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ArticleInternational journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics2013

Effects of altered levels of extracellular superoxide dismutase and irradiation on hippocampal neurogenesis in female mice.

Yani Zou, David Leu, Jennifer Chui, John R Fike, Ting-Ting Huang

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Article in International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Effects of radiotherapy on the hippocampus and hippocampal neurogenesis: a systematic review of preclinical studies.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yani ZouDepartment of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California.
David Leu
Jennifer Chui
John R Fike
Ting-Ting Huang
Stanford University · USUniversity of California, San Francisco · US

Funding

Radiation and Oxidative Stress: Effects on NeurogenesisR01NS046051 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI FIKE, JOHN R. · 2004 to 2012
$2.7M
NINDS NIH HHS NS046051NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS046051
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeAltered levels of extracellular superoxide dismutase (EC-SOD) and cranial irradiation have been shown to affect hippocampal neurogenesis. However, previous studies were only conducted in male mice, and it was not clear if there was a difference between males and females. Therefore, female mice were studied and the results compared with those generated in male mice from an earlier study. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Female wild-type, EC-SOD-null (KO), and EC-SOD bigenic mice with neuronal-specific expression of EC-SOD (OE) were subjected to a single dose of 5-Gy gamma rays to the head at 8 weeks of age. Progenitor cell proliferation, differentiation, and long-term survival of newborn neurons were determined.

resultsSimilar to results from male mice, EC-SOD deficiency and irradiation both resulted in significant reductions in mature newborn neurons in female mice. EC-SOD deficiency reduced long-term survival of newborn neurons whereas irradiation reduced progenitor cell proliferation. Overexpression of EC-SOD corrected the negative impacts from EC-SOD deficiency and irradiation and normalized the production of newborn neurons in OE mice. Expression of neurotrophic factors brain-derived neurotrophic factor and neurotrophin-3 were significantly reduced by irradiation in wild-type mice, but the levels were not changed in KO and OE mice even though both cohorts started out with a lower baseline level.

conclusionIn terms of hippocampal neurogenesis, EC-SOD deficiency and irradiation have the same overall effects in males and females at the age the studies were conducted.

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Cranial IrradiationAge FactorsAnimalsBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCell SurvivalDentate GyrusExtracellular SpaceFemaleHippocampusMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMicrovesselsBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorNeurotrophin 3Superoxide Dismutase

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PMID24064316
PMCPMC3953146
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