Active Probe Emitting HF Electromagnetic Fields and Piezoelectric Emissions in Association with Local Carbon Nanotubes : Preliminary Tests in C6 Glioma Cell Death Induction: A Possible Application in Glioblastoma Therapeutics ?
Journal Title: Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research (BJSTR) - Year 2019, Vol 14, Issue 3
Abstract
Glioblastoma are malignant tumors of the central nervous system with generally a lethal issue within 15 months whatever the classical therapeutics. Several studies showed promising results using alternative electric or magnetic fields, or nanoparticles (main-ly iron) combined with an alternative magnetic field. Besides, Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) have very special physicochemical properties potentially synergistic with non-ionizing ra-diation (EMF, including ultrasound from a piezo component) exposure. The aim of this first note was to the effects of a co-exposition from carbon nanotubes and electromagnetic field on an in vitro C6 glioma model growth and viability, using model probe associating EMF (100KHz, square signal, 10Vpp) and piezo emission with a local CNTs deposit. A strong synergic effect between EMF and CNTs as the C6 cell population decrease with these two factors. Respectively, 10%, 25% and 51% population decrease for the Sham / Field, Sham / Nano and double exposed group compared to the control group. However, the survival rate of the cells is poorly affected after 72h exposure time (more than 90% survival rate). These promising results should be used to a miniaturized implantable probe center in or-der to propose a new therapeutic approach using an intra tumoral catheter (including an EMF emitter), allowing the distribution of CNTs (or chemotherapy) using the convective infusion technique.
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Debouzy JC, Crouzier D, Ballester B, Foerster M
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- EP ID EP585919
- DOI 10.26717/BJSTR.2019.14.002563
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