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Effects of extracellular medium conductivity on cell response in the context of sub-microsecond range calcium electroporation.


ABSTRACT: In the present study, we report the effects of extracellular medium conductivity on cell response in the context of sub-microsecond range (100?ns-900?ns) electroporation, calcium electroporation and cell size. The effects of 25?ns and microsecond range (100 ?s) pulses were also covered. As a model, three different cancer cell lines of various size (C32, MCF-7/DX and MC38/0) were used and the results indicated different size-dependent susceptibility patterns to the treatment. The applied pulsed electric field (PEF) protocols revealed a significant decrease of cell viability when calcium electroporation was used. The dependence of calcium ion transport and finally the anticancer effect on the external medium conductivity was determined. It was shown that small differences in conductivity do not alter viability significantly, however, mostly affect the permeabilization. At the same, MC38/0 cell line was the least susceptible to calcium electroporation, while the C32 line the most. In all cases calcium electroporation was mostly dependent on the sensitivity of cells to electroporation and could not be effectively improved by the increase of CaCl2 concentration from 2?mM to 5?mM. Lastly, sub-microsecond PEF stimulated aquaporin-4 and VDAC1/Porin immunoreactions in all treated cells lines, which indicated that cell water balance is affected, ions exchange is increased and release of mitochondrial products is occurrent.

SUBMITTER: Novickij V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7048766 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Effects of extracellular medium conductivity on cell response in the context of sub-microsecond range calcium electroporation.

Novickij Vitalij V   Rembialkowska Nina N   Staigvila Gediminas G   Kulbacka Julita J  

Scientific reports 20200228 1


In the present study, we report the effects of extracellular medium conductivity on cell response in the context of sub-microsecond range (100 ns-900 ns) electroporation, calcium electroporation and cell size. The effects of 25 ns and microsecond range (100 μs) pulses were also covered. As a model, three different cancer cell lines of various size (C32, MCF-7/DX and MC38/0) were used and the results indicated different size-dependent susceptibility patterns to the treatment. The applied pulsed e  ...[more]

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