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Berardinelli F, Nieri D, Tanzarella C, Cherubini R, De Nadal V, Gerardi S, Sgura A, Antoccia A. mFISH analysis of irradiated human fibroblasts: a comparison among radiations with different quality in the low-dose range. RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY 2015; 166:302-305. [PMID: 25897136 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncv189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The present investigation aimed to characterise the shape of dose-response curve and determining the frequency distribution of various aberration types as a function of dose and radiation quality in AG01522 primary human fibroblasts in the 0.1- to 1-Gy dose range. For this purpose, the cells were irradiated with 7.7 and 28.5 keV µm(-1) low-energy protons, 62 keV µm(-1 4)He(2+) ions (LNL Radiobiology facility) or X rays and samples collected for 24-colour mFISH analysis. X rays and 7.7 keV µm(-1) protons displayed a quadratic dose-response curve solely for total and simple exchanges, whereas for high-linear energy transfer radiations, a linear dose-response curve was observed for all the aberration categories, with the exception of complex exchanges.
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- F Berardinelli
- Dip. di Scienze, Università Roma Tre, Roma, Italia INFN-Sezione di Roma Tre, Roma, Italia
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- Dip. di Scienze, Università Roma Tre, Roma, Italia INFN-Sezione di Roma Tre, Roma, Italia
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- Dip. di Scienze, Università Roma Tre, Roma, Italia INFN-Sezione di Roma Tre, Roma, Italia
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- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro (LNL), Legnaro, Padova, Italia
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- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro (LNL), Legnaro, Padova, Italia
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- INFN-Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro (LNL), Legnaro, Padova, Italia
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- Dip. di Scienze, Università Roma Tre, Roma, Italia INFN-Sezione di Roma Tre, Roma, Italia
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- Dip. di Scienze, Università Roma Tre, Roma, Italia INFN-Sezione di Roma Tre, Roma, Italia
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Pachnerová Brabcová K, Štěpán V, Karamitros M, Karabín M, Dostálek P, Incerti S, Davídková M, Sihver L. Contribution of indirect effects to clustered damage in DNA irradiated with protons. RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY 2015; 166:44-48. [PMID: 25897140 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncv159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Protons are the dominant particles both in galactic cosmic rays and in solar particle events and, furthermore, proton irradiation becomes increasingly used in tumour treatment. It is believed that complex DNA damage is the determining factor for the consequent cellular response to radiation. DNA plasmid pBR322 was irradiated at U120-M cyclotron with 30 MeV protons and treated with two Escherichia coli base excision repair enzymes. The yields of SSBs and DSBs were analysed using agarose gel electrophoresis. DNA has been irradiated in the presence of hydroxyl radical scavenger (coumarin-3-carboxylic acid) in order to distinguish between direct and indirect damage of the biological target. Pure scavenger solution was used as a probe for measurement of induced OH· radical yields. Experimental OH· radical yield kinetics was compared with predictions computed by two theoretical models-RADAMOL and Geant4-DNA. Both approaches use Geant4-DNA for description of physical stages of radiation action, and then each of them applies a distinct model for description of the pre-chemical and chemical stage.
