Genotoxic and Cytotoxic Responses of Recombinant Salmonella typhimurium TA1535 Induced by Simulated Space Radiation Qualities

Introduction: For risk assessment, mutagenic potential of heavy ions as component of galactic cosmic radiation is of major concern for tumor induction and radiation late effects. Genetically modified TA1535 Salmonella typhimurium (SWITCH) reveal genotoxicity by dose dependent increase of bioluminescence induction and cytotoxicity by dose-dependent decrease in GFP fluorescence. By this, bacterial inactivation and mutation induction by ionizing radiation are analyzed in parallel

Electrostastic Control of Spontaneous Curvature in Catanionic Reverse Micelles

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Phase Behavior, Topology, and Growth of Neutral Catanionic Reverse Micelles

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Comparison of Individual Radiosensitivity to γ-Rays and Carbon Ions.

International audienceCarbon ions are an up-and-coming ion species, currently being used in charged particle radiotherapy. As it is well established that there are considerable interindividual differences in radiosensitivity in the general population that can significantly influence clinical outcomes of radiotherapy, we evaluate the degree of these differences in the context of carbon ion therapy compared with conventional radiotherapy. In this study, we evaluate individual radiosensitivity following exposure to carbon-13 ions or γ-rays in peripheral blood lymphocytes of healthy individuals based on the frequency of ionizing radiation (IR)-induced DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) that was either misrepaired or left unrepaired to form chromosomal aberrations (CAs) (simply referred to here as DSBs for brevity). Levels of DSBs were estimated from the scoring of CAs visualized with telomere/centromere-fluorescence in situ hybridization (TC-FISH). We examine radiosensitivity at the dose of 2 Gy, a routinely administered dose during fractionated radiotherapy, and we determined that a wide range of DSBs were induced by the given dose among healthy individuals, with highly radiosensitive individuals harboring more IR-induced breaks in the genome than radioresistant individuals following exposure to the same dose. Furthermore, we determined the relative effectiveness of carbon irradiation in comparison to γ-irradiation in the induction of DSBs at each studied dose (isodose effect), a quality we term "relative dose effect" (RDE). This ratio is advantageous, as it allows for simple comparison of dose-response curves. At 2 Gy, carbon irradiation was three times more effective in inducing DSBs compared with γ-irradiation (RDE of 3); these results were confirmed using a second cytogenetic technique, multicolor-FISH. We also analyze radiosensitivity at other doses (0.2-15 Gy), to represent hypo- and hyperfractionation doses and determined that RDE is dose dependent: high ratios at low doses, and approaching 1 at high doses. These results could have clinical implications as IR-induced DNA damage and the ensuing CAs and genomic instability can have significant cellular consequences that could potentially have profound implications for long-term human health after IR exposure, such as the emergence of secondary cancers and other pathobiological conditions after radiotherapy

Bystander signals from low- and high-dose irradiated human primary fibroblasts and keratinocytes modulate the inflammatory response of peripheral blood mononuclear cells

International audienceIrradiated cells can propagate signals to neighboring cells. Manifestations of these so-called bystander effects (BEs) are thought to be relatively more important after exposure to low- vs high-dose radiation and can be mediated via the release of secreted molecules, including inflammatory cytokines, from irradiated cells. Thus, BEs can potentially modify the inflammatory environment of irradiated cells. To determine whether these modifications could affect the functionality of bystander immune cells and their inflammatory response, we analyzed and compared the in vitro response of primary human fibroblasts and keratinocytes to low and high doses of radiation and assessed their ability to modulate the inflammatory activation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). Only high-dose exposure resulted in either up- or down-regulation of selected inflammatory genes. In conditioned culture media transfer experiments, radiation-induced bystander signals elicited from irradiated fibroblasts and keratinocytes were found to modulate the transcription of inflammatory mediator genes in resting PBMCs, and after activation of PBMCs stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a strong inflammatory agent. Radiation-induced BEs induced from skin cells can therefore act as a modifier of the inflammatory response of bystander immune cells and affect their functionality

Label-Free Direct Mass Spectrometry Analysis of the Bystander Effects Induced in Chondrocytes by Chondrosarcoma Cells Irradiated with X-rays and Carbon Ions

