The effect of oxygen on low-dose hypersensitivity and increased radioresistance in Chinese hamster V79-379A cells
- British Columbia Research Centre, Vancouver (Canada)
- Mount Vernon Hospital, Middlesex (United Kingdom)
Chinese hamster V79 cells irradiated in air are hypersensitive to X-ray doses less than 0.5 Gy and show an increased radioresistance over the dose range 0.5-1 Gy. Of considerable interest from both a mechanistic and clinical viewpoint is the response of hypoxic cells over this dose range. The data presented here indicate that hypoxic cells are also hypersensitive to low X-ray doses and exhibit an increased radioresistant response, albeit triggered at a somewhat higher dose (0.69 Gy, SEM {+-} 0.18 Gy) than observed in oxygenated cells (0.5 Gy, SEM {+-} 0.21 Gy). These data indicate that the triggering event for increased radioresistance may be independent of oxygen. As reported by others previously, the oxygen enhancement ratio was found to decrease with a decreasing X-ray dose. 21 refs., 3 figs., 1 tab.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 56758
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9305202-; ISSN 0033-7587; TRN: 95:012938
- Journal Information:
- Radiation Research, Vol. 138, Issue 1; Conference: Molecular, cellular, and genetic basis of radiosensitivity at low doses: a case of induced repair, Whistler (Canada), 9-13 May 1993; Other Information: PBD: Apr 1994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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