scholarly journals Ionizing Radiation-Induced Responses: Where Free Radical Chemistry Meets Redox Biology and Medicine

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. 1407-1409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas R. Spitz ◽  
Martin Hauer-Jensen
Keyword(s):  
Free Radical ◽  
Ionizing Radiation ◽  
Induced Responses ◽  
Radical Chemistry ◽  
Redox Biology ◽  
Radiation Induced ◽  
Free Radical Chemistry

scholarly journals Free Radical Chemistry Enabled by Visible Light-Induced Electron Transfer

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (10) ◽  
pp. 2295-2306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daryl Staveness ◽  
Irene Bosque ◽  
Corey R. J. Stephenson
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Free Radical ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Radical Chemistry ◽  
Free Radical Chemistry

Commentary on radiation-induced bystander effects

2004 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric G Wright
Keyword(s):  
Free Radical ◽  
Ionizing Radiation ◽  
Genomic Instability ◽  
Inflammatory Responses ◽  
Genetic Alterations ◽  
Bystander Effects ◽  
Intercellular Signalling ◽  
Radiation Induced ◽  
Radical Generation ◽  
In Cells

The paradigm of genetic alterations being restricted to direct DNA damage after exposure to ionizing radiation has been challenged by observations in which effects of ionizing radiation arise in cells that in themselves receive no radiation exposure. These effects are demonstrated in cells that are the descendants of irradiated cells (radiation-induced genomic instability) or in cells that are in contact with irradiated cells or receive certain signals from irradiated cells (radiation-induced bystander effects). Bystander signals may be transmitted either by direct intercellular communication through gap junctions, or by diffusible factors, such as cytokines released from irradiated cells. In both phenomena, the untargeted effects of ionizing radiation appear to be associated with free radical-mediated processes. There is evidence that radiation-induced genomic instability may be a consequence of, and in some cell systems may also produce, bystander interactions involving intercellular signalling, production of cytokines and free radical generation. These processes are also features of inflammatory responses that are known to have the potential for both bystander-mediated and persisting damage as well as for conferring a predisposition to malignancy. Thus, radiation-induced genomic instability and untargeted bystander effects may reflect interrelated aspects of inflammatory type responses to radiation-induced stress and injury and contribute to the variety of the pathological consequences of radiation exposures.

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