BTG1蛋白及其上下游信号通路对X射线和碳离子辐射的应激响应

BTG1是重要的抗细胞增殖蛋白,在细胞对外界胁迫如电离辐射等的应激响应过程中发挥重要功能。到目前为止,电离辐射诱导BTG1蛋白表达水平的长期变化情况、其对细胞基因组稳定性的影响及上下游相关的信号通路仍未完全阐明。通过荧光定量PCR技术发现BTG1对X射线和碳离子的应激呈现出先迅速升高再缓慢下降的过程。此外,微核实验表明,通过转染基因的质粒过表达载体或siRNA的方法外源性增加或抑制786-O细胞内BTG1的表达水平均能够显著影响碳离子辐照诱导的基因组不稳定性。深入研究发现电离辐射诱导的NF-кB的表达和活化可能通过引起SKA2基因的表达而间接地调控BTG1的表达,而BTG1则可能激活PRMT1的活性而引起基因组表观遗传学的改变,进而影响细胞的基因组稳定性、细胞周期调控以及凋亡等进程。BTG1, an important anti-proliferative gene, plays critical roles in cellular response to stresses, including ionizing radiation (IR). However, the long term expression of BTG1 induced by IR and its upstream/downstream signal pathways have not been elucidated clearly until now. The qRT-PCR results showed that the expression level of BTG1 in 786-O cells was rapidly elevated by IR in a short time, and then decreased slowly. In addition, upregulation or downregulation by transfection of BTG1 overexpression vector or siRNA could significantly affect the carbon ion radiation-induced genomic instability. Further study indicated that IRinduced BTG1 expression may be regulated by NF-B-mediated activation of SKA2 indirectly; On the other hand, expression of BTG1 may cause epigenetic changes by activating PRMT1, and subsequently influence the genomic stability, cell cycle regulation and apoptosis.     

碳离子辐射诱导秀丽隐杆线虫生殖细胞凋亡研究

重离子辐射具有独特的深度剂量分布和较高的相对生物学效应,被认为是理想的放疗手段。重离子的生物学效应在径迹形成过程中由多个物理参量共同决定,而这些物理参量和离子入射深度紧密相关,因此明确离子不同入射深度的生物学效应对重离子肿瘤放疗方案的设计和优化有着重要的理论和应用价值。使用兰州重离子研究装置HIRFL-CSRe 终端的碳离子束作为辐射源,以活体模式动物线虫作为实验对象,以线虫生殖细胞的凋亡水平作为生物学检测终点,研究了10 和20 Gy 碳离子辐射在辐射的入口、坪区和峰区的当代生物学效应和对后代个体基因组不稳定性的影响。结果表明:10 和20 Gy 碳离子辐射在三个不同的辐照区域内均显著增加了辐射当代的线虫生殖腺细胞的凋亡水平,并表现出一定的辐射区域和辐射剂量依赖性。同时,辐射诱导的后代个体基因组不稳定性也表现出一定的辐射区域和辐射剂量相关性。Heavy ion irradiation is a perfect means in radio-therapy due to its special depth dose distribution and high relative biological effects. The biological effects of heavy ion irradiation are determined by some major physical parameters, and vary along the tracks of heavy ions. Therefore, it is very significant for the tumor radio-therapy to investigate the biological effects along whole range of heavy ion radiation. In the present study, Caenorhabditis elegans, a model in vivo, was irradiated by carbon ion beams from HCRFL-CSRe, The level of germ cell apoptosis of worms was used as a checking endpoint for DNA damage, the effects of carbon irradiation located in the entrance, plateau and peak regions on the genomic instability of the irradiated worm and their progeny were detected. The results showed that the 10 and 20 Gy of carbon ion radiations led to the increased germ cell apoptosis in irradiated worms and these effects depend on the worm location along the range of carbon ions and the irradiation dosage. The results also suggested that heavy ion irradiation induced the up-regulated genomic instability in their progeny, and might be related to both the irradiation dose and the irradiated location.     

