Oxygen atoms are critical in rendering THP-1 leukaemia cells susceptible to cold physical plasma-induced apoptosis

Abstract Cold physical plasma has been suggested as a powerful new tool in oncology. However, some cancer cells such as THP-1 leukaemia cells have been shown to be resistant towards plasma-induced cell death, thereby serving as a good model for optimizing plasmas in order to foster pro-apoptotic ant...

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Main Authors: Sander Bekeschus, Kristian Wende, Mohamed Mokhtar Hefny, Katrin Rödder, Helena Jablonowski, Anke Schmidt, Thomas von Woedtke, Klaus-Dieter Weltmann, Jan Benedikt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03131-y