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Potential mechanism in sonodynamic therapy and focused ultrasound induced apoptosis in sarcoma 180 cells in vitro.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19640555     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Sonodynamic therapy employs a combination of ultrasound and a sonosensitizer to enhance the cytotoxic effect of ultrasound and promote apoptosis. However, the mechanism underlying the synergistic effect of ultrasound and hematoporphyrin is still unclear. In this study, we investigated mechanism of the induction of apoptosis by sonodynamic therapy in Sarcoma 180 cells. The cell suspension was treated by 1.75-MHz focused continuous ultrasound at an acoustic power (I(SATA)) of 1.4+/-0.07 W/cm(2) for 3 min in the absence or presence of 20 microg/ml hematoporphyrin. The proportion of apoptotic cells was determined by flow cytometry. We then analyzed the reactive oxygen species generation and localization by confocal microscopy. Western blotting and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction were used to analyze the expression of caspase-8, caspase-9, poly(ADP)-ribose polymerase, and nuclear factor-kappaB. The findings of our study indicate that ultrasound treatment induced the activation of nuclear factor-kappaB as an early stress response. When cells were pretreated with hematoporphyrin, the initial response to the therapy was the formation of (1)O(2) in the mitochondria. Our results primarily demonstrate that the mechanisms of induction of apoptosis by ultrasound and hematoporphyrin-sonodynamic therapies are very different. Our findings can provide a basis for explaining the synergistic effect of ultrasound and hematoporphyrin.
Authors:
Wei Tang; Quanhong Liu; Xiaobing Wang; Pan Wang; Jing Zhang; Bing Cao
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-07-02
Journal Detail:
Title:  Ultrasonics     Volume:  49     ISSN:  1874-9968     ISO Abbreviation:  Ultrasonics     Publication Date:  2009 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-11-09     Completed Date:  2009-12-01     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0050452     Medline TA:  Ultrasonics     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  786-93     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Shaanxi, Xi'an 710062, China.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Apoptosis / radiation effects*
Feasibility Studies
Sarcoma 180
Ultrasonic Therapy / methods*

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