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ArticleScientific reports2014

Induced apoptosis in melanocytes cancer cell and oxidation in biomolecules through deuterium oxide generated from atmospheric pressure non-thermal plasma jet.

Naresh Kumar, Pankaj Attri, Dharmendra Kumar Yadav, Jinsung Choi, Eun Ha Choi, Han Sup Uhm

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Article in Scientific reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Naresh KumarPlasma Bioscience Research Center/ Department of Electrical and Biological Physics, Kwangwoon University, 20 Kwangwon-Ro, Nowon-Gu, Seoul 139-701, Korea.
Pankaj AttriPlasma Bioscience Research Center/ Department of Electrical and Biological Physics, Kwangwoon University, 20 Kwangwon-Ro, Nowon-Gu, Seoul 139-701, Korea.
Dharmendra Kumar YadavLaboratory of Nanoscale Characterization &Environmental Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
Jinsung ChoiPlasma Bioscience Research Center/ Department of Electrical and Biological Physics, Kwangwoon University, 20 Kwangwon-Ro, Nowon-Gu, Seoul 139-701, Korea.
Eun Ha ChoiPlasma Bioscience Research Center/ Department of Electrical and Biological Physics, Kwangwoon University, 20 Kwangwon-Ro, Nowon-Gu, Seoul 139-701, Korea.
Han Sup UhmPlasma Bioscience Research Center/ Department of Electrical and Biological Physics, Kwangwoon University, 20 Kwangwon-Ro, Nowon-Gu, Seoul 139-701, Korea.
Kwangwoon University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recently, atmospheric-pressure non-thermal plasma-jets (APPJ) are being for the cancer treatment. However, APPJ still has drawbacks such as efficiency and rise in temperature after treatment. So, in this work, a synergetic agent D2O vapour is attached to APPJ which not only increase the efficiency of plasma source against cancer treatment, but also controlled the temperature during the treatment. OD generated by the combination of D2O + N2 plasma helped in enhancing the efficiency of APPJ. We observed OD induced apoptosis on melanocytes G361 cancer cells through DNA damage signalling cascade. Additionally, we observed that plasma induces ROS, which activated MAPK p38 and inhibits p42/p44 MAPK, leading to cancer cell death. We have also studied DNA oxidation by extracting DNA from treated cancer cell and then analysed the effects of OD/OH/D2O2/H2O2 on protein modification and oxidation. Additionally, we attempted molecular docking approaches to check the action of D2O2 on the apoptosis related genes. Further, we confirmed the formation of OD/OH simultaneously in the solution using optical emission spectroscopy. Moreover, the simultaneous generation of D2O2/H2O2 was detected by the use of confocal Raman spectroscopy and density measurements.

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Antineoplastic AgentsDeuterium OxideApoptosisAtmospheric PressureCell Line, TumorDNA DamageDNA, NeoplasmExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesHumansMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMelanocytesNeoplasm ProteinsOxidation-ReductionPlasma GasesReactive Oxygen SpeciesSkin NeoplasmsAntineoplastic AgentsDeuterium OxideDNA, NeoplasmExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesNeoplasm ProteinsPlasma GasesReactive Oxygen Species

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PMID25534001
PMCPMC4274518
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