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Mondal N, Dalal DC. A Model for Reversible Electroporation to Deliver Drugs into Diseased Tissues. J Membr Biol 2024:10.1007/s00232-024-00321-4. [PMID: 39133275 DOI: 10.1007/s00232-024-00321-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/23/2024] [Indexed: 08/13/2024]
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Drug delivery through electroporation could be highly beneficial for the treatment of different types of diseased tissues within the human body. In this work, a mathematical model of reversible tissue electroporation is presented for injecting drug into the diseased cells. The model emphasizes the tissue boundary where the drug is injected as a point source. In addition, the effect of drug loss at tissue boundaries through extracellular space is studied elaborately. Multiple pulses are applied to deliver a sufficient amount of drug into the targeted cells. The set of differential equations that model the physical circumstances are solved numerically. This model obtains a mass transfer coefficient (MTC), in terms of pore fraction coefficient and drug permeability that controls the drug transport from extracellular to intracellular space. The drug penetration throughout the tissue is captured for the application of different pulses. The boundary effects on drug concentration are highlighted in this study. The advocated model is able to perform homogeneous drug transport into the cells so that the affected tissue is treated completely. This model can be applied to optimize clinical experiments by avoiding the lengthy and costly in vivo and in vitro experiments.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nilay Mondal
- Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science and Technology, The ICFAI University Tripura, Kamalghat, Agartala, Tripura, 799210, India.
- Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India.
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- Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India
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Polajžer T, Peng W, Yao C, Miklavčič D. Changes in Mitochondrial Membrane Potential in In Vitro Electroporation with Nano- and Microsecond Pulses. Bioelectricity 2024; 6:97-107. [PMID: 39119574 PMCID: PMC11305006 DOI: 10.1089/bioe.2024.0007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/10/2024] Open
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With the introduction of nanosecond (ns) pulses, it was suggested that such pulses could be used to permeabilize intracellular membranes, including the mitochondrial membrane. The results presented thus far, however, are not conclusive. Interestingly, the effect of longer microsecond (μs) pulses on changes in mitochondria has never been investigated. We, therefore, investigated the changes in mitochondrial membrane permeability through changes in mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) in CHO and H9c2 cells after electroporation with 4 ns, 200 ns, and 100 μs pulses. In the range of reversible electroporation, the decrease in MMP generally depended on the cell line. In CHO, ns pulses decreased MMP at lower electroporation intensities than μs. In H9c2, ns and μs were equally effective. In the range of irreversible electroporation, MMP decreased even further, regardless of pulse duration and cell type. The analysis at different time points showed that the changes in MMP within the first hour after pulse treatment are dynamic. Our results on the efficacy of ns pulses are consistent with published data, but with this study we show that μs pulses cause similar changes in MMP as ns pulses, demonstrating that electroporation affects MMP regardless of pulse duration. At the same time, however, differences in MMP changes were observed between different cell lines, indicating some dependence of MMP changes on cell type.
