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Non-Targeted Effects of Synchrotron Radiation: Lessons from Experiments at the Australian and European Synchrotrons. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12042079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Studies have been conducted at synchrotron facilities in Europe and Australia to explore a variety of applications of synchrotron X-rays in medicine and biology. We discuss the major technical aspects of the synchrotron irradiation setups, paying specific attention to the Australian Synchrotron (AS) and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) as those best configured for a wide range of biomedical research involving animals and future cancer patients. Due to ultra-high dose rates, treatment doses can be delivered within milliseconds, abiding by FLASH radiotherapy principles. In addition, a homogeneous radiation field can be spatially fractionated into a geometric pattern called microbeam radiotherapy (MRT); a coplanar array of thin beams of microscopic dimensions. Both are clinically promising radiotherapy modalities because they trigger a cascade of biological effects that improve tumor control, while increasing normal tissue tolerance compared to conventional radiation. Synchrotrons can deliver high doses to a very small volume with low beam divergence, thus facilitating the study of non-targeted effects of these novel radiation modalities in both in-vitro and in-vivo models. Non-targeted radiation effects studied at the AS and ESRF include monitoring cell–cell communication after partial irradiation of a cell population (radiation-induced bystander effect, RIBE), the response of tissues outside the irradiated field (radiation-induced abscopal effect, RIAE), and the influence of irradiated animals on non-irradiated ones in close proximity (inter-animal RIBE). Here we provide a summary of these experiments and perspectives on their implications for non-targeted effects in biomedical fields.
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Commonalities in the Features of Cancer and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS): Evidence for Stress-Induced Phenotype Instability? Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23020691. [PMID: 35054876 PMCID: PMC8775947 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23020691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 12/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) and Cancer-Related Fatigue (CRF) are syndromes with considerable overlap with respect to symptoms. There have been many studies that have compared the two conditions, and some of this research suggests that the etiologies of the conditions are linked in some cases. In this narrative review, CFS/ME and cancer are introduced, along with their known and putative mechanistic connections to multiple stressors including ionizing radiation. Next, we summarize findings from the literature that suggest the involvement of HPA-axis dysfunction, the serotonergic system, cytokines and inflammation, metabolic insufficiency and mitochondrial dysfunction, and genetic changes in CRF and CFS/ME. We further suspect that the manifestation of fatigue in both diseases and its causes could indicate that CRF and CFS/ME lie on a continuum of potential biological effects which occur in response to stress. The response to this stress likely varies depending on predisposing factors such as genetic background. Finally, future research ideas are suggested with a focus on determining if common biomarkers exist in CFS/ME patients and those afflicted with CRF. Both CFS/ME and CRF are relatively heterogenous syndromes, however, it is our hope that this review assists in future research attempting to elucidate the commonalities between CRF and CFS/ME.
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Mukherjee S, Dutta A, Chakraborty A. External modulators and redox homeostasis: Scenario in radiation-induced bystander cells. MUTATION RESEARCH-REVIEWS IN MUTATION RESEARCH 2021; 787:108368. [PMID: 34083032 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2021.108368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Redox homeostasis is imperative to maintain normal physiologic and metabolic functions. Radiotherapy disturbs this balance and induces genomic instability in diseased cells. However, radiation-induced effects propagate beyond the targeted cells, affecting the adjacent non-targeted cells (bystander effects). The cellular impact of radiation, thus, encompasses both targeted and non-targeted effects. Use of external modulators along with radiation can increase radio-therapeutic efficiency. The modulators' classification as protectors or sensitizers depends on interactions with damaged DNA molecules. Thus, it is necessary to realize the functions of various radio-sensitizers or radio-protectors in both irradiated and bystander cells. This review focuses on some modulators of radiation-induced bystander effects (RIBE) and their action mechanisms. Knowledge about the underlying signaling cross-talk may promote selective sensitization of radiation-targeted cells and protection of bystander cells.
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- Sharmi Mukherjee
- Stress Biology Lab, UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, Kolkata Centre, India
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- Stress Biology Lab, UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, Kolkata Centre, India
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- Stress Biology Lab, UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, Kolkata Centre, India.
