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Lyon chirurgical, 1986

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Scientific Reports, 2019

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is supported by a complex microenvironment whose physical... more Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is supported by a complex microenvironment whose physical contribution to chemoresistance could be overcome by ultrasound (US) therapy. This study aims to investigate the ability of US-induced inertial cavitation in association with chemotherapy to alter tumor cell viability via microenvironment disruption. For this purpose, we used a 3D-coculture PDAC model partially mimicking the tumor and its microenvironment. Coculture spheroids combining DT66066 cells isolated from KPC-transgenic mice and murine embryonic fibroblasts (iMEF) were obtained by using a magnetic nanoshuttle method. Spheroids were exposed to US with incremental inertial cavitation indexes. Conditions studied included control, gemcitabine, US-cavitation and US-cavitation + gemcitabine. Spheroid viability was assessed by the reduction of resazurin and flow cytometry. The 3D-coculture spheroid model incorporated activated fibroblasts and produced type 1-collagen, thus providing a ...

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Gastroenterology, 1990

In 19 patients, extraction of bile duct stones through the papilla using a Dormia basket or a mec... more In 19 patients, extraction of bile duct stones through the papilla using a Dormia basket or a mechanical lithotripter was not possible following endoscopic sphincterotomy. After the insertion of a nasobiliary drain, extracorporeal lithotripsy was performed with intravenous sedation using an ultrasonographic stone localization system. The number and location of stones were first determined by retrograde cholangiography. At the time of lithotripsy, saline was injected in the bile ducts to modify the acoustic impedance of tissues surrounding the stones, and subsequent ultrasonography was effective in localizing all stones present in 4 of 5 (80%) patients with intrahepatic stones, and 13 of 14 (93%) with common bile duct stones. In 10 patients (53%), fragmentation was satisfactory and the bile ducts were cleared completely. The mean single stone diameter was significantly smaller in successful cases of fragmentation compared with failures (22.8 +/- 6.6 mm vs. 40 +/- 10 mm). The results in patients with multiple stones were significantly worse than those in patients with single stones of similar size (25% vs. 100% successful fragmentation). Reasons for this difference in results included the small size of the focal area and the reduced ability of ultrasonography (1) to adequately visualize multiple calculi individually and (2) to assess the degree of stone destruction. Care was taken to first await the resolution of infection or the correction of coagulation abnormalities when present; no morbidity following extracorporeal lithotripsy was observed. Despite its 3-step approach (endoscopic sphincterotomy, lithotripsy, and endoscopic extraction), the need for only intravenous sedation and the absence of patient immersion in water render this technique attractive for elderly and frail patients.

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Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2015

Sonoporation using low-frequency high-pressure ultrasound (US) is a non-viral approach for in vit... more Sonoporation using low-frequency high-pressure ultrasound (US) is a non-viral approach for in vitro and in vivo gene delivery. We developed a new sonoporation device designed for spatial and temporal control of ultrasound cavitation. This device was evaluated for the in vitro transfection efficiency of a plasmid coding for Green Fluorescent Protein (peGFP- C1) in adherent and non-adherent cell lines. The frequency spectrum of the signal receive by a hydrophone is used to compute a cavitation index (CI) representative of the inertial cavitation activity. The influence of the CI on transfection efficiency, as well as reproducibility were determined. A real-time feedback loop control on CI was integrated in the process to regulate the cavitation level during sonoporation. In both adherent and non-adherent cell lines, the sonoporation device produced a highly efficient transfection of peGFP-C1 (40-80%), as determined by flow cytometry analysis of GFP expression, along with a low rate of mortality assessed by propidium iodide staining. Moreover, the sonoporation of non-adherent cell lines Jurkat and K562 was found to be equivalent to nucleofection in terms of efficiency and toxicity while these two cell lines were resistant to transfection with lipofection.

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Fortschritte der Urologie und Nephrologie, 1980

Shock waves generated by an underwater spark gap discharge, focused by an ellipsoid can destroy m... more Shock waves generated by an underwater spark gap discharge, focused by an ellipsoid can destroy most urinary stones extracorporeally. A device where stones are localized by ultrasound and where the ellipsoid itself can be moved to a satisfactory position would obviate the need for a very expensive two-fluoroscope localisation system and patient positioning device.

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IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, 2004

