heating increased transfection efficiency for nonmalignant cells, while heating decreased transfection efficiency for malignant cells.
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- Mitsuhiro Terakawa
- Keio University, Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, 3-14-1, Hiyoshi, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan.
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Tam KF, Cheung WH, Lee KM, Qin L, Leung KS. Delayed stimulatory effect of low-intensity shockwaves on human periosteal cells. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2005; 438:260-5. [PMID: 16131900 DOI: 10.1097/00003086-200509000-00042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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We investigated the effect of shockwaves on cells explanted from normal human periosteum to study the potential mechanisms of their responses and to determine suitable treatment settings. The cells were subjected to one shockwave treatment with systematic combinations of energy intensities (range, 0.05-0.5 mJ/mm) and number of shocks (range, 500-2000) whereas control cells received no treatment. The immediate effect on cell viability and the long-lasting effect on proliferation, viable cell number at Day 18, and mineralization at Day 35 were assessed. We observed an immediate dose-dependent destructive effect of shockwaves. Energy intensity and number of shocks contributed equally to viability. Total energy dose (intensity x number of shocks) was a better reference for determining the shockwave effect. We also found a long-term stimulatory effect on proliferation, viable cell number, and calcium deposition of human periosteal cells. At the same total energy dose, low-intensity shockwaves with more shocks (0.12 mJ/mm at 1250 shocks) were more favorable for enhancing cellular activities than high-intensity waves with fewer shocks (0.5 mJ/mm at 300 shocks). These findings document some of the biochemical changes of periosteal cells during shockwave treatments.
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- Kam-Fai Tam
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Lapotko DO, Lukianova EY. Influence of physiological conditions on laser damage thresholds for blood, heart, and liver cells. Lasers Surg Med 2005; 36:13-21. [PMID: 15662628 DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Damage to blood and other tissues during laser interventions depends mainly upon absorption of laser radiation by cells. The objective of this work was to evaluate the influence tissue-specific physiological factors on photo-damage thresholds of individual cells: Red blood cells (blood), hepatocytes (liver), and miocytes (heart). STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS Laser-induced damage to individual cells was detected and studied with Laser Load Test (LLT). Probability and thresholds of RBC damage after one laser pulse (532 nm, 10 nanoseconds) were obtained experimentally as functions of physiological conditions. Using in vitro models, we have studied influence of the oxygen level, pH, temperature, and cell heterogeneity on RBC, the inhibition of metabolic activity on miocytes and drug toxicity on hepatocytes. RESULTS Single laser pulse induced cell lyses through a vapor bubble. The decrease of the O2 level and temperature caused increase of damage thresholds at 532 nm. Deviation of the pH level from neutral to any side caused also the increase of the damage threshold. Inhibition of metabolism of miocytes and toxic damage to hepatocytes also resulted in the increase of the damage threshold. CONCLUSIONS Resistance of various tissues at cell level against photo-damage significantly depends on physiological properties of cells. A general rule for such dependence is that the better the cell state the lower its threshold for laser-damage.
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- Dmitri O Lapotko
- International Center, Luikov Heat and Mass Transfer Institute, Minsk, 220072, Belarus.
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Donnelly RF, McCarron PA, Woolfson AD. Drug Delivery of Aminolevulinic Acid from Topical Formulations Intended for Photodynamic Therapy¶. Photochem Photobiol 2005. [DOI: 10.1562/2004-08-23-ir-283r1.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Shelby JP, Edgar JS, Chiu DT. Monitoring Cell Survival After Extraction of a Single Subcellular Organelle Using Optical Trapping and Pulsed-Nitrogen Laser Ablation¶. Photochem Photobiol 2005. [DOI: 10.1562/2005-02-02-ra-431r1.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Lapotko DO, Zharov VP. Spectral evaluation of laser-induced cell damage with photothermal microscopy. Lasers Surg Med 2005; 36:22-30. [PMID: 15662629 DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Determining cell photo-damage is important for laser medicine and laser safety standards. This work evaluated the potential of photothermal (PT) technique for studying invasive laser-cell interaction, with a focus on PT evaluation of spectral dependence of laser-induced damage in visible region at single intact cell level. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS PT is based on irradiation of a single intact cells with a tunable pump laser pulse (420-570 nm, 8 nanoseconds, 0.1-300 microJ) and monitoring of temperature-dependent variations of the refractive index with a second, collinear probe beam in pulse (imaging) mode (639 nm, 13 nanoseconds, 10 nJ), and continuous (integrated PT response) mode (633 nm, 2 mW). The local and the integrated PT responses from the individual living red blood cells, lymphocytes, and cancer cells (K562) in vitro were obtained at different pump laser fluence and wavelength and compared with data obtained by conventional viability tests (Annexin V--propidium iodide). RESULTS The cell damage with pump pulse lead to specific change in PT response's temporal shape and PT image's structure. The photodamage thresholds varied in the range of 0.5-5 J/cm2 for red blood cells, 4.4-42 J/cm2 for lymphocytes, and 36-90 J/cm2 for blast cells in the pump wavelength range of 417-555 nm. CONCLUSION Damage threshold at different wavelength depends on absorption spectra of cells. Spectral evaluation of laser-damage thresholds can be done in two supplements for each PT mode--PT imaging and integrated PT response. The correlation between specific change of PT parameters and cell damage permits using PT technique to rapidly estimate the invasive conditions of the laser-cell interactions.
