Non-thermal plasma-treated solution demonstrates antitumor activity against pancreatic cancer cells in vitro and in vivo

Autor: Claus-Dieter Heidecke, Lars Ivo Partecke, Christine Hackbarth, Wolfram von Bernstorff, Kim Rouven Liedtke, André Kaeding, Sander Bekeschus, Thomas von Woedtke, Jens-Peter Kuehn
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2017)
Scientific Reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-08560-3
Popis: Pancreatic cancer is associated with a high mortality rate. In advanced stage, patients often experience peritoneal carcinomatosis. Using a syngeneic murine pancreatic cancer cell tumor model, the effect of non-thermal plasma (NTP) on peritoneal metastatic lesions was studied. NTP generates reactive species of several kinds which have been proven to be of relevance in cancer. In vitro, exposure to both plasma and plasma-treated solution significantly decreased cell viability and proliferation of 6606PDA cancer cells, whereas mouse fibroblasts were less affected. Repeated intraperitoneal treatment of NTP-conditioned medium decreased tumor growth in vivo as determined by magnetic resonance imaging, leading to reduced tumor mass and improved median survival (61 vs 52 days; p
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