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Zhang A, Gao L. The Refined Application and Evolution of Nanotechnology in Enhancing Radiosensitivity During Radiotherapy: Transitioning from Gold Nanoparticles to Multifunctional Nanomaterials. Int J Nanomedicine 2023; 18:6233-6256. [PMID: 37936951 PMCID: PMC10626338 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s436268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023] Open
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Radiotherapy is a pivotal method for treating malignant tumors, and enhancing the therapeutic gain ratio of radiotherapy through physical techniques is the direction of modern precision radiotherapy. Due to the inherent physical properties of high-energy radiation, enhancing the therapeutic gain ratio of radiotherapy through radiophysical techniques inevitably encounters challenges. The combination of hyperthermia and radiotherapy can enhance the radiosensitivity of tumor cells, reduce their radioresistance, and holds significant clinical utility in radiotherapy. Multifunctional nanomaterials with excellent biocompatibility and safety have garnered widespread attention in tumor hyperthermia research, demonstrating promising potential. Utilizing nanotechnology as a sensitizing carrier in conjunction with radiotherapy, and high atomic number nanomaterials can also serve independently as radiosensitizing carriers. This synergy between tumor hyperthermia and radiotherapy may overcome many challenges currently limiting tumor radiotherapy, offering new opportunities for its further advancement. In recent years, the continuous progress in the synthesis and design of novel nanomaterials will propel the future development of medical imaging and cancer treatment. This article summarizes the radiosensitizing mechanisms and effects based on gold nanotechnology and provides an overview of the advancements of other nanoparticles (such as bismuth-based nanomaterials, magnetic nanomaterials, selenium nanomaterials, etc.) in the process of radiation therapy.
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- Anqi Zhang
- Oncology Department, Huabei Petroleum Administration Bureau General Hospital, Renqiu, Hebei, People’s Republic of China
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- Medical Imaging Department, Huabei Petroleum Administration Bureau General Hospital, Renqiu, Hebei, People’s Republic of China
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Vlachogiannis NI, Ntouros PA, Pappa M, Kravvariti E, Kostaki EG, Fragoulis GE, Papanikolaou C, Mavroeidi D, Bournia VK, Panopoulos S, Laskari K, Arida A, Gorgoulis VG, Tektonidou MG, Paraskevis D, Sfikakis PP, Souliotis VL. Chronological Age and DNA Damage Accumulation in Blood Mononuclear Cells: A Linear Association in Healthy Humans after 50 Years of Age. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24087148. [PMID: 37108309 PMCID: PMC10138488 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24087148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Revised: 03/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/07/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Aging is characterized by the progressive deregulation of homeostatic mechanisms causing the accumulation of macromolecular damage, including DNA damage, progressive decline in organ function and chronic diseases. Since several features of the aging phenotype are closely related to defects in the DNA damage response (DDR) network, we have herein investigated the relationship between chronological age and DDR signals in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from healthy individuals. DDR-associated parameters, including endogenous DNA damage (single-strand breaks and double-strand breaks (DSBs) measured by the alkaline comet assay (Olive Tail Moment (OTM); DSBs-only by γH2AX immunofluorescence staining), DSBs repair capacity, oxidative stress, and apurinic/apyrimidinic sites were evaluated in PBMCs of 243 individuals aged 18-75 years, free of any major comorbidity. While OTM values showed marginal correlation with age until 50 years (rs = 0.41, p = 0.11), a linear relationship was observed after 50 years (r = 0.95, p < 0.001). Moreover, individuals older than 50 years showed increased endogenous DSBs levels (γH2Ax), higher oxidative stress, augmented apurinic/apyrimidinic sites and decreased DSBs repair capacity than those with age lower than 50 years (all p < 0.001). Results were reproduced when we examined men and women separately. Prospective studies confirming the value of DNA damage accumulation as a biomarker of aging, as well as the presence of a relevant agethreshold, are warranted.
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- Nikolaos I Vlachogiannis
- First Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine and Joint Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, 115 27 Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine and Joint Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, 115 27 Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine and Joint Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, 115 27 Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine and Joint Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, 115 27 Athens, Greece
- Postgraduate Medical Studies in Geriatric Syndromes and Physiology of Aging, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, 115 27 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, 115 27 Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine and Joint Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, 115 27 Athens, Greece
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- Institute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 116 35 Athens, Greece
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- Institute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 116 35 Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine and Joint Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, 115 27 Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine and Joint Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, 115 27 Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine and Joint Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, 115 27 Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine and Joint Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, 115 27 Athens, Greece
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- Molecular Carcinogenesis Group, Department of Histology and Embryology, National Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, 115 27 Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine and Joint Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, 115 27 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, 115 27 Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine and Joint Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, 115 27 Athens, Greece
- Postgraduate Medical Studies in Geriatric Syndromes and Physiology of Aging, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, 115 27 Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine and Joint Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, 115 27 Athens, Greece
- Institute of Chemical Biology, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 116 35 Athens, Greece
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Shen X, Xu X, Guo Y, Yang H, He J, Xie P. Borna disease virus 1 impairs DNA double-strand break repair through the ATR/Chk1 signalling pathway, resulting in learning and memory impairment in rats. J Gen Virol 2022; 103. [PMID: 36748530 DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.001813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-1) is a highly neurotropic RNA virus that can establish persistent infection in the central nervous system and cause cognitive dysfunction in neonatally infected rats. However, the mechanisms that lead to this cognitive impairment remain unclear. DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) and their repair are associated with brain development and cognition. If DNA repair in the brain is reduced or delayed and DNA damage accumulates, abnormal cognitive function may result. We generated a rat model of BoDV-1 infection during the neonatal period and assessed behavioural changes using the open field test and Morris water maze. The levels of DSBs were determined by immunofluorescence and comet assays. Western blotting assessed proteins associated with DNA repair pathways. The results showed that BoDV-1 downregulated the ATR/Chk1 signalling pathway in the brain, impairing DNA damage repair and increasing the number of DSBs, which ultimately leads to cognitive dysfunction. Our findings suggest a molecular mechanism by which BoDV-1 interferes with DNA damage repair to cause learning and memory impairment. This provides a theoretical basis for elucidating BoDV-1-induced neurodevelopmental impairment.
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- Xia Shen
- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, PR China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment on Brain Functional Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, PR China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment on Brain Functional Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, PR China.,Department of Pathology, College of Basic Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, PR China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment on Brain Functional Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, PR China.,Department of Neurology, Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, PR China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment on Brain Functional Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, PR China
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- Department of Pathology, College of Basic Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, PR China.,NHC Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment on Brain Functional Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, PR China
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Mellhammar E, Dahlbom M, Vilhelmsson-Timmermand O, Strand SE. Small-scale dosimetry for alpha particle 241Am source cell irradiation and estimation of γ-H2AX foci distribution in prostate cancer cell line PC3. EJNMMI Phys 2022; 9:46. [PMID: 35852717 PMCID: PMC9296737 DOI: 10.1186/s40658-022-00475-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background The development of new targeted alpha therapies motivates improving alpha particle dosimetry. For alpha particles, microscopic targets must be considered to estimate dosimetric quantities that can predict the biological response. As double-strand breaks (DSB) on DNA are the main cause of cell death by ionizing radiation, cell nuclei are relevant volumes necessary to consider as targets. Since a large variance is expected of alpha particle hits in individual cell nuclei irradiated by an uncollimated alpha-emitting source, the damage induced should have a similar distribution. The induction of DSB can be measured by immunofluorescent γ-H2AX staining. The cell γ-H2AX foci distribution and alpha particle hits distribution should be comparable and thereby verify the necessity to consider the relevant dosimetric volumes. Methods A Monte Carlo simulation model of an 241Am source alpha particle irradiation setup was combined with two versions of realistic cell nuclei phantoms. These were generated from DAPI-stained PC3 cells imaged with fluorescent microscopy, one consisting of elliptical cylinders and the other of segmented mesh volumes. PC3 cells were irradiated with the 241Am source for 4, 8 and 12 min, and after 30 min fixated and stained with immunofluorescent γ-H2AX marker. The detected radiation-induced foci (RIF) were compared to simulated RIF. Results The mesh volume phantom detected a higher mean of alpha particle hits and energy imparted (MeV) per cell nuclei than the elliptical cylinder phantom, but the mean specific energy (Gy) was very similar. The mesh volume phantom detected a slightly larger variance between individual cells, stemming from the more extreme and less continuous distribution of cell nuclei sizes represented in this phantom. The simulated RIF distribution from both phantoms was in good agreement with the detected RIF, although the detected distribution had a zero-inflated shape not seen in the simulated distributions. An estimate of undetected foci was used to correct the detected RIF distribution and improved the agreement with the simulations. Conclusion Two methods to generate cell nuclei phantoms for Monte Carlo dosimetry simulations were tested and generated similar results. The simulated and detected RIF distributions from alpha particle-irradiated PC3 cells were in good agreement, proposing the necessity to consider microscopic targets in alpha particle dosimetry. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40658-022-00475-x.
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- Emma Mellhammar
- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Oncology, Lund University, Barngatan 4, 221 85, Lund, Sweden.
