Effect of continuous therapeutic ultrasound on breast cancer cells

The aim of this study is to investigate the potential of continuous therapeutic ultrasound as an alternative therapy to treat breast cancer disease. The study starts with the optimization of the cell seeding numbers, followed by exposure the cells with the ultrasound with two different doses, then M...

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spelling my-utm-ep.780182018-07-23T05:32:57Z Effect of continuous therapeutic ultrasound on breast cancer cells 2013-08 Amirmaafi, Sara QH301 Biology The aim of this study is to investigate the potential of continuous therapeutic ultrasound as an alternative therapy to treat breast cancer disease. The study starts with the optimization of the cell seeding numbers, followed by exposure the cells with the ultrasound with two different doses, then MTT assay was used to investigate the cells viability/toxicity. The doses of therapeutic ultrasound were applied on breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7) and normal cell lines (Chinese Hamster Ovary). In this treatment, cells were exposed to the therapeutic ultrasound for three days interval. Based on the MTT assay, it was revealed that exposure of therapeutic ultrasound shows an inhibition effect to MCF-7 cells and less harm on CHO cells. However, when comparing both doses, it shows that dose 2 (3MHz, 0.2W/cm2, 10 minutes, continues cycle, distance from the bottom to the plate is 0.5 cm) have a better effect than dose 1 (3MHz, 0.1W/cm2, 10 minutes, continues cycle, distance from the bottom to the plate is 0.5 cm). These results indicated that continuous therapeutic ultrasound has an effect in inhibiting the breast cancer cells growth and has less harm effect on normal cell. 2013-08 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/78018/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/78018/1/SaraAmirmaafiMFBME20131.pdf application/pdf en public http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:86005 masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Biosciences and Medical Engineering Faculty of Biosciences and Medical Engineering
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Effect of continuous therapeutic ultrasound on breast cancer cells
description The aim of this study is to investigate the potential of continuous therapeutic ultrasound as an alternative therapy to treat breast cancer disease. The study starts with the optimization of the cell seeding numbers, followed by exposure the cells with the ultrasound with two different doses, then MTT assay was used to investigate the cells viability/toxicity. The doses of therapeutic ultrasound were applied on breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7) and normal cell lines (Chinese Hamster Ovary). In this treatment, cells were exposed to the therapeutic ultrasound for three days interval. Based on the MTT assay, it was revealed that exposure of therapeutic ultrasound shows an inhibition effect to MCF-7 cells and less harm on CHO cells. However, when comparing both doses, it shows that dose 2 (3MHz, 0.2W/cm2, 10 minutes, continues cycle, distance from the bottom to the plate is 0.5 cm) have a better effect than dose 1 (3MHz, 0.1W/cm2, 10 minutes, continues cycle, distance from the bottom to the plate is 0.5 cm). These results indicated that continuous therapeutic ultrasound has an effect in inhibiting the breast cancer cells growth and has less harm effect on normal cell.
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author Amirmaafi, Sara
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title Effect of continuous therapeutic ultrasound on breast cancer cells
title_short Effect of continuous therapeutic ultrasound on breast cancer cells
title_full Effect of continuous therapeutic ultrasound on breast cancer cells
title_fullStr Effect of continuous therapeutic ultrasound on breast cancer cells
title_full_unstemmed Effect of continuous therapeutic ultrasound on breast cancer cells
title_sort effect of continuous therapeutic ultrasound on breast cancer cells
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granting_department Faculty of Biosciences and Medical Engineering
publishDate 2013
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