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Du Y, Du S, Liu L, Gan F, Jiang X, Wangrao K, Lyu P, Gong P, Yao Y. Radiation-Induced Bystander Effect can be Transmitted Through Exosomes Using miRNAs as Effector Molecules. Radiat Res 2020; 194:89-100. [PMID: 32343639 DOI: 10.1667/rade-20-00019.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The radiation-induced bystander effect (RIBE) is a destructive reaction in nonirradiated cells and is one primary factor in determining the efficacy and success of radiation therapy in the field of cancer treatment. Previously reported studies have shown that the RIBE can be mediated by exosomes that carry miRNA components within. Exosomes, which are one type of cell-derived vesicle, exist in different biological conditions and serve as an important additional pathway for signal exchange between cells. In addition, exosome-derived miRNAs are confirmed to play an important role in RIBE, activating the bystander effect and genomic instability after radiotherapy. After investigating the field of RIBE, it is important to understand the mechanisms and consequences of biological effects as well as the role of exosomes and exosomal miRNAs therein, from different sources and under different circumstances, respectively. More discoveries could help to establish early interventions against RIBE while improving the efficacy of radiotherapy. Meanwhile, measures that would alleviate or even inhibit RIBE to some extent may exist in the near future.
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- Yu Du
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Oral Implantology, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Oral Implantology, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Oral Implantology, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.,Department of Oral Implantology, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Curtis JJ, Vo NTK, Seymour CB, Mothersill CE. 5-HT 2A and 5-HT 3 receptors contribute to the exacerbation of targeted and non-targeted effects of ionizing radiation-induced cell death in human colon carcinoma cells. Int J Radiat Biol 2020; 96:482-490. [PMID: 31846381 DOI: 10.1080/09553002.2020.1704911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Purpose: Serotonin (5-HT) is implicated in the underlying mechanisms which mediate cell death following ionizing radiation exposure, however, effects appear to be cell type-dependent. We sought to further characterize the role of 5-HT and 5-HT receptors (5-HTRs) in the exacerbation of cell death following ionizing radiation exposure in human colon carcinoma cells.Materials and methods: We examined the clonogenic survival of colon carcinoma HCT116 cells treated with 5-HT and the selective 5-HTR antagonists ketanserin (5-HT2A) and ondansetron (5-HT3), following exposure to direct ionizing radiation and irradiated cell-conditioned medium (ICCM). The relative expression of these target receptors was measured using western blotting.Results: Western blotting results revealed that relative protein levels of the 5-HT2A and 5-HT3 receptors were similar. 5-HT concentration-dependent increases in cell death that occurred following direct ionizing radiation exposure were abolished by both 5-HTR antagonists. Death of nonirradiated cells recipient of ICCM was increased in a concentration-dependent manner by 5-HT when present during donor cell irradiation. Both 5-HTR antagonists completely abolished the increases in bystander-induced cell death generated by 5-HT. Finally, we show that exposure of cells to 5-HT prior to receipt of ICCM can also dictate the degree of bystander-induced cell death.Conclusions: Our findings demonstrate a definitive role for 5-HT in the exacerbation of cell death following ionizing radiation exposure in colon carcinoma cells and highlight 5-HTRs as potential markers for predicting cellular radiosensitivity.
