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Funayama T, Suzuki M, Miyawaki N, Kashiwagi H. A Method to Locally Irradiate Specific Organ in Model Organisms Using a Focused Heavy-Ion Microbeam. BIOLOGY 2023; 12:1524. [PMID: 38132350 PMCID: PMC10740561 DOI: 10.3390/biology12121524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
Abstract
The functions of organisms are performed by various tissues composed of different cell types. Localized irradiation with heavy-ion microbeams, which inactivate only a portion of the constituent cells without destroying the physical intercellular connections of the tissue, is a practical approach for elucidating tissue functions. However, conventional collimated microbeams are limited in the shape of the area that can be irradiated. Therefore, using a focused heavy-ion microbeam that generates a highly precise beam spot, we developed a technology to uniformly irradiate specific tissues of an organism with a defined dose, which conventional methods cannot achieve. The performance of the developed paint irradiation technology was evaluated. By irradiating the CR-39 ion track detector, we confirmed that the new method, in which each ion hit position is placed uniformly in the irradiated area, makes it possible to uniformly paint the area at a specified dose. The targeted irradiation of the pharynx and gonads of living Caenorhabditis elegans demonstrated that the irradiated ions were distributed in the same shape as the targeted tissue observed under a microscope. This technology will elucidate biological mechanisms that are difficult to analyze with conventional collimated microbeam irradiation.
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- Tomoo Funayama
- Takasaki Institute for Advanced Quantum Science (TIAQ), National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), Gunma 370-1292, Japan; (M.S.); (N.M.); (H.K.)
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Tomita M, Torigata M, Ohchi T, Ito A. Observation of Histone H2AX Phosphorylation by Radiation-Induced Bystander Response Using Titanium Characteristic X-ray Microbeam. BIOLOGY 2023; 12:biology12050734. [PMID: 37237546 DOI: 10.3390/biology12050734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Radiation-induced bystander response (RIBR) is a response induced in non-irradiated cells that receive bystander signals from directly irradiated cells. X-ray microbeams are useful tools for elucidating the mechanisms underlying RIBR. However, previous X-ray microbeams used low-energy soft X-rays with higher biological effects, such as aluminum characteristic X-rays, and the difference from conventional X-rays and γ-rays has often been discussed. The microbeam X-ray cell irradiation system at the Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry has been upgraded to generate higher energy titanium characteristic X-rays (TiK X-rays), which have a longer penetration distance sufficient to irradiate 3D cultured tissues. Using this system, we irradiated the nuclei of HeLa cells with high precision and found that the pan-nuclear induction of phosphorylated histone H2AX on serine 139 (γ-H2AX) in the non-irradiated cells increased 180 and 360 min after irradiation. We established a new method to quantitatively evaluate bystander cells, using the fluorescence intensity of γ-H2AX as an indicator. The percentage of bystander cells increased significantly to 23.2% ± 3.2% and 29.3% ± 3.5% at 180 and 360 min after irradiation, respectively. Our irradiation system and the obtained results may be useful for studies of cell competition as well as non-targeted effects.
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- Masanori Tomita
- Biology and Environmental Chemistry Division, Sustainable System Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI), Komae, Tokyo 201-8511, Japan
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- School of Engineering, Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa 259-1292, Japan
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- NTT Advanced Technology Co., Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0124, Japan
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- School of Engineering, Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa 259-1292, Japan
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Buonanno M, Gonon G, Pandey BN, Azzam EI. The intercellular communications mediating radiation-induced bystander effects and their relevance to environmental, occupational, and therapeutic exposures. Int J Radiat Biol 2022; 99:964-982. [PMID: 35559659 PMCID: PMC9809126 DOI: 10.1080/09553002.2022.2078006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2022] [Revised: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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PURPOSE The assumption that traversal of the cell nucleus by ionizing radiation is a prerequisite to induce genetic damage, or other important biological responses, has been challenged by studies showing that oxidative alterations extend beyond the irradiated cells and occur also in neighboring bystander cells. Cells and tissues outside the radiation field experience significant biochemical and phenotypic changes that are often similar to those observed in the irradiated cells and tissues. With relevance to the assessment of long-term health risks of occupational, environmental and clinical exposures, measurable genetic, epigenetic, and metabolic changes have been also detected in the progeny of bystander cells. How the oxidative damage spreads from the irradiated cells to their neighboring bystander cells has been under intense investigation. Following a brief summary of the trends in radiobiology leading to this paradigm shift in the field, we review key findings of bystander effects induced by low and high doses of various types of radiation that differ in their biophysical characteristics. While notable mechanistic insights continue to emerge, here the focus is on the many means of intercellular communication that mediate these effects, namely junctional channels, secreted molecules and extracellular vesicles, and immune pathways. CONCLUSIONS The insights gained by studying radiation bystander effects are leading to a basic understanding of the intercellular communications that occur under mild and severe oxidative stress in both normal and cancerous tissues. Understanding the mechanisms underlying these communications will likely contribute to reducing the uncertainty of predicting adverse health effects following exposure to low dose/low fluence ionizing radiation, guide novel interventions that mitigate adverse out-of-field effects, and contribute to better outcomes of radiotherapeutic treatments of cancer. In this review, we highlight novel routes of intercellular communication for investigation, and raise the rationale for reconsidering classification of bystander responses, abscopal effects, and expression of genomic instability as non-targeted effects of radiation.
