title: Combined effect of electrical stimulation and cisplatin in HeLa cell death.
abstract: The combined effect of electrical stimulation and cisplatin administration on HeLa cells was investigated. The combination of electric potentials (-0.5 V to 0.5 V) with 10-Hz frequency and 1000 ng/mL cisplatin decreased cancer cell viability by 32% and was more effective than either treatment given alone. Combined treatment with cisplatin and electrical stimulation also increased the number of apoptotic cells. It is shown that the efficacy of cisplatin was enhanced in electrically stimulated HeLa cells, and the addition of electrical stimulation amplified the chemotherapeutic effect of cisplatin in cervical cancer cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Information, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Masafumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Manabe
authors.forename: Masayasu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mie
authors.forename: Yasuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yanagida
authors.forename: Masuo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aizawa
authors.forename: Eiry
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kobatake
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000633:toxicity*; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D016923:Cell Death / Q000187:drug effects*; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000633:toxicity*; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D002945:Cisplatin