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- Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Oncology, Lund University, Barngatan 4, 221 85, Lund, Sweden.,Imaging Chemistry and Biology, Kings Collage London, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Medical Radiation Physics, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Danforth JM, Provencher L, Goodarzi AA. Chromatin and the Cellular Response to Particle Radiation-Induced Oxidative and Clustered DNA Damage. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:910440. [PMID: 35912116 PMCID: PMC9326100 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.910440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Exposure to environmental ionizing radiation is prevalent, with greatest lifetime doses typically from high Linear Energy Transfer (high-LET) alpha particles via the radioactive decay of radon gas in indoor air. Particle radiation is highly genotoxic, inducing DNA damage including oxidative base lesions and DNA double strand breaks. Due to the ionization density of high-LET radiation, the consequent damage is highly clustered wherein ≥2 distinct DNA lesions occur within 1–2 helical turns of one another. These multiply-damaged sites are difficult for eukaryotic cells to resolve either quickly or accurately, resulting in the persistence of DNA damage and/or the accumulation of mutations at a greater rate per absorbed dose, relative to lower LET radiation types. The proximity of the same and different types of DNA lesions to one another is challenging for DNA repair processes, with diverse pathways often confounding or interplaying with one another in complex ways. In this context, understanding the state of the higher order chromatin compaction and arrangements is essential, as it influences the density of damage produced by high-LET radiation and regulates the recruitment and activity of DNA repair factors. This review will summarize the latest research exploring the processes by which clustered DNA damage sites are induced, detected, and repaired in the context of chromatin.
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The Chromatin Architectural Protein CTCF Is Critical for Cell Survival upon Irradiation-Induced DNA Damage. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23073896. [PMID: 35409255 PMCID: PMC8999573 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23073896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2022] [Revised: 03/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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CTCF is a nuclear protein initially discovered for its role in enhancer-promoter insulation. It has been shown to play a role in genome architecture and in fact, its DNA binding sites are enriched at the borders of chromatin domains. Recently, we showed that depletion of CTCF impairs the DNA damage response to ionizing radiation. To investigate the relationship between chromatin domains and DNA damage repair, we present here clonogenic survival assays in different cell lines upon CTCF knockdown and ionizing irradiation. The application of a wide range of ionizing irradiation doses (0–10 Gy) allowed us to investigate the survival response through a biophysical model that accounts for the double-strand breaks’ probability distribution onto chromatin domains. We demonstrate that the radiosensitivity of different cell lines is increased upon lowering the amount of the architectural protein. Our model shows that the deficiency in the DNA repair ability is related to the changes in the size of chromatin domains that occur when different amounts of CTCF are present in the nucleus.
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Sustained Activation of TNFα-Induced DNA Damage Response in Newly Differentiated Adipocytes. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms221910548. [PMID: 34638889 PMCID: PMC8508732 DOI: 10.3390/ijms221910548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2021] [Revised: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The response to DNA damage is the mechanism that allows the interaction between stress signals, inflammatory secretions, DNA repair, and maintenance of cell and tissue homeostasis. Adipocyte dysfunction is the cellular trigger for various disease states such as insulin resistance, diabetes, and obesity, among many others. Previously, our group demonstrated that adipogenesis per se, from mesenchymal/stromal stem cells derived from human adipose tissue (hASCs), involves an accumulation of DNA damage and a gradual loss of the repair capacity of oxidative DNA damage. Therefore, our objective was to identify whether healthy adipocytes differentiated for the first time from hASCs, when receiving inflammatory signals induced with TNFα, were able to persistently activate the DNA Damage Response and thus trigger adipocyte dysfunction. We found that TNFα at similar levels circulating in obese humans induce a sustained response to DNA damage response as part of the Senescence-Associated Secretory Phenotype. This mechanism shows the impact of inflammatory environment early affect adipocyte function, independently of aging.
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Tatin X, Muggiolu G, Sauvaigo S, Breton J. Evaluation of DNA double-strand break repair capacity in human cells: Critical overview of current functional methods. MUTATION RESEARCH. REVIEWS IN MUTATION RESEARCH 2021; 788:108388. [PMID: 34893153 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2021.108388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Revised: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are highly deleterious lesions, responsible for mutagenesis, chromosomal translocation or cell death. DSB repair (DSBR) is therefore a critical part of the DNA damage response (DDR) to restore molecular and genomic integrity. In humans, this process is achieved through different pathways with various outcomes. The balance between DSB repair activities varies depending on cell types, tissues or individuals. Over the years, several methods have been developed to study variations in DSBR capacity. Here, we mainly focus on functional techniques, which provide dynamic information regarding global DSB repair proficiency or the activity of specific pathways. These methods rely on two kinds of approaches. Indirect techniques, such as pulse field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), the comet assay and immunofluorescence (IF), measure DSB repair capacity by quantifying the time-dependent decrease in DSB levels after exposure to a DNA-damaging agent. On the other hand, cell-free assays and reporter-based methods directly track the repair of an artificial DNA substrate. Each approach has intrinsic advantages and limitations and despite considerable efforts, there is currently no ideal method to quantify DSBR capacity. All techniques provide different information and can be regarded as complementary, but some studies report conflicting results. Parameters such as the type of biological material, the required equipment or the cost of analysis may also limit available options. Improving currently available methods measuring DSBR capacity would be a major step forward and we present direct applications in mechanistic studies, drug development, human biomonitoring and personalized medicine, where DSBR analysis may improve the identification of patients eligible for chemo- and radiotherapy.
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- Xavier Tatin
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IRIG, SyMMES, 38000 Grenoble, France; LXRepair, 5 Avenue du Grand Sablon, 38700 La Tronche, France
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- LXRepair, 5 Avenue du Grand Sablon, 38700 La Tronche, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IRIG, SyMMES, 38000 Grenoble, France.
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Kohl Y, Rundén-Pran E, Mariussen E, Hesler M, El Yamani N, Longhin EM, Dusinska M. Genotoxicity of Nanomaterials: Advanced In Vitro Models and High Throughput Methods for Human Hazard Assessment-A Review. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 10:E1911. [PMID: 32992722 PMCID: PMC7601632 DOI: 10.3390/nano10101911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Changes in the genetic material can lead to serious human health defects, as mutations in somatic cells may cause cancer and can contribute to other chronic diseases. Genotoxic events can appear at both the DNA, chromosomal or (during mitosis) whole genome level. The study of mechanisms leading to genotoxicity is crucially important, as well as the detection of potentially genotoxic compounds. We consider the current state of the art and describe here the main endpoints applied in standard human in vitro models as well as new advanced 3D models that are closer to the in vivo situation. We performed a literature review of in vitro studies published from 2000-2020 (August) dedicated to the genotoxicity of nanomaterials (NMs) in new models. Methods suitable for detection of genotoxicity of NMs will be presented with a focus on advances in miniaturization, organ-on-a-chip and high throughput methods.
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- Yvonne Kohl
- Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering IBMT, 66280 Sulzbach, Germany;
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- Health Effects Laboratory, NILU-Norwegian Institute for Air Research, 2007 Kjeller, Norway; (E.R.-P.); (E.M.); (N.E.Y.); (E.M.L.); (M.D.)
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- Health Effects Laboratory, NILU-Norwegian Institute for Air Research, 2007 Kjeller, Norway; (E.R.-P.); (E.M.); (N.E.Y.); (E.M.L.); (M.D.)
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering IBMT, 66280 Sulzbach, Germany;
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- Health Effects Laboratory, NILU-Norwegian Institute for Air Research, 2007 Kjeller, Norway; (E.R.-P.); (E.M.); (N.E.Y.); (E.M.L.); (M.D.)
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- Health Effects Laboratory, NILU-Norwegian Institute for Air Research, 2007 Kjeller, Norway; (E.R.-P.); (E.M.); (N.E.Y.); (E.M.L.); (M.D.)
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- Health Effects Laboratory, NILU-Norwegian Institute for Air Research, 2007 Kjeller, Norway; (E.R.-P.); (E.M.); (N.E.Y.); (E.M.L.); (M.D.)
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Pan C, Lang H, Zhang T, Wang R, Lin X, Shi P, Zhao F, Pang X. Conditioned medium derived from human amniotic stem cells delays H2O2‑induced premature senescence in human dermal fibroblasts. Int J Mol Med 2019; 44:1629-1640. [PMID: 31545472 PMCID: PMC6777671 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2019.4346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Stem cells derived from human amniotic membrane (hAM) are promising targets in regenerative medicine. A previous study focused on human amniotic stem cells in skin wound and scar-free healing. The present study aimed to investigate whether hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced senescence of human dermal fibroblasts (hDFs) was influenced by the anti-aging effect of conditioned medium (CdM) derived from human amniotic stem cells. First, the biological function of two types of amniotic stem cells, namely human amniotic epithelial cells (hAECs) and human amniotic mesenchymal stem cells (hAMSCs), on hDFs was compared. The results of cell proliferation and wound healing assays showed that CdM promoted cell proliferation and migration. In addition, CdM from hAECs and hAMSCs significantly promoted proliferation of senescent hDFs induced by H2O2. These results indicated that CdM protects cells from damage caused by H2O2. Treatment with CdM decreased senescence-associated β-galactosidase activity and improved the entry of proliferating cells into the S phase. Simultaneously, it was found that CdM increased the activity of superoxide dismutase and catalase and decreased malondialdehyde by reducing H2O2-induced intracellular reactive oxygen species production. It was found that CdM downregulated H2O2-stimulated 8-hydroxydeoxy-guanosine and γ-H2AX levels and decreased the expression of the senescence-associated proteins p21 and p16. In conclusion, the findings indicated that the paracrine effects derived from human amniotic stem cells aided delaying oxidative stress-induced premature senescence.