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- Manuela Buonanno
- Center for Radiological Research, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, 10032, USA
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), PSESANTE/SERAMED/LRAcc, 92262, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Radiation Biology and Health Sciences Division, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085, India
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- Radiobiology and Health Branch, Isotopes, Radiobiology & Environment Directorate (IRED), Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), Chalk River, ON K0J 1J0, Canada
- Department of Radiology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
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Maeda M, Tomita M, Maeda M, Matsumoto H, Usami N, Kume K, Kobayashi K. Exposure of the cytoplasm to low-dose X-rays modifies ataxia telangiectasia mutated-mediated DNA damage responses. Sci Rep 2021; 11:13113. [PMID: 34219128 PMCID: PMC8255317 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-92213-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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We recently showed that when a low X-ray dose is used, cell death is enhanced in nucleus-irradiated compared with whole-cell-irradiated cells; however, the role of the cytoplasm remains unclear. Here, we show changes in the DNA damage responses with or without X-ray microbeam irradiation of the cytoplasm. Phosphorylated histone H2AX foci, a surrogate marker for DNA double-strand breaks, in V79 and WI-38 cells are not observed in nucleus irradiations at ≤ 2 Gy, whereas they are observed in whole-cell irradiations. Addition of an ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) kinase inhibitor to whole-cell irradiations suppresses foci formation at ≤ 2 Gy. ABL1 and p73 expression is upregulated following nucleus irradiation, suggesting the induction of p73-dependent cell death. Furthermore, CDKN1A (p21) is upregulated following whole-cell irradiation, indicating the induction of cell cycle arrest. These data reveal that cytoplasmic radioresponses modify ATM-mediated DNA damage responses and determine the fate of cells irradiated at low doses.
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- Munetoshi Maeda
- Proton Medical Research Division, Research and Development Department, The Wakasa Wan Energy Research Center, WERC, 64-52-1 Nagatani, Tsuruga, Fukui, 914-0192, Japan.
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- Radiation Safety Research Center, Nuclear Technology Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, CRIEPI, 2-11-1 Iwado Kita, Komae, Tokyo, 201-8511, Japan
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- Proton Medical Research Division, Research and Development Department, The Wakasa Wan Energy Research Center, WERC, 64-52-1 Nagatani, Tsuruga, Fukui, 914-0192, Japan
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- Department of Experimental Radiology and Health Physics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, 23-3 Matsuoka-Shimoaitsuki, Eiheiji-cho, Fukui, 910-1193, Japan
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- Photon Factory, Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, KEK, 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0801, Japan
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- Proton Medical Research Division, Research and Development Department, The Wakasa Wan Energy Research Center, WERC, 64-52-1 Nagatani, Tsuruga, Fukui, 914-0192, Japan
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- Photon Factory, Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, KEK, 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0801, Japan
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Ojima M, Ito A, Usami N, Ohara M, Suzuki K, Kai M. Field size effects on DNA damage and proliferation in normal human cell populations irradiated with X-ray microbeams. Sci Rep 2021; 11:7001. [PMID: 33772061 PMCID: PMC7997867 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-86416-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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To clarify the health risks of internal radiation exposure, it is important to investigate the radiological effects of local exposure at cell levels from radioactive materials taken up by organs. Focusing on the response of cell populations post-irradiation, X-ray microbeams are very effective at reproducing the effects of local exposure within an internal exposure in vitro. The present study aims to clarify the effects of local exposure by investigating the response of normal human cell (MRC-5) populations irradiated with X-ray microbeams of different beam sizes to DNA damage. The populations of MRC-5 were locally irradiated with X-ray microbeams of 1 Gy at 0.02-1.89 mm2 field sizes, and analyzed whether the number of 53BP1 foci as DSB (DNA double strand break) per cell changed with the field size. We found that even at the same dose, the number of DSB per cell increased depending on the X-irradiated field size on the cell population. This result indicated that DNA damage repair of X-irradiated cells might be enhanced in small size fields surrounded by non-irradiated cells. This study suggests that X-irradiated cells received some signal (a rescue signal) from surrounding non-irradiated cells may be involved in the response of cell populations post-irradiation.
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- Mitsuaki Ojima
- Department of Environmental Health Science, Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences, 2944-9 Megusuno, Oita, 840-1201, Japan.
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- School of Engineering, Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, 259-1292, Japan
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- Photon Factory, Institute of Materials Structure Science, KEK, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0801, Japan
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- Photon Factory, Institute of Materials Structure Science, KEK, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0801, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Medical Sciences, Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Health Science, Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences, 2944-9 Megusuno, Oita, 840-1201, Japan
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Furukawa S, Nagamatsu A, Nenoi M, Fujimori A, Kakinuma S, Katsube T, Wang B, Tsuruoka C, Shirai T, Nakamura AJ, Sakaue-Sawano A, Miyawaki A, Harada H, Kobayashi M, Kobayashi J, Kunieda T, Funayama T, Suzuki M, Miyamoto T, Hidema J, Yoshida Y, Takahashi A. Space Radiation Biology for "Living in Space". BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 2020:4703286. [PMID: 32337251 PMCID: PMC7168699 DOI: 10.1155/2020/4703286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Space travel has advanced significantly over the last six decades with astronauts spending up to 6 months at the International Space Station. Nonetheless, the living environment while in outer space is extremely challenging to astronauts. In particular, exposure to space radiation represents a serious potential long-term threat to the health of astronauts because the amount of radiation exposure accumulates during their time in space. Therefore, health risks associated with exposure to space radiation are an important topic in space travel, and characterizing space radiation in detail is essential for improving the safety of space missions. In the first part of this review, we provide an overview of the space radiation environment and briefly present current and future endeavors that monitor different space radiation environments. We then present research evaluating adverse biological effects caused by exposure to various space radiation environments and how these can be reduced. We especially consider the deleterious effects on cellular DNA and how cells activate DNA repair mechanisms. The latest technologies being developed, e.g., a fluorescent ubiquitination-based cell cycle indicator, to measure real-time cell cycle progression and DNA damage caused by exposure to ultraviolet radiation are presented. Progress in examining the combined effects of microgravity and radiation to animals and plants are summarized, and our current understanding of the relationship between psychological stress and radiation is presented. Finally, we provide details about protective agents and the study of organisms that are highly resistant to radiation and how their biological mechanisms may aid developing novel technologies that alleviate biological damage caused by radiation. Future research that furthers our understanding of the effects of space radiation on human health will facilitate risk-mitigating strategies to enable long-term space and planetary exploration.
