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Mathematical modeling in carcinogenesis to elucidate the mechanism of radiation-induced cancer

Research Project

Project/Area Number 11680555
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 環境影響評価(含放射線生物学)
Research InstitutionOita University of Nursing and Health Sciences

Principal Investigator

KAI Michiaki  OITA UNIV. NURSING & HEALTH, Professor, 看護学部, 教授 (10185697)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) MATSUURA Masaaki  HIROSHIMA UNIV. RIRBM, Assoc. Professor, 原爆放射能医学研究所, 助教授 (40173794)
OHTAKI Megu  HIROSHIMA UNIV. RIRBM, Professor, 原爆放射能医学研究所, 教授 (20110463)
NIWA Ohtsura  KYOTO UNIV. RAD. BIOLOGY CENTER, Professor, 放射線生物研究センター, 教授 (80093293)
YAMAGUCHI Naoto  NATIONAL CANCER CENTER, Cancer Information Science, Head, がん情報研究部, 部長 (80119031)
MIZUNO Shoichi  TOKYOMETROPOLITAN INSTIT. GERONTOLOGY Department of Information Science, Head, 情報科学部門, 室長 (00126905)
PIERCE Donald  RADIATION EFFECT RESEARCH FUNDATION, Department of Statistics, Senior Scientis
PRESTON Dale  RADIATION EFFECT RESEARCH FUNDATION, Department of Statistics, Chief
DALE Prestar  放射線影響研究所, 疫学統計部, 部長
DONALD Pience  放射線影響研究所, 疫学統計部, 主任研究員
Project Period (FY) 1999 – 2000
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2001)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥1,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥2,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000)
KeywordsMultistage model / atomic bomb survivors / genomic instability / DNA damage / low dose and dose-rate / 原爆被爆者
Research Abstract

In the previous paradigm for mechanism of radiation-related cancer, mutational events due to direct damage to DMA could cause initiation leading to cancer. Multistage modeling can contribute to an understanding of the induction of cancer. In recent studies on multistage modeling, the epidemiological data of atomic bomb survivors are very useful for analyzing radiation carcinogenesis.
Recent biological data indicate that not direct mutation induced by radiation but indirect mutation would be relevant to radiation carcinogenesis. The phenomena of genomic instability may change our understanding of low dose and dose-rate response. In addition, it may be of much interest to verify an implication from radiation biology whether genomic instability contributes to carcinogenesis or not. A genomic instability hypothesis can provide a schematic diagram of radiation carcinogenesis.
Based on this hypothesis, carcinogenesis models considering genomic instability will be developed and analyzed using the atomic bomb survivor data in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The hypothesis whether genomic instability is relevant to radiation carcinogenesis is not rejected if we look at the atomic bomb survivor data until 1987. Further follow-up of the cohort will be essential to validation of the models.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2001 Final Research Report Summary
  • 2000 Annual Research Report
  • 1999 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1999-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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