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- Dmitri O Lapotko
- Luikov Heat and Mass Transfer Institute, International Research Centre, Minsk, Belarus
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Ogura M, Sato S, Nakanishi K, Uenoyama M, Kiyozumi T, Saitoh D, Ikeda T, Ashida H, Obara M. In vivo targeted gene transfer in skin by the use of laser-induced stress waves. Lasers Surg Med 2004; 34:242-8. [PMID: 15022251 DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Much interest has been shown in the use of lasers for nonviral targeted gene transfer, since the spatial characteristics of laser light are quite well defined. The aim of this study was to demonstrate in vivo gene transfer by the use of laser-induced stress waves (LISWs). STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS After reporter genes had been intradermally injected to rat skin in vivo, a laser target was placed on the gene-injected skin. LISWs were generated by the irradiation of an elastic laser target with 532-nm nanosecond laser pulses of a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser. RESULTS Levels of luciferase activities for the skin exposed to LISWs were two orders of magnitude higher than those for the skin injected with naked DNA. Expressions of enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) and beta-galactosidase were observed only in the area that was exposed to LISWs, and in addition, epidermal cells were selectively transfected. No major side effects were observed, and luciferase activity levels as high as 10(5) RLU per mg of protein were sustained even 5 days after gene transfer. CONCLUSION Highly efficient and site-specific gene transfer can be achieved by applying a few pulses of nanosecond pulsed LISWs to rat skin in vivo.
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- Makoto Ogura
- Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan.
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Terakawa M, Ogura M, Sato S, Wakisaka H, Ashida H, Uenoyama M, Masaki Y, Obara M. Gene transfer into mammalian cells by use of a nanosecond pulsed laser-induced stress wave. OPTICS LETTERS 2004; 29:1227-1229. [PMID: 15209255 DOI: 10.1364/ol.29.001227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Plasmid DNA has been successfully delivered to mammalian cells by applying a nanosecond pulsed laser-induced stress wave (LISW). Cells exposed to a LISW were selectively transfected with plasmids coding for green fluorescent protein. It was also shown that transient, mild cellular heating (approximately 43 degrees C) was effective in improving the transfection efficiency.
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- Mitsuhiro Terakawa
- Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1, Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan.
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Doukas AG, Kollias N. Transdermal drug delivery with a pressure wave. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2004; 56:559-79. [PMID: 15019746 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2003.10.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2003] [Accepted: 10/13/2003] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Pressure waves, which are generated by intense laser radiation, can permeabilize the stratum corneum (SC) as well as the cell membrane. These pressure waves are compression waves and thus exclude biological effects induced by cavitation. Their amplitude is in the hundreds of atmospheres (bar) while the duration is in the range of nanoseconds to a few microseconds. The pressure waves interact with cells and tissue in ways that are probably different from those of ultrasound. Furthermore, the interactions of the pressure waves with tissue are specific and depend on their characteristics, such as peak pressure, rise time and duration. A single pressure wave is sufficient to permeabilize the SC and allow the transport of macromolecules into the epidermis and dermis. In addition, drugs delivered into the epidermis can enter the vasculature and produce a systemic effect. For example, insulin delivered by pressure waves resulted in reducing the blood glucose level over many hours. The application of pressure waves does not cause any pain or discomfort and the barrier function of the SC always recovers.