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- Satoshi Furukawa
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 2-1-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8505, Japan
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- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 2-1-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8505, Japan
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- National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Ibaraki University, 2-1-1, Bunkyo, Mito, Ibaraki 310-8512, Japan
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- Lab for Cell Function and Dynamics, CBS, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Lab for Cell Function and Dynamics, CBS, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Radiation Biology Center, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Radiation Biology Center, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Radiation Biology Center, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Takasaki Advanced Radiation Research Institute, QST, 1233 Watanuki-machi, Takasaki, Gunma 370-1292, Japan
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- Takasaki Advanced Radiation Research Institute, QST, 1233 Watanuki-machi, Takasaki, Gunma 370-1292, Japan
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- Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Kasumi 1-2-3, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan
- Division for the Establishment of Frontier Sciences of the Organization for Advanced Studies, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan
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- Gunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan
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- Gunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan
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Targeting Specific Sites in Biological Systems with Synchrotron X-Ray Microbeams for Radiobiological Studies at the Photon Factory. QUANTUM BEAM SCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/qubs4010002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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X-ray microbeams have been used to explore radiobiological effects induced by targeting a specific site in living systems. Synchrotron radiation from the Photon Factory, Japan, with high brilliance and highly parallel directionality is a source suitable for delivering a particular beam size or shape, which can be changed according to target morphology by using a simple metal slit system (beam size from 5 μm to several millimeters). Studies have examined the non-targeted effects, called bystander cellular responses, which are thought to be fundamental mechanisms of low-dose or low-dose-rate effects in practical radiation risk research. Narrow microbeams several tens of micrometers or less in their size targeted both the cell nucleus and the cytoplasm. Our method combined with live-cell imaging techniques has challenged the traditional radiobiological dogma that DNA damage is the only major cause of radiation-induced genetic alterations and is gradually revealing the role of organelles, such as mitochondria, in these biological effects. Furthermore, three-dimensionally cultured cell systems have been used as microbeam targets to mimic organs. Combining the spatial fractionation of X-ray microbeams and a unique ex vivo testes organ culture technique revealed that the tissue-sparing effect was induced in response to the non-uniform radiation fields. Spatially fractionated X-ray beams may be a promising tool in clinical radiation therapy.
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McFadden CH, Rahmanian S, Flint DB, Bright SJ, Yoon DS, O'Brien DJ, Asaithamby A, Abdollahi A, Greilich S, Sawakuchi GO. Isolation of time-dependent DNA damage induced by energetic carbon ions and their fragments using fluorescent nuclear track detectors. Med Phys 2019; 47:272-281. [PMID: 31677156 DOI: 10.1002/mp.13897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Revised: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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PURPOSE High energetic carbon (C-) ion beams undergo nuclear interactions with tissue, producing secondary nuclear fragments. Thus, at depth, C-ion beams are composed of a mixture of different particles with different linear energy transfer (LET) values. We developed a technique to enable isolation of DNA damage response (DDR) in mixed radiation fields using beam line microscopy coupled with fluorescence nuclear track detectors (FNTDs). METHODS We imaged live cells on a coverslip made of FNTDs right after C-ion, proton or photon irradiation using an in-house built confocal microscope placed in the beam path. We used the FNTD to link track traversals with DNA damage and separated DNA damage induced by primary particles from fragments. RESULTS We were able to spatially link physical parameters of radiation tracks to DDR in live cells to investigate spatiotemporal DDR in multi-ion radiation fields in real time, which was previously not possible. We demonstrated that the response of lesions produced by the high-LET primary particles associates most strongly with cell death in a multi-LET radiation field, and that this association is not seen when analyzing radiation induced foci in aggregate without primary/fragment classification. CONCLUSIONS We report a new method that uses confocal microscopy in combination with FNTDs to provide submicrometer spatial-resolution measurements of radiation tracks in live cells. Our method facilitates expansion of the radiation-induced DDR research because it can be used in any particle beam line including particle therapy beam lines. CATEGORY Biological Physics and Response Prediction.
