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US 2016/0101299 A1Published application
Selective removal of cells having accumulated agents
AssigneeSiwa Corporation
InventorLewis S. Gruber
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Abstract
A method of treating a condition associate with accumulation of an agent in cells in a patient includes exposing the cells to ultrasound, to selectively kill or induce apoptosis in the cells. The cells include the accumulated agent.
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A method of treating a condition associated with accumulation of an agent in cells in a patient, comprising:
- exposing tissue containing the cells of the patient containing the accumulated agent and containing cells of the patient without the accumulated agent to ultrasound of the frequency and power sufficient to selectively kill or induce apoptosis in the cells containing the accumulated agent while sparing cells without the accumulated agent,
- wherein the cells are AGE-modified cells.
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A method of removing a subset of cells from a tissue sample, comprising:
- ascertaining a frequency and power sufficient to kill or induce apoptosis in cells containing an accumulated agent,
- exposing the tissue sample to ultrasound of the frequency and power sufficient to selectively kill or induce apoptosis in the subset of cells while sparing cells without the accumulated agent,
- wherein the subset of cells contains the accumulated agent, and
- the tissue sample contains the subset of cells containing the accumulated agent and contains cells without the accumulated agent,
- wherein the cells are AGE-modified cells.
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