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Oxygen enhances lethal effect of high-intensity, ultrashort electrical pulses.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16342277     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The study explored the effect of ambient oxygen on mammalian cell survival after exposure to 10 ns duration, high voltage electrical pulses (nsEP, 80-90 or 120-130 kV/cm; 200-400 pulses per exposure). Cell samples were equilibrated with pure nitrogen, atmospheric air, or pure oxygen prior to the nsEP treatment and were returned to the incubator (air + 5% CO2) shortly after the exposure. The experiments established that survival of hypoxic Jurkat and U937 cells exceeded that of air-equilibrated controls about twofold (P < .01). Conversely, saturation of the medium with oxygen prior to exposure decreased Jurkat cell survival about 1.5 times, P < .01. Attenuation of the cytotoxic effect under hypoxic conditions resembled a well-known effect of oxygen on cell killing by sparsely ionizing radiations and may be indicative of the similarity of underlying cell damage mechanisms.
Authors:
Kerfoot Walker; Olga N Pakhomova; Juergen Kolb; Karl S Schoenbach; Bruce E Stuck; Michael R Murphy; Andrei G Pakhomov
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Bioelectromagnetics     Volume:  27     ISSN:  0197-8462     ISO Abbreviation:  Bioelectromagnetics     Publication Date:  2006 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-03-22     Completed Date:  2006-05-17     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8008281     Medline TA:  Bioelectromagnetics     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  221-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Published 2005 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Affiliation:
US Army Medical Research Detachment, Brooks City-Base, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Apoptosis / drug effects*,  radiation effects*
Cell Survival / drug effects*,  radiation effects*
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
Electromagnetic Fields*
Humans
Jurkat Cells
Oxygen / administration & dosage*
Radiation Dosage
Radiation Tolerance / drug effects,  physiology
Radiation-Sensitizing Agents / administration & dosage
U937 Cells
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Radiation-Sensitizing Agents; 7782-44-7/Oxygen

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