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- Changwei Pan
- Department of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Ministry of Public Health of China, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110013, P.R. China
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- Department of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Ministry of Public Health of China, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110013, P.R. China
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- Department of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Ministry of Public Health of China, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110013, P.R. China
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- Department of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Ministry of Public Health of China, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110013, P.R. China
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- Department of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Ministry of Public Health of China, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110013, P.R. China
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- Shenyang Amnion Biological Engineering Technology Research and Development Center Limited Company, Shenyang, Liaoning 110629, P.R. China
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- Department of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Ministry of Public Health of China, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110013, P.R. China
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- Department of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Ministry of Public Health of China, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110013, P.R. China
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Lian J, Xia L, Chen Y, Zheng J, Ma K, Luo L, Ye F. Aldolase B impairs DNA mismatch repair and induces apoptosis in colon adenocarcinoma. Pathol Res Pract 2019; 215:152597. [PMID: 31564566 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2019.152597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2019] [Revised: 08/07/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Evidence suggests that DNA repair capacity manifested by intact functional base excision repair and mismatch repair (MMR) pathways is related to the prognosis of multiple cancer types. Aldolase B (ALDOB) is well known for its role in metabolism and glycolysis. The expression of ALDOB in colon adenocarcinoma and the relationship between its expression and colon adenocarcinoma prognosis remain controversial; in addition, the potential role of ALDOB in DNA MMR has not yet been reported. In this study, we identified a cluster of DNA repair-related proteins that interact with ALDOB in the colon adenocarcinoma cell line HCT116. Expression analysis of colon adenocarcinoma data from the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA-COAD data, n = 551) indicated that ALDOB mRNA expression was significantly higher in specimens with microsatellite instability (MSI) than in specimens with microsatellite stability (MSS). Regarding prognosis, colon adenocarcinoma patients with high ALDOB mRNA expression had longer overall survival (OS). Higher expression of ALDOB protein was significantly correlated with MMR deficiency (d-MMR) in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) patient specimens. The expression of ALDOB was significantly elevated in colon adenocarcinoma cell lines. Further evidence indicated that rather than affecting proliferation, ALDOB overexpression induced the functional loss of MMR proteins and in turn caused irreversible DNA damage via disrupting EZH2-Rad51 expression and then caused apoptosis by ERK inactivation. Overall, our study demonstrates that high ALDOB expression impairs DNA MMR and induces apoptosis in colon adenocarcinoma. ALDOB may be a new biomarker associated with d-MMR and an independent prognostic factor for colon adenocarcinoma.
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- Jiabian Lian
- Laboratory of Cancer Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; Department of Clinical Medical, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China; Department of Cancer Prevention Diagnosis and Treatment, Cancer Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Laboratory of Cancer Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; Department of Clinical Medical, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China; Department of Cancer Prevention Diagnosis and Treatment, Cancer Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Laboratory of Cancer Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; Department of Clinical Medical, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; Department of Clinical Medical, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China; Department of Cancer Prevention Diagnosis and Treatment, Cancer Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Cancer Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Cancer Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; Department of Clinical Medical, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China; Department of Cancer Prevention Diagnosis and Treatment, Cancer Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; Department of Clinical Medical, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China; Department of Cancer Prevention Diagnosis and Treatment, Cancer Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
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Fan PC, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Wei W, Zhou YX, Xie Y, Wang X, Qi YZ, Chang L, Jia ZP, Zhou Z, Guan H, Zhang H, Xu P, Zhou PK. Quantitative proteomics reveals mitochondrial respiratory chain as a dominant target for carbon ion radiation: Delayed reactive oxygen species generation caused DNA damage. Free Radic Biol Med 2019; 130:436-445. [PMID: 30395972 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2018.10.449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2018] [Revised: 10/27/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Heavy ion radiotherapy has shown great promise for cancer therapy. Understanding the cellular response mechanism to heavy ion radiation is required to explore measures of overcoming devastating side effects. Here, we performed a quantitative proteomic analysis to investigate the mechanism of carbon ion irradiation on human AHH-1 lymphoblastoid cells. We identified 4602 proteins and quantified 4569 proteins showing high coverage in the mitochondria. Data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD008351. After stringent filtering, 290 proteins were found to be significantly up-regulated and 16 proteins were down-regulated. Functional analysis revealed that these up-regulated proteins were enriched in the process of DNA damage repair, mitochondrial ribosome, and particularly mitochondrial respiratory chain, accounting for approximately 50% of the accumulated proteins. Bioinformatics and functional analysis demonstrated that these up-regulated mitochondrial respiratory chain proteins enhanced ATP production and simultaneously reactive oxygen species release. More importantly, increased reactive oxygen species led to secondary organelle injury and lagged DNA double-strand breaks. Consistently, the expression of antioxidant enzymes was up-regulated for free radical scavenging. The mechanism of lagged secondary injury originated from disturbances in the mitochondrial respiratory chain. Our results provided a novel target for cell self-repair against heavy ion radiation-induced cellular damage.
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- Peng-Cheng Fan
- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, National Center for Protein Sciences Beijing, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing102206, China; Beijing Key Laboratory for Radiobiology, Department of Radiation Toxicology and Oncology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China; Key Laboratory of the Plateau of Environmental Damage Control, General Hospital of Lanzhou, Lanzhou 730050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, National Center for Protein Sciences Beijing, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing102206, China; State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, College of Ecology and Evolution, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Radiobiology, Department of Radiation Toxicology and Oncology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, National Center for Protein Sciences Beijing, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing102206, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, National Center for Protein Sciences Beijing, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing102206, China
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- Department of Heavy Ion Radiation Medicine, Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Plateau of Environmental Damage Control, General Hospital of Lanzhou, Lanzhou 730050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, National Center for Protein Sciences Beijing, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing102206, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, National Center for Protein Sciences Beijing, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing102206, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Plateau of Environmental Damage Control, General Hospital of Lanzhou, Lanzhou 730050, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Radiobiology, Department of Radiation Toxicology and Oncology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Radiobiology, Department of Radiation Toxicology and Oncology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China
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- Department of Heavy Ion Radiation Medicine, Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, National Center for Protein Sciences Beijing, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing102206, China; Key Laboratory of Combinatorial Biosynthesis and Drug Discovery of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Radiobiology, Department of Radiation Toxicology and Oncology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China.
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Efficient repair of DNA double strand breaks in individuals from high level natural radiation areas of Kerala coast, south-west India. Mutat Res 2017; 806:39-50. [PMID: 28963924 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2017.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2016] [Revised: 08/14/2017] [Accepted: 09/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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High level natural radiation areas (HLNRA) of Kerala coastal strip (55km long and 0.5km wide) in southwest India exhibit wide variations in the level of background dose (< 1.0-45.0mGy/year) due to thorium deposits in the beach sand. The areas with ≤1.5mGy/year are considered as normal level natural radiation area (NLNRA), whereas areas with >1.5mGy/year are HLNRA. Individuals belonging to HLNRA were stratified into two groups, Low dose group (LDG: 1.51-5.0mGy/year) and high dose group (HDG: >5.0mGy/year). The mean annual dose received by the individuals from NLNRA, LDG and HDG was 1.3±0.1, 2.7±0.9 and 9.4±2.3mGy/year, respectively. Induction and repair of DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) in terms of gamma-H2AX positive cells were analysed in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) using flow cytometry. Induction of DSBs was studied at low (0.25Gy) and high challenge doses (1.0 and 2.0Gy) of gamma radiation in 78 individuals {NLNRA, N=23; HLNRA (LDG, N=21 and HDG, N=34)}. Repair kinetics of DSBs were evaluated in PBMCs of 30 individuals belonging to NLNRA (N=8), LDG (N=7) and HDG (N=15) at low (0.25Gy) and high doses (2.0Gy) of gamma radiation. Transcription profile of DNA damage response (DDR) and DSB repair genes involved in non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) and homologous recombination repair (HRR) pathways was analysed after a challenge dose of 2.0Gy in PBMCs of NLNRA (N=10) and HDG, HLNRA (N=10) group. Our results revealed significantly lower induction and efficient repair of DSBs in HLNRA groups as compared to NLNRA. Transcription profile of DCLRE1C, XRCC4, NBS1 and CDK2 showed significant up-regulation (p≤0.05) in HDG at a challenge dose of 2.0Gy indicating active involvement of DDR and DSB repair pathways. In conclusion, lower induction and efficient repair of DNA DSBs in HLNRA groups is suggestive of an in vivo radio-adaptive response due to priming effect of chronic low dose radiation prevailing in this area.
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Werner E, Wang Y, Doetsch PW. A Single Exposure to Low- or High-LET Radiation Induces Persistent Genomic Damage in Mouse Epithelial Cells In Vitro and in Lung Tissue. Radiat Res 2017; 188:373-380. [PMID: 28753066 DOI: 10.1667/rr14685.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Exposures to low- and high-linear energy transfer (LET) radiation induce clustered damage in DNA that is difficult to repair. These lesions are manifested as DNA-associated foci positive for DNA repair proteins and have been shown to persist in vitro and in vivo for days in several cell types and tissues in response to low-LET radiation. Although in some experimental conditions these residual foci have been linked with genomic instability and chromosomal aberrations, it remains poorly understood what type of damage they represent. Because high-LET radiation induces complex DNA lesions more efficiently than low-LET radiation, we compared the efficacy of several heavy ions (oxygen, silicon and iron) in a range (17 , 70 and 175 keV/μm, respectively) of LET and X rays at a 1 Gy dose. Persistent genomic damage was measured by γ-H2AX-53BP1-positive residual foci and micronucleus levels during the first three days and up to a week after in vitro and in vivo irradiation in lung cells and tissue. We demonstrate that in an in vitro irradiated mouse bronchial epithelial cell line, the expression of residual foci is readily detectable at 24 h with levels declining in the following 72 h postirradiation, but still persisting elevated over background at day 7. At this time, foci numbers are low but significant and proportional to the dose and quality of the radiation. The expression of residual foci in vitro was mirrored by increased micronuclei generation measured in cytokinesis-blocked cells, indicating long-term, persistent effects of genomic damage in this cell type. We also tested the expression of residual foci in lung tissue of C57BL/6 mice that received whole-body X-ray or heavy-ion irradiation. We found that at day 7 postirradiation, Clara/Club cells, but not pro-SPC-positive pneumocytes, contained a subpopulation of cells expressing γ-H2AX-53BP1-positive foci in a radiation quality-dependent manner. These findings suggest that in vivo persistent DNA repair foci reflect the initial genotoxic damage induced by radiation and a differential vulnerability among cells in the lung.
