This study investigated the impact of simulated microgravity on acute injury induced by low doses of carbon ions in male reproductive organs of mice,and determined alterations in spermatogenic function and expression ...This study investigated the impact of simulated microgravity on acute injury induced by low doses of carbon ions in male reproductive organs of mice,and determined alterations in spermatogenic function and expression levels of apoptotic factors in mice following exposure to acute irradiation after 7 days of simulated microgravity.The results demonstrated that significant reductions in spermatozoa,primary spermatocytes and spermatogonia,and increased globular cells in seminiferous tubule and pro-apoptotic proteins were observed in the group exposed to over0.4 Gy irradiation.Collectively,the data suggest that lesions inflicted by simulated microgravity are not markedly modified by lower doses of irradiation(0.2 Gy)in mouse testis compared to the control group.However,testicular impairments were markedly evident in the group exposed to higher doses of carbon ions plus simulated microgravity,which may be due at least in part to elevated apoptosis initiated by the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway in germ cells.展开更多
The low dose effects induced by carbon ions on Chinese hamster V79 cells and murine melanoma B16 cells were investigated in this paper. Both cell lines were divided into four groups for irradiation: (1) control, (2) 0...The low dose effects induced by carbon ions on Chinese hamster V79 cells and murine melanoma B16 cells were investigated in this paper. Both cell lines were divided into four groups for irradiation: (1) control, (2) 0.02 Gy or 0.05 Gy(D1), (3) 1 Gy(D2), (4) D1+D2. The survivors and micronuclei were studied as biological endpoints. The results of group (1) and group (2) showed that there were no obvious differences on micronucleus frequency but there were significant increases when irradiation dose was 0.02Gy on colony formation efficiency. Although low dose ion irradiation could not contribute to DNA damages, it could enhance the colony formation efficiency. In the study of group (3) and (4), when the ion dose was 0.02 Gy, there were evident increases on surviving fraction and decreases on micronucleus frequency, but there were no statistical changes on these endpoints when the ion dose was 0.05Gy. This meant that high LET radiation could induce the adaptive response of cultured cells, furthermore, in the range of inducing ion dose , low dose irradiation was more profitable than high dose one.展开更多
基金Supported by grants from the National Basic Research Program of China(No.2010CB834202)Knowledge Innovation Projection of Chinese Academy of Science(No.KJCX2-YW-L08)The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.10835011,No.10675151,No.41161058,No.31060065 and No.10805064)
文摘This study investigated the impact of simulated microgravity on acute injury induced by low doses of carbon ions in male reproductive organs of mice,and determined alterations in spermatogenic function and expression levels of apoptotic factors in mice following exposure to acute irradiation after 7 days of simulated microgravity.The results demonstrated that significant reductions in spermatozoa,primary spermatocytes and spermatogonia,and increased globular cells in seminiferous tubule and pro-apoptotic proteins were observed in the group exposed to over0.4 Gy irradiation.Collectively,the data suggest that lesions inflicted by simulated microgravity are not markedly modified by lower doses of irradiation(0.2 Gy)in mouse testis compared to the control group.However,testicular impairments were markedly evident in the group exposed to higher doses of carbon ions plus simulated microgravity,which may be due at least in part to elevated apoptosis initiated by the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway in germ cells.
基金Supported by "Hope for the West" Fund of the Chinese Academy of Science (No. XB 980604)
文摘The low dose effects induced by carbon ions on Chinese hamster V79 cells and murine melanoma B16 cells were investigated in this paper. Both cell lines were divided into four groups for irradiation: (1) control, (2) 0.02 Gy or 0.05 Gy(D1), (3) 1 Gy(D2), (4) D1+D2. The survivors and micronuclei were studied as biological endpoints. The results of group (1) and group (2) showed that there were no obvious differences on micronucleus frequency but there were significant increases when irradiation dose was 0.02Gy on colony formation efficiency. Although low dose ion irradiation could not contribute to DNA damages, it could enhance the colony formation efficiency. In the study of group (3) and (4), when the ion dose was 0.02 Gy, there were evident increases on surviving fraction and decreases on micronucleus frequency, but there were no statistical changes on these endpoints when the ion dose was 0.05Gy. This meant that high LET radiation could induce the adaptive response of cultured cells, furthermore, in the range of inducing ion dose , low dose irradiation was more profitable than high dose one.