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- Apostolos G Doukas
- Department of Dermatology, Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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Lapotko DO, Lukianova EY, Shnip AI. Photothermal detection of laser-induced damage in single intact cells. Lasers Surg Med 2003; 33:320-9. [PMID: 14677159 DOI: 10.1002/lsm.10285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Most of the studies of laser-induced damage do not analyze individual cells. Objective of this work was to evaluate local photo-induced thermal phenomena in single cells at theoretical and experimental levels for developing the method for real-time detection of laser damage in intact cells. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS Theoretical model of cell-laser interaction assumes local nature of photo-induced thermal effects and describes photodamage through bubble formation. Photothermal (PT) method was suggested for damage detection. Laser-induced damage was verified for individual cells with two techniques through detection of Trypan blue penetration into damaged cell. RESULTS Specific PT responses from blast-transformed lymphocytes were identified independently as result of bubble formation and cell damage. Probability of cell damage was obtained for cells as function of laser pulse energy. CONCLUSIONS The Laser load test (LLT) was suggested for real-time detection of damage, damage threshold measurement, and investigation of intact single cells.
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- Dmitri O Lapotko
- International Center, Luikov Heat and Mass Transfer Institute, Minsk, 220072, Belarus.
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Ohl CD, Wolfrum B. Detachment and sonoporation of adherent HeLa-cells by shock wave-induced cavitation. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2003; 1624:131-8. [PMID: 14642823 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2003.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The interaction of lithotripter-generated shock waves with adherent cells is investigated using high-speed optical techniques. We show that shock waves permeabilize adherent cells in vitro through the action of cavitation bubbles. The bubbles are formed in the trailing tensile pulse of a lithotripter-generated shock wave where the pressure drops below the vapor pressure. Upon collapse of cavitation bubbles, a strong flow field is generated which accounts for two effects: first, detachment of cells from the substrate; and second, the temporary opening of cell membranes followed by molecular uptake, a process called sonoporation. Comparison of observed cell detachment with results from a theoretical model considering peeling cell detachment by a wall jet-induced shear stress shows reasonable agreement.
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- Claus-Dieter Ohl
- TU Twente, Department of Applied Physics, Physics of Fluids, Postbus 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
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Miyamoto Y, Umebayashi Y, Koyano M, Wakita M, Nishisaka T. Enhancement of cytotoxic effect of bleomycin with transient permeabilization of plasma membrane by laser-induced multiple stress waves in vitro. Cancer Lett 2003; 199:45-51. [PMID: 12963122 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3835(03)00332-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We investigated the effect of multiple stress waves with peak stress of less than 3 MPa on chemosensitivity of HeLa cells adhered on plastic. HeLa cells exposed to stress waves retained more than 95% of the viability found in untreated cells. The scanning electron microscopy of cells exposed to stress waves showed ruffling microvilli, indicating a change in the cell surface morphology. The cytotoxicity of bleomycin (BLM) on HeLa cells was enhanced by the stress waves exposure. Our findings demonstrated that the low-intensity stress wave would allow to deliver the BLM molecules into cytoplasm by repetition exposure.
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- Yuuichi Miyamoto
- School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan.
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Lin TYD, McAuliffe DJ, Michaud N, Zhang H, Lee S, Doukas AG, Flotte TJ. Nuclear transport by laser-induced pressure transients. Pharm Res 2003; 20:879-83. [PMID: 12817891 DOI: 10.1023/a:1023835219041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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PURPOSE Control of the transport of molecules into the nucleus represents a key regulatory mechanism for differentiation, transformation, and signal transduction. Permeabilization of the nuclear envelope by physical methods can have applications in gene therapy. Laser-induced pressure transients can produce temporary aqueous pores analogous to those produced by electroporation and that the cells can survive this procedure. In this study, we examine the role of the pressure transients in creating similar pores in the nuclear envelope. METHODS The target human peripheral blood mononuclear cells in a 62 microM 72 kDa fluoresceinated dextran solution were exposed to the pressure transients generated by laser ablation. An in vitro fluorescence confocal microscope was used to visualize and quantify the fluoresceinated dextran in the cytoplasmic and nuclear compartments. RESULTS In contrast to electroporation, the pressure transients could deliver 72 kDa fluoresceinated dextrans, which are normally excluded by the nucleus, across the nuclear envelope into the nucleus. In addition to creating pores in the plasma membrane, temporary pores were also created in the nuclear envelope following exposure to pressure transients. CONCLUSION The production of temporary nuclear pores could provide a unique resource for drug-delivery and gene therapy.