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- Erica Werner
- Department of a Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.,b Department of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- b Department of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of a Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.,b Department of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.,c Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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Murphy K, Thakore A, Lacasse MC, Khan DZ. Should future interventional neuroradiologists be screened for mutations that impair radiation-induced DNA repair? Interv Neuroradiol 2016; 23:5-7. [PMID: 27815339 DOI: 10.1177/1591019916662380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In our current medical practice, an increasing number of specialists now have access to radiology technical platforms in order to perform imaging-guided procedures. Although knowledge about the current guidelines and radiation protection devices is a pre-requisite for the use of radiation, the preventive measures are often more or less strictly followed, leading to chronic daily exposure to significant doses of radiation and large accumulated lifetime exposures. Aortic intervention, electrophysiology, and neuro intervention in particular can result in large doses to the operators. Interventionalists might try to rationalize their dismissal of the exposure risks with various excuses: they don't know where they left their badges (even though, guiltily, they would readily admit it is good practice to always wear them), the estimated short duration of the procedure, significant muscular strain and spasm caused by the heaviness of lead aprons, decreased dexterity with lead gloves, or discomfort in wearing lead protective glasses. But their dismissive attitude is most likely due to the inherent inability to feel threatened by something they cannot see or feel, a commitment to the patient at all cost, and a culture of bravado that reinforces their behavior.
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- Kieran Murphy
- 1 Techna Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- 2 Trinity College, University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- 4 Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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Collins AR, Annangi B, Rubio L, Marcos R, Dorn M, Merker C, Estrela-Lopis I, Cimpan MR, Ibrahim M, Cimpan E, Ostermann M, Sauter A, Yamani NE, Shaposhnikov S, Chevillard S, Paget V, Grall R, Delic J, de-Cerio FG, Suarez-Merino B, Fessard V, Hogeveen KN, Fjellsbø LM, Pran ER, Brzicova T, Topinka J, Silva MJ, Leite PE, Ribeiro AR, Granjeiro JM, Grafström R, Prina-Mello A, Dusinska M. High throughput toxicity screening and intracellular detection of nanomaterials. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2016; 9. [PMID: 27273980 PMCID: PMC5215403 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2016] [Revised: 04/08/2016] [Accepted: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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With the growing numbers of nanomaterials (NMs), there is a great demand for rapid and reliable ways of testing NM safety—preferably using in vitro approaches, to avoid the ethical dilemmas associated with animal research. Data are needed for developing intelligent testing strategies for risk assessment of NMs, based on grouping and read‐across approaches. The adoption of high throughput screening (HTS) and high content analysis (HCA) for NM toxicity testing allows the testing of numerous materials at different concentrations and on different types of cells, reduces the effect of inter‐experimental variation, and makes substantial savings in time and cost. HTS/HCA approaches facilitate the classification of key biological indicators of NM‐cell interactions. Validation of in vitroHTS tests is required, taking account of relevance to in vivo results. HTS/HCA approaches are needed to assess dose‐ and time‐dependent toxicity, allowing prediction of in vivo adverse effects. Several HTS/HCA methods are being validated and applied for NM testing in the FP7 project NANoREG, including Label‐free cellular screening of NM uptake, HCA, High throughput flow cytometry, Impedance‐based monitoring, Multiplex analysis of secreted products, and genotoxicity methods—namely High throughput comet assay, High throughput in vitro micronucleus assay, and γH2AX assay. There are several technical challenges with HTS/HCA for NM testing, as toxicity screening needs to be coupled with characterization of NMs in exposure medium prior to the test; possible interference of NMs with HTS/HCA techniques is another concern. Advantages and challenges of HTS/HCA approaches in NM safety are discussed. WIREs Nanomed Nanobiotechnol 2017, 9:e1413. doi: 10.1002/wnan.1413 For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website.
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- Andrew R Collins
- Comet Biotech AS, and Department of Nutrition, University of Oslo, Norway
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- Grup de Mutagènesi, Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Facultat de Biociències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Grup de Mutagènesi, Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Facultat de Biociències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain.,CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública, ISCIII, Spain
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- Institute of Biophysics and Medical Physics, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Biophysics and Medical Physics, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Biophysics and Medical Physics, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Bergen University College, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Bergen, Norway
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- Comet Biotech AS, and Department of Nutrition, University of Oslo, Norway.,Health Effects Group, Department of Environmental Chemistry, NILU- Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller, Norway
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- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA) Direction des Sciences du Vivant, Institut de Radiobiologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, Service de Radiobiologie Expérimentale et d'Innovation Technologique, Laboratoire de Cancérologie Expérimentale, Fontenay-aux-Roses cedex, France
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- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA) Direction des Sciences du Vivant, Institut de Radiobiologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, Service de Radiobiologie Expérimentale et d'Innovation Technologique, Laboratoire de Cancérologie Expérimentale, Fontenay-aux-Roses cedex, France
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- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA) Direction des Sciences du Vivant, Institut de Radiobiologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, Service de Radiobiologie Expérimentale et d'Innovation Technologique, Laboratoire de Cancérologie Expérimentale, Fontenay-aux-Roses cedex, France
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- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA) Direction des Sciences du Vivant, Institut de Radiobiologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, Service de Radiobiologie Expérimentale et d'Innovation Technologique, Laboratoire de Cancérologie Expérimentale, Fontenay-aux-Roses cedex, France
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- ANSES Fougères Laboratory, Contaminant Toxicology Unit, France
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- Health Effects Group, Department of Environmental Chemistry, NILU- Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller, Norway
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- Health Effects Group, Department of Environmental Chemistry, NILU- Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller, Norway
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine AS CR, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine AS CR, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Human Genetics Department, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge and Centre for Toxicogenomics and Human Health, NMS/FCM, UNL, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Directory of Life Sciences Applied Metrology, National Institute of Metrology Quality and Technology, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Directory of Life Sciences Applied Metrology, National Institute of Metrology Quality and Technology, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Directory of Life Sciences Applied Metrology, National Institute of Metrology Quality and Technology, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Nanomedicine Group, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Health Effects Group, Department of Environmental Chemistry, NILU- Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller, Norway
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Siddiqui MS, François M, Fenech MF, Leifert WR. Persistent γH2AX: A promising molecular marker of DNA damage and aging. MUTATION RESEARCH-REVIEWS IN MUTATION RESEARCH 2015; 766:1-19. [PMID: 26596544 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2015.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2015] [Revised: 07/13/2015] [Accepted: 07/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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One of the earliest cellular responses to DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) is the phosphorylation of the core histone protein H2AX (termed γH2AX). Persistent γH2AX is the level of γH2AX above baseline, measured at a given time-point beyond which DNA DSBs are normally expected to be repaired (usually persist for days to months). This review summarizes the concept of persistent γH2AX in the context of exogenous source induced DNA DSBs (e.g. ionizing radiation (IR), chemotherapeutic drugs, genotoxic agents), and endogenous γH2AX levels in normal aging and accelerated aging disorders. Summary of the current literature demonstrates the following (i) γH2AX persistence is a common phenomenon that occurs in humans and animals; (ii) nuclei retain persistent γH2AX foci for up to several months after IR exposure, allowing for retrospective biodosimetry; (iii) the combination of various radiosensitizing drugs with ionizing radiation exposure leads to persistent γH2AX response, thus enabling the potential for monitoring cancer patients' response to chemotherapy and radiotherapy as well as tailoring cancer treatments; (iv) persistent γH2AX accumulates in telomeric DNA and in cells undergoing cellular senescence; and (v) increased endogenous γH2AX levels may be associated with diseases of accelerated aging. In summary, measurement of persistent γH2AX could potentially be used as a marker of radiation biodosimetry, evaluating sensitivity to therapeutic genotoxins and radiotherapy, and exploring the association of unrepaired DNA DSBs on telomeres with diseases of accelerated aging.
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- Mohammad Sabbir Siddiqui
- CSIRO Food and Nutrition Flagship, Genome Health and Healthy Aging, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia; University of Adelaide, School of Agriculture, Food & Wine, Urrbrae, South Australia 5064, Australia
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- CSIRO Food and Nutrition Flagship, Genome Health and Healthy Aging, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
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- CSIRO Food and Nutrition Flagship, Genome Health and Healthy Aging, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
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- CSIRO Food and Nutrition Flagship, Genome Health and Healthy Aging, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia.
