Non-thermal ablation of rabbit liver VX2 tumor by pulsed high intensity focused ultrasound with ultrasound contrast agent:Pathological characteristics

AIM： To investigate the pathological characteristics of non-thermal damage induced by pulsed high intensity focused ultrasound （PHIFU） combined with ultrasound contrast agent （UCA）, SonoVue （Bracco SpA, Milan, Italy） in rabbit liver VX2 tumor. METHODS： Liver VX2 tumor models were established in 20 rabbits, which were divided randomly into PHIFU combined with ultrasound contrast agent group （PHIFU ＋ UCA group） and sham group. In the PHIFU ＋ UCA group, 0.2 mL of SonoVue was injected intravenously into the tumor, followed by ultrasound exposure of Isp 5900 W/cm^2. The rabbits were sacrificed one day after ultrasound exposure. Specimens of the exposed tumor tissues were obtained and observed pathologically under light microscope and transmission electron microscope. The remaining tumor tissues were sent for 2,3,5-Triphenyltetrazolium chloride （TTC） staining. RESULTS： Before Trc staining, tumor tissues in both the sham and the PHIFU ＋ UCA groups resembled gray fish meat, After TIC staining, the tumor tissues were uniformly stained red, with a clear boundary between tumor tissue and normal tissue, Histological examination showed signs of tumor cell injury in PHIFU ＋ UCA group, with cytoplasmic vacuoles of various sizes, chromatin margination and karyopyknosis. Electron microscopic examination revealed tumor cell volume reduction, karyopyknosis, chromatin margination, intercellular space widening, the presence of high electro＇n-density apoptotic bodies and vacuoles in cytoplasm. CONCLUSION： The non-thermal effects of PHIFU combined with UCA can be used to ablate rabbit liver VX2 tumors.

瞄准：为了调查非热的损坏的病理学的特征，由搏动的高紧张导致了与超声对比代理人(UCA ) 相结合的集中的超声(PHIFU ) ， SonoVue (Bracco 矿泉，米兰，意大利) 在兔子肝 VX2 肿瘤。方法：肝 VX2 肿瘤模型在 20 只兔子被建立，它随机被划分成与超声对比代理人组(PHIFU + UCA 组) 和假冒的组相结合的 PHIFU。在 PHIFU + UCA 组， SonoVue 的 0.2 mL 静脉内地被注入肿瘤，由 ISP 5900 W/cm2 的超声暴露列在后面。兔子在超声暴露以后有天被牺牲。暴露的肿瘤纸巾的标本在轻显微镜和传播电子显微镜下面病理地被获得并且观察。留下的肿瘤纸巾被去请染色的 2,3,5-Triphenyltetrazolium 氯化物(TTC ) 。结果：在染色的 TTC 前，在两个的肿瘤纸巾假冒并且 PHIFU + UCA 组类似于灰色的鱼肉。在染色的 TTC 以后，肿瘤纸巾是一致地染色的红，与在肿瘤织物和正常织物之间的一条清楚的边界。组织学的检查在 PHIFU + UCA 组显示出肿瘤房间损害的符号，与各种各样的尺寸，染色质着边和核固缩的细胞质的液泡。电子显微镜检查揭示了肿瘤房间体积减小，核固缩，染色质着边，拓宽的细胞间隙，在细胞质的高电子密度 apoptotic 身体和液泡的存在。结论：与 UCA 相结合的 PHIFU 的非热的效果能被用来切除兔子肝 VX2 肿瘤。