Resistance of human and mouse myeloid leukemia cells to UV radiation.
Sensitivity of mouse bone marrow and myeloid leukemia cells as well as the sensitivity of human myeloid leukemia cells to UV light was tested. Criteria were the in vivo colony-forming ability of UV exposed cells and the inhibition of DNA synthesis during post-irradiation incubation for 24 h in vitro. Mouse bone marrow cells irradiated with a small dose of UV light (5 J/m2) and injected into x-irradiated animals did not form hemopoietic colonies on the recipients' spleens, and the recipients died. However, mouse leukemia cells, after irradiation with higher doses of UV light, retained the ability to form colonies on the spleens, and all recipient mice died with typical symptoms of leukemia. In vitro, mouse bone marrow cells exhibited high sensitivity to UV light as compared to mouse myeloid leukemia cells. Human leukemia cells were also resistant to UV light, but more sensitive than mouse leukemia cells. These results indicate that myeloid leukemia cells are resistant to UV light as compared with normal bone marrow cells.
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D000818:Animals; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000528:radiation effects; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D002460:Cell Line; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000528:radiation effects; D003114:Colony-Forming Units Assay; D006224:Cricetinae; D003412:Cricetulus; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays