Formation of two double-strand breaks in the same DNA molecule by a single high-energy photon or ionizing particle.

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify and assess, among the participants in the RENEB (Realizing the European Network of Biodosimetry) project, the emergency preparedness, response capabilities and resources that can be deployed in the event of a radiological or nuclear accident/incident affecting a large number of individuals. These ca...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Monteiro Gil O,Vaz P,Romm H,De Angelis C,Antunes AC,Barquinero JF,Beinke C,Bortolin E,Burbidge CI,Cucu A,Della Monaca S,Domene MM,Fattibene P,Gregoire E,Hadjidekova V,Kulka U,Lindholm C,Meschini R,M'Kacher R,Moquet

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Only a small percentage of the DNA damage set by ionizing radiation in the living cell manifests itself as lethal. It is now increasingly accepted that clustered lesions may constitute the kind of damage that the repair enzymes cannot adequately deal with. The question is raised as to whether damage amplification reac...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Von Sonntag C

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF beta 1) plays a central role in wound healing, so its perturbation by radiation may contribute to the acute and late effects seen in irradiated skin. TGF beta 1 mRNA expression was measured by PCR, in the skin of the CD1 and CBA mouse, exposed to Sr-90 beta from an 11-mm diameter s...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Randall K,Coggle JE

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between cellular radiosensitivity and normal-tissue response to radiotherapy in individual cancer patients has attracted increasing attention over the last few years. Recent work has suggested that a correlation exists between fibroblast sensitivity and normal-tissue reactions. We have examined the ra...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Burnet NG,Wurm R,Peacock JH

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During previous studies on the relationship between thermosensitivity and intracellular pH (pHi) regulation in mammalian cells, we observed that the thermoresistant TR-4 cells appeared to be resistant to manipulations of the Na+/H+ antiport, one of the two primary membrane regulators of pHi. We hypothesized that this ...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Liu FF,Lee C,Li JH

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Human embryonic stem cells (hESC) hold a great potential for regenerative medicine because, in principle, they can differentiate into any cell type found in the human body. In addition, studying the effect of ionizing radiation (IR) on hESC may provide valuable information about the response of human cells to I...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Panyutin IV,Eniafe R,Panyutin IG,Neumann RD

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Existing models of chromosome aberrations produced by ionizing-radiation predict equal numbers of dicentrics and translocations if the dose is so low that complex aberrations can be ignored. We show that, for a specific subset of aberrations detected by FISH, dicentric/translocation equality is predicted even at highe...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Lucas JN,Chen AM,Sachs RK

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Solar energy has a number of short- and long-term detrimental effects on skin that can result in several skin disorders. The aim of this review is to summarise current knowledge on endogenous systems within the skin for protection from solar radiation and present research findings to date, on the exogenous opti...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Svobodová A,Vostálová J

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intact Chinese hamster ovary cells were exposed to the restriction endonucleases (REs) AluI or BamHI. In metaphase spreads from these cells, 300 breakpoints per RE were localized in G-banded chromosome type aberrations (dicentrics, translocations, rings, terminal and interstitial deletions). The majority of breakpoint...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Folle GA,Obe G

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the radiosensitisation of gold nanoparticles (GNP) with an average diameter of 5 nm coated with the gadolinium chelating agent dithiolated diethylenetriaminepentaacetic gadolinium (Au@DTDTPA:Gd) in vitro and in mice bearing tumours (MC7-L1). MATERIALS AND METHODS:In vivo, the gadolinium chelate ...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Hébert EM,Debouttière PJ,Lepage M,Sanche L,Hunting DJ

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Caveolin-1 is a membrane protein highly expressed in many tumors and plays an important role in tumor progression and metastasis. This review describes the structure of the Caveolin-1 protein and its pre-clinical and clinical significance, demonstrating that Caveolin-1 is a novel biomarker for radioresistance w...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Mahmood J,Zaveri SR,Murti SC,Alexander AA,Connors CQ,Shukla HD,Vujaskovic Z

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The accumulation and repair of radiation-induced DNA double-strand breaks (dsbs) were determined by neutral filter elution on 20 primary cultures obtained from ovarian cancer and malignant melanoma clinical specimens. The initial frequency of DNA dsbs after exposure to 50 Gy gamma-irradiation varied greatly for the in...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Zaffaroni N,Orlandi L,Villa R,Bearzatto A,Rofstad EK,Silvestrini R

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sample preparation procedures for the pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) assay usually involve a lysis step at temperatures as high as 50 degrees C. During this warm-lysis procedure, multiply damaged sites containing heat-labile sites (HLS) can be converted into double-strand breaks (DSB). Once formed, these DSB ...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Ratnayake RK,Semenenko VA,Stewart RD

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiation-induced myocardial degeneration in the rat is preceded by changes in capillary structure and function, which may be a major factor in the pathogenesis of radiation-induced heart disease. In order to investigate the mechanism of capillary damage we studied endothelial cell proliferation in untreated control r...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Lauk S,Trott KR

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eelpout (Zoarces viviparus), a marine fish, were exposed to gamma-radiation at a dose-rate of 2.0 mGy h-1. They were injected with the antigen trinitrophenyl-keyhole limpet haemocyanin (TNP-KLH) and their specific humoral immune response to the TNP hapten measured. There were no differences in the primary antibody res...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Greenwood LN,Knowles JF

