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@INPROCEEDINGS{Gawai:841524,
author = {Gawai, Anugrah and Pomplun, Ekkehard and Kriehuber, Ralf},
title = {{STUDY} {ON} {CYTO}- {AND} {GENOTOXIC} {EFFECTS} {OF} {THE}
{AUGER} {ELECTRON} {EMITTER} {TECHNETIUM}-99{M} {IN}
{FUNCTIONAL} {RAT} {THYROID} {CELLS}},
reportid = {FZJ-2017-08568},
year = {2013},
abstract = {Introduction: Because of its favorable half-life (6.02
hours) and distinct characteristic gamma-line,
Technetium-99m (99mTc) is the most widespread radionuclide
in nuclear medicine. Additionally, this nuclide emits low
energetic, short-range Auger electrons which can deposit
relatively high energy in a rather small volume in the
immediate vicinity of the decay site. When located in close
proximity to the DNA, the biological effects caused by Auger
emitters are severe and assumed to be comparable with alpha
particles. This poses the question towards an enhanced
relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of Auger electron
emitter. To assess the potential impact of
99mTc-Pertechnetate on cellular level, the cyto- and
genotoxicity of 99mTc was investigated after extracellular
and intracellular localization in the functional rat thyroid
cell line, FRTL-5.Methods: FRTL-5 cells were exposed to
99mTc-pertechnetate (25, 50 and 75 MBq), either intra- or
extracellular located and colony-forming assay and
micronucleus (MN) assay was performed to assess cell killing
respectively micronucleus formation. For comparison FRTL-5
cells were externally irradiated with 137Cs (0.7 Gy/min). To
achieve extracellular localization of 99mTc, the
Sodium-Iodide Symporter (NIS) was inhibited with sodium
perchlorate (SP). The used amounts of activity and the
cellular uptake of 99mTc was measured and determined by
gamma-counting. The micro-dosimetric calculations were based
on cell size and Point-Kernel calculations using electron
spectra provided and published by Pomplun et al
(2006).Results: Rapid uptake of 99mTc by the FRTL-5 cells
was observed within the first few minutes after application.
The addition of SP restricted 99mTc from entering the
intracellular lumen by the NIS, however, no complete
inhibition of uptake was observed. 99mTc caused more
prominent cell killing and MN formation when located
intracellular as compared to extracellular localization per
decay. However, per dose unit no significant differences
were observed. Compared to high-dose rate external 137Cs
gamma-irradiation cell killing and MN formation was much
weaker after 99mTc-exposure as already published for MN
induction in SCL-II cells by Kriehuber et al. 2004. The SP
treatment itself had no influence on cyto- and genotoxic
damage.Conclusions: No significant effect of the
localization (intra- vs extracellular) of 99mTc on cell
killing and MN formation can be observed per unit dose
ruling out any “Auger effect” for 99mTc-pertechnetate.
Furthermore, the cytotoxic effect of 99mTc is much weaker
when compared to external high dose rate exposure (137Cs),
which is most likely to be explained by the low dose rate of
the 99mTc exposure.},
month = {Sep},
date = {2013-09-25},
organization = {16th Annual Meeting of the German
Society for Biological Radiation
Research, Darmstadt (Germany), 25 Sep
2013 - 27 Sep 2013},
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/841524},
}