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Willers H, Gheorghiu L, Liu Q, Efstathiou JA, Wirth LJ, Krause M, von Neubeck C. DNA Damage Response Assessments in Human Tumor Samples Provide Functional Biomarkers of Radiosensitivity. Semin Radiat Oncol 2015; 25:237-50. [PMID: 26384272 DOI: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2015.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Predictive biomarkers are urgently needed for individualization of radiation therapy and treatment with radiosensitizing anticancer agents. Genomic profiling of human cancers provides us with unprecedented insight into the mutational landscape of genes directly or indirectly involved in the response to radiation-induced DNA damage. However, to what extent this wealth of structural information about the cancer genome produces biomarkers of sensitivity to radiation remains to be seen. Investigators are increasingly studying the subnuclear accumulation (ie, foci) of proteins in the DNA damage response (DDR), such as gamma-H2AX, 53BP1, or RAD51, as a surrogate of treatment sensitivity. Recent findings from preclinical studies have demonstrated the predictive potential of DDR foci by correlating foci with clinically relevant end points such as tumor control probability. Therefore, preclinical investigations of DDR foci responses are increasingly moving into cells and tissues from patients, which is the major focus of this review. The advantage of using DDR foci as functional biomarkers is that they can detect alterations in DNA repair due to various mechanisms. Moreover, they provide a global measurement of DDR network function without needing to know the identities of all the components, many of which remain unknown. Foci assays are thus expected to yield functional insight that may complement or supersede genomic information, thereby giving radiation oncologists unique opportunities to individualize cancer treatments in the near future.
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- Henning Willers
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Dresden and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany; OncoRay-National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany; Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Radiooncology, Germany
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- OncoRay-National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
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Antonelli F, Campa A, Esposito G, Giardullo P, Belli M, Dini V, Meschini S, Simone G, Sorrentino E, Gerardi S, Cirrone GAP, Tabocchini MA. Induction and Repair of DNA DSB as Revealed by H2AX Phosphorylation Foci in Human Fibroblasts Exposed to Low- and High-LET Radiation: Relationship with Early and Delayed Reproductive Cell Death. Radiat Res 2015; 183:417-31. [PMID: 25844944 DOI: 10.1667/rr13855.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The spatial distribution of radiation-induced DNA breaks within the cell nucleus depends on radiation quality in terms of energy deposition pattern. It is generally assumed that the higher the radiation linear energy transfer (LET), the greater the DNA damage complexity. Using a combined experimental and theoretical approach, we examined the phosphorylation-dephosphorylation kinetics of radiation-induced γ-H2AX foci, size distribution and 3D focus morphology, and the relationship between DNA damage and cellular end points (i.e., cell killing and lethal mutations) after exposure to gamma rays, protons, carbon ions and alpha particles. Our results showed that the maximum number of foci are reached 30 min postirradiation for all radiation types. However, the number of foci after 0.5 Gy of each radiation type was different with gamma rays, protons, carbon ions and alpha particles inducing 12.64 ± 0.25, 10.11 ± 0.40, 8.84 ± 0.56 and 4.80 ± 0.35 foci, respectively, which indicated a clear influence of the track structure and fluence on the numbers of foci induced after a dose of 0.5 Gy for each radiation type. The γ-H2AX foci persistence was also dependent on radiation quality, i.e., the higher the LET, the longer the foci persisted in the cell nucleus. The γ-H2AX time course was compared with cell killing and lethal mutation and the results highlighted a correlation between cellular end points and the duration of γ-H2AX foci persistence. A model was developed to evaluate the probability that multiple DSBs reside in the same gamma-ray focus and such probability was found to be negligible for doses lower than 1 Gy. Our model provides evidence that the DSBs inside complex foci, such as those induced by alpha particles, are not processed independently or with the same time constant. The combination of experimental, theoretical and simulation data supports the hypothesis of an interdependent processing of closely associated DSBs, possibly associated with a diminished correct repair capability, which affects cell killing and lethal mutation.
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- F Antonelli
- a Health and Technology Department, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Italy
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Sharma PM, Ponnaiya B, Taveras M, Shuryak I, Turner H, Brenner DJ. High throughput measurement of γH2AX DSB repair kinetics in a healthy human population. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0121083. [PMID: 25794041 PMCID: PMC4368624 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2014] [Accepted: 01/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The Columbia University RABiT (Rapid Automated Biodosimetry Tool) quantifies DNA damage using fingerstick volumes of blood. One RABiT protocol quantifies the total γ-H2AX fluorescence per nucleus, a measure of DNA double strand breaks (DSB) by an immunofluorescent assay at a single time point. Using the recently extended RABiT system, that assays the γ-H2AX repair kinetics at multiple time points, the present small scale study followed its kinetics post irradiation at 0.5 h, 2 h, 4 h, 7 h and 24 h in lymphocytes from 94 healthy adults. The lymphocytes were irradiated ex vivo with 4 Gy γ rays using an external Cs-137 source. The effect of age, gender, race, ethnicity, alcohol use on the endogenous and post irradiation total γ-H2AX protein yields at various time points were statistically analyzed. The endogenous γ-H2AX levels were influenced by age, race and alcohol use within Hispanics. In response to radiation, induction of γ-H2AX yields at 0.5 h and peak formation at 2 h were independent of age, gender, ethnicity except for race and alcohol use that delayed the peak to 4 h time point. Despite the shift in the peak observed, the γ-H2AX yields reached close to baseline at 24 h for all groups. Age and race affected the rate of progression of the DSB repair soon after the yields reached maximum. Finally we show a positive correlation between endogenous γ-H2AX levels with radiation induced γ-H2AX yields (RIY) (r=0.257, P=0.02) and a negative correlation with residuals (r=-0.521, P=<0.0001). A positive correlation was also observed between RIY and DNA repair rate (r=0.634, P<0.0001). Our findings suggest age, race, ethnicity and alcohol use influence DSB γ-H2AX repair kinetics as measured by RABiT immunofluorescent assay.
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- Preety M. Sharma
- Center for Radiological Research, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Center for Radiological Research, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Center for Radiological Research, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Center for Radiological Research, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Center for Radiological Research, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Center for Radiological Research, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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Kunwar A, Haston CK. DNA damage at respiratory distress, but not acute time-points, correlates with tissue fibrosis following thoracic radiation exposure in mice. Int J Radiat Biol 2015; 91:360-7. [PMID: 25529973 DOI: 10.3109/09553002.2015.997897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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PURPOSE Radiation exposure can result in DNA damage but whether the extent of DNA damage correlates with the radiation-induced tissue injury in the lung is not known. We aimed to determine whether numbers of γH2AX foci, representing histone H2AX phosphorylation a marker of DNA damage, measured within days of radiation exposure, correlated with known later lung injury responses in eight inbred mouse strains. MATERIALS AND METHODS Mice received 18 Gy pulmonary irradiation and numbers of γH2AX positive nuclei in the lung were immunohistochemically determined. RESULTS Numbers of γH2AX foci, assessed up to seven days post irradiation did not correlate with pulmonary fibrosis. γH2AX counts from mice in respiratory distress, however, significantly correlated with fibrosis and lungs from mice treated with a fibrosis-reducing antagonist had fewer γH2AX foci. CONCLUSIONS Acute response measures of pulmonary DNA damage did not predict for pathology, but levels of this marker in distressed mice were correlative of fibrosis.
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- Amit Kunwar
- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University , Montreal, QC , Canada
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Su XY, Liu PD, Wu H, Gu N. Enhancement of radiosensitization by metal-based nanoparticles in cancer radiation therapy. Cancer Biol Med 2014; 11:86-91. [PMID: 25009750 PMCID: PMC4069802 DOI: 10.7497/j.issn.2095-3941.2014.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2014] [Accepted: 03/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Radiation therapy performs an important function in cancer treatment. However, resistance of tumor cells to radiation therapy still remains a serious concern, so the study of radiosensitizers has emerged as a persistent hotspot in radiation oncology. Along with the rapid advancement of nanotechnology in recent years, the potential value of nanoparticles as novel radiosensitizers has been discovered. This review summarizes the latest experimental findings both in vitro and in vivo and attempts to highlight the underlying mechanisms of response in nanoparticle radiosensitization.
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- Xiang-Yu Su
- 1 Department of Oncology, Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China ; 2 Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- 1 Department of Oncology, Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China ; 2 Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- 1 Department of Oncology, Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China ; 2 Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- 1 Department of Oncology, Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China ; 2 Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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Mita M, Gordon M, Rosen L, Kapoor N, Choy G, Redkar S, Taverna P, Oganesian A, Sahai A, Azab M, Bristow R, Tolcher AW. Phase 1B study of amuvatinib in combination with five standard cancer therapies in adults with advanced solid tumors. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2014; 74:195-204. [PMID: 24849582 DOI: 10.1007/s00280-014-2481-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2014] [Accepted: 05/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE Amuvatinib is an oral multi-kinase inhibitor that suppresses RAD51, inhibits mutant c-KIT and platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha, and has synergistic activity with DNA-damaging agents and topoisomerase inhibitors such as etoposide, doxorubicin, and topotecan. We conducted a phase 1B study to estimate the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) levels of amuvatinib with standard chemotherapy regimens and to define the safety profiles of specific amuvatinib + standard regimens. METHODS Five therapies each co-administered with amuvatinib 100-800 mg/day every 21 days were evaluated in treatment-naïve or moderately pre-treated subjects: paclitaxel IV followed by carboplatin IV; carboplatin IV followed by etoposide; topotecan IV; docetaxel IV; and erlotinib by mouth. RESULTS Among 97 treated subjects, no treatment arm reached the MTD. Dose-limiting toxicities included febrile neutropenia and diarrhea. No pharmacokinetic interactions of amuvatinib with any cancer regimens occurred. Of 12/97 (12 %) partial responses overall, 11 were seen in the amuvatinib and paclitaxel/carboplatin or carboplatin/etoposide arms and most commonly in the neuroendocrine (NE), non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and small cell lung cancer (SCLC) tumors. Forty-four subjects (45 %) had stable disease. Adverse events reflected combination treatment and were primarily non-hematologic (fatigue, alopecia, diarrhea, nausea, anorexia) and hematologic (neutropenia, anemia, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia). Pharmacodynamic effects as measured by decreased levels of RAD51 and increased residual DNA damage (53BP1 foci) were seen in skin punch biopsies. CONCLUSION Amuvatinib was well tolerated, modulated RAD51, and showed antitumor activity when combined with paclitaxel/carboplatin and carboplatin/etoposide in NE, NSCLC, and SCLC tumors.
