New Biomarkers Of In Vitro Cell Electropermeabilization And Ofskin Toxicities In Cancer Patients Using Non Invasive And Label Freeoptical Techniques Raman Microspectroscopy And Terahertzmicroscopy

This research work reports the use of various biophotonics techniques to investigate biomedical questions, from basic research (interaction between pulsed electric fields and cells) to clinical studies (skin toxicity induced in patients treated with targeted anticancer therapies).Confocal Raman microspectroscopy and terahertz microscopy have been used to investigate cell electropermeabilization process from a molecular point of view. Our results demonstrate the involvement of the proteins in cell electropermeabilization. Moreover, we have shown that the Raman signatures of the cells could be used as an accurate biomarker of the different states of the cells exposed to pulsed electric fields, corresponding to no detectable electropermeabilization, reversible and irreversible electropermeabilization.Finally, this doctorate research demonstrates the opportunity to predict skin toxicity induced by targeted anticancer therapies by means of confocal Raman microspectroscopy. We succedded to determine a novel and specific pharmacodynamic biomarker for skin toxicity based on the Raman signatures of the patient's skin, whereas dermatological or histologicalevaluation did not detect any modifications.