PRE-EXPOSURE OF MICE TO LOW DOSE OR LOW DOSE RATE IONIZING RADIATION REDUCES CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS INDUCED BY SUBSEQUENT EXPOSURE TO HIGH DOSE OF RADIATION OR MITOMYCIN C
PRE-EXPOSURE OF MICE TO LOW DOSE OR LOW DOSE RATE IONIZING RADIATION REDUCES作者机构:InstituteofRadiationMedicineCAMS&PUMCTianjin300192 InstituteofRadlationMedicineNormanBethtmeUniver-sityofMedicalSciencesChangchun130021
出 版 物:《Chinese Medical Sciences Journal》 (中国医学科学杂志(英文版))
年 卷 期:1995年第10卷第1期
页 面:50-53页
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学科分类:1007[医学-药学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1002[医学-临床医学] 10[医学]
主 题:radioadaptive response chromosome aberration mitomycin C
摘 要:The phenomenon of cytogenetic adaptive and cross-adaptive response induced by low dose irradiation and chemical mutagen in mice is described. We found, firstly, that adaptation can be induced by acute low dose Xirradiation (0-100 mGy). Secondly, a cross-adaptation can occur between X-irradiation and mitomycin C (MMC). And finally, mice pre-exposed to chronic low dose rate ̄(60)Co-Gamma irradiation (0-226.0 mGy/day) are less susceptible to chromosome aberration induced by subsequent acute higher Xirradiation. Therefore, our data suggest that radioadaptive response depends on dose, dose rate and time interval. Possible mechanisms are also discussed.