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- Tamara Polajžer
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- The State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment and System Security and New Technology, School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment and System Security and New Technology, School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, Republic of China
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- Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Pastori C, Nafie EHO, Wagh MS, Mammarappallil JG, Neal RE. Pulsed Electric Field Ablation versus Radiofrequency Thermal Ablation in Murine Breast Cancer Models: Anticancer Immune Stimulation, Tumor Response, and Abscopal Effects. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2024; 35:442-451.e7. [PMID: 38042523 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2023.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/04/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To compare the immune response and survival after size-matched radiofrequency (RF) ablation and a proprietary form of pulsed electric field (PEF) ablation in murine tumors. MATERIAL AND METHODS Orthotopically inoculated EMT6 or 4T1 murine tumors received sham, RF ablation, or PEF ablation. 4T1 tumor ablations included subgroups with intraperitoneal checkpoint inhibition immunotherapy (αPD-1). Blood was collected for cytokine profiling and flow cytometry. Tumor size was measured and survival was monitored. Tumor samples were processed for histology, immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, and cytokine profiling. Lungs were collected from 4T1-bearing mice for hematoxylin and eosin histology to assess metastatic spread and abscopal effect induced by ablation. RESULTS PEF elicited distinct immunomodulatory effects, with clear differences in serum and tumor cytokine profiles compared with RF ablation, including intratumoral downregulation of vascular endothelial growth factor, hypoxia-inducible factor 1α, c-MET, interleukin-10, Ki67, and tumor necrosis factor-α (all P < .05). PEF increased innate immune activation, with enhanced recruitment of dendritic cells, M1 macrophages, and natural killer cells coupled with a reduction in M2 macrophages and myeloid-derived suppressor cells (all P < .05). Concurrently, PEF strengthened adaptive immunity compared with RF ablation, characterized by increased antigen-specific T cells and decreased regulatory T cells (all P < .05). PEF stalled tumor growth and increased survival at the end of the study (≥4× versus RFA). Finally, PEF promoted an abscopal effect of clearing metastases in the lungs, which was stronger in combination with αPD-1 than with PEF alone. CONCLUSIONS The proprietary form of PEF used in this study evoked a preferential immunostimulatory profile versus RF ablation thermal ablation in mice, with implications for enhancing the therapeutic effectiveness of checkpoint inhibition immunotherapy for immunotherapy-unresponsive tumors.
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- Chiara Pastori
- Department of Research, Galvanize Therapeutics, Redwood City, California
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- Department of Research, Galvanize Therapeutics, Redwood City, California
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- Department of Research, Galvanize Therapeutics, Redwood City, California
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- Department of Research, Galvanize Therapeutics, Redwood City, California.
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Scuderi M, Dermol-Cerne J, Scancar J, Markovic S, Rems L, Miklavcic D. The equivalence of different types of electric pulses for electrochemotherapy with cisplatin - an in vitro study. Radiol Oncol 2024; 58:51-66. [PMID: 38378034 PMCID: PMC10878774 DOI: 10.2478/raon-2024-0005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Electrochemotherapy (ECT) is a treatment involving the administration of chemotherapeutics drugs followed by the application of 8 square monopolar pulses of 100 μs duration at a repetition frequency of 1 Hz or 5000 Hz. However, there is increasing interest in using alternative types of pulses for ECT. The use of high-frequency short bipolar pulses has been shown to mitigate pain and muscle contractions. Conversely, the use of millisecond pulses is interesting when combining ECT with gene electrotransfer for the uptake of DNA-encoding proteins that stimulate the immune response with the aim of converting ECT from a local to systemic treatment. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate how alternative types of pulses affect the efficiency of the ECT. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed in vitro experiments, exposing Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells to conventional ECT pulses, high-frequency bipolar pulses, and millisecond pulses in the presence of different concentrations of cisplatin. We determined cisplatin uptake by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and cisplatin cytotoxicity by the clonogenic assay. RESULTS We observed that the three tested types of pulses potentiate the uptake and cytotoxicity of cisplatin in an equivalent manner, provided that the electric field is properly adjusted for each pulse type. Furthermore, we quantified that the number of cisplatin molecules, resulting in the eradication of most cells, was 2-7 × 107 per cell. CONCLUSIONS High-frequency bipolar pulses and millisecond pulses can potentially be used in ECT to reduce pain and muscle contraction and increase the effect of the immune response in combination with gene electrotransfer, respectively.
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- Maria Scuderi
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Peng W, Polajžer T, Yao C, Miklavčič D. Dynamics of Cell Death Due to Electroporation Using Different Pulse Parameters as Revealed by Different Viability Assays. Ann Biomed Eng 2024; 52:22-35. [PMID: 37704904 PMCID: PMC10761553 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-023-03309-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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The mechanisms of cell death due to electroporation are still not well understood. Recent studies suggest that cell death due to electroporation is not an immediate all-or-nothing response but rather a dynamic process that occurs over a prolonged period of time. To investigate whether the dynamics of cell death depends on the pulse parameters or cell lines, we exposed different cell lines to different pulses [monopolar millisecond, microsecond, nanosecond, and high-frequency bipolar (HFIRE)] and then assessed viability at different times using different viability assays. The dynamics of cell death was observed by changes in metabolic activity and membrane integrity. In addition, regardless of pulse or cell line, the dynamics of cell death was observed only at high electroporation intensities, i.e., high pulse amplitudes and/or pulse number. Considering the dynamics of cell death, the clonogenic assay should remain the preferred viability assay for assessing viability after electroporation.
