Abstract
Intracellular calcium (Ca2+) transients have been observed in association with exposure to therapeutic ultrasound and correlated to both early- and late-onset bioeffects. For example, it has been suggested that early 'ultra-short' Ca2+ transients recorded during sonoporation can mediate Ca2+-dependent exocytosis and endocytosis processes as complementary mechanisms for membrane self-sealing. Moreover, apoptosis induction has been reported to occur through a partial mediation of a Ca2+-dependent pathway. In this review, we attempt to assemble the salient facts into a cogent whole, with special attention given to the relationships arising through altered Ca2+ levels, which underscore its crucial role during ultrasonic interactions with biological systems and its consequent implications in the context of therapeutics.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 892-906 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Drug Discovery Today |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 21-22 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2010 |
Keywords
- INTENSITY PULSED ULTRASOUND
- PLASMA-MEMBRANE REPAIR
- HUMAN LEUKEMIA-CELLS
- HAMSTER OVARY CELLS
- ECHO-CONTRAST AGENT
- IN-VITRO
- THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND
- INDUCED APOPTOSIS
- DNA-DAMAGE
- ENDOPLASMIC-RETICULUM
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