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:5-Formyluracil (5-foU) is a major derivative of thymine produced in DNA by ionizing radiation and various chemical oxidants. It has been previously shown that 5-foU in template DNA directs misincorporation of nucleotides by DNA polymerases during in vitro DNA synthesis. The present experiments were designed to ...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Miyabe I,Zhang QM,Sugiyama H,Kino K,Yonei S

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the mechanism of NFkappaB activation by X-rays in normal primary rat astrocytes. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Primary cultures of type I astrocytes generated from the cortex of neonatal rats were exposed to X-rays with and without various kinase inhibitors and a protease inhibitor. The nuclear or cytop...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Raju U,Gumin GJ,Noel F,Tofilon PJ

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the effect of lupeol, a pentacyclictriterpene, on the radiosensitivity of a human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in vitro and in vivo xenografts. METHODS:SMMC-7721 cells were exposed to γ-radiation with or without lupeol and assayed for proliferation, clonogenic survival, apoptosis and cell cycl...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Jin Y,Lyu Y,Tang X,Zhang Y,Chen J,Zheng D,Liang Y

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Murine bone marrow contains osteogenic precursor cells that undergo differentiation during in vitro cultivation. In vitro these cells are potential target cells for alpha-irradiation-induced bone tumour formation. Under defined tissue culture conditions these differentiating cells were directly exposed to alpha-partic...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Schoeters GE,Vander Plaetse F,van den Heuvel RL

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate how irradiation affects thyroid autoimmunity in mouse models of Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Graves' hyperthyroidism. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Non-obese diabetic (NOD)-H2(h4) mice spontaneously develop anti-thyroglobulin (Tg) antibodies and thyroiditis when supplied with sodium iodine (NaI) in the drin...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Nagayama Y,Kaminoda K,Mizutori Y,Saitoh O,Abiru N

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary chick embryo myoblasts can be a useful tool for studying the developmental events which accompany myoblast differentiation, particularly myoblast membrane fusion. To determine whether the electrical properties and/or fusion in these systems are affected by 50 Hz magnetic fields, chick embryo myoblast cultures ...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Grandolfo M,Santini MT,Vecchia P,Bonincontro A,Cametti C,Indovina PL

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of a low dose (0.1-20 mGy) preirradiation with X-rays followed by a higher dose (2 Gy) of the same radiation on the recovery of the genetic damage induced as dominant lethals in mature oocytes (stage 14) of different strains of Drosophila melanogaster were investigated. The response was shown to be depende...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Schäppi-Büchi C

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs) were analysed in lymphocytes from 12 control persons and 33 Chernobyl clean-up workers. The group of Chernobyl clean-up workers consisted of civilians who were forced to go to Chernobyl to clean up environmental contamination caused by Chernobyl disaster. On average, they received 0.1...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Lazutka JR,Dedonyte V

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the relationships between the frequencies of radiation-induced chromosomal alterations and the extent of apoptosis in G0 human lymphocytes. MATERIAL AND METHODS:G0 human peripheral blood lymphocytes (HPBL) were X or gamma-irradiated, in the presence or absence of the repair inhibitor cytosine arab...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Belloni P,Meschini R,Czene S,Harms-Ringdahl M,Palitti F

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In this study we addressed the question whether radiation-induced adverse effects on T cell activation are associated with alterations of T cell checkpoint receptors. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Expression levels of checkpoint receptors on T cell subpopulations were analyzed at multiple post-radiation time points ra...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Li D,Chen R,Wang YW,Fornace AJ Jr,Li HH

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A procedure based on a logistic regression model was used to estimate the dose-modifying effect of chemotherapy on the response of normal tissues to radiation. The magnitude of this modifying effect is usually expressed as a dose-effect factor (DEF). Values > 1.0 indicate an enhancing effect of chemotherapy while valu...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Hao Y,Keane T

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of local stimulation on mitotic activity and radiation tolerance was studied in mouse tongue mucosa. Silver nitrate solution (0.5-20%) was used for local conditioning. The most effective protocol comprised three daily treatments (days 0-2), yielding a delayed increase in 24 h mitotic counts by about 30% on ...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Dörr W,Kummermehr J

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The kinetic scheme of the reaction of desferrioxamine (DFO) with O2-. was studied using pulse and gamma-radiolysis. The rate constant k(O2-. + DFO) is equal to 1.3 +/- 0.1 x 10(6) dm3 mol-1s-1 at pH 7.4. Studying the competition between DFO and ferricytochrome-c for O2-. generated by gamma-radiolysis, we observed that...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Sabourault D,Ribiere C,Nordmann R,Houee-Levin C,Ferradini C

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The linear nonthreshold (LNT) model has been used in radiation protection for over 40 years and has been hotly debated. It relies heavily on human epidemiology, with support from radiobiology. The scientific underpinnings include NCRP Report No. 136 ('Evaluation of the Linear-Nonthreshold Dose-Response Model fo...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Boice JD Jr

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Ionizing radiation causes various types of DNA damage e.g. single strand breaks (SSB) and double strand breaks (DSB), whereby the SSB/DSB ratio is shifted toward the DSB with increasing LET. For the DNA-incorporated Auger electron emitter Iodine-125 a SSB/DSB ratio of 5.4:1 is calculated based on computer simul...

journal_title：International journal of radiation biology

authors： Unverricht-Yeboah M,Holtmann K,Kriehuber R

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00