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- Wencheng Peng
- The State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment and System Security and New Technology, School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
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- Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Tržaška 25, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- The State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment and System Security and New Technology, School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
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- Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Tržaška 25, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Inagaki M. Cell Reprogramming and Differentiation Utilizing Messenger RNA for Regenerative Medicine. J Dev Biol 2023; 12:1. [PMID: 38535481 PMCID: PMC10971469 DOI: 10.3390/jdb12010001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2024] Open
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The COVID-19 pandemic generated interest in the medicinal applications of messenger RNA (mRNA). It is expected that mRNA will be applied, not only to vaccines, but also to regenerative medicine. The purity of mRNA is important for its medicinal applications. However, the current mRNA synthesis techniques exhibit problems, including the contamination of undesired 5'-uncapped mRNA and double-stranded RNA. Recently, our group developed a completely capped mRNA synthesis technology that contributes to the progress of mRNA research. The introduction of chemically modified nucleosides, such as N1-methylpseudouridine and 5-methylcytidine, has been reported by Karikó and Weissman, opening a path for the practical application of mRNA for vaccines and regenerative medicine. Yamanaka reported the production of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) by introducing four types of genes using a retrovirus vector. iPSCs are widely used for research on regenerative medicine and the preparation of disease models to screen new drug candidates. Among the Yamanaka factors, Klf4 and c-Myc are oncogenes, and there is a risk of tumor development if these are integrated into genomic DNA. Therefore, regenerative medicine using mRNA, which poses no risk of genome insertion, has attracted attention. In this review, the author summarizes techniques for synthesizing mRNA and its application in regenerative medicine.
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- Masahito Inagaki
- Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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Kranjc M, Polajžer T, Novickij V, Miklavčič D. Determination of the Impact of High-Intensity Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields on the Release of Damage-Associated Molecular Pattern Molecules. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:14607. [PMID: 37834054 PMCID: PMC10572873 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241914607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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High-Intensity Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields (HI-PEMF) treatment is an emerging noninvasive and contactless alternative to conventional electroporation, since the electric field inside the tissue is induced remotely by an externally applied pulsed magnetic field. Recently, HI-PEMF has been successfully used in the transfer of plasmid DNA and siRNA in vivo, with no or minimal infiltration of immune cells. In addition to gene electrotransfer, treatment with HI-PEMF has also shown potential for electrochemotherapy, where activation of the immune response contributes to the treatment outcome. The immune response can be triggered by immunogenic cell death that is characterized by the release of damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) from damaged or/and dying cells. In this study, the release of the best-known DAMP molecules, i.e., adenosine triphosphate (ATP), calreticulin and high mobility group box 1 protein (HMBG1), after HI-PEMF treatment was investigated in vitro on three different cell lines of different tissue origin and compared with conventional electroporation treatment parameters. We have shown that HI-PEMF by itself does not cause the release of HMGB1 or calreticulin, whereas the release of ATP was detected immediately after HI-PEMF treatment. Our results indicate that HI-PEMF treatment causes no to minimal release of DAMP molecules, which results in minimal/limited activation of the immune response.
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- Matej Kranjc
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Trzaska cesta 25, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; (M.K.); (T.P.)
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- Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Trzaska cesta 25, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; (M.K.); (T.P.)
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- Institute of High Magnetic Fields, Faculty of Electronics, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Plytinės g. 27, 10105 Vilnius, Lithuania;
- Department of Immunology, State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine, Santariskiu g. 5, 08410 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Trzaska cesta 25, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; (M.K.); (T.P.)
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