Energetic, charged particles elicit an orchestrated DNA damage response (DDR) during their traversal through healthy tissues and tumors. Complex DNA damage formation, after exposure to high linear energy transfer (LET) charged particles, results in DNA repair foci formation, which begins within seconds. More protein modifications occur after high-LET, compared with low-LET, irradiation. Charged-particle exposure activates several transcription factors that are cytoprotective or cytodestructive, or that upregulate cytokine and chemokine expression, and are involved in bystander signaling. Molecular signaling for a survival or death decision in different tumor types and healthy tissues should be studied as prerequisite for shaping sensitizing and protective strategies. Long-term signaling and gene expression changes were found in various tissues of animals exposed to charged particles, and elucidation of their role in chronic and late effects of charged-particle therapy will help to develop effective preventive measures.
Molecular Signaling in Response to Charged Particle Exposures and its Importance in Particle Therapy.
C. Hellweg,A. A. Chishti,Sebastian Diegeler,L. Spitta,Bernd Henschenmacher,C. Baumstark‐Khan
Published 2018 in International Journal of Particle Therapy
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2018
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International Journal of Particle Therapy
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2018-08-01
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Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, Environmental Science
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