Table 2 Translational diffusion coefficients (DT) and relaxation times (τT, τL) of intracellular water (at 310 K) for cancer and non-cancer human cells: breast cancer vs breast healthy; prostate cancer vs prostate healthy; lung cancer vs lung healthy.
From: Cellular dynamics as a marker of normal-to-cancer transition in human cells
Cell line | Γglobal/cyt | Γglobal/hyd | Γlocal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
DT (× 10–5 cm2 s−1) | τT (ps) | DT (× 10–5 cm2 s−1)b | τL (ps) | |
Breast cancer | 0.73 ± 0.01 | 0.42 ± 0.01 | 0.09 ± 0.01 | 0.59 ± 0.01 |
1.13 ± 0.05a | 0.60 ± 0.02a | 0.17 ± 0.01a | 0.56 ± 0.01a | |
Breast healthy | 0.58 ± 0.01 | 0.46 ± 0.01 | 0.05 ± 0.01 | 0.60 ± 0.01 |
a1.01 ± 0.06 | a0.60 ± 0.03 | a0.15 ± 0.02 | a0.59 ± 0.01 | |
Prostate cancer | 0.74 ± 0.02 | 0.37 ± 0.02 | 0.10 ± 0.01 | 0.37 ± 0.01 |
1.31 ± 0.01a | 0.56 ± 0.01a | 0.21 ± 0.02a | 0.36 ± 0.04a | |
Prostate healthy | 0.61 ± 0.02 | 0.38 ± 0.02 | 0.08 ± 0.01 | 0.49 ± 0.01 |
1.25 ± 0.04a | 0.57 ± 0.01a | 0.18 ± 0.01a | 0.48 ± 0.01a | |
Lung cancer | 0.80 ± 0.02 | 0.36 ± 0.02 | 0.12 ± 0.01 | 0.35 ± 0.01 |
Lung healthy | 0.71 ± 0.02 | 0.38 ± 0.02 | 0.09 ± 0 | 0.45 ± 0.01 |