Radiation exposure dose in human blood lymphocytes as assessed by the CBMN assay

The chances of accidental exposure are augmented as the application of ionizing radiation increases in various fields. Such accidental exposures may occur at nuclear power plants, laboratories, and hospitals. Cytogenetic assays have been used for estimating radiation dose in the situation of the a...

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Main Authors: Tae Ho Ryu, Jin-Hong Kim, Jin Kyu Kim
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Language:English
Published: The Ecological Society of Korea 2014-12-01
Series:Journal of Ecology and Environment
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5141/ecoenv.2014.023
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description The chances of accidental exposure are augmented as the application of ionizing radiation increases in various fields. Such accidental exposures may occur at nuclear power plants, laboratories, and hospitals. Cytogenetic assays have been used for estimating radiation dose in the situation of the accidents. The micronucleus assay has several advantages over the other cytogenetic methods as it is simple and fast. The present study aimed at investigation of the micronuclei frequencies in cytokinesis-block cells in human blood lymphocytes after γ-irradiation and at establishment of a standard dose response relationship. The samples of peripheral blood were obtained from 6 different donors aged between 24 and 30 years old. The bloods were irradiated in vitro with 0-5 Gy. A linear quadratic dose-response equation was obtained by scoring the micronuclei in binucleated cells; y = 27.87x2 + 46.13x + 2.08 (r2 = 0.99). Irradiation caused a significant decrease in the nuclear division index. Necrotic and apoptotic cells increased in number after irradiation in a dose-dependent manner. In conclusion, the conventional cytokinesis-block micronucleus assay has proven to be the great technique in biological dosimetry. Dose-response calibration curve derived from CMBN assay could be used to estimate the exposure dose during a radiological emergency.
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spelling doaj-art-c7f1d1b499014a1eabf36bb85a50bf962025-08-20T02:23:53ZengThe Ecological Society of KoreaJournal of Ecology and Environment2287-83272288-12202014-12-0137419520010.5141/ecoenv.2014.023Radiation exposure dose in human blood lymphocytes as assessed by the CBMN assayTae Ho Ryu0Jin-Hong Kim1Jin Kyu Kim2Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), Advanced Radiation Technology, Jeongeup 580-185, Koera1Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), Advanced Radiation Technology, Jeongeup 580-185, Koera1Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), Advanced Radiation Technology, Jeongeup 580-185, KoeraThe chances of accidental exposure are augmented as the application of ionizing radiation increases in various fields. Such accidental exposures may occur at nuclear power plants, laboratories, and hospitals. Cytogenetic assays have been used for estimating radiation dose in the situation of the accidents. The micronucleus assay has several advantages over the other cytogenetic methods as it is simple and fast. The present study aimed at investigation of the micronuclei frequencies in cytokinesis-block cells in human blood lymphocytes after γ-irradiation and at establishment of a standard dose response relationship. The samples of peripheral blood were obtained from 6 different donors aged between 24 and 30 years old. The bloods were irradiated in vitro with 0-5 Gy. A linear quadratic dose-response equation was obtained by scoring the micronuclei in binucleated cells; y = 27.87x2 + 46.13x + 2.08 (r2 = 0.99). Irradiation caused a significant decrease in the nuclear division index. Necrotic and apoptotic cells increased in number after irradiation in a dose-dependent manner. In conclusion, the conventional cytokinesis-block micronucleus assay has proven to be the great technique in biological dosimetry. Dose-response calibration curve derived from CMBN assay could be used to estimate the exposure dose during a radiological emergency.http://dx.doi.org/10.5141/ecoenv.2014.023biodosimetryCBMN assayhuman lymphocytesionizing radiation
spellingShingle Tae Ho Ryu
Jin-Hong Kim
Jin Kyu Kim
Radiation exposure dose in human blood lymphocytes as assessed by the CBMN assay
Journal of Ecology and Environment
biodosimetry
CBMN assay
human lymphocytes
ionizing radiation
title Radiation exposure dose in human blood lymphocytes as assessed by the CBMN assay
title_full Radiation exposure dose in human blood lymphocytes as assessed by the CBMN assay
title_fullStr Radiation exposure dose in human blood lymphocytes as assessed by the CBMN assay
title_full_unstemmed Radiation exposure dose in human blood lymphocytes as assessed by the CBMN assay
title_short Radiation exposure dose in human blood lymphocytes as assessed by the CBMN assay
title_sort radiation exposure dose in human blood lymphocytes as assessed by the cbmn assay
topic biodosimetry
CBMN assay
human lymphocytes
ionizing radiation
url http://dx.doi.org/10.5141/ecoenv.2014.023
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