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- Monica Mita
- Cancer Therapy and Research Center (CTRC), University of Texas (UT) Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7979 Wurzbach Road, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA,
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Date H, Wakui K, Sasaki K, Kato T, Nishioka T. A formulation of cell surviving fraction after radiation exposure. Radiol Phys Technol 2013; 7:148-57. [PMID: 24288163 DOI: 10.1007/s12194-013-0244-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2013] [Revised: 11/11/2013] [Accepted: 11/11/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Local energy transfer from electrons generated in biotissues that are exposed to ionizing radiation is fundamental to cell damage. Our aim in this investigation was to quantify the probability of cell mortality associated with the damage by electrons and the repair processes in the cell nucleus, envisaging a new interpretation of the cell surviving fraction (SF). We introduced a SF formula for cells exposed to X-rays, which is given as a linear combination of the Poisson distributions about the number of long-lived lesions per nucleus and their "non-lethal probabilities", to show the non-linearity of log SF as a function of dose. The model selection was rated by a statistical index, Akaike's information criterion (AIC). It was shown that the new formula is suitable for describing cell survival and explicitly takes account of the non-lethality in damage-processing pathways of the cells.
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- Hiroyuki Date
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-12, Nishi-5, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0812, Japan,
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Jelveh S, Kaspler P, Bhogal N, Mahmood J, Lindsay PE, Okunieff P, Doctrow SR, Bristow RG, Hill RP. Investigations of antioxidant-mediated protection and mitigation of radiation-induced DNA damage and lipid peroxidation in murine skin. Int J Radiat Biol 2013; 89:618-27. [DOI: 10.3109/09553002.2013.782450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Suberbielle E, Sanchez PE, Kravitz AV, Wang X, Ho K, Eilertson K, Devidze N, Kreitzer AC, Mucke L. Physiologic brain activity causes DNA double-strand breaks in neurons, with exacerbation by amyloid-β. Nat Neurosci 2013; 16:613-21. [PMID: 23525040 PMCID: PMC3637871 DOI: 10.1038/nn.3356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 341] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2013] [Accepted: 02/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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We show that a natural behavior, exploration of a novel environment, causes DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) in neurons of young adult wild-type mice. DSBs occurred in multiple brain regions, were most abundant in the dentate gyrus, which is involved in learning and memory, and were repaired within 24 h. Increasing neuronal activity by sensory or optogenetic stimulation increased neuronal DSBs in relevant but not irrelevant networks. Mice transgenic for human amyloid precursor protein (hAPP), which simulate key aspects of Alzheimer's disease, had increased neuronal DSBs at baseline and more severe and prolonged DSBs after exploration. Interventions that suppress aberrant neuronal activity and improve learning and memory in hAPP mice normalized their levels of DSBs. Blocking extrasynaptic NMDA-type glutamate receptors prevented amyloid-β (Aβ)-induced DSBs in neuronal cultures. Thus, transient increases in neuronal DSBs occur as a result of physiological brain activity, and Aβ exacerbates DNA damage, most likely by eliciting synaptic dysfunction.
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- Elsa Suberbielle
- Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, San Francisco, California, USA
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Ivashkevich A, Redon CE, Nakamura AJ, Martin RF, Martin OA. Use of the γ-H2AX assay to monitor DNA damage and repair in translational cancer research. Cancer Lett 2012; 327:123-33. [PMID: 22198208 PMCID: PMC3329565 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2011.12.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 331] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2011] [Revised: 12/11/2011] [Accepted: 12/14/2011] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Formation of γ-H2AX in response to DNA double stranded breaks (DSBs) provides the basis for a sensitive assay of DNA damage in human biopsies. The review focuses on the application of γ-H2AX-based methods to translational studies to monitor the clinical response to DNA targeted therapies such as some forms of chemotherapy, external beam radiotherapy, radionuclide therapy or combinations thereof. The escalating attention on radiation biodosimetry has also highlighted the potential of the assay including renewed efforts to assess the radiosensitivity of prospective radiotherapy patients. Finally the γ-H2AX response has been suggested as a basis for an in vivo imaging modality.
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- Alesia Ivashkevich
- Laboratory of Molecular Radiation Biology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Radiation Biology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Radiation Biology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
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Schurman SH, Dunn CA, Greaves R, Yu B, Ferrucci L, Croteau DL, Seidman MM, Bohr VA. Age-related disease association of endogenous γ-H2AX foci in mononuclear cells derived from leukapheresis. PLoS One 2012; 7:e45728. [PMID: 23029205 PMCID: PMC3448703 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2012] [Accepted: 08/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The phosphorylated form of histone H2AX (γ-H2AX) forms immunohistochemically detectable foci at DNA double strand breaks. In peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) derived from leukapheresis from patients enrolled in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging, γ-H2AX foci increased in a linear fashion with regards to age, peaking at ∼57 years. The relationship between the frequency of γ-H2AX foci and age-related pathologies was assessed. We found a statistically significant (p = 0.023) 50% increase in foci in PBMCs derived from patients with a known history of vitamin D deficiency. In addition, there were trends toward increased γ-H2AX foci in patients with cataracts (34% increase, p<0.10) and in sleep apnea patients (44%, p<0.10). Among patients ≥57 y/o, we found a significant (p = 0.037) 36% increase in the number of γ-H2AX foci/cell for patients with hypertension compared to non-hypertensive patients. Our results support a role for increased DNA damage in the morbidity of age-related diseases. γ -H2AX may be a biomarker for human morbidity in age-related diseases.
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- Shepherd H. Schurman
- Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Epidemiology, Demography and Biometry, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Clinical Research Branch, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Ahmed EA, Agay D, Schrock G, Drouet M, Meineke V, Scherthan H. Persistent DNA damage after high dose in vivo gamma exposure of minipig skin. PLoS One 2012; 7:e39521. [PMID: 22761813 PMCID: PMC3384646 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2011] [Accepted: 05/22/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Exposure to high doses of ionizing radiation (IR) can lead to localized radiation injury of the skin and exposed cells suffer dsDNA breaks that may elicit cell death or stochastic changes. Little is known about the DNA damage response after high-dose exposure of the skin. Here, we investigate the cellular and DNA damage response in acutely irradiated minipig skin. Methods and Findings IR-induced DNA damage, repair and cellular survival were studied in 15 cm2 of minipig skin exposed in vivo to ∼50 Co-60 γ rays. Skin biopsies of control and 4 h up to 96 days post exposure were investigated for radiation-induced foci (RIF) formation using γ-H2AX, 53BP1, and active ATM-p immunofluorescence. High-dose IR induced massive γ-H2AX phosphorylation and high 53BP1 RIF numbers 4 h, 20 h after IR. As time progressed RIF numbers dropped to a low of <1% of keratinocytes at 28–70 days. The latter contained large RIFs that included ATM-p, indicating the accumulation of complex DNA damage. At 96 days most of the cells with RIFs had disappeared. The frequency of active-caspase-3-positive apoptotic cells was 17-fold increased 3 days after IR and remained >3-fold elevated at all subsequent time points. Replicating basal cells (Ki67+) were reduced 3 days post IR followed by increased proliferation and recovery of epidermal cellularity after 28 days. Conclusions Acute high dose irradiation of minipig epidermis impaired stem cell replication and induced elevated apoptosis from 3 days onward. DNA repair cleared the high numbers of DBSs in skin cells, while RIFs that persisted in <1% cells marked complex and potentially lethal DNA damage up to several weeks after exposure. An elevated frequency of keratinocytes with persistent RIFs may thus serve as indicator of previous acute radiation exposure, which may be useful in the follow up of nuclear or radiological accident scenarios.
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- Emad A. Ahmed
- Institut für Radiobiologie der Bundeswehr in Verbindung mit der Universität Ulm, München, Germany
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- IRBA-antenne La Tronche - CRSSA, La Tronche, France
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- Institut für Radiobiologie der Bundeswehr in Verbindung mit der Universität Ulm, München, Germany
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- Institut für Radiobiologie der Bundeswehr in Verbindung mit der Universität Ulm, München, Germany
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- Institut für Radiobiologie der Bundeswehr in Verbindung mit der Universität Ulm, München, Germany
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Lorat Y, Schanz S, Schuler N, Wennemuth G, Rübe C, Rübe CE. Beyond repair foci: DNA double-strand break repair in euchromatic and heterochromatic compartments analyzed by transmission electron microscopy. PLoS One 2012; 7:e38165. [PMID: 22666473 PMCID: PMC3364237 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2012] [Accepted: 05/01/2012] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Purpose DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) generated by ionizing radiation pose a serious threat to the preservation of genetic and epigenetic information. The known importance of local chromatin configuration in DSB repair raises the question of whether breaks in different chromatin environments are recognized and repaired by the same repair machinery and with similar efficiency. An essential step in DSB processing by non-homologous end joining is the high-affinity binding of Ku70-Ku80 and DNA-PKcs to double-stranded DNA ends that holds the ends in physical proximity for subsequent repair. Methods and Materials Using transmission electron microscopy to localize gold-labeled pKu70 and pDNA-PKcs within nuclear ultrastructure, we monitored the formation and repair of actual DSBs within euchromatin (electron-lucent) and heterochromatin (electron-dense) in cortical neurons of irradiated mouse brain. Results While DNA lesions in euchromatin (characterized by two pKu70-gold beads, reflecting the Ku70-Ku80 heterodimer) are promptly sensed and rejoined, DNA packaging in heterochromatin appears to retard DSB processing, due to the time needed to unravel higher-order chromatin structures. Complex pKu70-clusters formed in heterochromatin (consisting of 4 or ≥6 gold beads) may represent multiple breaks in close proximity caused by ionizing radiation of highly-compacted DNA. All pKu70-clusters disappeared within 72 hours post-irradiation, indicating efficient DSB rejoining. However, persistent 53BP1 clusters in heterochromatin (comprising ≥10 gold beads), occasionally co-localizing with γH2AX, but not pKu70 or pDNA-PKcs, may reflect incomplete or incorrect restoration of chromatin structure rather than persistently unrepaired DNA damage. Discussion Higher-order organization of chromatin determines the accessibility of DNA lesions to repair complexes, defining how readily DSBs are detected and processed. DNA lesions in heterochromatin appear to be more complex, with multiple breaks in spatial vicinity inducing severe chromatin disruptions. Imperfect restoration of chromatin configurations may leave DSB-induced epigenetic memory of damage with potentially pathological repercussions.