12C和X射线辐照人肺癌细胞H1299的生物学效应

用高传能线密度（LET）的12C离子束和低LET的X射线辐照体外培养的非小细胞肺癌H1299(p53基因缺失), 研究它们的辐照生物学效应的差异。 用克隆形成率法测定了细胞对射线的辐射敏感性; 用AnnexinV/PI试剂盒检测了细胞早期凋亡; 用流式细胞仪检测了细胞周期变化。 实验结果表明, 12C离子束辐照H1299细胞的存活率明显低于用X射线辐照的; 12C离子束引起H1299细胞的早期凋亡率明显高于X射线辐照引起的, 且持续时间更长; 12C离子束引起的H1299细胞G2/M期的抑制更明显。 说明H1299细胞对高LET的12C离子束的辐射敏感性高于对X射线的, 重离子对p53基因缺失型肿瘤的治疗可实施较低的照射剂量、 较少的照射次数和较长的时间间隔。     

^12C和X射线辐照人肺癌细胞H1299的生物学效应

用高传能线密度（LET）的^12C离子束和低LET的X射线辐照体外培养的非小细胞肺癌H1299（p53基因缺失）,研究它们的辐照生物学效应的差异。用克隆形成率法测定了细胞对射线的辐射敏感性;用AnnexinV/PI试剂盒检测了细胞早期凋亡;用流式细胞仪检测了细胞周期变化。实验结果表明,^12C离子束辐照H1299细胞的存活率明显低于用X射线辐照的;^12C离子束引起H1299细胞的早期凋亡率明显高于X射线辐照引起的,且持续时间更长;^12C离子束引起的H1299细胞G2/M期的抑制更明显。说明H1299细胞对高LET的^12C离子束的辐射敏感性高于对X射线的,重离子对p53基因缺失型肿瘤的治疗可实施较低的照射剂量、较少的照射次数和较长的时间间隔。     

兰州重离子加速器

 兰州重离子加速器是由注入器(SFC)和主加速器(SSC)组成的加速系统。离子源产生的重离子束,由注入器预加速,经前束流线传输并匹配到主加速器,在主加速器内加速到最高能量后引出,经后束流线传输到实验终端。 加速后的各种离子束,主要用于重离子核物理研究,例如,用于重离子核反应机制、核结构以及新核素的合成等。另外,重离子束对许多非核科技领域的研究,例如,对材料科学、原子物理学、辐射生物学、辐射医学等领域的研究,已展现出日益广阔的前景。     

重离子束在生物医学中的应用

随着重离子核物理的发展,重离子束的应用也愈加广泛和深入。除了在离子注入、光导、“磁泡”、高温超导、辐射肿胀、核过滤器、真空分层绝热、材料表面研究、离子射线照相等方面应用外,在生物医学领域也得到应用。而且,已引起国内外学者们的注意,并积极开展这方面的研究工作。1975年,日本的文部省把重离子科学的基础研究作为特定研究,投入了很多人力和物力,经费约为46,897(千日圆),关于重离子束的生物医学效应研究就是其中的一个重要方面。     

肿瘤细胞辐射敏感性相关蛋白研究进展

重点综述了Siah, HIF, NF-κB和DNA-PK蛋白与肿瘤细胞辐射敏感性关系的最新研究进展。 总结了中国科学院重离子束辐射生物医学重点实验室近几年来在BRCA1等肿瘤细胞辐射敏感性相关蛋白方面的研究工作。 简介了HLET C离子束治疗肿瘤的优点。 展望了此实验室借助兰州重离子研究装置(HIRFL)提供的C离子束研究肿瘤细胞辐射敏感性相关蛋白的目标和方向。 The research progress of tumor cells radiosensitivity associated protein Siah, HIF,NF-κB and DNA-PK are summarized and reviewed. The recent works of our laboratory on tumor cells radiosensitivity associated proteins such as BRCA1 are demonstrated. In the present review, we focused on discussions about the advantages of heavy ion therapy and its possible application in the research of radiosensitivity associated proteins. At the end of this review, we highlighted the future trend and potential targets in the study of tumor cells radiosensitivity associated proteins.     

