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Cold physical plasma selects for specific T helper cell subsets with distinct cells surface markers in a caspase-dependent and NF-kappa B-independent manner
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Cold physical plasma selects for specific T helper cell subsets with distinct cells surface markers in a caspase-dependent and NF-kappa B-independent manner

Sander Bekeschus, Katrin Roedder, Anke Schmidt, Matthias B. Stope, Thomas von Woedtke, Vandana Miller, Alexander Fridman, Klaus-Dieter Weltmann, Kai Masur, Hans-Robert Metelmann, …
Plasma processes and polymers, v 13(12), pp 1144-1150
01 Dec 2016

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Physical Sciences Physics Physics, Applied Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Fluids & Plasmas Polymer Science Science & Technology
Exposure to cold physical plasma has been proposed to be of therapeutical value in in oncology via the generation of a number of biologically relevant redox-active molecules. Cancer cells can be recognized and eliminated by cells of the immune system, and accordingly many tumors are populated with these cells, among them T helper cells (TH cells). These lymphocyte population is crucial for effector immune responses against tumor antigens, in response to immunogenic cell death in malignant cells. However, a number of TH populations exists, each having distinct phenotypical features. Using a cold atmospheric pressure argon plasma jet, its redox activity was tested in different TH cell subpopulations to better understand the immunological consequences of potential antitumor plasma treatments in vivo.

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