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- Tai-Yuan David Lin
- Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Department of Photopathology and Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
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Lapotko DO, Romanovskaya TR, Shnip A, Zharov VP. Photothermal time-resolved imaging of living cells. Lasers Surg Med 2003; 31:53-63. [PMID: 12124716 DOI: 10.1002/lsm.10068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Thermal effects of laser radiation at cell level play very important role in cell functioning and in many laser applications. The aim of this study was to evaluate a new method of photothermal imaging (PTI) for monitoring short-time nano-scale thermal effects in individual living cells. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS PTI is based on the irradiation of a cell with a short laser pump pulse (8 nanoseconds, 532 nm) and on registration of the laser-induced local thermal effects using time-resolved phase-contrast imaging with a pulsed probe laser. RESULTS PT images of lymphocytes, lympholeukemia cells in vitro were obtained at different laser energies. PTI in time-resolved mode allowed visualizing the structures with size less than diffraction limit (90-nm liposomes). The photodamage process was visualized for a single human leukocyte in suspension. CONCLUSIONS PTI in non-invasive mode offered better contrast of living cell image than conventional optical phase-contrast microscopy. The data obtained showed that PTI is in perspective for studies of live non-fluorescent cells.
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- Dmitri O Lapotko
- Luikov Heat and Mass Transfer Institute, 15 Brovka Street, Minsk, 220072, Belarus.
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Kodama T, Doukas AG, Hamblin MR. Delivery of ribosome-inactivating protein toxin into cancer cells with shock waves. Cancer Lett 2003; 189:69-75. [PMID: 12445679 PMCID: PMC3568984 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3835(02)00503-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We report on the use of shock waves delivered by a shock-tube to permeabilize cancer cells and potentiate the cytotoxicity of the type-1 ribosome-inactivating protein, saporin. We studied human colorectal cancer HT29 and ovarian cancer OVCAR-5 cells, and used two different cytotoxicity assays, colony formation and loss of mitochondrial activity. A single shock wave and saporin (10(-9) M) produced significant toxicity not seen with either shock wave or drug alone. Increasing the number of shock waves up to five further increased cytotoxicity. Higher toxicity was seen with the clonogenic assay compared to MTT assay. Shock waves may have applications in promoting cytoplasmic delivery of toxins into cancer cells after intratumoral injection.
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- Tetsuya Kodama
- WEL224, Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- WEL224, Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- WEL224, Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Corresponding author. Tel.: +1-617-726-6182; fax: +1-617- 726-8566. (M.R. Hamblin)
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Kodama T, Doukas AG, Hamblin MR. Shock wave-mediated molecular delivery into cells. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2002; 1542:186-94. [PMID: 11853891 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4889(01)00177-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A single shock wave generated by a shock tube is able to effectively deliver macromolecules such as fluorescein isothiocyanate-dextran into the cytoplasm of living cells without causing cytotoxicity. We report on the effect of varying the molecular weight of the dextran and the number of shock waves on the efficiency of delivery into a cancer cell line. The fraction of cells permeabilized and the total fluorescence delivered were measured by flow cytometry, and the cellular viability by a tetrazolium assay on adherent cells and these values were compared to cell permeabilization using digitonin. Shock waves can deliver molecules of up to 2000000 molecular weight into the cytoplasm of cells without toxicity and may have applications in gene therapy.
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- Tetsuya Kodama
- BAR314B, Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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Lee S, McAuliffe DJ, Flotte TJ, Kollias N, Doukas AG. Photomechanical transdermal delivery: the effect of laser confinement. Lasers Surg Med 2001; 28:344-7. [PMID: 11344515 DOI: 10.1002/lsm.1060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Photomechanical waves can transiently permeabilize the stratum corneum and facilitate the delivery of drugs into the epidermis and dermis. The present study was undertaken to assess the effect of pulse characteristics to the penetration depth of macromolecules delivered into the skin. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS Photomechanical waves were generated by confined ablation with a Q-switched ruby laser. Fluorescence microscopy of frozen biopsies was used to assay the delivery of macromolecules through the stratum corneum and determine the depth of penetration. RESULTS Photomechanical waves generated by confined ablation of the target have a longer rise time and duration than those generated by direct ablation. Confined ablation required a lower radiant exposure (from approximately 7 J/cm(2) to approximately 5 J/cm(2)) for an increase in the depth of delivery (from approximately 50 microm to approximately 400 microm). CONCLUSIONS Control of the characteristics of the photomechanical waves is important for transdermal delivery as they can affect the depth of drug penetration into the dermis.
