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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 18.
Published in final edited form as: Plasma Med. 2016;6(2):135–177. doi: 10.1615/PlasmaMed.2016018618

Table 4. Summary of the various studies considering plasma-activated media solutions for cancer treatment, both in vitro and in vivo.

Institute Year Cancer Cell Line Normal Cell Line Result Ref.
Nagoya University 2011 Glioblastoma, human (U251SP) Normal brain astrocytes, human (ACBRI-371) Selective apoptosis (caspase 3/7), AKT kinase down-regulation) %95
2012 Normal fibroblasts, human (WI-38) Down-regulation of survival/proliferation signaling networks, selectivity %96
2013 Ovarian cancer (paclitaxel/cisplatin resistant) N/A Anti-tumor effects demonstrated, in vitro and in vivo %98
2014 Ovarian clear cell carcinoma (TOV21G, ES-2, SKOV3) Peritoneal mesothelial cells, human CCC selective apoptosis %99
2015 Lung (A549), liver (HepG2), and breast (MCF-7) cancer lines N/A Media composition effects; apoptosis (mitochondrial dysfunction) %100
2015 Gastric cancer (NUGC4, CS-2-NU, MKN28, MKN45) Normal fibroblasts, human (WI-38) Selective apoptosis (caspase 3/7); cell line effects %101
2015 Pancreatic cancer (PANC-1, Capan-2, BxPC-3, MIA PaCa-2) Normal pancreatic duct epithelial cells, human (HPDE6/C7) Selective apoptosis (caspase 3/7, cell morphology); in vitro and in vivo %103
Leibniz Institute 2015 Melanoma (SK-Mel-147) N/A Cell migration and adhesion more affected than apoptosis %83
George Washington University 2014 Glioblastoma, human (U87) N/A FBS concentration and temperature storage effects %61
2015 Glioblastoma (U87) and breast cancer (MDA-MB-231, MCF-7) N/A Potency based on cell line, optimized plasma treatment parameters, cysteine involvement %66
2016 Glioblastoma (U87), pancreatic, and (PA-TU-8988T) breast (MDA-MB-231) cancers N/A Amino acid scavenging of ROS and implications on potency and storage %67