利用基于~1H NMR的代谢组学分析研究重离子辐射对大鼠额叶皮质区的影响

太空辐射尤其是重离子辐射可造成DNA的破坏、细胞死亡、以及一些癌症的发生, 是人类深空探索进程中急需克服的难题. 本文通过重离子加速器产生 ~(12)C~(6+)重离子束对大鼠头部进行一定剂量的辐射, 模拟空间重离子辐射对中枢神经系统(CNS)的生物学效应. 采用基于 ~1H NMR的代谢组学方法对辐射大鼠大脑额叶皮质区进行了测定分析, 结合数据的统计分析和检验, 发现了包括一些重要CNS神经递质在内的代谢物含量发生明显变化. 这些代谢物主要为: 牛磺酸、乳酸、谷氨酸、 4-氨基丁酸、以及磷酸胆碱等. 结合差异蛋白质组结果分析, 包括4-氨基丁酸、谷氨酸、乳酸、牛磺酸等在内的代谢物参与的主要生物途径, 如神经递质的合成途径, 以及神经递质受体介导的信号途径可能受重离子辐射的负面影响. 这些发现将为进一步阐明重离子辐射效应的分子机制提供有利信息, 从而为从生物学途径探寻有效重离子辐射防护措施提供依据.     

利用基于~1H NMR的代谢组学分析研究重离子辐射对大鼠额叶皮质区的影响

太空辐射尤其是重离子辐射可造成DNA的破坏、细胞死亡、以及一些癌症的发生,是人类深空探索进程中急需克服的难题. 本文通过重离子加速器产生¹²C⁶⁺重离子束对大鼠头部进行一定剂量的辐射,模拟空间重离子辐射对中枢神经系统(CNS)的生物学效应. 采用基于¹H NMR的代谢组学方法对辐射大鼠大脑额叶皮质区进行了测定分析,结合数据的统计分析和检验,发现了包括一些重要CNS神经递质在内的代谢物含量发生明显变化. 这些代谢物主要为：牛磺酸、乳酸、谷氨酸、4-氨基丁酸、以及磷酸胆碱等. 结合差异蛋白质组结果分析,包括4-氨基丁酸、谷氨酸、乳酸、牛磺酸等在内的代谢物参与的主要生物途径,如神经递质的合成途径,以及神经递质受体介导的信号途径可能受重离子辐射的负面影响. 这些发现将为进一步阐明重离子辐射效应的分子机制提供有利信息,从而为从生物学途径探寻有效重离子辐射防护措施提供依据.     

基于FLUKA平台的重离子治癌模拟实验

重离子治癌是指利用大型重离子加速器产生的高能带电重离子束辐照病灶来治疗恶性肿瘤的一种新型放射治疗方法.与传统的常规放射治疗方法相比,重离子束治疗癌症具有特殊的布拉格峰和高RBE优势.相关研究目前已成为放射治疗领域的前沿和热点,同时作为核科学前沿也常被引入到相关专业教学中,由于使用大型重离子加速器的实验教学很难引入高校,为了更好地展示加速器在核医学实验和临床治疗中的使用过程和效果,本文利用FLUKA软件作为操作平台,模拟了用碳离子束治疗脑部肿瘤的实验过程,并根据模拟结果调节参数,给出优化的治疗方案,使学生更深刻的掌握重离子与物质相互作用过程以及重离子治癌的基本原理.     

重离子对人胃癌细胞DNA错配修复基因MSH2 表达的影响

采用高传能线密度(LET) 重离子辐照人胃癌SGC7901 细胞,应用流式细胞技术、蛋白质印迹法(Western blot) 及反转录聚合酶链式反应(RT-PCR) 观察重离子诱导人胃癌SGC7901 细胞周期、凋亡和MSH2 表达状况。结果表明: 与对照组相比,SGC7901 细胞在辐射后72 h G2/M 期所占细胞比率(33.26±0.08) 和凋亡率(24.16±0.64) 均达到峰值,且呈时间依赖性增加;经重离子照射后,DNA错配修复基因MSH2 mRNA 和蛋白表达水平在6 h 最高。结果提示:重离子在体外诱导SGC7901 细胞周期阻滞和凋亡,且具有显著的时间依赖性效应;重离子在一定剂量和时间下,诱导了SGC7901 细胞MSH2 基因表达。DNA错配修复基因MSH2 可能参与了重离子辐照诱导胃癌细胞DNA损伤的修复应答。Human gastric cancer cell SGC7901 were irradiated with high linear energy transfer (LET) carbon ion. Apoptotic cells after irradiation were analyzed by flow cytometry and expression of MSH2 genes in the irradiated cells was detected by western blot and RT-PCR assay. Compared with the control group, we found that the number of G2/M (33.26±0.08) or apoptosis (24.16±0.64) of SGC7901 cells reached a maximum after irradiation at 72 h in a dose dependent manner. And heavy ion irradiation efficiently up-regulated the expression of MSH2 gene at 4.0 Gy after being irradiated 6 h. These results imply that heavy ion beam could induce cell apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in time-dependent manners. Furthermore, expression of MSH2 genes activated by carbon ion irradiation suggests that DNA mismatch repair gene MSH2 might be involved in DNA repair pathways.     

