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@INPROCEEDINGS{Unverricht:841281,
author = {Unverricht, Marcus and Giesen, Ulrich and Kriehuber, Ralf},
title = {{Q}uantification of γ-{H}2{AX} foci following γ-rays and
α-particls in {J}urkat cells},
reportid = {FZJ-2017-08373},
year = {2009},
abstract = {PURPOSE: Phosphorylation of histone H2AX occurs at sites
flanking DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) and can provide a
measure of the number of DSBs within a cell. We investigated
whether the mean intensity measured by flow cytometry and
the mean number of radiation-induced γ-H2AX foci vary as a
function of radiation quality and dose. Furthermore we
investigated the relation between the induction of apoptosis
and the mean intensity and mean number of radiation-induced
γ-H2AX foci.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Jurkat cells were
irradiated with different doses of either low linear energy
transfer (LET) 137Cs γ-rays or high LET 241Am α-particles.
The γ-H2AX foci were detected using immunocytochemistry and
quantified by measuring the mean intensity by flow cytometry
and counting the number of γ-H2AX foci with a fluorescence
microscope. Apoptosis 24h after irradiation was detected
determining the relative DNA fragmentation rates indicative
for apoptosis.RESULTS: The mean number of γ-H2AX foci
increased dose dependent for both radiation qualities, but
the mean intensity of γ-H2AX foci after α-radiation is
much higher than after γ-radiation refered to the same
dose. These data are confirmed by microscopic observations.
Furthermore it seems to be that α-particles induce more
apoptosis than γ-rays at the same dose and at a similar
mean number of radiation-induced γ-H2AX foci.CONCLUSIONS:
γ-rays and α-particles induced the phosphorylation of
H2AX; the variation in the mean intensity and the mean
number of radiation-induced γ-H2AX foci is dependent on
radiation quality.},
month = {Aug},
date = {2009-08-26},
organization = {37th Annual Meeting of the European
Radiation Research Society, Prague
(Czech Republic), 26 Aug 2009 - 29 Aug
2009},
subtyp = {After Call},
cin = {S-US},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)S-US-20090406},
pnm = {899 - ohne Topic (POF3-899)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-899},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)24},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/841281},
}