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- Jacob J Curtis
- Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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Curtis JJ, Vo NTK, Seymour CB, Mothersill CE. Serotonin and 5-HT 3 receptors sensitize human skin cells to direct irradiation cell death but not to soluble radiation-induced bystander signals. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2020; 180:108807. [PMID: 31629087 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.108807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2019] [Revised: 10/05/2019] [Accepted: 10/06/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Ionizing radiation (IR) is an environmental carcinogen and the biological damages it elicits are mechanistically distinct between high and low doses. Non-targeted effects occurring in nonirradiated cells such as the radiation-induced bystander effect predominate at low doses of IR. However, the role of non-targeted effects in environmental radiation protection is often overlooked because the governing mechanisms are complex and multifactorial. An improved understanding of the signaling molecules and their capacity to sensitize specific cell types are essential in establishing environmental IR risks. In particular, serotonin (5-HT) has been identified to exacerbate both direct irradiation and bystander-induced cell death (CD) in certain cell types, although not all cell types are responsive to 5-HT in this respect. In this study, we further characterize the role of 5-HT and 5-HT receptors (5-HTR) in the amplification of CD following IR exposure in human keratinocytes. We examined the survival of HaCaT cells treated with 5-HT and the 5-HTR antagonists ketanserin (5-HT2A) and ondansetron (5-HT3) following exposure to direct IR and irradiated cell condition medium (ICCM). Nonirradiated cell survival was consistent with the vehicle control among 5-HT concentrations ranging from 0.001 to 100 μM. Significant 5-HT concentration-dependent increases in CD occurred following direct IR exposure. Nonirradiated ICCM-recipient CD was not altered by 5-HT (0.001-100 μM) when present during donor cell irradiation among all IR doses. Increases in direct irradiation CD evoked by 5-HT were significantly attenuated by ondansetron, blocking the effect of 5-HT, whereas ketanserin did not alter CD. Western blotting of these target 5-HTRs revealed protein expression of the 5-HT3 receptor, while the 5-HT2A receptor was not detected. We have demonstrated a definitive role for 5-HT in the exacerbation of CD following direct IR exposure and identified the 5-HT3 receptor as a potential target for ameliorating radiation damage in keratinocytes.
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- Jacob J Curtis
- Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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- Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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- Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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Rusin A, Lapied E, Le M, Seymour C, Oughton D, Haanes H, Mothersill C. Effect of gamma radiation on the production of bystander signals from three earthworm species irradiated in vivo. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2019; 168:211-221. [PMID: 30317106 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2018] [Revised: 09/03/2018] [Accepted: 09/19/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The effect of gamma radiation delivered over 24 h on the induction of bystander signals of three earthworm species exposed in vivo was investigated: A. chlorotica, A. caliginosa, and E. tetraedra. Worms were exposed to external gamma irradiation (Co-60 source) for 24 h and samples of head, body, and clitellum were dissected from exposed and control worms and placed in culture medium for 24 h at 19 C. The harvested medium was filtered and assayed for expression of bystander signals using both clonogenic and mitochondrial reporter assays. Different responses were observed in the different species and in the different tissues. A. chlorotica worm-treated reporters show insignificant mitochondrial response for all sections, yet a significant clonogenic reduction in survival for body sections. A. caliginosa worm-treated reporters show a significant mitochondrial response for some sections and insignificant mitochondrial response and insignificant reduction in clonogenic survival for the rest. E. tetraedra worms from a control site show significant evidence of bystander signalling, measured by mitochondrial response in reporter cells, for all sections while those harvested from a contaminated site show insignificant changes in baseline signalling when exposed to the challenge dose. In vivo exposure of earthworm species shows evidence of bystander signalling using two different reporter assays. This effect varied between the different species and tissues. There is also evidence of attenuated bystander signalling in worms harvested from a site contaminated with radiation.
