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Non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma has recently been shown to have broad application potential for medical as well as industrial purposes. Improved wound healing and tissue decontamination have been described as consequences of non- thermal plasma treatment. However, thus far the underlying molecular mechanisms in human tissues have only been partially characterized. In this work a two-dimensional difference in-gel electrophoresis (2D-DIGE) approach was used and an analysis-workflow to study the response of human cells to atmospheric pressure non-thermal plasma was established. Human S9 bronchial epithelial cells were used as a model for airway epithelial cells. They were treated with atmospheric pressure plasma jet (APPJ) for different periods of time. Subsequently, time-resolved comparative proteome analysis was used to study the complex cellular adaptation reactions after a 120 sec plasma treatment, which accelerated wound healing in a clinically relevant model. The results indicate, that intracellular oxidative stress due to the non-thermal plasma treatment either leads to cell death or to proliferation. The oxidative stress response, mediated by Nrf2, appears to play a pivotal role in molecular signalling and might be a key pathway determining the fate of stressed cells. This thesis demonstrates changes in Nrf2-expression after non-thermal plasma treatment. Furthermore, potential protein biomarker candidates for evaluation of oxidative stress after non-thermal plasma treatment were identified. Finally, it is shown, that the cytosolic concentrations of IL-1beta and IL-33 were decreased following non-thermal plasma treatment. Thus, modulation of innate immune response by non-thermal plasma treatment of epithelial cells (ENTplas treatment) is concluded.
Das fortgeschrittene, metastasierte Pankreaskarzinom stellt allen Fortschritten innerhalb der Onkologie zum Trotz weiterhin eine Diagnose mit infauster Prognose dar, deren palliative Therapiemöglichkeiten ebenfalls nicht zufriedenstellend sind. Seit einigen Jahren besteht die Hoffnung den vierten Aggregatzustand in Form von ‚nicht-thermischem Plasma' (NTP) in der modernen Tumortherapie einzusetzen. Dies beruht auf der Generierung zahlreicher reaktiver Sauerstoff- und Stickstoffspezies, die in der Balance aus Wachstum und Apoptose von Tumoren eine entscheidende Rolle einnehmen. In Zusammenschau aller im Rahmen dieser Arbeit erhobenen in vitro Ergebnisse und der hierzu einsehbaren Literatur lässt sich eine selektive, anti-tumoröse Wirkung von NTP festhalten, die sich in reduzierter Zellviabilität und -proliferation, sowie effektiver Apoptoseinduktion ohne Bildung von Nekrosen äußert. Diese Effekte werden vorrangig über im Medium gelöste reaktive Sauerstoff- und Stickstoffspezies vermittelt, sodass auch zellfreie, NTP-behandelte Flüssigkeit diese Wirkung erzielt. In einem syngenen Mausmodell einer Peritonealkarzinose des Pankreaskarzinoms konnten die antiproliferativen und proapototischen Effekte dieser indirekten NTP-Behandlung nachgestellt werden. Die repetitive intraperitoneale Applikation resultierte in einer signifikanten Reduktion der Tumoren hinsichtlich Anzahl, Größe und Gewicht. Dabei zeigte sich eine beachtliche effektive Eindringtiefe innerhalb der Tumorläsionen. Lokale oder systemische Nebenwirkungen konnten unter der Therapie nicht beobachtet werden, insbesondere wiesen die übrigen aufgearbeiteten intraperitonealen Gewebe keine makro- oder mikroskopisch sichtbaren Veränderungen auf und auch die Blutzusammensetzung zeigte sich unverändert gegenüber der Kontrollgruppe. In dieser Arbeit wurde zudem - nach Kenntnisstand des Autors - erstmals der Einfluss einer indirekten NTP-Behandlung auf das Überleben immunkompetenter, Tumor-tragender Mäuse untersucht und hierbei ein signifikanter Überlebensvorteil demonstriert.
Die präsentierte Arbeit stellt einen wichtigen Schritt in der Entwicklung neuer Therapieoptionen des metastasierten Pankreaskarzinoms dar, als dass die selektive in vitro Wirksamkeit von NTP nun auch in vivo in einem komplexen Organismus wie der immunkompetenten Maus nachgestellt werden konnte. Künftige Arbeiten zu den NTP-Regulationsmöglichkeiten durch Flüssigkeits- und Plasmamodifikationen werden mutmaßlich das vollständige Potential dieses neuartigen Therapieansatzes offenbaren.
The here presented dissertation investigated the molecular mechanisms, by which the food industry model bacteria Pseudomonas fluorescens and Listeria monocytogenes, grown either as planktonic cultures, were inhibited by plasma treated water (PTW) produced by a microwave-induced plasma source (MidiPLexc). As a starting point, optimal operating parameters were determined with 5 standard liters per minutes(slm)compressed air during the treatment of 10 ml deionized water within a treatment time of up to 15 min (pre-treatment time). Treatment times of 1, 3 and 5 min were selected (post-treatment time). In addition to physical parameters, i.e. temperature measurements at different spots at the plasma source during the production of the PTW, the chemical composition of PTW was determined by pH measurements, chronoamperometry (determination of the H2O2 concentration), ion chromatography (determination of the NO2-, NO3- and ONOO- concentrations) and mass spectrometry (qualitative determination of the molecules). In addition, concentration changes of reactive species over a period of 3 h indicated a decrease of the NO2- concentration as well as an increase of the NO3- and ONOO- concentration in the PTW. Microbiological assays, i.e. quantification of colony-forming units (CFU), fluorescence and XTT assays, revealed a significant reduction of the proliferation ability of the cells, membrane damages and metabolic activity have been demonstrated for planktonic cultures as well as mono- and multispecies biofilms. PTW effects on biofilm structures were investigated using microscopic methods such as fluorescence microscopy, confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), as well as physical methods such as contact angle measurements. Significant changes in the biofilm structure have been shown, which indicate an ablation of the biofilm mass from top to bottom by approximately 2/3 of the biofilm mass and a destruction of the extracellular matrix (ECM) by the reactive species within the PTW. Subsequently, fresh-cut lettuce has been treated with PTW produced by up-scaled plasma sources. Apart from qualitative parameters of the lettuce after PTW treatment such as texture and color, the concentration of PTW reactive species have been determined. These experiments showed that the composition of the reactive species were slightly different from that of the laboratory-scaled plasma source MidiPLexc. Notably, the PTW treatment did not cause significant changes in texture and color of the fresh-cut lettuce. Finally, a synergistic effect of PTW treatment followed by plasma-processed air (PPA) drying was demonstrated application-specific.