title: Effect of high energy shock waves on tumor cells.
abstract: Exposure of bladder tumor cell strain HT-1197, chronic bonemarrow leukemic cell strain K-562, and African green-turtle normal kidney cell strain Vero to high energy shock waves resulted in ultrastructural changes and a reduction in cell viability as determined by 3H-thymidine incorporation assay and flowcytometer. K-562 was the most sensitive while Vero was the most resistant to the high energy shock wave. By flowcytometry using anti BrdU antibody, described K-562 in the S phase was found to be inhibited by the exposure. Electron microscopy revealed destruction of microvilli over the cell surface and swollen mitochondria in K-562 and HT-1197. These effects were related to the number of high energy shock wave exposures. Our study demonstrates that a high energy shock wave has an anti-tumor effect in vitro.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Kinki University, School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kohri
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uemura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iguchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kurita
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002470:Cell Survival; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008871:Microvilli / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000648:ultrastructure