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- S Lee
- Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Massachusetts 02114, USA
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Kodama T, Hamblin MR, Doukas AG. Cytoplasmic molecular delivery with shock waves: importance of impulse. Biophys J 2000; 79:1821-32. [PMID: 11023888 PMCID: PMC1301074 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(00)76432-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Cell permeabilization using shock waves may be a way of introducing macromolecules and small polar molecules into the cytoplasm, and may have applications in gene therapy and anticancer drug delivery. The pressure profile of a shock wave indicates its energy content, and shock-wave propagation in tissue is associated with cellular displacement, leading to the development of cell deformation. In the present study, three different shock-wave sources were investigated; argon fluoride excimer laser, ruby laser, and shock tube. The duration of the pressure pulse of the shock tube was 100 times longer than the lasers. The uptake of two fluorophores, calcein (molecular weight: 622) and fluorescein isothiocyanate-dextran (molecular weight: 71,600), into HL-60 human promyelocytic leukemia cells was investigated. The intracellular fluorescence was measured by a spectrofluorometer, and the cells were examined by confocal fluorescence microscopy. A single shock wave generated by the shock tube delivered both fluorophores into approximately 50% of the cells (p < 0.01), whereas shock waves from the lasers did not. The cell survival fraction was >0.95. Confocal microscopy showed that, in the case of calcein, there was a uniform fluorescence throughout the cell, whereas, in the case of FITC-dextran, the fluorescence was sometimes in the nucleus and at other times not. We conclude that the impulse of the shock wave (i.e., the pressure integrated over time), rather than the peak pressure, was a dominant factor for causing fluorophore uptake into living cells, and that shock waves might have changed the permeability of the nuclear membrane and transferred molecules directly into the nucleus.
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- T Kodama
- Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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Frenkel V, Kimmel E, Iger Y. Ultrasound-induced intercellular space widening in fish epidermis. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2000; 26:473-480. [PMID: 10773379 DOI: 10.1016/s0301-5629(99)00164-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Transmission electron microscopy was employed to determine the effects of therapeutic ultrasound (US) (I(sata) < or =2.2 W cm(-2), 3 MHz), sonicated at different angles and durations, on the external epithelia of fish skin. Sonication at 1.7 W cm(-2) (90 s), where the ultrasonic beam was perpendicular to the skin surface, produced minor intercellular space widening (ICSW), as well as the disruption of desmosomes connecting between the cells. Increasing the intensity to 2.2 W cm(-2) increased ICSW, the extent of which was positively correlated to the duration of exposure (30 to 90 s). Perpendicular sonication produced ICSW, almost exclusively between cells of the two outermost cell layers, parallel to the skin surface. Sonicating at 45 degrees (2.2 W cm(-2), 90 s) produced ICSW in deeper cell layers in the tissues, in which the spaces were at seemingly random orientations. Mucous cells and macrophages were also found to be damaged, as were apoptotic epidermal cells. The suggested mechanism for ICSW is the formation of transverse (shear) waves at the interface between the aquatic medium and the skin surface. The waves, which are damped out within a few cell layers, give rise to shear stresses that, in turn, cause strains that act to separate between cells and damage some of the relatively weaker cells.
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- V Frenkel
- Agricultural Engineering Department, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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Tachibana K, Uchida T, Tamura K, Eguchi H, Yamashita N, Ogawa K. Enhanced cytotoxic effect of Ara-C by low intensity ultrasound to HL-60 cells. Cancer Lett 2000; 149:189-94. [PMID: 10737723 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3835(99)00358-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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A clonogenic assay was tested in order to determine the effects of low intensity ultrasound on HL-60 cells in the presence of cytosine arabinoside (Ara-C). HL-60 cells were exposed to ultrasound at an intensity of 0.3 W/cm2 (48 kHz). Cells were then cultured for 8 days and the number of colonies was statistically analyzed (ANOVA). Ultrasound exposure alone for 120 s resulted in no significant decrease of colonies compared to non-treated cells (P0 = 0.1426). Significant differences (P0 < 0.005) were obtained between ultrasound treated and untreated cells in the presence of various concentrations of Ara-C (2 x 10(-9), 1 x 10(-8), 2 x 10(-8), 5 x 10(-8), 1 x 10(-7) M). Morphological evaluation of ultrasound irradiated cells with scanning electron microscopy showed minor disruption of cell surface and disappearance of microvilli. These observations suggests that low intensity ultrasound altered the cell membrane thus resulting in change in Ara-C uptake into HL-60 cells.
