Cell and tissue kinetics of the subependymal layer in mouse brain following heavy charged particle irradiation

Thesis/Dissertation · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6808600

Manley, N B

The following studies investigate the cellular response and cell population kinetics of the subependymal layer in the mouse brain exposed to heavy charged particle irradiation. Partial brain irradiation with helium and neon ions was confined to one cortex of the brain. Both the irradiated and the unirradiated contralateral cortex showed similar disturbances of the cell and tissue kinetics in the subependymal layers. The irradiated hemisphere exhibited histological damage, whereas the unirradiated side appeared normal histologically. The decrease in the values of the labeling indices 1 week after charged particle irradiation was dose- and ion-dependent. Mitotic indices 1 week after 10 and 25 Gy helium and after 10 Gy neon were the same as those seen in the control mice. Analysis of cell kinetics 1 week after 10 Gy helium and 10 Gy neon irradiation suggests the presence of a progenitor subpopulation that is proliferating with a shorter cell cycle. Comparison of the responses to the different charged particle beams indicates that neon ions are more effective in producing direct cellular damage than the helium ions, but the surviving proliferating cells several divisions later continue to maintain active cell renewal. Based on the 1 week post-irradiation H{sup 3}-TdR labeling indices, a rough estimate of the RBE for neon ions is at least 2.5 when compared to helium ions.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Berkeley, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6808600
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

550901 -- Pathology-- Tracer Techniques
560152* -- Radiation Effects on Animals-- Animals
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMAL CELLS
ANIMALS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL RECOVERY
BODY
BRAIN
CELL CYCLE
CELL PROLIFERATION
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
CHARGED PARTICLES
DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS
HELIUM IONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
IONS
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
MAMMALS
MICE
NEON IONS
NERVOUS SYSTEM
ORGANS
RADIATION EFFECTS
RECOVERY
RODENTS
TRACER TECHNIQUES
TRITIUM COMPOUNDS
VERTEBRATES