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- Conor H McFadden
- Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Division of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.,Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology, National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.,Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Texas, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Division of Molecular Radiation Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
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- Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology, National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.,Division of Molecular and Translational Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.,Translational Radiation Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases, German Cancer Research Center, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.,Heidelberg Institute for Radiation Oncology, National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.,Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Texas, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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Enhancing enzymatic hydrolysis yield of sweet sorghum straw polysaccharides by heavy ion beams irradiation pretreatment. Carbohydr Polym 2019; 222:114976. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.114976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2018] [Revised: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/06/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Heavy-Ion Microbeams for Biological Science: Development of System and Utilization for Biological Experiments in QST-Takasaki. QUANTUM BEAM SCIENCE 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/qubs3020013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Target irradiation of biological material with a heavy-ion microbeam is a useful means to analyze the mechanisms underlying the effects of heavy-ion irradiation on cells and individuals. At QST-Takasaki, there are two heavy-ion microbeam systems, one using beam collimation and the other beam focusing. They are installed on the vertical beam lines of the azimuthally-varying-field cyclotron of the TIARA facility for analyzing heavy-ion radiation effects on biological samples. The collimating heavy-ion microbeam system is used in a wide range of biological research not only in regard to cultured cells but also small individuals, such as silkworms, nematode C. elegans, and medaka fish. The focusing microbeam system was designed and developed to perform more precise target irradiation that cannot be achieved through collimation. This review describes recent updates of the collimating heavy ion microbeam system and the research performed using it. In addition, a brief outline of the focusing microbeam system and current development status is described.
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Autsavapromporn N, Liu C, Kobayashi A, Ahmad TAFT, Oikawa M, Dukaew N, Wang J, Wongnoppavichb A, Konishic T. Emerging Role of Secondary Bystander Effects Induced by Fractionated Proton Microbeam Radiation. Radiat Res 2018; 191:211-216. [PMID: 30526323 DOI: 10.1667/rr15155.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Increased understanding of radiation-induced secondary bystander effect (RISBE) is relevant to radiation therapy since it likely contributes to normal tissue injury and tumor recurrence, subsequently resulting in treatment failure. In this work, we developed a simple method based on proton microbeam radiation and a transwell insert co-culture system to elucidate the RISBE between irradiated human lung cancer cells and nonirradiated human normal cells. A549 lung cancer cells received a single dose or fractionated doses of proton microbeam radiation to generate the primary bystander cells. These cells were then seeded on the top of the insert with secondary bystander WI-38 normal cells growing underneath in the presence or absence of gap junction intercellular communication (GJIC) inhibitor, 18-α-glycyrrhetnic acid (AGA). Cells were co-cultured before harvesting and assayed for micronuclei formation. The results of this work showed that fractionated doses of protons caused less DNA damage in the secondary bystander WI-38 cells compared to a single radiation dose, where the means differ by 20%. However, the damaging effect in the secondary bystander normal cells could be eliminated when treated with AGA. This novel work reflects our effort to demonstrate that GJIC plays a major role in the RISBE generated from the primary bystander cancer cells.
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- Narongchai Autsavapromporn
- a Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiology.,c SPICE-BIO Research Core, National Institute of Radiological Sciences International Open Laboratory, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8555 Japan
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- c SPICE-BIO Research Core, National Institute of Radiological Sciences International Open Laboratory, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8555 Japan
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- c SPICE-BIO Research Core, National Institute of Radiological Sciences International Open Laboratory, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8555 Japan
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- c SPICE-BIO Research Core, National Institute of Radiological Sciences International Open Laboratory, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8555 Japan.,d Division of Agrotechnology and Biosciences, Malaysian Nuclear Agency, Bangi, 43000, Kajang, Malaysia
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- c SPICE-BIO Research Core, National Institute of Radiological Sciences International Open Laboratory, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8555 Japan
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- b Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200 Thailand.,c SPICE-BIO Research Core, National Institute of Radiological Sciences International Open Laboratory, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8555 Japan
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- c SPICE-BIO Research Core, National Institute of Radiological Sciences International Open Laboratory, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8555 Japan.,e Hefei Institute of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031 China
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- b Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200 Thailand.,c SPICE-BIO Research Core, National Institute of Radiological Sciences International Open Laboratory, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8555 Japan
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- c SPICE-BIO Research Core, National Institute of Radiological Sciences International Open Laboratory, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8555 Japan
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Fukunaga H, Kaminaga K, Sato T, Usami N, Watanabe R, Butterworth KT, Ogawa T, Yokoya A, Prise KM. Application of anEx VivoTissue Model to Investigate Radiobiological Effects on Spermatogenesis. Radiat Res 2018; 189:661-667. [DOI: 10.1667/rr14957.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Hisanori Fukunaga
- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7AE, United Kingdom
- Tokai Quantum Beam Science Center, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 2-4 Shirakata, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1106, Japan
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- Tokai Quantum Beam Science Center, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 2-4 Shirakata, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1106, Japan
- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Ibaraki University, 2-1-1 Bunkyo, Mito, Ibaraki 310-8512, Japan
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Life Science, Yokohama City University Association of Medical Science, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Photon Factory, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
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- Tokai Quantum Beam Science Center, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 2-4 Shirakata, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1106, Japan
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7AE, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Life Science, Yokohama City University Association of Medical Science, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Tokai Quantum Beam Science Center, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 2-4 Shirakata, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1106, Japan
- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Ibaraki University, 2-1-1 Bunkyo, Mito, Ibaraki 310-8512, Japan
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7AE, United Kingdom
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PURPOSE Even though the first ultraviolet microbeam was described by S. Tschachotin back in 1912, the development of sophisticated micro-irradiation facilities only began to flourish in the late 1980s. In this article, we highlight significant microbeam experiments, describe the latest microbeam irradiator configurations and critical discoveries made by using the microbeam apparatus. MATERIALS AND METHODS Modern radiological microbeams facilities are capable of producing a beam size of a few micrometers, or even tens of nanometers in size, and can deposit radiation with high precision within a cellular target. In the past three decades, a variety of microbeams has been developed to deliver a range of radiations including charged particles, X-rays, and electrons. Despite the original intention for their development to measure the effects of a single radiation track, the ability to target radiation with microbeams at sub-cellular targets has been extensively used to investigate radiation-induced biological responses within cells. RESULTS Studies conducted using microbeams to target specific cells in a tissue have elucidated bystander responses, and further studies have shown reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) play critical roles in the process. The radiation-induced abscopal effect, which has a profound impact on cancer radiotherapy, further reaffirmed the importance of bystander effects. Finally, by targeting sub-cellular compartments with a microbeam, we have reported cytoplasmic-specific biological responses. Despite the common dogma that nuclear DNA is the primary target for radiation-induced cell death and carcinogenesis, studies conducted using microbeam suggested that targeted cytoplasmic irradiation induces mitochondrial dysfunction, cellular stress, and genomic instability. A more recent development in microbeam technology includes application of mouse models to visualize in vivo DNA double-strand breaks. CONCLUSIONS Microbeams are making important contributions towards our understanding of radiation responses in cells and tissue models.