重离子辐照对人肝癌HepG2细胞蛋白质组图谱的影响

分别制备经1 Gy C离子辐照和未经辐照人肝癌HepG2细胞的总蛋白样品, 采用固相pH梯度双向凝胶电泳技术进行蛋白分离, 用ImageMaster 2D双向电泳凝胶图像分析软件分析数字化图谱。 结果显示, 差异表达的蛋白质点为17个, 其中1个仅在未经C离子辐照的HepG2细胞中表达, 8个蛋白质点在辐照后的细胞中表达上调, 8个蛋白质点在辐照后的细胞中表达下调。 建立了重复性较好和分辨率较高的分离HepG2细胞总蛋白的双向电泳技术。 实验结果表明, C离子辐照HepG2细胞后其蛋白质组发生了改变。     

碳离子辐照对人肺癌细胞A549细胞周期进程的影响

选取对数生长期人肺癌细胞A549接受0—6.0 Gy 碳离子照射， 用克隆形成法检测细胞的存活率； 并于照射后12和24 h收集细胞， 用流式细胞术检测细胞周期各时相的细胞百分比， 观察不同剂量碳离子辐照对A549细胞周期进程的影响。 结果显示: 0—6.0 Gy 碳离子照射后细胞存活率显著下降； 照射后12 h细胞发生G0/G1期阻滞， 而照射后24 h， 1.0 Gy 照射组细胞在G0/G1期阻滞， 2.0—6.0 Gy 照射组细胞在G2/M期阻滞。 上述结果表明， 在A549细胞接受碳离子照射后的12 和24 h内， 1.0 Gy 照射可持续激活细胞G1期检查点， 而2.0—6.0 Gy 碳离子照射后其细胞周期进程是随时间变化的。 To investigate the effects of cell cycle progression of A549 cell induced by 12C6+ ion irradiation at different doses, the survival fractions of the A549 cells were determined by colony forming assay; cell cycles were analyzed by FACS at 12 h or 24 h after irradiation. The results showed that the percentage of survival in the A549 cells decreased with irradiation doses. Compared with control group， the percentage of the cells in G0/G1 phase significantly increased at 12 h after irradiation with different doses of 12C6+ ions. However， at 24 h after irradiation the percentage of the cells in G0/G1 phase significantly increased with 1.0 Gy 12C6+ ions， while the cells showed increasing percentage in G2/M phase with 2.0, 4.0 or 6.0 Gy 12C6+ ions. The results suggested that G1 cell cycle checkpoint was activated in 12—24 h after irradiation with 1.0 Gy 12C6+ ions， but after irradiation with 2.0—6.0 Gy 12C6+ ions， the cell cycle progression of the A549 cells changed with time.     

内质网应激对碳离子辐照宫颈癌HeLa 细胞的影响

利用不同剂量的碳离子辐照二硫苏糖醇(2.5 mmol/L) 预处理的HeLa 细胞,探讨了内质网应激反应对碳离子辐照宫颈癌HeLa 细胞的影响。实验发现:与单独辐照组相比,二硫苏糖醇联合碳离子辐照后细胞的存活率下降,而凋亡率增加;二硫苏糖醇联合碳离子辐照加重了碳离子辐照引起的细胞周期阻滞;且联合辐照组的自噬被明显激活。结果表明,持续的内质网应激可改变宫颈癌HeLa 细胞对碳离子辐照反应,且二硫苏糖醇可能通过影响HeLa 细胞的自噬性细胞死亡通路发挥作用。To investigate the effect of endoplasmic reticulum stress on HeLa cells to 12C6+ ion irradiation,HeLa cells were pretreated with 2.5 mmol/L dithiothreitol and irradiated by 12C6+ ions with different doses.The results showed that, compared with IR alone, dithiothreitol combined with carbon ion irradiation caused HeLa cell survival decreased, and the apoptosis increased. Moreover, dithiothreitol and carbon ion radiation combination treatment led to a significant increase of G2/M phase, and autophagy was activated obviously in combination treatment group. The results imply that continuous endoplasmic reticulum stress can change the response of HeLa cells to 12C6+ irradiation, and dithiothreitol may affect HeLa cells through the autophagy cell death pathway.     

