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Title: | Lifetime study in mice after acute low-dose ionizing radiation: a multifactorial study with special focus on cataract risk |
Authors: | Dalke, C Neff, F Bains, SK Bright, S Lord, D Reitmeir, P Rößler, U Samaga, D Unger, K Braselmann, H Wagner, F Greiter, M Gomolka, M Hornhardt, S Kunze, S Kempf, SJ Garrett, L Hölter, SM Wurst, W Rosemann, M Azimzadeh, O Tapio, S Aubele, M Theis, F Hoeschen, C Slijepcevic, P Kadhim, M Atkinson, M Zitzelsberger, H Kulka, U Graw, J |
Keywords: | Radiation-induced cataract;Mouse;Low-dose radiation;Scheimpflug analysis |
Issue Date: | 11-Jan-2018 |
Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
Citation: | Dalke, C., Neff, F., Bains, S.K. et al. Lifetime study in mice after acute low-dose ionizing radiation: a multifactorial study with special focus on cataract risk. Radiat Environ Biophys |
Abstract: | Because of the increasing application of ionizing radiation in medicine, quantitative data on effects of low-dose radiation are needed to optimize radiation protection, particularly with respect to cataract development. Using mice as mammalian animal model, we applied a single dose of 0, 0.063, 0.125 and 0.5 Gy at 10 weeks of age, determined lens opacities for up to 2 years and compared it with overall survival, cytogenetic alterations and cancer development. The highest dose was significantly associated with increased body weight and reduced survival rate. Chromosomal aberrations in bone marrow cells showed a dose-dependent increase 12 months after irradiation. Pathological screening indicated a dose-dependent risk for several types of tumors. Scheimpflug imaging of the lens revealed a significant dose-dependent effect of 1% of lens opacity. Comparison of different biological end points demonstrated long-term effects of low-dose irradiation for several biological end points. |
URI: | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/16703 |
DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00411-017-0728-z |
ISSN: | 0301-634X http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00411-017-0728-z |
Appears in Collections: | Dept of Life Sciences Research Papers |
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