title: Both bovine and rabbit lymphocytes conditioned with hydrogen peroxide show an adaptive response to radiation damage.
abstract: We have carried out experiments to study the possible induction of an adaptive response in cultured bovine and rabbit lymphocytes conditioned with subtoxic doses of hydrogen peroxide after stimulation and subsequently challenged with 1 Gy of X-rays. Peroxide treatment was given at different doses 48 h after the addition of PHA to stimulate the cells. A protective effect of pre-exposure to H2O2 against radiation damage detected as micronuclei in binucleated cells was evident for all the animals tested regardless the dose of H2O2 used, although this effect was in general of greater magnitude in bovine than in rabbit cells. These results lend further support to our previous finding in human lymphocytes that DNA single strand breaks induced by H2O2 (most likely due to the generation of hydroxyl radicals) is the most important lesion to trigger the adaptive response.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology, University of Seville, Spain.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Flores
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Piñero
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ortiz
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pastor
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Mateos
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cortes
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000528:radiation effects; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002875:Chromosomes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008297:Male; D015162:Micronucleus Tests; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins / Q000494:pharmacology; D011817:Rabbits; D011837:Radiation-Protective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D014965:X-Rays
chemical_list: D010835:Phytohemagglutinins; D011837:Radiation-Protective Agents; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide