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. 2011 Apr;31(2):147-153.
doi: 10.1007/s11596-011-0241-6. Epub 2011 Apr 20.

DNA damage response in resting and proliferating peripheral blood lymphocytes treated by camptothecin or X-ray

Ming Tian  1 , Yongdong Feng  1 , Jiang Min  1 , Wanjun Gong  1 , Wei Xiao  1 , Xiaolan Li  1 , Deding Tao  1 , Junbo Hu  1 , Jianping Gong  2
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DNA damage response in resting and proliferating peripheral blood lymphocytes treated by camptothecin or X-ray

Ming Tian et al. J Huazhong Univ Sci Technolog Med Sci. 2011 Apr.

Abstract

DNA damage response (DDR) in different cell cycle status of human peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) and the role of H2AX in DDR were investigated. The PBLs were stimulated into cell cycle with phytohemagglutinin (PHA). The apoptotic ratio and the phosphorylation H2AX (S139) were flow cytometrically measured in resting and proliferating PBLs after treatment with camptothecin (CPT) or X-ray. The expressions of γH2AX, Bcl-2, caspase-3 and caspase-9 were detected by Western blotting. DDR in 293T cells was detected after H2AX was silenced by RNAi method. Our results showed that DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) were both induced in quiescent and proliferating PBLs after CPT or X-ray treatment. The phosphorylation of H2AX and apoptosis were more sensitive in proliferating PBLs compared with quiescent lymphocytes (P<0.05). The expression levels of anti-apoptotic proteins Bcl-2 were reduced and cleaved caspase-3 and caspase-9 were increased. No significant changes were observed in CPT-induced apoptosis in 293T cells between H2AX knocking down group and controls. It was concluded that proliferating PBLs were more vulnerable to DNA damage compared to non-stimulated lymphocytes and had higher apoptosis rates. γH2AX may only serve as a marker of DNA damage but exert no effect on apoptosis regulation.

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