title: Effects of single doses of irradiation on the expression of resistance-related proteins in murine NIH 3T3 and human lung carcinoma cells.
abstract: In this report the effects of single doses of ionizing radiation on the mRNA expression of several proteins involved in multiple drug resistance were analyzed. Murine NIH 3T3 cells treated with single doses of 5, 10 and 20 Gy during the time interval from 1.5 to 72 h after irradiation were compared with their corresponding controls at the same points of time. The glutathione S-transferase-pi (GST pi) level was elevated in cells treated with 10 or 20 Gy from 24 to 72 h after irradiation compared with the control. Topoisomerase II alpha and thymidylate synthase were decreased in irradiated cells 24-72 h after exposure. These down-regulations were associated with cellular proliferation, determined by mRNA expression of the proliferation marker histone 3. Irradiated cells exhibited no alteration in the P-glycoprotein or glutathione peroxidase mRNA content. The finding that GST pi mRNA was overexpressed after irradiation was validated by investigations on a human lung carcinoma cell line (LXF 289) on the mRNA and protein level. Thus, our results indicate that irradiation alters the expression of proteins involved in multidrug resistance and may, therefore, play a role in clinical drug response.
authors.affiliation: German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stammler
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Pommerenke
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mattern
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Volm
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects*; D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects; D004250:DNA Topoisomerases, Type II / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects; D013940:Thymidylate Synthase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000528:radiation effects
chemical_list: D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1; D007527:Isoenzymes; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D013940:Thymidylate Synthase; D005982:Glutathione Transferase; D004250:DNA Topoisomerases, Type II