Role of cytoskeleton and elastic moduli in cellular response to nanosecond pulsed electric fields

Gary Lee Thompson; Caleb Roth; Gleb Tolstykh; Marjorie Kuipers; Bennett L. Ibey

doi:10.1117/12.2005114

23 February 2013 Role of cytoskeleton and elastic moduli in cellular response to nanosecond pulsed electric fields

Gary Lee Thompson, Caleb Roth, Gleb Tolstykh, Marjorie Kuipers, Bennett L. Ibey

Proceedings Volume 8585, Terahertz and Ultrashort Electromagnetic Pulses for Biomedical Applications; 85850T (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2005114
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2013, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Nanosecond pulsed electric fields (nsPEFs) are known to increase cell membrane permeability to small molecules in accordance with dosages. As previous work has focused on nsPEF exposures in whole cells, electrodeformation may contribute to this induced-permeabilization in addition to other biological mechanisms. Here, we hypothesize that cellular elasticity, based upon the cytoskeleton, affects nsPEF-induced decrease in cellular viability. Young’s moduli of various types of cells have been calculated from atomic force microscopy (AFM) force curve data, showing that CHO cells are stiffer than non-adherent U937 and Jurkat cells, which are more susceptible to nsPEF exposure. To distinguish any cytoskeletal foundation for these observations, various cytoskeletal reagents were applied. Inhibiting actin polymerization significantly decreased membrane integrity, as determined by relative propidium uptake and phosphatidylserine externalization, upon exposure at 150 kV/cm with 100 pulses of 10 ns pulse width. Exposure in the presence of other drugs resulted in insignificant changes in membrane integrity and 24-hour viability. However, Jurkat cells showed greater lethality than latrunculin-treated CHO cells of comparable elasticity. From these results, it is postulated that cellular elasticity rooted in actin-membrane interaction is only a minor contributor to the differing responses of adherent and non-adherent cells to nsPEF insults.

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Gary Lee Thompson, Caleb Roth, Gleb Tolstykh, Marjorie Kuipers, and Bennett L. Ibey "Role of cytoskeleton and elastic moduli in cellular response to nanosecond pulsed electric fields", Proc. SPIE 8585, Terahertz and Ultrashort Electromagnetic Pulses for Biomedical Applications, 85850T (23 February 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2005114

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