Involvement of reactive oxygen species in ionizing radiation-induced upregulation of cell surface Toll-like receptor 2 and 4 expression in human monocytic cells.

abstract：:We examined the use of the mouse Pc-3 ESTR (expanded simple tandem repeat) locus and 72 human microsatellite loci as potentially sensitive biomarkers for mutagenic exposures to germ cells in mice and humans respectively. In the mouse work, we treated male mice with TCDD (2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin; a chemi...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Ryo H,Nakajima H,Nomura T

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rejoining efficiency of double-strand breaks (DSBs) was quantified by a DNA fragment-size analysis in tobacco protoplasts and CHO-K1 cells following gamma-ray irradiation in order to compare DNA reparability of higher plants with mammals. Results showed that the DSB rejoining efficiency of tobacco protoplasts is d...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Yokota Y,Wada S,Hase Y,Funayama T,Kobayashi Y,Narumi I,Tanaka A

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synchrotron-radiation circular-dichroism spectroscopy was used to reveal that the DNA damage response induces a decrement of α-helix and an increment of β-strand contents of histone H3-H4 extracted from X-ray-irradiated human HeLa cells. The trend of the structural alteration was qualitatively opposite to that of our ...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Izumi Y,Fujii K,Yamamoto S,Matsuo K,Namatame H,Taniguchi M,Yokoya A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To understand the biological response of normal cells to fractionated carbon beam irradiation, the effects of potentially lethal damage repair (PLDR) and sublethal damage repair (SLDR) were both taken into account in a linear-quadratic (LQ) model. The model was verified by the results of a fractionated cell survival e...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Wada M,Suzuki M,Liu C,Kaneko Y,Fukuda S,Ando K,Matsufuji N

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor hypoxia and angiogenesis have been studied extensively. However, the relation between normal tissue injury and hypoxia is still unclear. In this study, we investigated the effect of hypoxia on radiation-induced late rectal injury in mice. The rectum of C57BL/6N mice was irradiated locally with a single dose of 2...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Liu Y,Kudo K,Abe Y,Aoki M,Hu DL,Kijima H,Nakane A

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between cardiac toxicity after definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for esophageal cancer and the dose-volume histogram (DVH) of organs at risk (OARs) [using biological effective dose (BED)]. We analyzed the data of 83 patients with esophageal cancer treated using definitive...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Takeuchi Y,Murakami Y,Kameoka T,Ochi M,Imano N,Takahashi I,Nishibuchi I,Kimura T,Kawahara D,Saito A,Nagata Y

更新日期：2020-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the accumulating evidence for equivalent results of partial-breast irradiation (PBI) and whole-breast irradiation (WBI) in breast-conserving therapy (BCT), the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) updated the consensus statement (CS) to expand the range of potential candidates for PBI outside clini...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Sato K,Fuchikami H,Takeda N,Kato M,Shimo T,Okawa T

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ionizing radiation induces biological effects not only in irradiated cells but also in non-irradiated cells, which is called the bystander effect. Recently, in vivo and in vitro experiments have suggested that both gap junction hemichannel connexin43 (Cx43) and extracellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP) released from ...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Ohshima Y,Tsukimoto M,Harada H,Kojima S

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to identify factors that predict prognosis after radiotherapy for brain metastases (BMs) from small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). This study retrospectively evaluated 48 consecutive patients who underwent whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) for BMs from SCLC between February 2008 and December 2017. WBRT was de...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Anami S,Doi H,Nakamatsu K,Uehara T,Wada Y,Fukuda K,Inada M,Ishikawa K,Kanamori S,Nishimura Y

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although salvage external-beam radiation therapy (EBRT) is an attractive treatment option for pelvic lymph nodal recurrence (PeNR) in patients with prostate cancer (PCa), limited data are available regarding its long-term efficacy. This study examined the long-term clinical outcomes of patients who underwent salvage p...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Sato GE,Aizawa R,Nakamura K,Takayama K,Inoue T,Yamasaki T,Kobayashi T,Akamatsu S,Ogawa O,Mizowaki T

