In vitro X-ray sensitivity in ataxia telangiectasis homozygote and heterozygote skin fibroblasts under oxic and hypoxic conditions.
In vitro X-ray sensitivity in ataxia telangiectasis homozygote and heterozygote skin fibroblasts under oxic and hypoxic conditions.
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共济失调毛细血管扩张纯合子和杂合子皮肤成纤维细胞在有氧和缺氧条件下的体外 X 射线敏感性。
作者:
T. Kinsella;J. Mitchell;S. McPherson;A. Russo;F. Tietze
ABSTRACTHA©tA©rozygotesfor ataxia telangiectasia (AT) are reported tohave an increased risk of cancer especially prior to age 45years. Cultured skin fibroblasts from some AT hA©tA©rozygotesare reported to show increased sensitivity to the lethal effectsof X-irradiation under hypoxia which is intermediate betweenthe response of AT homozygote and normal control fibroblasts.This in vitro colony formation assay has been suggested as aclinical screen for presumed AT hA©tA©rozygotes(relatives of AThomozygotes) to identify individuals at high risk for cancer. Ithas also been speculated that this radiosensitivity under hypoxia may represent a previously unrecognized DNA repairdefect.We have studied the response to X-irradiation of culturedskin fibroblasts from three AT families and two normal controlsto further explore these observations. In contrast to the previous report, we did not find any difference in radiation survival(D0) of fibroblasts from obligate AT hA©tA©rozygotesin thesefamilies compared to normal control fibroblasts. We reportnormal oxygen enhancement ratios comparing radiosensitivity(D0) under hypoxia to air for the fibroblast cultures of AThomozygotes, hA©tA©rozygotes,and normal controls. Additionally, we report no difference in glutathione content of log-phasecells in AT hA©tA©rozygotesand normal control fibroblasts.We conclude that the radiation survival in air and hypoxia ofAT hA©tA©rozygoteskin fibroblasts is similar to that of normalcontrol cell lines. Low plating efficiency, variable extrapolationnumbers in air and hypoxia, and cell density effects in somecell lines make it difficult to determine a meaningful oxygenenhancement ratio for these cells. We do not find the responseto X-irradiation under hypoxia to be a useful in vitro marker forAT hA©tA©rozygotes.INTRODUCTIONAT2 is an autosomal recessive human disease with a reportedfrequency of approximately 1 of 40,000 live births (16). Thisgenetic disease has a number of interesting phenotypic manifestations in the homozygote including: a progressive degeneration (or cell loss) within the central nervous system, skin,and blood vessels; an immunological defect of both T- and B-lymphocyte function; an increased risk of cancer, primarilylymphoma and leukemia; and enhanced normal tissue damagefollowing therapeutic irradiation (8, 16). In vitro work on cultured skin fibroblasts and lymphocytes from AT homozygoteshas demonstrated an increased sensitivity to killing by X-rays
DOI:
10.1016/0005-2787(81)90218-5
发表时间:
1981
期刊:
Biochimica et biophysica acta
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作者:
Ritter,MA
通讯作者:
Ritter,MA