| Title: | The equivalence of different types of electric pulses for electrochemotherapy with cisplatin − an in vitro study |
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| Authors: | ID Scuderi, Maria (Author)
ID Dermol-Černe, Janja (Author)
ID Ščančar, Janez (Author)
ID Marković, Stefan (Author)
ID Rems, Lea (Author)
ID Miklavčič, Damijan (Author) |
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: |  DRO - Association of Radiology and Oncology
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| Abstract: | 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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| Keywords: | electrochemotherapy, electroporation, cisplatin uptake, phenomenological model, equivalent puls parameters |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Publication date: | 01.03.2024 |
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| Publisher: | Association of Radiology and Oncology |
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| Year of publishing: | 2024 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 51-66, VI |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 58, iss. 1 |
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| Source: | Ljubljana |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-30460  |
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| UDC: | 602.621 |
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| ISSN on article: | 1318-2099 |
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| DOI: | 10.2478/raon-2024-0005 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 186310403 |
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 26.06.2026 |
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