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Generation and Quantitative Analysis of Pulsed Low Frequency Ultrasound to Determine the Sonic Sensitivity of Untreated and Treated Neoplastic Cells

Generation and Quantitative Analysis of Pulsed Low Frequency Ultrasound to Determine the Sonic Sensitivity of Untreated and Treated Neoplastic Cells

Published on: July 22, 2015

Infrasound a new weapon in cancer therapy?

J M Vahl¹, A von Witzleben¹, R Reiter²

¹Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ulm University Medical Center, 89075 Ulm, Germany.

Explore (New York, N.Y.)

|March 22, 2021

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Infrasound shows potential in cancer therapy by affecting tumor cell structure and sensitizing cancers to chemotherapy. Further research is needed to understand its mechanisms and develop clinical applications.

Keywords:

5-Fluorouracil Chemotherapy Cisplatin Low-frequency noise Rotary woofer

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Area of Science:

Biophysics
Oncology
Acoustics

Background:

Infrasound's effects on the human body are debated, with no confirmed link to wind turbine exposure despite some evidence of cell metabolism interaction.
Infrasound may disrupt cell membrane integrity and cellular ultrastructure.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the current literature on the therapeutic use of infrasound in cancer treatment.
To explore the potential of infrasound in sensitizing cancer cells to chemotherapy.

Main Methods:

A literature review was conducted up to 2020.
Studies were identified using the search terms 'cancer' and 'infrasound'.

Main Results:

Targeted infrasound shows promising effects in cancer therapy, impacting tumor cell ultrastructure.
Infrasound appears to sensitize various cancer types to chemotherapy, potentially via membrane permeabilization.
Direct application of infrasound on tumor cells yields varied effects dependent on cell type, frequency, sound pressure, and exposure time.

Conclusions:

The precise mechanism of infrasound on cancer cells requires further investigation.
Clarifying ultrastructural and metabolic changes in tumor cells is crucial.
Developing clinical-grade infrasound generators is a key next step for therapeutic application.