Virol J. 2011 Sep 22;8:446. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-8-446.
Effect of ultrasound on herpes simplex virus infection in cell culture.
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Ultrasound has been shown to increase the efficiency of gene expression from retroviruses, adenoviruses and adeno-associated viruses.The effect of ultrasound to stimulate cell membrane permeabilization on infection with an oncolytic herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) was examined.
RESULTS:
Vero monkey kidney cells were infected with HSV-1 and exposed to 1 MHz ultrasound after an adsorption period. The number of plaques was significantly greater than that of the untreated control. A combination of ultrasound and microbubbles further increased the plaque number. Similar results were obtained using a different type of HSV-1 and oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) cells. The appropriate intensity, duty cycle and time of ultrasound to increase the plaque number were 0.5 W/cm², 20% duty cycle and 10 sec, respectively.Ultrasound with microbubbles at an intensity of 2.0 W/cm², at 50% duty cycle, or for 40 sec reduced cell viability.
CONCLUSION:
These results indicate that ultrasound promotes the entry of oncolytic HSV-1 into cells. It may be useful to enhance the efficiency of HSV-1 infection in oncolytic virotherapy.- PMID:
- 21939524
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
- PMCID:
- PMC3189159
