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General Physiology and Biophysics Vol.32, No.1, p.91–100, 2013

Title: Long-term alterations of cell population in the adult rat forebrain following the exposure to fractionated doses of ionizing radiation
Author: Soňa Bálentová, Eva Hajtmanová, Ivana Kinclová, Ján Lehotský, Dušan Dobrota,  Marián Adamkov

Abstract: We investigated radiation-induced delayed alterations of proliferating population, cells undergoing apoptosis and glial cells housed rat brain neurogenic region. Adult male Wistar rats were investigated 30, 60 or 90 days after whole-body irradiation with fractionated doses of gamma rays (the total dose of 4 Gy). Using immunohistochemistry for detection of cell proliferation marker Ki-67, caspase3 as apoptotic marker and GFAP for mature astrocytes we have been performed quantitative analysis in different forebrain’s areas along the SVZ-OB axis, i.e. in the anterior subvetricular zone (SVZa), vertical arm, elbow and horizontal arm. In animals that survived thirty days after radiation treatment initial decrease of the Ki-67-positive cells was seen in regions along the SVZ-OB axis. The highest increase was observed in vertical arm on the 60th day followed by the most striking decline on the 90th day after irradiation. Cells undergoing apoptosis didn’t showed expressive increase during entire experiment except of horizontal arm. The most striking changes of GFAP-positive cells were seen 30 and 60 days after irradiation in vertical arm and elbow. Results suggested that radiation response of proliferating cells and astrocytes resides the SVZa may play contributory role in development of more adverse radiation-induced late effects.

Keywords: Ionizing radiation — SVZ-OB axis — Cell proliferation — Apoptosis — Astrocytes
Year: 2013, Volume: 32, Issue: 1 Page From: 91, Page To: 100
doi:10.4149/gpb_2013009


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