title: Intensification of rheological destruction of rat fibrosarcoma KMT 17 cells by elimination of divalent cations.
abstract: In an effort to find a method to intensify the rheological destruction of tumor cells, rat fibrosarcoma KMT 17 cells in ascitic form were exposed to rheological stresses in test solutions; modified Eagle medium with EDTA, and phosphate buffer solution without divalent cations or with verapamil. KMT 17 cells were exposed to a uniform shear stress produced by the rotation of a rotating cone plate viscometer for 1 to 2 hours and to the strong deformation by the passage through Nuclepores of 10, 8 and 5 micrometer. KMT 17 cells suspended in the test solutions were more effectively destroyed by the stresses than those suspended in normal solutions containing divalent cations without any other calcium-suppressing agents. These results suggest that the elimination of divalent cations and/or the block of calcium ion channels of cell membranes intensify the rheological destruction of tumor cells migrating in the circulatory system.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D004492:Edetic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000378:metabolism*; D008748:Methylcholanthrene; D008851:Micropore Filters; D051381:Rats; D012212:Rheology / Q000379:methods*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D008748:Methylcholanthrene; D004492:Edetic Acid