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- Andrej Rusin
- Dept. of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
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- Centre for Environmental Radioactivity (CERAD), Norwegian University of Life Sciences, PO Box 5003, 1430 Aas, Norway
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- Dept. of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Dept. of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Centre for Environmental Radioactivity (CERAD), Norwegian University of Life Sciences, PO Box 5003, 1430 Aas, Norway
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- Centre for Environmental Radioactivity (CERAD), Norwegian University of Life Sciences, PO Box 5003, 1430 Aas, Norway; Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority (NRPA), Østerås, Norway
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Curtis JJ, Seymour CB, Mothersill CE. Cell Line-Specific Direct Irradiation and Bystander Responses are Influenced by Fetal Bovine Serum Serotonin Concentrations. Radiat Res 2018; 190:262-270. [PMID: 29963973 DOI: 10.1667/rr15072.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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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The radiation-induced bystander effect is mechanistically complex, involving many different signaling components. Serotonin, present in fetal bovine serum (FBS), has been implicated in the modulation of cellular responses to radiation. However, the role of this ubiquitous signaling molecule has yet to be elucidated with regard to cell line-specific radiation responses. In this study, cell survival was measured in HCT116 p53 wild-type (HCT116+/+) and HaCaT cell cultures treated with media containing serotonin-depleted FBS and compared to our standard FBS-supplemented media, using clonogenic assays. We utilized an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to quantify the difference (4.3 ± 1.3 ng/ml) in serotonin concentrations among the media. Serotonin-depleted media significantly reduced survival in both nonirradiated cell lines. Furthermore, we sought to determine the effects to cells in this media exposed to direct irradiation as well as bystander media from irradiated cells. Cell survival was significantly increased when HCT116+/+ cells were directly irradiated in serotonin-depleted media, while HaCaT cells showed no significant difference in survival between the media. Bystander investigations demonstrated that HCT116+/+ cells were only able to generate a bystander effect when cultured in standard media conditions containing greater serotonin levels. Conversely, HaCaT cells were unaffected by the different media in terms of producing a bystander response, generating bystander effects irrespective of the media. Previous research linking serotonin receptors to the bystander effect, together with our results, indicate that receptor heterogeneity among cell types may underlie serotonin sensitivity in direct irradiation and bystander responses through serotonin receptor-mediated cell signaling cascades.
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- Jacob J Curtis
- Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Jella KK, Moriarty R, McClean B, Byrne HJ, Lyng FM. Reactive oxygen species and nitric oxide signaling in bystander cells. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0195371. [PMID: 29621312 PMCID: PMC5886541 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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It is now well accepted that radiation induced bystander effects can occur in cells exposed to media from irradiated cells. The aim of this study was to follow the bystander cells in real time following addition of media from irradiated cells and to determine the effect of inhibiting these signals. A human keratinocyte cell line, HaCaT cells, was irradiated (0.005, 0.05 and 0.5 Gy) with γ irradiation, conditioned medium was harvested after one hour and added to recipient bystander cells. Reactive oxygen species, nitric oxide, Glutathione levels, caspase activation, cytotoxicity and cell viability was measured after the addition of irradiated cell conditioned media to bystander cells. Reactive oxygen species and nitric oxide levels in bystander cells treated with 0.5Gy ICCM were analysed in real time using time lapse fluorescence microscopy. The levels of reactive oxygen species were also measured in real time after the addition of extracellular signal-regulated kinase and c-Jun amino-terminal kinase pathway inhibitors. ROS and glutathione levels were observed to increase after the addition of irradiated cell conditioned media (0.005, 0.05 and 0.5 Gy ICCM). Caspase activation was found to increase 4 hours after irradiated cell conditioned media treatment (0.005, 0.05 and 0.5 Gy ICCM) and this increase was observed up to 8 hours and there after a reduction in caspase activation was observed. A decrease in cell viability was observed but no major change in cytotoxicity was found in HaCaT cells after treatment with irradiated cell conditioned media (0.005, 0.05 and 0.5 Gy ICCM). This study involved the identification of key signaling molecules such as reactive oxygen species, nitric oxide, glutathione and caspases generated in bystander cells. These results suggest a clear connection between reactive oxygen species and cell survival pathways with persistent production of reactive oxygen species and nitric oxide in bystander cells following exposure to irradiated cell conditioned media.