Pre-irradiation with low-dose ~(12)C~(6+) beam significantly enhances the efficacy of AdCMV-p53 gene therapy in human non-small lung cancer

The combination of ionizing radiation and gene therapy has been investigated. However, there are very few reports about the combination of heavy-ion irradiation and gene therapy. To determine if the pre-exposure to low-dose heavy ion beam enhances the suppression of AdCMV-p53 on non-small lung cancer (NSLC), the cells pre-irradiated or non-irradiated were infected with 20, 40 MOI of AdCMV-p53. Survival fraction and the relative biology effect (RBE) were determined by clonogenic assay. The results showed that the proportions of p53 positive cells in 12C6+ beam induced AdCMV-p53 infected cells were more than 90%, which were signifi-cantly more than those in γ-ray induced AdCMV-p53 infected cells. The pre-exposure to low-dose 12C6+ beam significantly prevented the G0/G1 arrest and activated G2/M checkpoints. The pre-exposure to 12C6+ beam significantly improved cell to apoptosis. RBEs for the 12C6+ + AdCMV-p53 infection groups were 30%-60%, 20%-130% and 30%-70% more than those for the 12C6+-irradiated only, AdCMV-p53 infected only, and γ-irradiation induced AdCMVp53 infected groups, respectively. The data suggested that the pre-exposure to low-dose 12C6+ beam significantly promotes exogenous p53 expression in NSLC, and the suppression of AdCMV-p53 gene therapy on NSLC.     

和厚朴酚对非小细胞肺癌细胞的辐射增敏效应

研究了和厚朴酚（HNK）对非小细胞肺癌（NSCLC）细胞系A549和H1299对低线性能量转移（LET） X射线和高LET碳离子的辐射增敏效应。首先用CCK-8检测了HNK对A549和H1299细胞的生长抑制情况,发现20 μmol/L的HNK处理对细胞的生长抑制作用较弱。用该浓度HNK预处理细胞2 h后给予不同剂量X射线或碳离子的照射,克隆存活法检测细胞的辐射敏感性,Annexin-PI双染法检测细胞凋亡,γH2AX焦点法检测DNA的双链断裂（DSB）损伤。实验结果显示:与X射线相比,NSCLC细胞对碳离子更敏感,HNK预处理仅对碳离子照射有辐射增敏作用;与碳离子单独照射相比,HNK预处理联合碳离子照射诱导了更明显的细胞凋亡;在照射后24 h,HNK预处理联合碳离子照射引起的细胞γH2AX焦点阳性率维持在较高水平,而X射线照射没有这些效应。实验结果表明,HNK预处理抑制了NSCLC细胞DNA的DSB修复,诱导了细胞凋亡的发生,从而提高了细胞对碳离子的辐射敏感性。The radiosensitizing effect of Honokiol (HNK) on non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) cell lines A549 and H1299 to low-linear energy transfer (LET) X-rays and high-LET carbon ions was investigated in this study. First, the inhibitory effects of HNK on the growth of A549 and H1299 cells were detected by CCK-8 assay, and 20 μmol/L HNK treatment was found to induce a growth inhibitory effect slightly in these two cell lines. Cells were pre-treated with HNK and then irradiated with X-rays and carbon ions of different doses. Cellular radiosensitivity, apoptosis and DNA damage were analyzed by clonogenic survival, Annexin-PI staining and γH2AX foci, respectively. The results showed the cells were more sensitive to carbon ion irradiation compared to X-rays and the radiosensitization of HNK was only observed after carbon ion irradiation. Furthermore, the co-treatment led to higher apoptosis rate 48 h after irradiation and increased the positive rate of γH2AX foci 24 h after irradiation in A549 and H1299 cells compared with those in the groups treated with carbon ion irradiation alone. These phenomena were not observed after X-ray irradiation. Our data suggest that the pre-treatment with HNK inhibited DNA DSB repair, induced apoptosis and then enhanced the cellular radiosensitivity to carbon ions in NSCLC cells.     

