Carcinogenesis, Teratogenesis & Mutagenesis ›› 2018, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (1): 42-46.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-616x.2018.01.008

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Expression of apoptosis-related genes in lung and kidney tissues of rats with radiation-induced bystander effects

ZHANG Chaoning1,2, LI Jintian1,2, LIU Yongqi2, LIN Xingyao2   

  1. 1. Clinical Basic Teaching and Research Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou 730000;
    2. Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Dunhuang Medicine and Transformation, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
  • Received:2017-10-12 Revised:2017-12-13 Online:2018-01-30 Published:2018-01-30

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To investigate expression of apoptosis-related genes during different dose of X-ray-induced bystander effects in rats. METHODS: 70 male Wistar rats were randomly divided into the normal control group and the different irradiation groups. For the latter groups,the right lungs of the rats were radiated with 2,4,8 Gy X-rays. During irradiation,the rest of the body was covered with lead shielding. At 6,24 and 48 h respectively after radiation,7 rats of each radiation group were executed. Variations in mRNA expression of Cytochrome C,Caspase-9,Caspase-3,Bax and Bcl-2 in the right lung,left lung and left kidney tissue were detected with quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). RESULTS: The mRNA expressions of Cytochrome C,Caspase-9 and Caspase-3 in the right lung,left lung and left kidney tissue of the irradiated groups were up-regulated at all time points. However,the mRNA expressions of Bcl-2 were down-regulated at all time points in the right and left lungs. The observed changes were significantly different in comparison with the normal control group (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). In the right lung,expressions of Bax mRNA were significantly increased in all irradiated groups except the 8 Gy dose group at 48 h (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). In the left lung,expressions of Bax mRNA were significantly increased in each radiation group (P < 0.01). In the left kidney,expressions of Bax mRNA were significantly increased in all irradiated groups except the 2 Gy dose group at 6 h. Compared with the normal control group,the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.01). Expressions of Bcl-2 mRNA were decreased at all time points after irradiation except the 8 Gy dose group at 6 h and the difference was statistically significant compared with the normal control group (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: After the right lungs of the rats were irradiated by different doses of X-rays,expressions of Cytochrome C,Caspase-9,Caspase-3 and Bax in the right lung tissue were up-regulated. While expressions of Bcl-2 were down-regulated. The left lung and left kidney tissues that were not irradiated also responded to the X-rays. And the radiation-induced bystander effects were observed in vivo. Between every radiation dose and every time point,there were no apparently different effects.

Key words: radiation induced bystander effect, apoptosis-related genes, lung and kidney tissue, mRNA expression

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