Clinical data suggest that alcohol use is associated with the development of signs and symptoms of dry eye disease. However, preclinical data investigating ocular toxicity after dietary alcohol consumption are lacking. In this study, we investigated the effects of alcohol on the ocular surface, in human corneal epithelial cells (HCE-T) and in C57BL/6JRj mice .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this work, we have investigated the feasibility of sub-microsecond range irreversible electroporation (IRE) with and without calcium electroporation in vivo. As a model, BALB/C mice were used and bioluminescent SP2/0 myeloma tumor models were developed. Tumors were treated with two separate pulsed electric field (PEF) pulsing protocols PEF1: 12 kV/cm × 200 ns × 500 (0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInvasive infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria are frequently responsible for fatal sepsis, morbidity and mortality rates. In this work, we propose a new methodology based on nanosecond high frequency electric field bursts, which enables successful eradication of bacteria in vivo. High frequency (15 kHz) 15-25 kV/cm 300-900 ns pulsing bursts were used separately and in combination with acetic acid (0.
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