Project description:Intraoperative radiotherapy (IOERT) is a high radiation therapeutic technique which administers a single high dose of ionizing radiation (IR) immediately after surgical tumor removal in order to destroy the residual cancer cells in the site at high risk for recurrence. IR is able to regulate several genes and factors involved in cell-cycle progression, survival and/or cell death, DNA repair and inflammation modulating an intracellular response radiation dependent producing an imbalance in cell fate decision. In this study, we examined changes in gene expression in MCF7 breast cancer cell line exposed to 9Gy and 23Gy high single dose of IR delivered by IOERT. Changes in gene expression in MCF7 breast cancer cell line exposed to 9Gy and 23Gy high single dose of IR (named MCF7_9Gy and MCF7_23Gy respectively), were analyzed as two-color hybridizations using Agilent Technologies whole human genome 4x44K microarrays
Project description:Intraoperative radiotherapy (IOERT) is a high radiation therapeutic technique which administers a single high dose of ionizing radiation (IR) immediately after surgical tumor removal in order to destroy the residual cancer cells in the site at high risk for recurrence. IR is able to regulate several genes and factors involved in cell-cycle progression, survival and/or cell death, DNA repair and inflammation modulating an intracellular response radiation dependent producing an imbalance in cell fate decision. In this study, we examined changes in gene expression in MCF7 breast cancer cell line exposed to 9Gy and 23Gy high single dose of IR delivered by IOERT.
Project description:Intraoperative Electron Radiation Therapy (IOERT) is a therapeutic technique that delivers a single high dose of ionizing radiation (IR) directly to the tumor bed during cancer surgery. The main goal of IOERT is to counteract tumor growth by acting on residual cancer cells in the site at high risk for recurrence as well as to preserve healthy surrounding tissue from the side effects of radiation therapy. The high IR dose used during IOERT treatment induces a strong stress response resulting in the activation of pro- and anti-proliferative cell signaling pathways in both tumor and normal cells. The radiobiology of healthy tissue response to IR is a topic of interest which may contribute to avoid the impairment of normal tissue/organ function and to decrease the risks of secondary cancers. In this study, we examined changes in gene expression in MCF10A breast epithelial cell line exposed to 9Gy and 23Gy high single dose of IR delivered by IOERT. Changes in gene expression in MCF10A breast epithelial cell line exposed to 9Gy and 23Gy high single dose of IR (named MCF10A_9Gy and MCF10A_23Gy respectively), were analyzed as two-color hybridizations using Agilent Technologies whole human genome 4x44K microarrays
Project description:Humans are exposed to ionizing radiation (IR) from background radiation, medical treatments, occupational and accidental exposures. IR causes profound changes in transcription. Transcription is a primary process where protein amount and function can be regulated. One aspect of the transcriptional IR response that little is known about on a whole genome basis is alternative transcription. These investigations focus on the response to IR at the exon level in human cells but also at the whole gene level. Whole genome exon arrays were utilized to comprehensively characterize radiation-induced transcriptional expression products in two human cell types, namely EBV-transformed lymphoblast and primary fibroblast cell lines.
Project description:Peripheral blood lymphocytes from a total of 57 patients were immortalized with Epstein-Barr virus. Fourteen radiation-therapy patients suffered unusual levels of radiation toxicity (RadS). Thirteen radiation-therapy patients with limited toxicity (RadC) were enrolled as controls. Fifteen patients diagnosed with skin cancer before age 40 (SkCa) were used as a second group of controls. Fifteen healthy subjects without any history of cancer (NoCa) were matched to the skin cancer patients and used as a third group of controls. Cells were exposed to mock treatment (Mock), ultra-violet radiation (UV), or ionizing radiation (IR). For UV radiation treatment, cells were exposed to 10 J/m^2 and harvested for RNA 24 hours later. For IR treatment, cells were exposed to 5 Gy of IR and harvested for RNA 4 hours later. For example, RadS1-Mock refers to cells from radiation sensitive patient 1 exposed to mock treatment. The published manuscript (PNAS 101:6634, 2004) can be found at http://www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.0307761101; Data were analyzed with Affymetrix MAS version 4.0. Normalization â?? A reference data set was generated by averaging the expression of each gene over all data sets. The data for each hybridization were compared with the reference data set in a cube root scatter plot. A linear least-squares fit to the cube root scatter plot was then used to normalize each hybridization.
Project description:Assessment of the transcriptomics effects of chronic exposure to gamma ionizing radiation (IR) on zebrafish development at dose rates of 0.5mGy/h, 5mGy/h and 50mGy/h. Embryos were exposed chronically to IR from fertlization to developmental stages: 24hpf, 48hpf and 96hpf.
Project description:Peripheral blood lymphocytes from a total of 15 healthy individuals without history of cancer (NoCa) were immortalized with Epstein-Barr virus. <br><br>Cells were exposed to mock treatment (Mock), ultra-violet radiation (UV), or ionizing radiation (IR). For UV radiation treatment, cells were exposed to 10 J/m^2 and harvested for RNA 24 hours later. For IR treatment, cells were exposed to 5 Gy of IR and harvested for RNA 4 hours later. For example, NoCa1-Mock refers to cells from healthy patient 1 exposed to mock treatment. The published manuscript (NAR 32:4786, 2004) can be found at http://nar.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/32/16/4786. <br><br>Data were analyzed with Affymetrix MAS version 4.0. <br><br>Normalization -- A reference data set was generated by averaging the expression of each gene over all data sets. The data for each hybridization were compared with the reference data set in a cube root scatter plot. A linear least-squares fit to the cube root scatter plot was then used to normalize each hybridization.
Project description:Intraoperative Electron Radiation Therapy (IOERT) is a therapeutic technique that delivers a single high dose of ionizing radiation (IR) directly to the tumor bed during cancer surgery. The main goal of IOERT is to counteract tumor growth by acting on residual cancer cells in the site at high risk for recurrence as well as to preserve healthy surrounding tissue from the side effects of radiation therapy. The high IR dose used during IOERT treatment induces a strong stress response resulting in the activation of pro- and anti-proliferative cell signaling pathways in both tumor and normal cells. The radiobiology of healthy tissue response to IR is a topic of interest which may contribute to avoid the impairment of normal tissue/organ function and to decrease the risks of secondary cancers. In this study, we examined changes in gene expression in MCF10A breast epithelial cell line exposed to 9Gy and 23Gy high single dose of IR delivered by IOERT.
Project description:Peripheral blood lymphocytes from a total of 15 healthy individuals without history of cancer (NoCa) were immortalized with Epstein-Barr virus. Cells were exposed to mock treatment (Mock), ultra-violet radiation (UV), or ionizing radiation (IR). For UV radiation treatment, cells were exposed to 10 J/m^2 and harvested for RNA 24 hours later. For IR treatment, cells were exposed to 5 Gy of IR and harvested for RNA 4 hours later. For example, NoCa1-Mock refers to cells from healthy patient 1 exposed to mock treatment. The published manuscript (NAR 32:4786, 2004) can be found at http://nar.oupjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/32/16/4786 Data were analyzed with Affymetrix MAS version 4.0. Normalization – A reference data set was generated by averaging the expression of each gene over all data sets. The data for each hybridization were compared with the reference data set in a cube root scatter plot. A linear least-squares fit to the cube root scatter plot was then used to normalize each hybridization. Keywords: repeat sample