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- Yvonne Lorat
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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Zlobinskaya O, Dollinger G, Michalski D, Hable V, Greubel C, Du G, Multhoff G, Röper B, Molls M, Schmid TE. Induction and repair of DNA double-strand breaks assessed by gamma-H2AX foci after irradiation with pulsed or continuous proton beams. RADIATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOPHYSICS 2012; 51:23-32. [PMID: 22228542 DOI: 10.1007/s00411-011-0398-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2011] [Accepted: 12/10/2011] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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In particle tumor therapy including beam scanning at accelerators, the dose per voxel is delivered within about 100 ms. In contrast, the new technology of laser plasma acceleration will produce ultimately shorter particle packages that deliver the dose within a nanosecond. Here, possible differences for relative biological effectiveness in creating DNA double-strand breaks in pulsed or continuous irradiation mode are studied. HeLa cells were irradiated with 1 or 5 Gy of 20-MeV protons at the Munich tandem accelerator, either at continuous mode (100 ms), or applying a single pulse of 1-ns duration. Cells were fixed 1 h after 1-Gy irradiation and 24 h after 5-Gy irradiation, respectively. A dose-effect curve based on five doses of X-rays was taken as reference. The total number of phosphorylated histone H2AX (gamma-H2AX) foci per cell was determined using a custom-made software macro for gamma-H2AX foci counting. For 1 h after 1-Gy 20-MeV proton exposures, values for the relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of 0.97 ± 0.19 for pulsed and 1.13 ± 0.21 for continuous irradiations were obtained in the first experiment 1.13 ± 0.09 and 1.16 ± 0.09 in the second experiment. After 5 Gy and 24 h, RBE values of 0.99 ± 0.29 and 0.91 ± 0.23 were calculated, respectively. Based on the gamma-H2AX foci numbers obtained, no significant differences in RBE between pulsed and continuous proton irradiation in HeLa cells were detected. These results are well in line with our data on micronucleus induction in HeLa cells.
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- O Zlobinskaya
- Klinikum rechts der Isar, Department of Radiation Oncology, Technische Universität Muenchen, Ismaninger Strasse 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
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Accumulation of p21 proteins at DNA damage sites independent of p53 and core NHEJ factors following irradiation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2011; 412:39-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.07.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2011] [Accepted: 07/12/2011] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Ivashkevich AN, Martin OA, Smith AJ, Redon CE, Bonner WM, Martin RF, Lobachevsky PN. γH2AX foci as a measure of DNA damage: a computational approach to automatic analysis. Mutat Res 2011; 711:49-60. [PMID: 21216255 PMCID: PMC3101310 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2010.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2010] [Revised: 12/17/2010] [Accepted: 12/31/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The γH2AX focus assay represents a fast and sensitive approach for the detection of one of the critical types of DNA damage - double-strand breaks (DSB) induced by various cytotoxic agents including ionising radiation. Apart from research applications, the assay has a potential in clinical medicine/pathology, such as assessment of individual radiosensitivity, response to cancer therapies, as well as in biodosimetry. Given that generally there is a direct relationship between numbers of microscopically visualised γH2AX foci and DNA DSB in a cell, the number of foci per nucleus represents the most efficient and informative parameter of the assay. Although computational approaches have been developed for automatic focus counting, the tedious and time consuming manual focus counting still remains the most reliable way due to limitations of computational approaches. We suggest a computational approach and associated software for automatic focus counting that minimises these limitations. Our approach, while using standard image processing algorithms, maximises the automation of identification of nuclei/cells in complex images, offers an efficient way to optimise parameters used in the image analysis and counting procedures, optionally invokes additional procedures to deal with variations in intensity of the signal and background in individual images, and provides automatic batch processing of a series of images. We report results of validation studies that demonstrated correlation of manual focus counting with results obtained using our computational algorithm for mouse jejunum touch prints, mouse tongue sections and human blood lymphocytes as well as radiation dose response of γH2AX focus induction for these biological specimens.
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- Alesia N. Ivashkevich
- Trescowthick Research Laboratories, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 3002, Australia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health, D.H.H.S., Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Trescowthick Research Laboratories, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 3002, Australia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health, D.H.H.S., Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health, D.H.H.S., Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Trescowthick Research Laboratories, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 3002, Australia
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- Trescowthick Research Laboratories, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 3002, Australia
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Barreto-Andrade JC, Efimova EV, Mauceri HJ, Beckett MA, Sutton HG, Darga TE, Vokes EE, Posner MC, Kron SJ, Weichselbaum RR. Response of human prostate cancer cells and tumors to combining PARP inhibition with ionizing radiation. Mol Cancer Ther 2011; 10:1185-93. [PMID: 21571912 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-11-0061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Radiation therapy remains a promising modality for curative treatment of localized prostate cancer, but dose-limiting toxicities significantly limit its effectiveness. Agents that enhance efficacy at lower radiation doses might have considerable value in increasing tumor control without compromising organ function. Here, we tested the hypothesis that the PARP inhibitor ABT-888 (veliparib) can enhance the response of prostate cancer cells and tumors to ionizing radiation (IR). Following exposure of DU-145 and PC-3 prostate cancer cell lines to the combination of 10 μmol/L ABT-888 and 6 Gy, we observed similar persistence between both cell lines of DNA damage foci and in vitro radiosensitization. We have previously observed that persistent DNA damage foci formed after ABT-888 plus IR efficiently promote accelerated cell senescence, but only PC-3 cells displayed the expected senescent response of G(2)-M arrest, induction of p21 and β-galactosidase expression, and accumulation as large flat cells. In turn, combining ABT-888 with 6 Gy resulted in delayed tumor regrowth compared with either agent alone only in PC-3 xenograft tumors, whereas DU-145 tumors continued to grow. By 7 days after treatment with ABT-888 plus IR, PC-3 tumors contained abundant senescent cells displaying persistent DNA damage foci, but no evidence of senescence was noted in the DU-145 tumors. That equivalent radiosensitization by ABT-888 plus IR in vitro failed to predict comparable results with tumors in vivo suggests that the efficacy of PARP inhibitors may partially depend on a competent senescence response to accumulated DNA damage.
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- Juan Camilo Barreto-Andrade
- Ludwig Center for Metastasis Research, The University of Chicago, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, MC 9006, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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DNA repair in the context of chromatin: New molecular insights by the nanoscale detection of DNA repair complexes using transmission electron microscopy. DNA Repair (Amst) 2011; 10:427-37. [DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2011.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2010] [Revised: 01/24/2011] [Accepted: 01/25/2011] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Protecting the heritable genome: DNA damage response mechanisms in spermatogonial stem cells. DNA Repair (Amst) 2011; 10:159-68. [DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2010.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2010] [Revised: 09/21/2010] [Accepted: 10/22/2010] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Thoms J, Bristow RG. DNA repair targeting and radiotherapy: a focus on the therapeutic ratio. Semin Radiat Oncol 2011; 20:217-22. [PMID: 20832013 DOI: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2010.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Radiotherapy (RT) results in the production of a variety of ionizing radiation-induced lesion in DNA. Specific pathways of DNA repair are required to repair the variety of lesions, which include DNA single-strand breaks (SSBs), DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs), DNA base alterations, and DNA-DNA or DNA-protein cross-links. Nonrepaired DNA damage can lead to normal and tumor cell death via apoptosis, mitotic catastrophe, autophagy, or terminal growth arrest senescence. Targeting the sensing and repair of DNA damage is an exciting concept. This must be combined with precision RT to limit the volume of irradiated normal tissue, including the use of image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) and brachytherapy. The therapeutic ratio of combined targeting of DNA combined with RT could also be preserved using biological approaches and includes the following: (1) the documentation of relative defects in DNA damage sensing and repair in malignant cells; (2) the preferential use of certain DNA repair pathways (eg, base excision repair or homologous recombination) in malignant tissues compare with normal tissues; (3) the targeting of repair defects in chronically hypoxic cells; and (4) optimal scheduling of a DNA repair inhibitor in the neoadjuvant, concurrent, or adjuvant combined treatment settings. In this review, we discuss the general rationale and the optimal timing and duration of DNA repair inhibition during fractionated RT with the emphasis on preserving the therapeutic ratio of cancer treatment.