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- K Pachnerová Brabcová
- Department of Applied Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, Fysikgränd 3, Göteborg SE-412 96, Sweden Department of Radiation Dosimetry, Nuclear Physics Institute of the CAS, Na Truhlářce 39/64, Prague 180 00, Czech Republic
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- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3, Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux-Gradignan, CENBG, Chemin du Solarium, BP 120, 33175 Gradignan, France Department of Radiation Dosimetry, Nuclear Physics Institute of the CAS, Na Truhlářce 39/64, Prague 180 00, Czech Republic
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- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3, Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux-Gradignan, CENBG, Chemin du Solarium, BP 120, 33175 Gradignan, France
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Chemical Technology Prague, Technická 5, Prague 166 28, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Chemical Technology Prague, Technická 5, Prague 166 28, Czech Republic
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- Université de Bordeaux, CNRS/IN2P3, Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Bordeaux-Gradignan, CENBG, Chemin du Solarium, BP 120, 33175 Gradignan, France
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- Department of Radiation Dosimetry, Nuclear Physics Institute of the CAS, Na Truhlářce 39/64, Prague 180 00, Czech Republic
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- Department of Applied Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, Fysikgränd 3, Göteborg SE-412 96, Sweden Atominstitut, TU Wien, Stadionallee 2, 1020 Vienna, Austria
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Girdhani S, Sachs R, Hlatky L. Biological Effects of Proton Radiation: What We Know and Don't Know. Radiat Res 2013; 179:257-72. [DOI: 10.1667/rr2839.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Gerelchuluun A, Hong Z, Sun L, Suzuki K, Terunuma T, Yasuoka K, Sakae T, Moritake T, Tsuboi K. Induction of in situ DNA double-strand breaks and apoptosis by 200 MeV protons and 10 MV X-rays in human tumour cell lines. Int J Radiat Biol 2010; 87:57-70. [PMID: 20954835 DOI: 10.3109/09553002.2010.518201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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PURPOSE To clarify the properties of clinical high-energy protons by comparing with clinical high-energy X-rays. MATERIALS AND METHODS Human tumor cell lines, ONS76 and MOLT4, were irradiated with 200 MeV protons or 10 MV X-rays. In situ DNA double-strand breaks (DDSB) induction was evaluated by immunocytochemical staining of phosphorylated histone H2AX (γ-H2AX). Apoptosis was measured by flow-cytometry after staining with Annexin V. The relative biological effectiveness (RBE) was obtained by clonogenic survival assay. RESULTS DDSB induction was significantly higher for protons than X-rays with average ratios of 1.28 (ONS76) and 1.59 (MOLT4) at 30 min after irradiation. However the differences became insignificant at 6 h. Also, apoptosis induction in MOLT4 cells was significantly higher for protons than X-rays with an average ratio of 2.13 at 12 h. However, the difference became insignificant at 20 h. RBE values of protons to X-rays at 10% survival were 1.06 ± 0.04 and 1.02 ± 0.15 for ONS76 and MOLT4, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Cell inactivation may differ according to different timings and/or endpoints. Proton beams demonstrated higher cell inactivation than X-rays in the early phases. These data may facilitate the understanding of the biological properties of clinical proton beams.
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- Ariungerel Gerelchuluun
- Proton Medical Research Center, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Suzuki M, Suzuki K, Kodama S, Watanabe M. Phosphorylated histone H2AX foci persist on rejoined mitotic chromosomes in normal human diploid cells exposed to ionizing radiation. Radiat Res 2006; 165:269-76. [PMID: 16494514 DOI: 10.1667/rr3508.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Histone H2AX is phosphorylated and forms foci in response to exposure to ionizing radiation. It has been thought that phosphorylated histone H2AX foci reflect unrepaired DNA double-strand breaks; however, we report here the localization of phosphorylated histone H2AX foci at the site of rejoined DNA double-strand breaks. We observed that phosphorylated histone H2AX foci remained even 96 h after exposure to X rays in interphase cells. To clarify the localization of residual phosphorylated histone H2AX foci, we examined localization of focus formation on mitotic chromosomes irradiated with X rays. We found that phosphorylated histone H2AX foci were located not only on chromosomal fragments but also on intact metaphase chromosomes without fragments. In anaphase cells, chromosomal bridges, which resulted from illegitimate rejoining of DNA broken ends, had phosphorylated histone H2AX foci. These foci were detected as individual small spots 30 min after X irradiation, but foci detected 20 or 96 h after X irradiation were clustered along the chromosomal bridges. These results indicate that phosphorylated histone H2AX foci persist if DNA breaks are rejoined. It is suggested that "residual" foci indicate an aberrant chromatin structure by illegitimate rejoining but not a DNA double-strand break itself.