The cavitation noise is a suitable and accurate indicator of the cavitation activity induced in a... more The cavitation noise is a suitable and accurate indicator of the cavitation activity induced in a liquid. Frohly (2000) proposed a quantitative indicator of the transient cavitation calculated as a cavitation spectrum integration in a logarithmic scale and called CNP cavitation noise power indicator. This work studied the relation between a new indicator CMS based on CNP and the exposed-cell mortality in the following conditions. The cell suspension to be insonified (prostatic cells AT2 at 2.5 106 cells/mL) is placed in a medium sample tray (12 wells/tray, 2 mL/well, well diameter: 20 mm). This tray is submerged at mid-depth in degassed water and positioned 5 mm above the face of a flat ultrasonic transducer (diameter 22 mm, frequency: 445.5 kHz; intensity: 0.08-1.09 W/cm2, exposure time: 30 sec-4 min). This technical configuration was admitted to be conducive to standing-wave generation through reflection at the air/medium interface in the well thus enhancing the cavitation phenomenon. Laterally to the transducer, a homemade hydrophone (PVDF film of 10 min diameter molded in araldite AY103) was oriented to receive the acoustical signal from the bubbles. From this spectral signal (0.1 to 7.1 MHz bandwidth) recorded every 3 sec on a computer during the exposure condition, CNP was calculated. Its mean value was compared to the cell mortality measured just after ultrasound exposure with a flow cytometer (FACScan) by counting 10000 events. This was accomplished by adding 7AAD solution (Via-Probe kit). Ten exposure conditions were chosen. Two of them corresponded to the experimental limits: no effects on cells (i.e. 0.08 W/cm2; 4 min) - complete destruction of cells (i.e. 1.09 W/cm2; 30 sec). 3 to 8 measures were realized for each exposure condition. The mortality due to cavitation effect varied from 0.1% to 85.5% and was compared to CMS mean given in relative value (from 3.8% to 97.5%). A simply linear relation between these parameters was given by a correlation coefficient of r2=0.81. This correlation coefficient came better when exposed times were considered (for 1 min r2=0.82 and for 2 min r2=0.95). These results show that CNP is a good indicator of the effect induced by the cavitation phenomeno- n in cell culture medium in vitro.

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Journal d'urologie, 1986

Results of 322 patients treated with extracorporeal shock wave desintegration are reported (277 p... more Results of 322 patients treated with extracorporeal shock wave desintegration are reported (277 patients treated with the Dornier lithotripter, 45 patients treated with Solonithe using ultrasonic stone location). Lesions treated included 168 caliceal, 111 pyelic, 23 ureteral and 21 coralliform calculi. 45 patients presented multiple and 28 bilateral renal lithiasis. Stones were mainly between 10 and 20 mm in diameter (157 patients) but were less than 10 mm in size in 110 cases and more than 20 mm in 55. For poorly opaque stone, lithotripsy was performed after ultrasound localization with the Sonolithe apparatus. The Dornier machine was used to treat 277 patients during 308 sessions, equivalent to an 11% repeat rate. Fragmentation was excellent in 84% of cases after a single session, and 5% of stones could not be fragmented and required complementary therapy. Out of 200 patients reviewed after 3 months, only 8% had residual fragments (92% success rate), 5% having to undergo auxillary...

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Acta urologica Belgica, 1987

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Gastroentérologie clinique et biologique, 1987

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Hepato-gastroenterology, 1991

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Le Journal de Physique Colloques, 1990

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Ultrasonics International 91, 1991

In electrohydraulic generators used in lithotripsy two underwater metal electrodes are connected ... more In electrohydraulic generators used in lithotripsy two underwater metal electrodes are connected in series with a capacitor charged to a high voltage. When the circuit is switched on, a plasma occurs reaching temperatures of thousands of degrees Celsius resulting in a compressive pressure wave. The formation of the plasma is a particular non reproducible phenomenon inducing great variations of the pressure values. We showed, when electrodes are immersed in an electrolyte instead of ordinary degassed water, that the mean pressure value is increased by 50 % and the standard deviation is 3 % instead of 30 %. The authors suggest that the improvement of the pressure value of the expanding wave is due to a better efficiency of the electro-acoustic conversion and that the small value of the standard deviation is related to the constant spark location. Measurements obtained by triangulation show that the birth place of the plasma in ordinary degassed water is changing shock after shock in contrary, the birth place in electrolyte is always located at the same place. Photographies confirm qualitatively this phenomenon. The authors show that the reproducibility and the higher value of the pressure allow a better fragmentation of standard stones.

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Sonoporation would be linked to cavitation, which generally appears to be a non reproducible and ... more Sonoporation would be linked to cavitation, which generally appears to be a non reproducible and unstationary phenomenon. In order to obtain an acceptable trade-off between cell mortality and transfection, a regulated cavitation generator based on an acoustical cavitation measurement was developed and tested.The medium to be sonicated is placed in a sample tray. This tray is immersed in in degassed water and positioned above the face of a flat ultrasonic transducer (frequency: 445 kHz; intensity range: 0.08–1.09 W∕cm2). This technical configuration was admitted to be conducive to standing-wave generation through reflection at the air∕medium interface in the well thus enhancing the cavitation phenomenon. Laterally to the transducer, a homemade hydrophone was oriented to receive the acoustical signal from the bubbles. From this spectral signal recorded at intervals of 5 ms, a cavitation index was calculated as the mean of the cavitation spectrum integration in a logarithmic scale, and the excitation power is automatically corrected. The device generates stable and reproducible cavitation level for a wide range of cavitation setpoint from stable cavitation condition up to full-developed inertial cavitation. For the ultrasound intensity range used, the time delay of the response is lower than 200 ms.The cavitation regulation device was evaluated in terms of chemical bubble collapse effect. Hydroxyl radical production was measured on terephthalic acid solutions. In open loop, the results present a great variability whatever the excitation power. On the contrary the closed loop allows a great reproducibility. This device was implemented for study of sonodynamic effect. The regulation provides more reproducible results independent of cell medium and experimental conditions (temperature, pressure).Other applications of this regulated cavitation device concern internalization of different particles (Quantum Dot) molecules (SiRNA) or plasmids (GFP, DsRed) into different types of cells (AT2, RL, LLC…). Preliminary results are presented.

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