Redox changes induced in hippocampal precursor cells by heavy ion irradiation
Redox changes induced in hippocampal precursor cells by heavy ion irradiation
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DOI:
10.1007/s00411-006-0077-9
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发表时间:
2007-06-01
影响因子:
1.7
通讯作者:
Fike, J. R.
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作者:
Limoli, C. L.;Giedzinski, E.;Fike, J. R.
Hippocampal precursors retain the capacity to proliferate and differentiate throughout life, and their progeny, immature neurons, can undergo neurogenesis, a process believed to be important in maintaining the cognitive health of an organism. A variety of stresses including irradiation have been shown to deplete neural precursor cells, an effect that inhibits neurogenesis and is associated with the onset of cognitive impairments. Our past work has shown that neural precursor cells exposed to X-rays or protons exhibit a prolonged increase in oxidative stress, a factor we hypothesize to be critical in regulating the function of these cells after irradiation and other stresses. Here we report that irradiation of hippocampal precursor cells with high-linear energy transfer (LET) 1 GeV/nucleon Fe-56 ions leads to significantly higher levels of oxidative stress when compared to lower LET radiations (Xrays, protons). Irradiation with 1 Gy of Fe-56 ions elicits twofold to fivefold higher levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) compared to unirradiated controls, and at lower doses (