MXene-Assisted Ablation of Cells with a Pulsed Near-Infrared Laser.

Innovative therapies are urgently needed to combat cancer. Thermal ablation of tumor cells is a promising minimally invasive treatment option. Infrared light can penetrate human tissues and reach superficial malignancies. MXenes are a class of 2D materials that consist of carbides/nitrides of transition metals. The transverse surface plasmons of MXenes allow for efficient light absorption and light-to-heat conversion, making MXenes promising agents for photothermal therapy (PTT). To date, near-infrared (NIR) light lasers have been used in PTT studies explicitly in a continuous mode. We hypothesized that pulsed NIR lasers have certain advantages for the development of tailored PTT treatment targeting tumor cells. The pulsed lasers offer a wide range of controllable parameters, such as power density, duration of pulses, pulse frequency, and so on. Consequently, they can lower the total energy applied and enable the ablation of tumor cells while sparing adjacent healthy tissues. We show for the first time that a pulsed 1064 nm laser could be employed for selective ablation of cells loaded with Ti3C2Tx MXene. We demonstrate both low toxicity and good biocompatibility of this MXene in vitro, as well as a favorable safety profile based on the experiments in vivo. Furthermore, we analyze the interaction of MXene with cells in several cell lines and discuss possible artifacts of commonly used cellular metabolic assays in experiments with MXenes. Overall, these studies provide a basis for the development of efficient and safe protocols for minimally invasive therapies for certain tumors.

MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF TUBULAR BONES REPARATIVE REGENERATION UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ANTITUMOR CHEMOTHERAPEUTICS.

OBJECTIVE: The aim: Determination of morphological features of reparative regeneration of diaphysis defect of long tubular bones under the influence of antitumor chemotherapeutics in a model experiment. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Materials and methods: 96 white nonlinear rats after application of the perforated defect of the femur were administered the appropriate antitumor drug (doxorubicin, 5-fluorouracil, methotrexate) three times with an interval of 21 days. Morphological features of bone tissue formation and remodeling in the regenerate area were studied using histological and morphometric methods. RESULTS: Results: The inhibitory effect of antitumor chemotherapeutics on the formation of regenerate, expressed by slowing down the process of bone tissue differentiation was found. This is confirmed by a decrease in the area of reticulofibrous and lamellar bone tissue, chaotic arrangement and narrowing of bone trabeculae with uneven color, slow formation of bonding lines between the maternal bone and the regenerate. CONCLUSION: Conclusions: The revealed morphological features of reparative regeneration of the diaphysis defect of long tubular bones under the influence of antitumor chemotherapeutics doxorubicin, 5-fluorouracil and methotrexate in a model experiment indicate a slowing of reparative regeneration processes at all stages of recovery after injury.