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ArticleCancers2022

Cold Atmospheric Plasma Reduces Vessel Density and Increases Vascular Permeability and Apoptotic Cell Death in Solid Tumors.

Philipp Kugler, Sven Becker, Christian Welz, Nadine Wiesmann, Jonas Sax, Christoph R Buhr, Markus H Thoma, Juergen Brieger, Jonas Eckrich

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Article in Cancers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Philipp KuglerDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University Medical Center Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9891-3956
Sven BeckerDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Tübingen Medical Center, 72016 Tübingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1972-3797
Christian WelzDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Medical Center Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
Nadine WiesmannDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University Medical Center Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5661-6953
Jonas SaxDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery-Plastic Surgery, University Medical Center Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany.
Christoph R BuhrDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University Medical Center Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany.
Markus H ThomaInstitute of Experimental Physics I, Justus Liebig University Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8816-9120
Juergen BriegerDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University Medical Center Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany.
Jonas EckrichDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University Medical Center Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5498-4031
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz · DEJustus-Liebig-Universität Gießen · DEUniversitätsmedizin Göttingen · DEUniversity of Tübingen · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) has demonstrated promising anti-cancer effects in numerous in vitro and in vivo studies. Despite their relevance for the treatment of solid tumors, effects of CAP on tumor vasculature and microcirculation have only rarely been investigated. Here, we report the reduction of vessel density and an increase in vascular permeability and tumor cell apoptosis after CAP application. Solid tumors in the chorioallantoic membrane of chicken embryos were treated with CAP and evaluated with respect to effects of CAP on embryo survival, tumor size, and tumor morphology. Furthermore, intratumoral blood vessel density, apoptotic cell death and the tumor-associated microcirculation were investigated and compared to sham treatment. Treatment with CAP significantly reduced intratumoral vessel density while increasing the rate of intratumoral apoptosis in solid tumors. Furthermore, CAP treatment increased vascular permeability and attenuated the microcirculation by causing vessel occlusions in the tumor-associated vasculature. These effects point out the potential of CAP as a promising and yet underrated therapeutic modality for addressing the tumor vasculature in the treatment of solid tumors.

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CAM assayexperimental tumor researchin vivo experimentationplasma medicinetumor vasculature

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PMID35626037
PMCPMC9139209
OpenAlexW4280569202

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