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- Jinhua Wu
- a Center for Radiological Research, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University , New York , NY , USA
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- a Center for Radiological Research, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University , New York , NY , USA.,b Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health , Columbia University , New York , NY , USA
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McFadden CH, Hallacy TM, Flint DB, Granville DA, Asaithamby A, Sahoo N, Akselrod MS, Sawakuchi GO. Time-Lapse Monitoring of DNA Damage Colocalized With Particle Tracks in Single Living Cells. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016; 96:221-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Accepted: 04/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Matsumoto Y, Hamada N, Aoki-Nakano M, Funayama T, Sakashita T, Wada S, Kakizaki T, Kobayashi Y, Furusawa Y. Dependence of the bystander effect for micronucleus formation on dose of heavy-ion radiation in normal human fibroblasts. RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY 2015; 166:152-156. [PMID: 26242975 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncv177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Ionising radiation-induced bystander effects are well recognised, but its dependence on dose or linear energy transfer (LET) is still a matter of debate. To test this, 49 sites in confluent cultures of AG01522D normal human fibroblasts were targeted with microbeams of carbon (103 keV µm(-1)), neon (375 keV µm(-1)) and argon ions (1260 keV µm(-1)) and evaluated for the bystander-induced formation of micronucleus that is a kind of a chromosome aberration. Targeted exposure to neon and argon ions significantly increased the micronucleus frequency in bystander cells to the similar extent irrespective of the particle numbers per site of 1-6. In contrast, the bystander micronucleus frequency increased with increasing the number of carbon-ion particles in a range between 1 and 3 particles per site and was similar in a range between 3 and 8 particles per site. These results suggest that the bystander effect of heavy ions for micronucleus formation depends on dose.
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- Yoshitaka Matsumoto
- Research Center for Charged Particle Therapy, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan Present Address: Radiation Oncology, Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8576, Japan
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- Radiation Safety Research Center, Nuclear Technology Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI), 2-11-1 Iwado-kita, Komae, Tokyo 201-8511, Japan
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- Research Center for Charged Particle Therapy, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Microbeam Radiation Biology Group, Quantum Beam Science Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 1233 Watanuki-machi, Takasaki, Gunma 370-1292, Japan
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- Microbeam Radiation Biology Group, Quantum Beam Science Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 1233 Watanuki-machi, Takasaki, Gunma 370-1292, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Higashi 23-35-1, Towada, Aomori 034-8628, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Higashi 23-35-1, Towada, Aomori 034-8628, Japan
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- Microbeam Radiation Biology Group, Quantum Beam Science Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 1233 Watanuki-machi, Takasaki, Gunma 370-1292, Japan
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- Research Center for Charged Particle Therapy, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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Liu Y, Kobayashi A, Fu Q, Yang G, Konishi T, Uchihori Y, Hei TK, Wang Y. Rescue of Targeted Nonstem-Like Cells from Bystander Stem-Like Cells in Human Fibrosarcoma HT1080. Radiat Res 2015; 184:334-40. [PMID: 26295845 DOI: 10.1667/rr14050.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Cancer stem-like cells (CSCs) have been suggested to be the principal cause of tumor radioresistance, dormancy and recurrence after radiotherapy. However, little is known about CSC behavior in response to clinical radiotherapy, particularly with regard to CSC communication with bulk cancer cells. In this study, CSCs and nonstem-like cancer cells (NSCCs) were co-cultured, and defined cell types were chosen and irradiated, respectively, with proton microbeam. The bidirectional rescue effect in the combinations of the two cell types was then investigated. The results showed that out of all four combinations, only the targeted, proton irradiated NSCCs were protected by bystander CSCs and showed less accumulation of 53BP1, which is a widely used indicator for DNA double-strand breaks. In addition, supplementation with c-PTIO, a specific nitric oxide scavenger, can show a similar effect on targeted NSCCs. These results, showed that the rescue effect of CSCs on targeted NSCCs involves nitric oxide in the process, suggesting that the cellular communication between CSCs and NSCCs may be important in determining the survival of tumor cells after radiation therapy. To our knowledge, this is the first report demonstrating a rescue effect of CSCs to irradiated NSCCs that may help us better understand CSC behavior in response to cancer radiotherapy.