更新日期：2020-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Tritium precipitations in European cities and in Osaka, Japan were analyzed before and after the Chernobyl nuclear plant accident by the time series analysis code Census IIX11 developed by US Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census. Results of this analysis showed no significant tritium precipitation was produced ...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Koga T,Morishima H,Niwa T,Kawai H

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effects of proton irradiation on the function and structure of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa peroxiredoxin (PaPrx). Polyacrylamide gel demonstrated that PaPrx proteins exposed to proton irradiation at several doses exhibited simultaneous formation of high molecular weight (HMW) complexes and fragmenta...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Park CH,Lee SS,Kim KR,Jung MH,Lee SY,Cho EJ,Singh S,Chung BY

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Millimeter waves are used in various fields, and the risks of this wavelength range for human health must be carefully evaluated. In this study, we investigated the effects of millimeter waves on genotoxicity and heat shock protein expression in human corneal epithelial (HCE-T) and human lens epithelial (SRA01/04) cel...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Koyama S,Narita E,Suzuki Y,Shiina T,Taki M,Shinohara N,Miyakoshi J

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review, we would like to introduce a unique approach for the estimation of radioadaptation. Recently, we proposed a new methodology for evaluating the repair efficiency of DNA double-strand breaks (DSB) using a model system. The model system can trace the fate of a single DSB, which is introduced within intron...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Yatagai F,Sugasawa K,Enomoto S,Honma M

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the mutational effects of radiation on vigorously proliferating plant tissue, the mutation spectrum was analyzed with Arabidopsis seedlings using the plasmid-rescue method. Transgenic plants containing the Escherichia coli rpsL gene were irradiated with γ-rays and carbon ion beams (320-MeV (12)C(6+)), and mu...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Yoshihara R,Nozawa S,Hase Y,Narumi I,Hidema J,Sakamoto AN

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although well described in the 1960s, liver toxicity secondary to radiation therapy, commonly known as radiation-induced liver disease (RILD), remains a major challenge. RILD encompasses two distinct clinical entities, a 'classic' form, composed of anicteric hepatomegaly, ascites and elevated alkaline phosphatase; and...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Toesca DAS,Ibragimov B,Koong AJ,Xing L,Koong AC,Chang DT

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To improve treatment conformity for prostate cancer, we investigated daily applicator displacement during high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy (HDR-ISBT). Thirty patients treated with HDR-ISBT as monotherapy were examined. All patients received a treatment dosage of 49 Gy per 7 fractions over 4 days. For dose adm...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Takenaka T,Yoshida K,Ueda M,Yamazaki H,Miyake S,Tanaka E,Yoshida M,Yoshimura Y,Oka T,Honda K

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytogenetic investigation of stable-type aberrations (translocations) was carried out with our improved methods on 28 elderly individuals in a high-background radiation area (HBRA) in China, and on 24 elderly individuals in a control area (CA). The level of radiation in HBRA is 3 to 5 times higher than in CA. The mean...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Zhang W,Wang C,Chen D,Minamihisamatsu M,Morishima H,Yuan Y,Wei L,Sugahara T,Hayata I

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify the repair dynamics involved in high linear energy transfer (LET) radiation-induced DNA damage, phospho-H2AX (gammaH2AX) foci formation was analyzed after cellular exposure to iron ions (Fe-ions, 500 MeV u(-1), 200 KeV microm(-1)). The foci located at DNA damage sites were visualized using immunocytochemic...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Takahashi A,Yamakawa N,Kirita T,Omori K,Ishioka N,Furusawa Y,Mori E,Ohnishi K,Ohnishi T

