Nanosecond electric pulses modulate skeletal muscle calcium dynamics and contraction

Chris Valdez; Michael B. Jirjis; Caleb C. Roth; Ronald A. Barnes; Bennett L. Ibey

doi:10.1117/12.2253693

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22 February 2017 Nanosecond electric pulses modulate skeletal muscle calcium dynamics and contraction

Chris Valdez, Michael B. Jirjis, Caleb C. Roth, Ronald A. Barnes, Bennett L. Ibey

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Proceedings Volume 10066, Energy-based Treatment of Tissue and Assessment IX; 100660X (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2253693
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2017, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Irreversible electroporation therapy is utilized to remove cancerous tissues thru the delivery of rapid (250Hz) and high voltage (V) (1,500V/cm) electric pulses across microsecond durations. Clinical research demonstrated that bipolar (BP) high voltage microsecond pulses opposed to monophasic waveforms relieve muscle contraction during electroporation treatment. Our group along with others discovered that nanosecond electric pulses (nsEP) can activate second messenger cascades, induce cytoskeletal rearrangement, and depending on the nsEP duration and frequency, initiate apoptotic pathways. Of high interest across in vivo and in vitro applications, is how nsEP affects muscle physiology, and if nuances exist in comparison to longer duration electroporation applications. To this end, we exposed mature skeletal muscle cells to monopolar (MP) and BP nsEP stimulation across a wide range of electric field amplitudes (1-20 kV/cm). From live confocal microscopy, we simultaneously monitored intracellular calcium dynamics along with nsEP-induced muscle movement on a single cell level. In addition, we also evaluated membrane permeability with Yo-PRO-1 and Propidium Iodide (PI) across various nsEP parameters. The results from our findings suggest that skeletal muscle calcium dynamics, and nsEP-induced contraction exhibit exclusive responses to both MP and BP nsEP exposure. Overall the results suggest in vivo nsEP application may elicit unique physiology and field applications compared to longer pulse duration electroporation.

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Chris Valdez, Michael B. Jirjis, Caleb C. Roth, Ronald A. Barnes, and Bennett L. Ibey "Nanosecond electric pulses modulate skeletal muscle calcium dynamics and contraction", Proc. SPIE 10066, Energy-based Treatment of Tissue and Assessment IX, 100660X (22 February 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2253693

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