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Title: Plasma induced DNA damage: Comparison with the effects of ionizing radiation

Abstract

We use human primary fibroblasts for comparing plasma and gamma rays induced DNA damage. In both cases, DNA strand breaks occur, but of fundamentally different nature. Unlike gamma exposure, contact with plasma predominantly leads to single strand breaks and base-damages, while double strand breaks are mainly consequence of the cell repair mechanisms. Different cell signaling mechanisms are detected confirming this (ataxia telangiectasia mutated - ATM and ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3 related - ATR, respectively). The effective plasma doses can be tuned to match the typical therapeutic doses of 2 Gy. Tailoring the effective dose through plasma power and duration of the treatment enables safety precautions mainly by inducing apoptosis and consequently reduced frequency of micronuclei.

Authors:
; ; ; ;  [1]; ; ;  [2]
  1. Institute of Physics, University of Belgrade, Pregrevica 118, 11080 Belgrade (Serbia)
  2. Department of Physical Chemistry, Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, 11001 Belgrade (Serbia)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22350774
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Applied Physics Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 105; Journal Issue: 12; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; DNA; DNA DAMAGES; FIBROBLASTS; GAMMA RADIATION; PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; PLASMA; RADIATION DOSES; STRAND BREAKS

Citation Formats

Lazović, S., Maletić, D., Puač, N., Malović, G., Petrović, Z. Lj., Leskovac, A., Filipović, J., and Joksić, G. Plasma induced DNA damage: Comparison with the effects of ionizing radiation. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4896626.
Lazović, S., Maletić, D., Puač, N., Malović, G., Petrović, Z. Lj., Leskovac, A., Filipović, J., & Joksić, G. Plasma induced DNA damage: Comparison with the effects of ionizing radiation. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4896626
Lazović, S., Maletić, D., Puač, N., Malović, G., Petrović, Z. Lj., Leskovac, A., Filipović, J., and Joksić, G. 2014. "Plasma induced DNA damage: Comparison with the effects of ionizing radiation". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4896626.
@article{osti_22350774,
title = {Plasma induced DNA damage: Comparison with the effects of ionizing radiation},
author = {Lazović, S. and Maletić, D. and Puač, N. and Malović, G. and Petrović, Z. Lj. and Leskovac, A. and Filipović, J. and Joksić, G.},
abstractNote = {We use human primary fibroblasts for comparing plasma and gamma rays induced DNA damage. In both cases, DNA strand breaks occur, but of fundamentally different nature. Unlike gamma exposure, contact with plasma predominantly leads to single strand breaks and base-damages, while double strand breaks are mainly consequence of the cell repair mechanisms. Different cell signaling mechanisms are detected confirming this (ataxia telangiectasia mutated - ATM and ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3 related - ATR, respectively). The effective plasma doses can be tuned to match the typical therapeutic doses of 2 Gy. Tailoring the effective dose through plasma power and duration of the treatment enables safety precautions mainly by inducing apoptosis and consequently reduced frequency of micronuclei.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4896626},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22350774}, journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
issn = {0003-6951},
number = 12,
volume = 105,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Sep 22 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Mon Sep 22 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}