2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Establishment of evaluation method for double strand repair capacity with peripheral blood
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23590659
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Laboratory medicine
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| Research Institution | University of Tsukuba |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
CHIBA Shigeru 筑波大学, 医学医療系, 教授 (60212049)
OKOSHI Yasushi 筑波大学, 医学医療系, 准教授 (10400673)
YOKOYAMA Yasuhisa 筑波大学, 医学医療系, 講師 (70512820)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | DNA二重鎖切断 / 放射線 / H2AX / 脱リン酸化 |
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| Research Abstract |
To approach the difference in the DSB repair function in healthy individuals and patients with hematological malignancies, we focused on the reversion ofgammaH2AX, an established marker of DSB, to H2AX. Irradiation induced gammaH2AX in dose dependent manner. Maximal amount of gammaH2AX was observed at one hour after irradiation. Then the amount of gammaH2AX gradually decreased, suggesting the progress of DSB repair. DSB repair evaluated by the dephosphorylation of gammaH2AX was significantly decreased in older (over 39) volunteers than younger ones. Age-matched analysis between volunteers and post-chemotherapeutic lymphoma patients revealed increase of DSB repair in patients, indicating that the impairment of DNA repair function is affected more by aging than chemotherapy. Our results suggest that aging is a significant factor for decreased DSB repair after irradiation, which might be associated with increased prevalence of cancer in aged individuals.
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