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- Masatoshi Suzuki
- Division of Radiation Biology, Department of Radiology and Radiation Biology, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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Leloup C, Garty G, Assaf G, Cristovão A, Breskin A, Chechik R, Shchemelinin S, Paz-Elizur T, Livneh Z, Schulte RW, Bashkirov V, Milligan JR, Grosswendt B. Evaluation of lesion clustering in irradiated plasmid DNA. Int J Radiat Biol 2005; 81:41-54. [PMID: 15962762 DOI: 10.1080/09553000400017895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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PURPOSE To measure the yield of DNA strand breaks and clustered lesions in plasmid DNA irradiated with protons, helium nuclei, and y-rays. MATERIALS AND METHODS Plasmid DNA was irradiated with 1.03, 19.3 and 249 MeV protons (linear energy transfer = 25.5, 2.7, and 0.39 keV microm(-1) respectively), 26 MeV helium nuclei (25.5 keV microm) and gamma-rays (137Cs or 60Co) in phosphate buffer containing 2 mM or 200 mM glycerol. Single-and double-strand breaks (SSB and DSB) were measured by gel electrophoresis, and clustered lesions containing base lesions were quantified by converting them into irreparable DSB in transformed bacteria. RESULTS For protons, SSB yield decreased with increasing LET (linear energy transfer). The yield of DSB and all clustered lesions seemed to reach a minimum around 3 keV microm(-1). There was a higher yield of SSB, DSB and total clustered lesions for protons compared to helium nuclei at 25.5 keV microm(-1). A difference in the yields between 137Cs and 60Co gamma-rays was also observed, especially for SSB. CONCLUSION In this work we have demonstrated the complex LET dependence of clustered-lesion yields, governed by interplay of the radical recombination and change in track structure. As expected, there was also a significant difference in clustered lesion yields between various radiation fields, having the same or similar LET values, but differing in nanometric track structure.
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- C Leloup
- Dept. of Particle Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
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Belli M, Cherubini R, Dalla Vecchia M, Dini V, Esposito G, Moschini G, Sapora O, Signoretti C, Simone G, Sorrentino E, Tabocchini MA. DNA fragmentation in mammalian cells exposed to various light ions. ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE COMMITTEE ON SPACE RESEARCH (COSPAR) 2001; 27:393-399. [PMID: 11642301 DOI: 10.1016/s0273-1177(01)00007-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Elucidation of how effects of densely ionizing radiation at cellular level are linked to DNA damage is fundamental for a better understanding of the mechanisms leading to genomic damage (especially chromosome aberrations) and developing biophysical models to predict space radiation effects. We have investigated the DNA fragmentation patterns induced in Chinese hamster V79 cells by 31 keV/micrometer protons, 123 keV/micrometer helium-4 ions and gamma rays in the size range 0.023-5.7 Mbp, using calibrated Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE). The frequency distributions of fragments induced by the charged particles were shifted towards smaller sizes with respect to that induced by comparable doses of gamma rays. The DSB yields, evaluated from the fragments induced in the size range studied, were higher for protons and helium ions than for gamma rays by a factor of about 1.9 and 1.2, respectively. However, these ratios do not adequately reflect the RBE observed on the same cells for inactivation and mutation induced by these beams. This is a further indication for the lack of correlation between the effects exerted at cellular level and the initial yield of DSB. The dependence on radiation quality of the fragmentation pattern suggests that it may have a role in damage repairability. We have analyzed these patterns with a "random breakage" model generalized in order to consider the initial non-random distribution of the DNA molecules. Our results suggest that a random breakage mechanism can describe with a reasonable approximation the DNA fragmentation induced by gamma rays, while the approximation is not so good for light ions, likely due to the interplay between ion tracks and chromatin organization at the loop level.
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- M Belli
- Istituto Superiore di Sanita and INFN-Gr. Coll. Sanita, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
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