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- Kishore Kumar Jella
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Radiation and Environmental Science Centre, Focas Institute, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland
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- Focas Institute, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland
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- Radiation and Environmental Science Centre, Focas Institute, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland
- School of Physics, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland
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Mothersill C, Rusin A, Fernandez-Palomo C, Seymour C. History of bystander effects research 1905-present; what is in a name? Int J Radiat Biol 2017; 94:696-707. [DOI: 10.1080/09553002.2017.1398436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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Vo NTK, Sokeechand BSH, Seymour CB, Mothersill CE. Characterizing responses to gamma radiation by a highly clonogenic fish brain endothelial cell line. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2017; 156:297-305. [PMID: 28376375 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.03.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Revised: 03/25/2017] [Accepted: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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PURPOSE The clonogenic property and radiobiological responses of a fish brain endothelial cell line, eelB, derived from the American eel were studied. METHODS Clonogenic assays were performed to determine the plating efficiency of the eelB cells and to evaluate the clonogenic survival fractions after direct irradiation to low-dose low-LET gamma radiation or receiving irradiated cell conditioned medium in the bystander effect experiments. RESULT eelB had the second highest plating efficiency ever reported to date for fish cell lines. Large eelB macroscopic colonies could be formed in a short period of time and were easy to identify and count. Unlike with other fish clonogenic cell lines, which had a relatively slow proliferation profile, clonogenic assays with the eelB cells could be completed as early as 12 days in culture. After direct irradiation with gamma rays at low doses ranging from 0.1Gy to 5Gy, the dose-clonogenic survival curve of the eelB cell line showed a linear trend and did not develop a shoulder region. A classical radio-adaptive response was not induced with the clonogenic survival endpoint when the priming dose (0.1 or 0.5Gy) was delivered 6h before the challenge dose (3 or 5Gy). However, a radio-adaptive response was observed in progeny cells that survived 5Gy and developed lethal mutations. eelB appeared to lack the ability to produce damaging radiation-induced bystander signals on both eelB and HaCaT recipient cells. CONCLUSION eelB cell line could be a very useful cell model in the study of radiation impacts on the aquatic health.
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- Nguyen T K Vo
- Radiation Sciences Program, School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
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- Radiation Sciences Program, School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Halimi M, Shahabi A, Moslemi D, Parsian H, Asghari SM, Sariri R, Yeganeh F, Zabihi E. Human serum miR-34a as an indicator of exposure to ionizing radiation. RADIATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOPHYSICS 2016; 55:423-429. [PMID: 27561942 DOI: 10.1007/s00411-016-0661-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Accepted: 08/17/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Radiation exposure in industrial accidents or nuclear device attacks is a major public health concern. There is an urgent need for markers that rapidly identify people exposed to ionizing radiation (IR). Finding a blood-based marker is advantageous because of the ease of sample collection. This study was designed to test the hypothesis that serum miR-34a could serve as an indicator of exposure to IR. Therefore, 44 women with breast cancer, where radiotherapy was part of their therapeutic protocol, were investigated in this study. After demonstrating the appropriateness of our microRNA (miRNA) extraction efficiency and miRNA assay in human serum, we analyzed the miR-34a level in paired serum samples before and after radiotherapy. Fifty Gy X-ray irradiation in daily dose fractions of 2 Gy, 5 days per week, was used in this study. We demonstrated that IR significantly increased serum level of miR-34a. By measuring miR-34a in serum, we could distinguish irradiated patients with sensitivity of 65 % and specificity of 75 %. According to this study, serum miR-34a has the potential to be used as an indicator of radiation exposure.
