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Review
. 2022 Jun 27;11(7):1262.
doi: 10.3390/antiox11071262.

Cold Argon Athmospheric Plasma for Biomedicine: Biological Effects, Applications and Possibilities

Andrew K Martusevich  1   2   3   4 , Alexandra V Surovegina  1 , Ivan V Bocharin  3   4 , Vladimir V Nazarov  1   3   5 , Inessa A Minenko  1   2 , Mikhail Yu Artamonov  1   2
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Cold Argon Athmospheric Plasma for Biomedicine: Biological Effects, Applications and Possibilities

Andrew K Martusevich et al. Antioxidants (Basel). .

Abstract

Currently, plasma medicine is a synthetic direction that unites the efforts of specialists of various profiles. For the successful formation of plasma medicine, it is necessary to solve a large complex of problems, including creating equipment for generating cold plasma, revealing the biological effects of this effect, as well as identifying and justifying the most promising areas of its application. It is known that these biological effects include antibacterial and antiviral activity, the ability to stimulate hemocoagulation, pro-regenerative properties, etc. The possibility of using the factor in tissue engineering and implantology is also shown. Based on this, the purpose of this review was to form a unified understanding of the biological effects and biomedical applications of argon cold plasma. The review shows that cold plasma, like any other physical and chemical factors, has dose dependence, and the variable parameter in this case is the exposure of its application. One of the significant characteristics determining the specificity of the cold plasma effect is the carrier gas selection. This gas carrier is not just an ionized medium but modulates the response of biosystems to it. Finally, the perception of cold plasma by cellular structures can be carried out by activating a special molecular biosensor, the functioning of which significantly depends on the parameters of the medium (in the field of plasma generation and the cell itself). Further research in this area can open up new prospects for the effective use of cold plasma.

Keywords: argon; biological effects; cold plasma; molecular mechanisms of action.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Molecular cascades, induced by the action of cold atmospheric plasma (ROS—reactive oxygen species, RNS—reactive nitrogen species, LRPS—long-living reactive protein species, DNIC—dinitrosyl iron complexes, Eion—ionization energy, SOD—superoxide dismutase).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Cellular response to exposure to cold atmospheric plasma (RONS—reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, ROS—reactive oxygen species, LPO—lipid peroxidation).
Figure 3
Figure 3
Plasma-induced production of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species in perimembrane space (some data from [9]).
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