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- Yu Liu
- a State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China.,b Space Radiation Research Unit, International Open Laboratory, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1 Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- b Space Radiation Research Unit, International Open Laboratory, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1 Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan.,c Department of Technical Support and Development, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1 Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan and
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- a State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- a State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China.,b Space Radiation Research Unit, International Open Laboratory, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1 Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- b Space Radiation Research Unit, International Open Laboratory, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1 Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan.,c Department of Technical Support and Development, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1 Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan and
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- b Space Radiation Research Unit, International Open Laboratory, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1 Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan.,c Department of Technical Support and Development, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1 Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan and
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- b Space Radiation Research Unit, International Open Laboratory, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1 Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan.,d Center for Radiological Research, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032
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- a State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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Tomita M, Maeda M. Mechanisms and biological importance of photon-induced bystander responses: do they have an impact on low-dose radiation responses. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH 2015; 56:205-19. [PMID: 25361549 PMCID: PMC4380047 DOI: 10.1093/jrr/rru099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2014] [Revised: 09/19/2014] [Accepted: 09/29/2014] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Elucidating the biological effect of low linear energy transfer (LET), low-dose and/or low-dose-rate ionizing radiation is essential in ensuring radiation safety. Over the past two decades, non-targeted effects, which are not only a direct consequence of radiation-induced initial lesions produced in cellular DNA but also of intra- and inter-cellular communications involving both targeted and non-targeted cells, have been reported and are currently defining a new paradigm in radiation biology. These effects include radiation-induced adaptive response, low-dose hypersensitivity, genomic instability, and radiation-induced bystander response (RIBR). RIBR is generally defined as a cellular response that is induced in non-irradiated cells that receive bystander signals from directly irradiated cells. RIBR could thus play an important biological role in low-dose irradiation conditions. However, this suggestion was mainly based on findings obtained using high-LET charged-particle radiations. The human population (especially the Japanese, who are exposed to lower doses of radon than the world average) is more frequently exposed to low-LET photons (X-rays or γ-rays) than to high-LET charged-particle radiation on a daily basis. There are currently a growing number of reports describing a distinguishing feature between photon-induced bystander response and high-LET RIBR. In particular, photon-induced bystander response is strongly influenced by irradiation dose, the irradiated region of the targeted cells, and p53 status. The present review focuses on the photon-induced bystander response, and discusses its impact on the low-dose radiation effect.
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- Masanori Tomita
- Radiation Safety Research Center, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, 2-11-1 Iwado Kita, Komae, Tokyo 201-8511, Japan
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- Radiation Safety Research Center, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, 2-11-1 Iwado Kita, Komae, Tokyo 201-8511, Japan Proton Medical Research Group, Research and Development Department, The Wakasa Wan Energy Research Center, 64-52-1 Nagatani, Tsuruga-shi, Fukui 914-0192, Japan
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Byrne HL, Domanova W, McNamara AL, Incerti S, Kuncic Z. The cytoplasm as a radiation target: an in silico study of microbeam cell irradiation. Phys Med Biol 2015; 60:2325-37. [PMID: 25715947 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/60/6/2325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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We performed in silico microbeam cell irradiation modelling to quantitatively investigate ionisations resulting from soft x-ray and alpha particle microbeams targeting the cytoplasm of a realistic cell model. Our results on the spatial distribution of ionisations show that as x-rays are susceptible to scatter within a cell that can lead to ionisations in the nucleus, soft x-ray microbeams may not be suitable for investigating the DNA damage response to radiation targeting the cytoplasm alone. In contrast, ionisations from an ideal alpha microbeam are tightly confined to the cytoplasm, but a realistic alpha microbeam degrades upon interaction with components upstream of the cellular target. Thus it is difficult to completely rule out a contribution from alpha particle hits to the nucleus when investigating DNA damage response to cytoplasmic irradiation. We find that although the cytoplasm targeting efficiency of an alpha microbeam is better than that of a soft x-ray microbeam (the probability of stray alphas hitting the nucleus is 0.2% compared to 3.6% for x-rays), stray alphas produce more ionisations in the nucleus and thus have greater potential for initiating damage responses therein. Our results suggest that observed biological responses to cytoplasmic irradiation include a small component that can be attributed to stray ionisations in the nucleus resulting from the stochastic nature of particle interactions that cause out-of-beam scatter. This contribution is difficult to isolate experimentally, thus demonstrating the value of the in silico approach.
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- H L Byrne
- Institute of Medical Physics, School of Physics, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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Differentially expressed genes in response to gamma-irradiation during the vegetative stage in Arabidopsis thaliana. Mol Biol Rep 2014; 41:2229-41. [PMID: 24442319 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-014-3074-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2013] [Accepted: 01/04/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Biochemical and physiological processes in plants are affected by gamma-irradiation, which causes significant changes in gene transcripts and expression. To identify the differentially expressed Arabidopsis genes in response to gamma-irradiation, we performed a microarray analysis with rosette leaves during the vegetative stage. Arabidopsis plants were exposed to a wide spectrum doses of gamma ray (100, 200, 300, 400, 800, 1200, 1600 or 2000 Gy) for 24 h. At the dose range from 100 to 400 Gy, irradiated plants were found to be shorter than controls after 8 days of irradiation, while doses over 800 Gy caused severe growth retardation. Therefore, 100 and 800 Gy were selected as adequate doses for microarray analysis to identify differentially expressed genes. Among the 20,993 genes used as microarray probes, a total number of 496 and 1,042 genes were up-regulated and down-regulated by gamma-irradiation, respectively (P < 0.05). We identified the characteristics of the genes that were up-and down-regulated fourfold higher genes by gamma irradiation according to The arabidopsis information resource gene ontology. To confirm the microarray results, we performed a northern blot and quantitative real-time PCR with several selected genes that had a large difference in expression after irradiation. In particular, genes associated with lipid transfer proteins, histones and transposons were down-regulated by 100 and/or 800 Gy of gamma irradiation. The expression patterns of selected genes were generally in agreement with the microarray results, although there were quantitative differences in the expression levels.