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wistar rats inhaled 239PuO2 particles prepared by the calcination of 239Pu hydroxide at 1150 and 400 degrees C. Lung retention, fecal and urinary excretion, and translocation of 239Pu were compared between the two calcination temperatures. The clearance of 239Pu from the lungs was significantly faster in the rats expo...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Sato H,Yamada Y,Ishigure N,Nakano T,Enomoto H,Takahashi S,Kubota Y,Inaba J

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have proposed four dimensional (4D) digitally reconstructed radiography (DRR) for verifying a lung tumor position during volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT). An internal target volume (ITV) was defined based on two clinical target volumes (CTVs) delineated on maximum exhalation and maximum inhalation images acq...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Nakagawa K,Kida S,Haga A,Masutani Y,Yamashita H,Onoe T,Imae T,Tanaka K,Ohtomo K,Yoda K

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the interrelationship between rectal content and intrafraction motion of the prostate. Forty seven prostate cancer patients instructed to remove their rectal gas were imaged by planning CT and MRI before radiotherapy (RT) and during RT. The total scan time was comparable to our cone-beam CT scanning and t...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Ogino I,Kaneko T,Suzuki R,Matsui T,Takebayashi S,Inoue T,Morita S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident, the evacuees from Namie Town still cannot reside in the town, and some continue to live in temporary housing units. In this study, the radon activity concentrations were measured at temporary housing facilities, apartments and detached houses in Fukush...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Hosoda M,Tokonami S,Omori Y,Ishikawa T,Iwaoka K

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) effectiveness depends on the preferential sequestration of boron in cancer cells relative to normal tissue cells. We present a novel strategy for sequestering boron using an adenovirus expressing the sodium iodide symporter (NIS). Human glioma grown subcutaneously in athymic mice a...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Kumar S,Freytag SO,Barton KN,Burmeister J,Joiner MC,Sedghi B,Movsas B,Binns PJ,Kim JH,Brown SL

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thermionic emission (TE)-type X-ray generators have been exclusively used in medicine, but there are many difficulties in making these X-ray sources compact. A field emission (FE)-type X-ray generator using carbon nanotubes is a newly-developed compact system that can be as small as several cm in length. Considering t...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Nakazato T,Nakanishi M,Kita S,Okuyama F,Shibamoto Y,Otsuka T

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiation-induced bystander effects (RIBEs) are detected in cells that are not irradiated but receive signals from treated cells. The present study explored these bystander effects in a U87MG multicellular tumour spheroid model. A medium transfer technique was employed to induce the bystander effect, and colony format...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Faqihi F,Neshastehriz A,Soleymanifard S,Shabani R,Eivazzadeh N

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously showed that free radicals and oxidative stress are involved in radiation-induced skin reactions. Since vitamin E (VE) is a particularly important lipophilic antioxidant, VE-deficient mice were used to examine its effects on radiation-induced skin damage. The VE content of the skin was reduced to one four...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Chi C,Hayashi D,Nemoto M,Nyui M,Urano S,Anzai K

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herein we summarize the public health actions taken to mitigate exposure of the public to radiation after the Fukushima accident that occurred on 11 March 2011 in order to record valuable lessons learned for disaster preparedness. Evacuations from the radiation-affected areas and control of the distribution of various...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Shimura T,Yamaguchi I,Terada H,Robert Svendsen E,Kunugita N

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous attempts have been made to estimate the distance at which 50% of the individuals exposed to the A-bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki died, ostensibly from their exposure to ionizing radiation. It is difficult to convert most of these distance estimates to a dose-related LD50, since radiation shielding was igno...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Fujita S,Kato H,Schull WJ

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigating the biological effects of high-LET heavy-ion irradiation at low fluence is important to evaluate the risk of radiation in space. It is especially necessary to detect radiation damage induced by a precise number of heavy ions in individual cells. We thus compared the number of ions traversing a cell and t...

journal_title：Journal of radiation research

authors： Wada S,Kobayashi Y,Funayama T,Natsuhori M,Ito N,Yamamoto K

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00