title: Porphyrin-induced enhancement of ultrasound cytotoxicity.
abstract: We examined the effect of ultrasound on the murine leukaemia L1210 cell line in culture, in the presence of porphyrins varying widely in their capacity to sensitize cells to light. These porphyrins enhanced ultrasound-induced cell damage in vitro only when present in the incubation medium. When cells containing intracellular porphyrins were exposed to ultrasound, cell viability was not altered. Moreover, there was no correlation between the efficacy of a given porphyrin for light- versus ultrasound-induced cytotoxicity. Loss of viability was associated with inhibition of amino acid transport and cell fragmentation, suggesting disruption of the integrity of the cell membrane. Ultrasound-induced cell damage occurred only in the presence of cavitation nuclei.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kessel
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jeffers
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Fowlkes
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cain
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002452:Cell Count; D048429:Cell Size; D002470:Cell Survival; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D007939:Leukemia L1210 / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000628:therapy*; D051379:Mice; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy
chemical_list: D011166:Porphyrins