International audienceBackground: Radiation-induced bystander effects are induced changes in cells that were not themselves directly irradiated but were in the vicinity of a radiation path. Such effects, which occur in the microenvironment of an irradiated tumor, remain poorly understood and depend on the cell type and irradiation quality. This study aimed to evaluate bystander effects in non-irradiated chondrocytes that received conditioned medium from irradiated chondrosarcoma cells.Methods: SW1353 chondrosarcoma cells were irradiated with X-rays and carbon ions, each at 0.1 Gy and 2 Gy, and the conditioned media of the irradiated cells were transferred to T/C-28A2 chondrocytes and Human Umbilical Venous Endothelial Cells (HUVECs). The whole proteome of bystander chondrocytes was analyzed by label-free mass spectrometry, and a comparative study was performed by dose and irradiation quality. HUVECs were evaluated for inflammatory cytokine secretion.Results: The bystander response of chondrocytes to X-ray irradiation primarily affected the protein translation pathway (DHX36, EIF3B, EIF3D, EIF3M, EIF5, RPL6, RPLP0, RPS24, SYNCRIP), IL-12 (AIP, BOLA2, MIF, GAS6, MIF, PDGFRB) and the oxidative stress pathway (MGST3, PRDX2, PXDN, SOD2, TXN, TXNL1). Following carbon-ion irradiation, the G1/S pathway (PCBP4, PSMD12, PSME, XIAP) and mitotic G2 DNA damage checkpoint pathway (MRE11, TAOK1, UIMC1) were engaged. Changes in the regulation of chromosome separation (BCL7C, BUB3, CENPF, DYNC1LI1, SMARCA4, SMC4) were associated with only low-dose X-ray and carbon-ion irradiation. Modification of the protein translation pathway represented at least 30% of bystander effects and could play a role, possibly along with stress granules, in reduction in cellular metabolism to protect proteins. Stress granules were significantly enriched according to an interaction map.Conclusions: All these accessions corresponded to a window of the proteins modulated in response to the bystander effect. Our chondrosarcoma model clarified the nature of the bystander response of chondrocytes and may suggest several interesting new mechanisms that are specific to particular irradiation doses and qualitie

Global quantification of γH2AX as a triage tool for the rapid estimation of received dose in the event of accidental radiation exposure.

International audiencehe phosphorylation of the H2AX histone to form γH2AX foci has been shown to be an accurate biomarker of ionizing radiation exposure. It is well established that there is a one-to-one correlation between the number of γH2AX foci and radiation-induced double strand breaks in cellular DNA, which can be translated to the received dose. However, manual counting of foci is time-consuming, and cannot accommodate high throughput analysis required to obtain rapid results for medical triage purposes in the case of large-scale accidental exposure. Furthermore, the accuracy of γH2AX measurements could potentially be compromised by delays between the time of exposure and analysis of results, as well as inter-cellular and inter-individual variability of this biological response. To evaluate more rapid approaches of quantifying γH2AX for use in an emergency situation, and to determine the impact of inter-individual variability, we compared two methods of global γH2AX fluorescence quantification (low magnification immunofluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry) to the well-established γH2AX foci scoring method in human primary fibroblasts. All three approaches were well correlated, indicating that global γH2AX fluorescence measurements are suitable for dose estimation. For rapid triage in an emergency situation, we propose the use of flow cytometry, as it is more highly correlated with foci scoring and because of the speed and ease of the method. Dose response curves (0.25-6Gy) using flow cytometry measurements showed that inter-individual variability in global γH2AX fluorescence is statistically insignificant at 4h post-irradiation. Based on these data, we propose calibration curves that can be applied to populations exposed to moderate radiation doses to estimate individual received doses, independent of individual radiosensitivity, at this specific time point post-irradiation using human fibroblasts and lymphocytes. Furthermore, we define three triage categories that could facilitate immediate and follow-up care in the case of a radiological accident

Surfactant (bi)layers on gold nanorods

Gold nanorods in aqueous solution are generally surrounded by surfactants or capping agents. This is crucial for anisotropic growth during synthesis and for their final stability in solution. When CTAB is used, a bilayer has been evidenced from analytical methods even though no direct morphological characterization of the precise thickness and compactness has been reported. The type of surfactant layer is also relevant to understand the marked difference in further self-assembling properties of gold nanorods as experienced using 16-EO1-16 gemini surfactant instead of CTAB. To obtain a direct measure of the thickness of the surfactant layer on gold nanorods synthesized by the seeded growth method, we coupled TEM, SAXS, and SANS experiments for the two different cases, CTAB and gemini 16-EO1-16. Despite the strong residual signal from micelles in excess, it can be concluded that the thickness is imposed by the chain length of the surfactant and corresponds to a bilayer with partial interdigitation.Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación | Ref. MAT2010-15374Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación | Ref. CTQ2010-1857