低能离子诱导拟南芥基因组不稳定性的研究

体细胞同源重组产生的DNA重排、 缺失和复制等是基因组不稳定的重要指标, 以拟南芥菜GUS基因重组报告系R2L100和R3L66为实验材料, 以体细胞同源重组频率（每个植株上的GUS斑点数目）作为评估标准, 研究低能Ar+离子和α粒子辐射对植物基因组稳定性的影响。 结果表明: 30 keV的Ar+离子辐照拟南芥干种子, 在500×1013—3 000×1013 ions/cm2剂量范围内, 同源重组频率与对照相比明显升高, 最大值是对照的2.4倍; 3.3 MeV的α粒子辐照萌发4 d后的幼苗, 同源重组频率随着剂量的增加呈先增后降的变化趋势, 最大值是对照的1.9倍, 对应的辐照剂量是10 Gy。 以上实验结果表明, 低穿透能力的辐射能有效增加植物基因组的不稳定性。 α粒子辐照拟南芥菜幼苗的根, 未受到辐照的地上部分的同源重组频率较对照增加2.5倍, 表明低能离子诱导的基因组不稳定信号在植物个体水平是可以长程输运的。 以上结果从另一个侧面解释了低能离子的诱变机制。 The somatic homologous recombination was frequently used to evaluate genome stability because it can result in DNA changes, such as rearrangement, deletion and duplication. In this paper, we used Arabidopsis thaliana transgenic for GUS recombination substrate (R2L100 and R3L66) to study the genomic instability induced by low energy ion and α particle characteristic of short penetrating properties. The dry seeds of R3L66 line were irradiated by 30 keV Argon ion, the Homologous Recombination Frequency (HRF) had a significant increase at dose range of 500×1013—3 000×1013 ions/cm2. The highest level of HRF was 2.42 fold over the control. The 3.3 MeV α particles were used to radiate 4 day old seedlings of R2L100 line. The HRFs had a dose dependent increase at dose of 1—10 Gy, and a dose dependent decrease at 10—100 Gy. The highest level of HRF induced by α particle was 1.9 fold over control at the dose of 10 Gy. These results indicate that short penetrating irradiation can effectively trigger the plant genomic instability at the level of plant. The local irradiation on the roots of R2L100 by α particle resulted in a 2.5 fold increase of HRF in non irradiated aerial plant,which indicates that a signal of genomic instability generated by α particle radiation can systemically travel in whole plant. It is possible that the genome instability induced by low energy ion is a major part of its mutagenic mechanism.     

Carbon (70 MeV) and copper (120 MeV) ions irradiation effects in Makrofol-N

Makrofol-N polycarbonate was irradiated with carbon (70 MeV) and copper (120 MeV) ions to analyze the induced effects with respect to optical and structural properties. In the present investigation, the fluence for carbon and copper beams was kept in the range of 1×10¹¹– 1×10¹³ ions/cm² to study the swift heavy ion induced modifications. UV–VIS, FTIR and XRD techniques were utilized to study the induced changes. The analysis of UV–VIS absorption studies revealed that the optical energy gap was reduced by 17% on carbon irradiation, whereas the copper beam leads to a decrease of 52% at the highest fluence of 1×10¹³ ions/cm². The band gap can be correlated to the number of carbon atoms, N, in a cluster with a modified Robertson's equation. In copper (120 MeV) ions irradiated polycarbonate, the number of carbon atoms in a cluster was increased from 63 to 269 with the increase of ion fluence from 0 to 1×10¹³ ions/cm², whereas N is raised only up to 91 when the same polymer films were irradiated with carbon (70 MeV) ions under similar conditions. FTIR analysis showed a decrease in almost all characteristic absorption bands under irradiation. The formation of hydroxyl (? OH) and alkene (C?C) groups were observed in Makrofol-N at higher fluence on irradiation with both types of ions, while the formation alkyne end (R? C≡ CH) group was observed only after copper ions irradiation. The radii of the alkyne production of about 3.3 nm were deduced for copper (120 MeV) ions. XRD measurements show a decrease in intensity of the main peak and an increase of the average intermolecular spacing with the increase of ion fluence, which may be attributed to the structural degradation of Makrofol-N on swift ion irradiation.