A preliminary investigation into the extent of increased radioresistance or hyper-radiosensitivity in cells of hamster cell lines known to be deficient in DNA repair
- British Columbia Cancer Research Centre, Vancouver (Canada)
- Mount Vernon Hospital, Middlesex (United Kingdom)
The response to low doses of X rays was assessed in cells of three hamster cell lines which are defective in DNA repair and was compared with their parental lines. Cells of the V79-derived double-strand break repair-deficient line XR-V15B showed no radioresistance in the 0.5-Gy range compared with the V79B wild type, but instead showed an exponential response. Cells of the single-strand break repair-deficient line EM9 showed hyper-radiosensitivity and exhibited increased radioresistance. Most interestingly, cells of the UV-20 cell line appeared to respond exponentially, as a continuation of the hyper-radiosensitive portion of the curve, with no evidence of increased radioresistance. This line is defective in an incision step of excision repair and is sensitive to crosslinking agents. Further studies are warranted to address the possible role of single- and double-strand break repair and excision repair in hyper-radiosensitivity and increased radioresistance. 24 refs., 4 figs.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 56784
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9305202--
- Journal Information:
- Radiation Research, Journal Name: Radiation Research Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 138; ISSN 0033-7587; ISSN RAREAE
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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