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- K Tachibana
- First Department of Anatomy, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Jonan, Japan.
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Lee S, Kollias N, McAuliffe DJ, Flotte TJ, Doukas AG. Topical drug delivery in humans with a single photomechanical wave. Pharm Res 1999; 16:1717-21. [PMID: 10571277 DOI: 10.1023/a:1018954015441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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PURPOSE Assess the feasibility of in vivo topical drug delivery in humans with a single photomechanical wave. METHODS Photomechanical waves were generated with a 23 nsec Q-switched ruby laser. In vivo fluorescence spectroscopy was used as an elegant non-invasive assay of transport of 5-aminolevulinic acid into the skin following the application of a single photomechanical wave. RESULTS The barrier function of the human stratum corneum in vivo may be modulated by a single (110 nsec) photomechanical compression wave without adversely affecting the viability and structure of the epidermis and dermis. Furthermore, the stratum corneum barrier always recovers within minutes following a photomechanical wave. The application of the photomechanical wave did not cause any pain. The dose delivered across the stratum corneum depends on the peak pressure and has a threshold at approximately 350 bar. A 30% increase in peak pressure, produced a 680% increase in the amount delivered. CONCLUSIONS Photomechanical waves may have important implications for transcutaneous drug delivery.
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- S Lee
- Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston 02114, USA.
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Mulholland SE, Lee S, McAuliffe DJ, Doukas AG. Cell loading with laser-generated stress waves: the role of the stress gradient. Pharm Res 1999; 16:514-8. [PMID: 10227705 DOI: 10.1023/a:1018814911497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine the dependence of the permeabilzation of the plasma membrane on the characteristics of laser-generated stress waves. METHODS Laser pulses can generate stress waves by ablation. Depending on the laser wavelength, fluence, and target material, stress waves of different characteristics (rise time, peak stress) can be generated. Human red blood cells were subjected to stress waves and the permeability changes were measured by uptake of extracellular dye molecules. RESULTS A fast rise time (high stress gradient) of the stress wave was required for the permeabilization of the plasma membrane. While the membrane was permeable, the cells could rapidly uptake molecules from the surrounding medium by diffusion. CONCLUSIONS Stress waves provide a potentially powerful tool for drug delivery.
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- S E Mulholland
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston 02114, USA
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Lamb DC, Tribble J, Doukas AG, Flotte TJ, Ossoff RH, Reinisch L. Custom designed acoustic pulses. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 1999; 4:217-223. [PMID: 23015207 DOI: 10.1117/1.429912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We have used a tunable, infrared, free-electron laser with a Pockels cell controlled pulse duration to generate photoacoustic pulses with separate variable rise times (from 15 to 100 ns), durations (100-400 ns), and amplitudes (0.005-0.1 MPa). The tunability of the free-electron laser across water absorption bands allows the rise time of the thermal-elastically generated acoustical pulsed to be varied, while a Pockels cell controls the duration and cross polarizers control the pressure amplitude. The mechanical effects of pressure transients on biological tissue can have dramatic consequences. In addition to cell necrosis, carefully controlled pressure transients can also be used for therapeutic applications, such as drug delivery and gene therapy. This technique permits systemic probing of how biological tissue is affected by stress transients. © 1999 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers.
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Lee S, McAuliffe DJ, Flotte TJ, Kollias N, Doukas AG. Photomechanical transcutaneous delivery of macromolecules. J Invest Dermatol 1998; 111:925-9. [PMID: 9856797 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.1998.00415.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Transcutaneous drug delivery has been the subject of intensive research. In certain situations, rapid transcutaneous delivery is very desirable. A mechanical (stress) pulse generated by a single laser pulse was shown to transiently increase the permeability of the stratum corneum in vivo. The barrier function of the stratum corneum recovers within minutes. The increased permeability during these few minutes allows macromolecules to diffuse through the stratum corneum into the viable epidermis and dermis. Macromolecules (40 kDa dextran and 20 nm latex particles) were deposited into the skin using a photomechanical pulse generated by a single 23 ns laser pulse. This treatment can potentially be utilized in therapies that currently require occlusive dressings for hours or day(s).
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- S Lee
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston 02114, USA
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