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Mäckel V, Meissl W, Ikeda T, Clever M, Meissl E, Kobayashi T, Kojima TM, Imamoto N, Ogiwara K, Yamazaki Y. A novel facility for 3D micro-irradiation of living cells in a controlled environment by MeV ions. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2014; 85:014302. [PMID: 24517788 DOI: 10.1063/1.4859499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We present a novel facility for micro-irradiation of living targets with ions from a 1.7 MV tandem accelerator. We show results using 1 MeV protons and 2 MeV He(2+). In contrast to common micro-irradiation facilities, which use electromagnetic or electrostatic focusing and specially designed vacuum windows, we employ a tapered glass capillary with a thin end window, made from polystyrene with a thickness of 1-2 μm, for ion focusing and extraction. The capillary is connected to a beamline tilted vertically by 45°, which allows for easy immersion of the extracted ions into liquid environment within a standard cell culture dish. An inverted microscope is used for simultaneously observing the samples as well as the capillary tip, while a stage-top incubator provides an appropriate environment for the samples. Furthermore, our setup allows to target volumes in cells within a μm(3) resolution, while monitoring the target in real time during and after irradiation.
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- V Mäckel
- Atomic Physics Laboratory, RIKEN, 351-0198 Wako-shi, Saitama, Japan
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- Atomic Physics Laboratory, RIKEN, 351-0198 Wako-shi, Saitama, Japan
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- Atomic Physics Laboratory, RIKEN, 351-0198 Wako-shi, Saitama, Japan
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- Cellular Dynamics Laboratory, RIKEN, 351-0198 Wako-shi, Saitama, Japan
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- Atomic Physics Laboratory, RIKEN, 351-0198 Wako-shi, Saitama, Japan
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- Atomic Physics Laboratory, RIKEN, 351-0198 Wako-shi, Saitama, Japan
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- Atomic Physics Laboratory, RIKEN, 351-0198 Wako-shi, Saitama, Japan
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- Cellular Dynamics Laboratory, RIKEN, 351-0198 Wako-shi, Saitama, Japan
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- Atomic Physics Laboratory, RIKEN, 351-0198 Wako-shi, Saitama, Japan
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- Atomic Physics Laboratory, RIKEN, 351-0198 Wako-shi, Saitama, Japan
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Maeda M, Kobayashi K, Matsumoto H, Usami N, Tomita M. X-ray-induced bystander responses reduce spontaneous mutations in V79 cells. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH 2013; 54:1043-9. [PMID: 23660275 PMCID: PMC3823787 DOI: 10.1093/jrr/rrt068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The potential for carcinogenic risks is increased by radiation-induced bystander responses; these responses are the biological effects in unirradiated cells that receive signals from the neighboring irradiated cells. Bystander responses have attracted attention in modern radiobiology because they are characterized by non-linear responses to low-dose radiation. We used a synchrotron X-ray microbeam irradiation system developed at the Photon Factory, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, KEK, and showed that nitric oxide (NO)-mediated bystander cell death increased biphasically in a dose-dependent manner. Here, we irradiated five cell nuclei using 10 × 10 µm(2) 5.35 keV X-ray beams and then measured the mutation frequency at the hypoxanthine-guanosine phosphoribosyl transferase (HPRT) locus in bystander cells. The mutation frequency with the null radiation dose was 2.6 × 10(-)(5) (background level), and the frequency decreased to 5.3 × 10(-)(6) with a dose of approximately 1 Gy (absorbed dose in the nucleus of irradiated cells). At high doses, the mutation frequency returned to the background level. A similar biphasic dose-response effect was observed for bystander cell death. Furthermore, we found that incubation with 2-(4-carboxyphenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide (carboxy-PTIO), a specific scavenger of NO, suppressed not only the biphasic increase in bystander cell death but also the biphasic reduction in mutation frequency of bystander cells. These results indicate that the increase in bystander cell death involves mechanisms that suppress mutagenesis. This study has thus shown that radiation-induced bystander responses could affect processes that protect the cell against naturally occurring alterations such as mutations.
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- Munetoshi Maeda
- Proton Medical Research Group, Research and Development Department, The Wakasa Wan Energy Research Center, 64-52-1 Nagatani, Tsuruga-shi, Fukui 914-0192, Japan
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Konishi T, Oikawa M, Suya N, Ishikawa T, Maeda T, Kobayashi A, Shiomi N, Kodama K, Hamano T, Homma-Takeda S, Isono M, Hieda K, Uchihori Y, Shirakawa Y. SPICE-NIRS microbeam: a focused vertical system for proton irradiation of a single cell for radiobiological research. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH 2013; 54:736-747. [PMID: 23287773 PMCID: PMC3709661 DOI: 10.1093/jrr/rrs132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2012] [Revised: 12/04/2012] [Accepted: 12/04/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The Single Particle Irradiation system to Cell (SPICE) facility at the National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS) is a focused vertical microbeam system designed to irradiate the nuclei of adhesive mammalian cells with a defined number of 3.4 MeV protons. The approximately 2-μm diameter proton beam is focused with a magnetic quadrupole triplet lens and traverses the cells contained in dishes from bottom to top. All procedures for irradiation, such as cell image capturing, cell recognition and position calculation, are automated. The most distinctive characteristic of the system is its stability and high throughput; i.e. 3000 cells in a 5 mm × 5 mm area in a single dish can be routinely irradiated by the 2-μm beam within 15 min (the maximum irradiation speed is 400 cells/min). The number of protons can be set as low as one, at a precision measured by CR-39 detectors to be 99.0%. A variety of targeting modes such as fractional population targeting mode, multi-position targeting mode for nucleus irradiation and cytoplasm targeting mode are available. As an example of multi-position targeting irradiation of mammalian cells, five fluorescent spots in a cell nucleus were demonstrated using the γ-H2AX immune-staining technique. The SPICE performance modes described in this paper are in routine use. SPICE is a joint-use research facility of NIRS and its beam times are distributed for collaborative research.
