Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2015
Publication Title
PLoS One
Volume
10
Issue
6
Pages
e0128205 (14 pages)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0128205
Abstract
Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species produced by cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) are considered to be the most important species for biomedical applications, including cancer treatment. However, it is not known which species exert the greatest biological effects, and the nature of their interactions with tumor cells remains ill-defined. These questions were addressed in the present study by exposing human mesenchymal stromal and LP-1 cells to reactive oxygen and nitrogen species produced by CAP and evaluating cell viability. Superoxide anion (O2-) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) were the two major species present in plasma, but their respective concentrations were not sufficient to cause cell death when used in isolation; however, in the presence of iron, both species enhanced the cell death-inducing effects of plasma. We propose that iron containing proteins in cells catalyze O2- and H2O2 into the highly reactive OH radical that can induce cell death. The results demonstrate how reactive species are transferred to liquid and converted into the OH radical to mediate cytotoxicity and provide mechanistic insight into the molecular mechanisms underlying tumor cell death by plasma treatment.
Original Publication Citation
Xu, D.H., Liu, D.X., Wang, B.Q., Chen, C., Chen, Z.Y., Li, D., . . . Kong, M.G. (2015). In situ OH generation from O2- and H2O2 plays a critical role in plasma-induced cell death. Plos One, 10(6), e0128205 . doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128205
Repository Citation
Xu, Dehui; Liu, Dingxing; Wang, Biqing; Chen, Chen; Chen, Zeyu; Li, Dong; Yang, Yanjie; Chen, Hailan; and Kong, Michael G., "In Situ OH Generation From O2- and H2O2 Plays a Critical Role in Plasma Induced Cell Death" (2015). Bioelectrics Publications. 97.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/bioelectrics_pubs/97