scholarly journals Assessment of genotoxic effects related to chronic low level exposure to ionizing radiation using biomarkers for DNA damage and repair

Mutagenesis ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Touil
Keyword(s):  
Dna Damage ◽  
Ionizing Radiation ◽  
Genotoxic Effects ◽  
Dna Damage And Repair ◽  
Low Level

578 Biomerkers of susceptibility and DNA damage in humans exposed to chronic low level of ionizing radiation

2003 ◽  
Vol 144 ◽  
pp. s155
Author(s):  
S. Angelini ◽  
R. Kumar ◽  
F. Maffei ◽  
F.S. Violante ◽  
G.Cantelli Forti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Damage ◽  
Ionizing Radiation ◽  
Low Level

scholarly journals Use of the Comet-FISH Assay to Compare DNA Damage and Repair in p53 and hTERT Genes following Ionizing Radiation

PLoS ONE ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. e49364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Declan J. McKenna ◽  
Bernadette A. Doherty ◽  
C. Stephen Downes ◽  
Stephanie R. McKeown ◽  
Valerie J. McKelvey-Martin
Keyword(s):  
Dna Damage ◽  
Ionizing Radiation ◽  
Dna Damage And Repair

scholarly journals Role of DNA Damage and Repair in Detrimental Effects of Ionizing Radiation

Radiation ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Alexandros G. Georgakilas
Keyword(s):  
Dna Damage ◽  
Ionizing Radiation ◽  
Biological Effects ◽  
Full Range ◽  
High Quality Research ◽  
Dna Damage And Repair ◽  
Biological Damage ◽  
Biological Responses ◽  
Technical Advances ◽  
Living Organisms

Ionizing radiation (IR) is considered a traditional mutagen and genotoxic agent. Exposure to IR affects in all cases biological systems and living organisms from plants to humans mostly in a pernicious way. At low (<0.1 Gy) and low-to-medium doses (0.1–1 Gy), one can find in the literature a variety of findings indicating sometimes a positive-like anti-inflammatory effect or detrimental-like toxicity. In this Special Issue and in general in the current research, we would like to acquire works and more knowledge on the role(s) of DNA damage and its repair induced by ionizing radiations as instigators of the full range of biological responses to radiation. Emphasis should be given to advances offering mechanistic insights into the ability of radiations with different qualities to severely impact cells or tissues. High-quality research or review studies on different species projected to humans are welcome. Technical advances reporting on the methodologies to accurately measure DNA or other types of biological damage must be highly considered for the near future in our research community, as well. Last but not least, clinical trials or protocols with improvements to radiation therapy and radiation protection are also included in our vision for the advancement of research regarding biological effects of IR.

scholarly journals Silencing of E3 Ubiquitin Ligase RNF8 Enhances Ionizing Radiation Sensitivity of Medulloblastoma Cells by Promoting the Deubiquitination of PCNA

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (9) ◽  
pp. 1365-1373
Author(s):  
Fei Li ◽  
Bin Liu ◽  
Xiaolan Zhou ◽  
Quan Xu
Keyword(s):  
Dna Damage ◽  
Ionizing Radiation ◽  
Dna Damage Response ◽  
Ubiquitin Ligase ◽  
Dna Damage Repair ◽  
E3 Ubiquitin Ligase ◽  
Dna Damage And Repair ◽  
Damage Repair ◽  
Damage Response ◽  
Γ Ray

DNA damage response induced by ionizing radiation (IR) is an important event involved in the sensitivity and efficiency of radiotherapy in human medulloblastoma. RNF8 is an E3 ubiquitin ligase and has key roles in the process of DNA damage and repair. Our study aimed to evaluate the effect of RNF8 in the DNA damage repair induced by IR exposure in medulloblastoma cells. We found that the levels of RNF8 were significantly upregulated by γ-ray irradiation in a dose-dependent manner in medulloblastoma cells and colocalized with γ-H2AX, a sensitive marker of DNA double-strand breaks induced by γ-ray radiation. RNF8 knockdown was observed to enhance the sensitivity of IR in medulloblastoma cells, as evaluated by reduced cell survival. The apoptosis and cell cycle arrest of medulloblastoma cells were dramatically increased by RNF8 suppression after IR treatment. Furthermore, RNF8 inhibition did not affect the protein levels of BRCA1, a crucial protein involved in IR-induced DNA damage repair, but significantly decreased the recruitment of BRCA1 and increased the level of γ-H2AX at DNA damage sites compared to the control. A significant increase in OTM was observed in medulloblastoma cells treated by RNF8 shRNA after exposure to IR, indicating the effect of RNF8 on DNA damage and repair. Additionally, PCNA, a major target for ubiquitin modification during DNA damage response, was found to be monoubiquitinated by E3 ligase RNF8 and might contribute to the low radiosensitivity in medulloblastoma cells. Altogether, our findings may provide RNF8 as a novel target for the improvement of radiotherapy in medulloblastoma.

Hydrogen peroxide induced by modulated electromagnetic radiation protects the cells from DNA damage

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 915-921 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Gapeyev ◽  
Nina Lukyanova ◽  
Sergey Gudkov
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Peroxide ◽  
Dna Damage ◽  
Ionizing Radiation ◽  
Electromagnetic Radiation ◽  
Modulation Frequency ◽  
Preliminary Treatment ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Blood Leukocytes ◽  
Nonspecific Resistance ◽  
Low Level

AbstractIt is believed that non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation (EMR) and low-level hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) may change nonspecific resistance and modify DNA damage caused by ionizing radiation. To check this assumption, the combined effects of extremely high-frequency EMR (EHF EMR) and X-rays on induction of DNA damage in mouse whole blood leukocytes were studied. The cells were exposed to X-rays with or without preliminary treatment with EHF EMR or low-level H2O2. With the use of enhanced chemiluminescence, it was shown for the first time that pulse-modulated EHF EMR (42.2 GHz, incident power density of 0.1 mW/cm2, exposure duration of 20 min, modulation frequency of 1 Hz) induced H2O2 at a concentration of 4.6 ± 0.3 nM L−1 in physiological saline. With the use of an alkaline comet assay, it was found that the exposure of cells to the pulse-modulated EHF EMR, 25 min prior to treatment with X-rays at a dose of 4 Gy reduced the level of ionizing radiation-induced DNA damage. Continuous EHF EMR was inefficient. In turn, it was shown that low-level H2O2 (30–500 nM L−1) protected the cells against X-irradiation. Thus, the mechanisms of radiation protective effect of EHF EMR are connected with the induction of the adaptive response by nanomolar concentrations of reactive oxygen species formed by pulse-modulated EHF EMR.

scholarly journals Analysis of ionizing radiation-induced DNA damage and repair in three-dimensional human skin model system

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (8) ◽  
pp. e16-e22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanrong Su ◽  
Jarah A. Meador ◽  
Charles R. Geard ◽  
Adayabalam S. Balajee
Keyword(s):  
Dna Damage ◽  
Ionizing Radiation ◽  
Human Skin ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Model System ◽  
Skin Model ◽  
Dna Damage And Repair ◽  
Radiation Induced
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