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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-7-29
pubmed:abstractText
Acoustic cavitation damage was quantitated using aluminum foil targets placed within 2-mL polypropylene cryovials. The vials contained various media tested for their potential to support cavitation and were exposed to shock waves using an unmodified Dornier HM3 lithotripter. Foil damage, expressed in terms of a "damage index," was measured from digitized light microscopy images by quantitating the spread of gray-scale histograms. Target sensitivity was demonstrated by reproducible dose-response curves over the range (1-200 shock waves) commonly used for in vitro cell injury studies. Increased shock wave repetition rate reduced the damage index. Untreated foils showed a very low damage index (0.001% +/- 0.001%), while treated foils submerged in Ringer buffer yielded significant damage (2.2% +/- 0.3%, p < 0.001). Degassing the buffer reduced damage to 0.3% +/- 0.1% (p < 0.001). Foils submerged in castor oil showed virtually no damage. These results implicate acoustic cavitation in target damage. Targets immersed in biological fluids (blood and urine) had significantly less damage than in Ringer. The effect of degassing was also evaluated in a red blood cell lysis assay. Hemoglobin release in degassed preparations was significantly reduced compared to nondegassed controls (p < 0.001) and correlated with reduced foil damage index in cell-free vials. These findings characterize a sensitive method to quantitate acoustic cavitation and implicate a role for cavitation in shock wave lithotripsy-induced cell lysis.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0301-5629
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
461-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Quantitation of shock wave cavitation damage in vitro.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Urology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.