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- Mohammad Halimi
- Department of Biology, Babol Branch, Islamic Azad University, Babol, Iran
- Young Researchers and Elite Club, Babol Branch, Islamic Azad University, Babol, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Babol Branch, Islamic Azad University, Babol, Iran
- Young Researchers and Elite Club, Babol Branch, Islamic Azad University, Babol, Iran
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
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- Cellular and molecular biology research center, Health research institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
- Clinical biochemistry department, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Cellular and molecular biology research center, Health research institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
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Vijayan M, Chinniah R, Ravi PM, Sivanadham R, Mosses Joseph AK, Vellaiappan NA, Krishnan JI, Karuppiah B. MTHFR (C677T) CT genotype and CT-apoE3/3 genotypic combination predisposes the risk of ischemic stroke. Gene 2016; 591:465-70. [PMID: 27378745 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2016.06.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2016] [Revised: 06/10/2016] [Accepted: 06/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The predisposition to ischemic stroke (IS) might involve interactions of several genes and environmental factors. The present study was aimed to evaluate the influence of polymorphisms in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR-C677T) and apolipoprotein-E (apo-E) as risk factors for IS patients in south Indian population. 200 IS patients and 193 age and sex matched controls were genotyped for MTHFR-C677T and apoE by Polymerase Chain Reaction-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) method. Statistically significant association was observed for MTHFR CT genotype (IS-Pooled: OR=4.29; p=5.01×10(-5); IS-Males: OR=4.13; p=0.001; IS-Females: OR=8.62; p=0.027; IS-Large Vessel Disease (LVD)- Pooled: OR=4.14; p=0.0002) and T allele (IS-Pooled: OR=4.82; p=1.49×10(-5); IS-Males: OR=4.33; p=0.0002; IS-Females: OR=7.99; p=0.031; IS-LVD-Pooled: OR=4.13; p=0.0001). Further, reduced frequencies of CC genotype (IS-Pooled: OR=0.20; p=9.80×10(-6); IS-Males: OR=0.25; p=0.001; IS-Females: OR=0.12; p=0.027; IS-LVD-Pooled: OR=0.23; p=0.0001) and C allele (IS-Pooled: OR=0.21; p=1.49×10(-5); IS-Males: OR=0.23; p=0.0002; IS-Females: OR=0.13; p=0.031; IS-LVD-Pooled: OR=0.24; p=0.0001) were observed in IS patients than the controls. No association was observed for apoE genotypes/alleles in IS/LVD cases. Our study demonstrated the presence of risk for MTHFR CT genotype/T allele and 'CT-3/3' (n=33 vs. 5; OR=7.42; p=0.001) genotypic combination in the development of IS in south India. Further, follow-up study of these stroke cases i.e., in later stages of the disease whether they are developing the neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD) is needed to draw a fruitful conclusion in connection between neurological disorders and with these two polymorphisms, before translating it into clinical practice.
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- Murali Vijayan
- Department of Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering, School of Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 620 024, Tamil Nadu, India; Department of Immunology, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 625 021, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Immunology, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 625 021, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Immunology, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 625 021, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Immunology, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 625 021, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Immunology, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 625 021, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Fernandez-Palomo C, Seymour C, Mothersill C. Inter-Relationship between Low-Dose Hyper-Radiosensitivity and Radiation-Induced Bystander Effects in the Human T98G Glioma and the Epithelial HaCaT Cell Line. Radiat Res 2016; 185:124-33. [PMID: 26849405 DOI: 10.1667/rr14208.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Over the past several years, investigations in both low-dose hyper-radiosensitivity and increased radioresistance have been a focus of radiation oncology and biology research, since both conditions occur primarily in tumor cell lines. There has been significant progress in elucidating their signaling pathways, however uncertainties exist when they are studied together with radiation-induced bystander effects. Therefore, the aim of this work was to further investigate this relationship using the T98G glioma and HaCaT cell lines. T98G glioma cells have demonstrated a strong transition from hyper-radiosensitivity to induced radioresistance, and HaCaT cells do not show low-dose hypersensitivity. Both cell lines were paired using a mix-and-match protocol, which involved growing nonirradiated cells in culture media from irradiated cells and covering all possible combinations between them. The end points analyzed were clonogenic cell survival and live calcium measurements through the cellular membrane. Our data demonstrated that T98G cells produced bystander signals that decreased the survival of both reporter T98G and HaCaT cells. The bystander effect occurred only when T98G cells were exposed to doses below 1 Gy, which was corroborated by the induction of calcium fluxes. However, when bystander signals originated from HaCaT cells, the survival fraction increased in reporter T98G cells while it decreased in HaCaT cells. Moreover, the corresponding calcium data showed no calcium fluxes in T98G cells, while HaCaT cells displayed a biphasic calcium profile. In conclusion, our findings indicate a possible link between low-dose hyper-radiosensitivity and bystander effects. This relationship varies depending on which cell line functions as the source of bystander signals. This further suggests that the bystander mechanisms are more complex than previously expected and caution should be taken when extrapolating bystander results across all cell lines and all radiation doses.