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- Teruaki Konishi
- Research Development and Support Center, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1 Inage-ku, Chiba-shi 263-8555, Japan.
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Tomita M, Maeda M, Kobayashi K, Matsumoto H. Dose response of soft X-ray-induced bystander cell killing affected by p53 status. Radiat Res 2013; 179:200-7. [PMID: 23289390 DOI: 10.1667/rr3010.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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A radiation-induced bystander response, which is generally defined as a cellular response that is induced in nonirradiated cells that received bystander signals from directly irradiated cells within an irradiated cell population. In our earlier X-ray microbeam studies, bystander cell killing in normal human fibroblasts had a parabolic relationship to the irradiation dose. To elucidate the role of p53 in the bystander cell killing, the effects were assessed using human non-small cell lung cancer cells expressing wild-type or temperature-sensitive mutated p53. The surviving fraction of bystander wild-type p53 cells showed a parabolic relationship to the irradiation dose; survival was steeply reduced up to 0.45 Gy, recovered toward to 2 Gy, and remained at control levels up to 5 Gy. In contrast, in the mutated p53 cells at a nonpermissive temperature, the surviving fraction was steeply reduced up to 1 Gy and remained at the reduced level up to 5 Gy. When the mutated p53 cells were incubated at a permissive temperature, the decrease in the surviving fraction at 2 Gy was suppressed. The wild-type p53 cells were not only restrained in releasing bystander signals at 2 Gy, but were also resistant to the signals released by the mutated p53 cells. These results suggest that the X-ray-induced bystander cell killing depends on both the irradiation dose and the p53 status of the targeted cells and the bystander cells.
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- Masanori Tomita
- Radiation Safety Research Center, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, 2-11-1 Iwado Kita, Komae, Tokyo 201-8511, Japan.
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Maeda M, Tomita M, Usami N, Kobayashi K. Bystander cell death is modified by sites of energy deposition within cells irradiated with a synchrotron X-ray microbeam. Radiat Res 2010; 174:37-45. [PMID: 20681797 DOI: 10.1667/rr2086.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [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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Radiation-induced bystander effects are the biological responses exhibited by cells adjacent to cells that have been traversed by charged particles. Using a synchrotron X-ray microbeam irradiation system, we irradiated five cells in two different ways: by targeting the nuclei with 10 microm x 10-microm 5.35 keV X-ray beams and by irradiating the whole cells with 50 microm x 50-microm 5.35 keV X-ray beams. Then we measured the clonogenic survival of the bystander cells. When only the nuclei were irradiated, a parabolic enhancement of bystander cell death was observed in a dose-dependent manner in the low-dose region around 1 Gy. In contrast, the surviving fraction of bystander cells decreased monotonically when whole cells were irradiated. Addition of carboxy-PTIO, a specific scavenger of nitric oxide (NO), suppressed bystander cell death in both cases. These results indicate that NO is a mediator in the induction of the parabolic and monotonic types of bystander cell death. Moreover, from the spatial analysis, we found that the parabolic type of bystander cell death was induced primarily within 1 mm of irradiated cells. Our findings demonstrate that the induction of bystander cell death depends on the sites of energy deposition in irradiated cells.
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Affiliation(s)
- Munetoshi Maeda
- Radiation Safety Research Center, Nuclear Technology Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, CRIEPI, Komae-shi, Tokyo 201-8511, Japan.
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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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Choi VWY, Konishi T, Oikawa M, Iso H, Cheng SH, Yu KN. Adaptive response in zebrafish embryos induced using microbeam protons as priming dose and X-ray photons as challenging dose. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH 2010; 51:657-664. [PMID: 21116099 DOI: 10.1269/jrr.10054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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In the studies reported here, a high-linear-energy-transfer (high-LET)-radiation dose was used to induce adaptive response in zebrafish embryos in vivo. Microbeam protons were used to provide the priming dose and X-ray photons were employed to provide the challenging dose. The microbeam irradiation system (Single-Particle Irradiation System to Cell, acronym as SPICE) at the National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS), Japan, was employed to control and accurately quantify the number of protons at very low doses, viz., about 100 µGy. The embryos were dechorionated at 4 h post fertilization (hpf) and irradiated at 5 hpf by microbeam protons. For each embryo, ten irradiation points were arbitrarily chosen without overlapping with one another. To each irradiation point, 5, 10 or 20 protons each with an energy of 3.4 MeV were delivered. The embryos were returned back to the incubator until 10 hpf to further receive the challenging exposure, which was achieved using 2 Gy of X-ray irradiation, and then again returned to the incubator until 24 hpf for analyses. The levels of apoptosis in zebrafish embryos at 25 hpf were quantified through terminal dUTP transferase-mediated nick end-labeling (TUNEL) assay, with the apoptotic signals captured by a confocal microscope. The results revealed that 5 to 20 protons delivered at 10 points each on the embryos, or equivalently 110 to 430 µGy, could induce radioadaptive response in the zebrafish embryos in vivo.
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- Viann Wing Yan Choi
- Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
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Hamada N. The Bystander Response to Heavy-Ion Radiation: Intercellular Signaling Between Irradiated and Non-Irradiated Cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.2187/bss.23.195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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