The oncogenic action of ionizing radiation on rat skin: Progress report, February 1, 1988-January 31, 1989

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6731101

Burns, F J; Garte, S J

Progress is described in 3 general areas corresponding to the specific aims of the proposal, including DNA strand breaks in the epidermis as a function of radiation penetration; oncogene activation in radiation-induced rat skin cancers; and carcinogenesis in rat skin induced by the neon ion beam. Numerous experiments have established that DNA strand breaks per unit dose in the rat epidermis are reduced by about 60% when the radiation penetration is reduced from 1.0 mm to 0.2 mm. The activation of oncogenes in the radiation-induced rat skin cancers followed a pattern. Four highly malignant cancers exhibited activation of K-ras and c-myc oncogenes, while the remaining 8 cancers exhibited only one or the other of these 2 oncogenes. Of 5 squamous carcinomas, 4 showed K-ras activation and 1 showed c-myc activation. Approximately 200 rats were exposed to the neon ion beam at the Bevalac in Berkeley, CA. The carcinogenicity of energetic electrons (2.0 MeV) was determined in conjunction with the neon ion experiment. It is too early to evaluate tumor incidence in the neon ion experiment, but for electrons an unusually large excess of connective tissue tumors, fibromas and sarcomas, have been observed so far. 59 refs., 2 tabs.

• Research Organization: New York Univ., NY (USA). Dept. of Environmental Medicine
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-87ER60539
• OSTI ID: 6731101
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/60539-5; ON: DE89001783
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
BODY
DISEASES
DNA
DOCUMENT TYPES
GENE AMPLIFICATION
GENES
MAMMALS
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEIC ACIDS
ONCOGENES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PROGRESS REPORT
RADIATION PROTECTION
RADIOINDUCTION
RATS
RODENTS
SKIN
STRAND BREAKS
VERTEBRATES