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- Cristian Fernandez-Palomo
- Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences Department, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 1K4, Canada
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- Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences Department, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 1K4, Canada
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- Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences Department, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 1K4, Canada
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Furlong H, Smith R, Wang J, Seymour C, Mothersill C, Howe O. Identification of Key Proteins in Human Epithelial Cells Responding to Bystander Signals From Irradiated Trout Skin. Dose Response 2015; 13:1559325815597669. [PMID: 26673684 PMCID: PMC4674182 DOI: 10.1177/1559325815597669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Radiation-induced bystander signaling has been found to occur in live rainbow trout fish (Oncorhynchus mykiss). This article reports identification of key proteomic changes in a bystander reporter cell line (HaCaT) grown in low-dose irradiated tissue-conditioned media (ITCM) from rainbow trout fish. In vitro explant cultures were generated from the skin of fish previously exposed to low doses (0.1 and 0.5 Gy) of X-ray radiation in vivo. The ITCM was harvested from all donor explant cultures and placed on recipient HaCaT cells to observe any change in protein expression caused by the bystander signals. Proteomic methods using 2-dimensional (2D) gel electrophoresis and mass spectroscopy were employed to screen for novel proteins expressed. The proteomic changes measured in HaCaT cells receiving the ITCM revealed that exposure to 0.5 Gy induced an upregulation of annexin A2 and cingulin and a downregulation of Rho-GDI2, F-actin-capping protein subunit beta, microtubule-associated protein RP/EB family member, and 14-3-3 proteins. The 0.1 Gy dose also induced a downregulation of Rho-GDI2, hMMS19, F-actin-capping protein subunit beta, and microtubule-associated protein RP/EB family member proteins. The proteins reported may influence apoptotic signaling, as the results were suggestive of an induction of cell communication, repair mechanisms, and dysregulation of growth signals.
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- Hayley Furlong
- DIT Centre for Radiation and Environmental Science, Focas Research Institute, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland
- School of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences and Health, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland
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- Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences, Nuclear Research Building, Hamilton, Canada
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- Queen’s Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Unit, Department of Chemistry, Queen’s University, Bader Lane, Kingston, Canada
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- Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences, Nuclear Research Building, Hamilton, Canada
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- Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences, Nuclear Research Building, Hamilton, Canada
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- DIT Centre for Radiation and Environmental Science, Focas Research Institute, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland
- School of Biological Sciences, College of Sciences and Health, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland
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Mothersill C, Antonelli F, Dahle J, Dini V, Hegyesi H, Iliakis G, Kämäräinen K, Launonen V, Lumniczky K, Lyng F, Safrany G, Salomaa S, Schilling-Tóth B, Tabocchini A, Kadhim MA. A laboratory inter-comparison of the importance of serum serotonin levels in the measurement of a range of radiation-induced bystander effects: overview of study and results presentation. Int J Radiat Biol 2012; 88:763-9. [PMID: 22891994 DOI: 10.3109/09553002.2012.715795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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PURPOSE Recent research has suggested that serotonin may play an important role in the expression of radiation-induced bystander effects. Serotonin levels in serum were reported to range from 6-22 μM and to correlate inversely with the magnitude of cellular colony-forming ability in medium transfer bystander assays. That is, high serotonin concentration correlated with a low cloning efficiency in cultures receiving medium derived from irradiated cells. METHODS Because of the potential importance of this observation, the European Union's Non-targeted Effects Integrated Project (NOTE) performed an inter-comparison exercise where serum samples with high and low serotonin levels were distributed to seven laboratories which then performed their own assay to determine the magnitude of the bystander effect. RESULTS The results provided some support for a role for serotonin in four of the laboratories. Two saw no difference between the samples and one gave inconclusive results. In this summary paper, full data sets are presented from laboratories whose data was inconclusive or insufficient for a full paper. Other data are published in full in the special issue. CONCLUSION The data suggest that there may be multiple bystander effects and that the underlying mechanisms may be modulated by both the culture conditions and the intrinsic properties of the cells used in the assay.
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- Carmel Mothersill
- Department of Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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