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- John Thoms
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Turner HC, Brenner DJ, Chen Y, Bertucci A, Zhang J, Wang H, Lyulko OV, Xu Y, Shuryak I, Schaefer J, Simaan N, Randers-Pehrson G, Yao YL, Amundson SA, Garty G. Adapting the γ-H2AX assay for automated processing in human lymphocytes. 1. Technological aspects. Radiat Res 2010; 175:282-90. [PMID: 21388271 DOI: 10.1667/rr2125.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The immunofluorescence-based detection of γ-H2AX is a reliable and sensitive method for quantitatively measuring DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) in irradiated samples. Since H2AX phosphorylation is highly linear with radiation dose, this well-established biomarker is in current use in radiation biodosimetry. At the Center for High-Throughput Minimally Invasive Radiation Biodosimetry, we have developed a fully automated high-throughput system, the RABIT (Rapid Automated Biodosimetry Tool), that can be used to measure γ-H2AX yields from fingerstick-derived samples of blood. The RABIT workstation has been designed to fully automate the γ-H2AX immunocytochemical protocol, from the isolation of human blood lymphocytes in heparin-coated PVC capillaries to the immunolabeling of γ-H2AX protein and image acquisition to determine fluorescence yield. High throughput is achieved through the use of purpose-built robotics, lymphocyte handling in 96-well filter-bottomed plates, and high-speed imaging. The goal of the present study was to optimize and validate the performance of the RABIT system for the reproducible and quantitative detection of γ-H2AX total fluorescence in lymphocytes in a multiwell format. Validation of our biodosimetry platform was achieved by the linear detection of a dose-dependent increase in γ-H2AX fluorescence in peripheral blood samples irradiated ex vivo with γ rays over the range 0 to 8 Gy. This study demonstrates for the first time the optimization and use of our robotically based biodosimetry workstation to successfully quantify γ-H2AX total fluorescence in irradiated peripheral lymphocytes.
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- Helen C Turner
- Center for Radiological Research, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York 10032, USA.
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Suzuki K, Nakashima M, Yamashita S. Dynamics of ionizing radiation-induced DNA damage response in reconstituted three-dimensional human skin tissue. Radiat Res 2010; 174:415-23. [PMID: 20726705 DOI: 10.1667/rr2007.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The ATM-dependent DNA damage checkpoint plays a pivotal role in cellular response to ionizing radiation. Although amplification of the DNA damage signal through multifactorial protein complex formation of DNA damage checkpoint factors is crucial for proper DNA damage response in two-dimensionally cultured cells, the dynamics of the DNA damage response in three-dimensional tissues or organs remained to be determined. Here we used a model of reconstituted human skin and investigated the spatiotemporal dynamics of focus formation of DNA damage checkpoint factors after X irradiation. We found that DNA damage-induced foci were differentially formed in different layers. All cells in basal layers and approximately 40% of cells in spinous layers displayed foci. In basal cells, the foci showed linear dose relationships, and the number of foci decreased with increasing time after irradiation. We found that the initial foci grew within a few hours after irradiation, and persistent signals developed large foci. Colocalization of phosphorylated ATM, phosphorylated histone H2AX, MDC1 and 53BP1 foci was detected, and all of them showed simultaneous focus growth, indicating amplification of DNA damage signals. These results confirmed a dynamic DNA damage response in three-dimensional tissue, which provides a practical model for studying DNA damage response in vivo.
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- Keiji Suzuki
- Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Course of Life Sciences and Radiation Research, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan.
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Chalmers AJ, Lakshman M, Chan N, Bristow RG. Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase Inhibition as a Model for Synthetic Lethality in Developing Radiation Oncology Targets. Semin Radiat Oncol 2010; 20:274-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2010.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Chithrani DB, Jelveh S, Jalali F, van Prooijen M, Allen C, Bristow RG, Hill RP, Jaffray DA. Gold nanoparticles as radiation sensitizers in cancer therapy. Radiat Res 2010; 173:719-28. [PMID: 20518651 DOI: 10.1667/rr1984.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 415] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Among other nanoparticle systems, gold nanoparticles have been explored as radiosensitizers. While most of the research in this area has focused on either gold nanoparticles with diameters of less than 2 nm or particles with micrometer dimensions, it has been shown that nanoparticles 50 nm in diameter have the highest cellular uptake. We present the results of in vitro studies that focus on the radiosensitization properties of nanoparticles in the size range from 14-74 nm. Radiosensitization was dependent on the number of gold nanoparticles internalized within the cells. Gold nanoparticles 50-nm in diameter showed the highest radiosensitization enhancement factor (REF) (1.43 at 220 kVp) compared to gold nanoparticles of 14 and 74 nm (1.20 and 1.26, respectively). Using 50-nm gold nanoparticles, the REF for lower- (105 kVp) and higher- (6 MVp) energy photons was 1.66 and 1.17, respectively. DNA double-strand breaks were quantified using radiation-induced foci of gamma-H2AX and 53BP1, and a modest increase in the number of foci per nucleus was observed in irradiated cell populations with internalized gold nanoparticles. The outcome of this research will enable the optimization of gold nanoparticle-based sensitizers for use in therapy.
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- Devika B Chithrani
- STTARR Innovation Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Belyaev IY. Radiation-induced DNA repair foci: spatio-temporal aspects of formation, application for assessment of radiosensitivity and biological dosimetry. Mutat Res 2010; 704:132-41. [PMID: 20096808 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2010.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2009] [Revised: 12/26/2009] [Accepted: 01/13/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Several proteins involved in DNA repair and DNA damage signaling have been shown to produce discrete foci in response to ionizing radiation. These foci are believed to co-localize to DSB and referred to as ionizing radiation-induced foci (IRIF) or DNA repair foci. Recent studies have revealed that some residual IRIF remain in cells for a relatively long time after irradiation, and have indicated a possible correlation between radiosensitivity of cells and residual IRIF. Remarkably, residual foci are significantly larger in size than the initial foci. Increase in the size of IRIF with time upon irradiation has been found in various cell types and has partially been correlated with dynamics and fusion of initial foci. Although it is admitted that the number of IRIF reflect that of DSB, several studies report a lack of correlation between kinetics for IRIF and DSB and a lack of co-localization between DSB repair proteins. These studies suggest that some proportion of residual IRIF that depend on cell type, dose, and post-irradiation time may represent alternations in chromatin structure after DSB have been repaired or misrepaired. While precise functions of residual foci are presently unknown, their possible link to remaining chromatin alternations, nuclear matrix, apoptosis, delayed repair and misrejoining of DSB, activity of several kinases, phosphatases, and checkpoint signaling has been suggested. Another intriguing possibility is that some of DNA repair foci may mark break-points at chromosomal aberrations (CA). While this possibility has not been confirmed substantially, the residual foci seem to be useful for biological dosimetry and estimation of individual radiosensitivity in radiotherapy of cancer.
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- I Y Belyaev
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Cancer Research Institute, Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
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Schettino G, Al Rashid ST, Prise KM. Radiation microbeams as spatial and temporal probes of subcellular and tissue response. Mutat Res 2010; 704:68-77. [PMID: 20079877 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2010.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2009] [Revised: 12/22/2009] [Accepted: 01/06/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Understanding the effects of ionizing radiations are key to determining their optimal use in therapy and assessing risks from exposure. The development of microbeams where radiations can be delivered in a highly temporal and spatially constrained manner has been a major advance. Several different types of radiation microbeams have been developed using X-rays, charged particles and electrons. For charged particles, beams can be targeted with sub-micron accuracy into biological samples and the lowest possible dose of a single particle track can be delivered with high reproducibility. Microbeams have provided powerful tools for understanding the kinetics of DNA damage and formation under conditions of physiological relevance and have significant advantages over other approaches for producing localized DNA damage, such as variable wavelength laser beam approaches. Recent studies have extended their use to probing for radiosensitive sites outside the cell nucleus, and testing for mechanisms underpinning bystander responses where irradiated and non-irradiated cells communicate with each other. Ongoing developments include the ability to locally target regions of 3D tissue models and ultimately to target localized regions in vivo. With future advances in radiation delivery and imaging microbeams will continue to be applied in a range of biological studies.
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- Giuseppe Schettino
- Centre for Cancer Research & Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT97BL, UK
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Bhogal N, Kaspler P, Jalali F, Hyrien O, Chen R, Hill RP, Bristow RG. Late Residual γ-H2AX Foci In Murine Skin are Dose Responsive and Predict RadiosensitivityIn Vivo. Radiat Res 2010; 173:1-9. [DOI: 10.1667/rr1851.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Dickey JS, Redon CE, Nakamura AJ, Baird BJ, Sedelnikova OA, Bonner WM. H2AX: functional roles and potential applications. Chromosoma 2009; 118:683-92. [PMID: 19707781 DOI: 10.1007/s00412-009-0234-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 232] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2009] [Revised: 07/24/2009] [Accepted: 07/30/2009] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Upon DNA double-strand break (DSB) induction in mammals, the histone H2A variant, H2AX, becomes rapidly phosphorylated at serine 139. This modified form, termed gamma-H2AX, is easily identified with antibodies and serves as a sensitive indicator of DNA DSB formation. This review focuses on the potential clinical applications of gamma-H2AX detection in cancer and in response to other cellular stresses. In addition, the role of H2AX in homeostasis and disease will be discussed. Recent work indicates that gamma-H2AX detection may become a powerful tool for monitoring genotoxic events associated with cancer development and tumor progression.
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- Jennifer S Dickey
- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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