Cellular apoptosis by nanosecond, high-intensity electric pulses: Model evaluation of the pulsing threshold and extrinsic pathway

Bioelectrochemistry

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 179-186

  Song, Jiahui ^a   Joshi, Ravindra P ^a,b   Beebe, Stephen J ^b  

^a Old Dominion University   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cell survival; Electrical pulsing; Mechanisms; Numerical model

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; BISTABLES; CASPASE-3; CASPASES; CELL APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOCHROME C; ELECTRIC PULSE; ELECTRIC-PULSE-INDUCED; ELECTRICAL PULSE; FIELD ORIENTATION; INTERNAL FEEDBACK; MODEL EVALUATION; MOLECULAR CONCENTRATION; NEEDLE ELECTRODES; NUMERICAL MODELS; PULSED VOLTAGES; RATE EQUATIONS; SURVIVAL DATA; TUMOR CELLS;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

CELL DEATH;

CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CYTOCHROME C; PROTEIN BID;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MITOCHONDRION; NEEDLE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TUMOR CELL;

APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASES; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOCHROMES C; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; MITOCHONDRIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 77955275037     PISSN: 15675394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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