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ArticlePloS one2015

Fractionated Radiation Exposure of Rat Spinal Cords Leads to Latent Neuro-Inflammation in Brain, Cognitive Deficits, and Alterations in Apurinic Endonuclease 1.

M A Suresh Kumar, Michael Peluso, Pankaj Chaudhary, Jasbeer Dhawan, Afshin Beheshti, Krishnan Manickam, Upasna Thapar, Louis Pena, Mohan Natarajan, Lynn Hlatky and 2 more

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Article in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

M A Suresh KumarCenter for Radiological Research, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America.
Michael PelusoGeneSys Research Institute/ Center for Cancer Systems Biology at Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Pankaj ChaudharyCentre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queens University, Belfast, United Kingdom.
Jasbeer DhawanDepartment of Psychology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America.
Afshin BeheshtiGeneSys Research Institute/ Center for Cancer Systems Biology at Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Krishnan ManickamDepartment of Pathology, UTHSCSA, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America.
Upasna ThaparDepartment of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America.
Louis PenaBiosciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, United States of America.
Mohan NatarajanDepartment of Pathology, UTHSCSA, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America.
Lynn HlatkyGeneSys Research Institute/ Center for Cancer Systems Biology at Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Bruce DempleDepartment of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America.
Mamta NaiduGeneSys Research Institute/ Center for Cancer Systems Biology at Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Genesys (United States) · USStony Brook University · USAudie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital · USBrookhaven National Laboratory · USColumbia University · USQueen's University Belfast · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ionizing radiation causes degeneration of myelin, the insulating sheaths of neuronal axons, leading to neurological impairment. As radiation research on the central nervous system has predominantly focused on neurons, with few studies addressing the role of glial cells, we have focused our present research on identifying the latent effects of single/ fractionated -low dose of low/ high energy radiation on the role of base excision repair protein Apurinic Endonuclease-1, in the rat spinal cords oligodendrocyte progenitor cells' differentiation. Apurinic endonuclease-1 is predominantly upregulated in response to oxidative stress by low- energy radiation, and previous studies show significant induction of Apurinic Endonuclease-1 in neurons and astrocytes. Our studies show for the first time, that fractionation of protons cause latent damage to spinal cord architecture while fractionation of HZE (28Si) induce increase in APE1 with single dose, which then decreased with fractionation. The oligodendrocyte progenitor cells differentiation was skewed with increase in immature oligodendrocytes and astrocytes, which likely cause the observed decrease in white matter, increased neuro-inflammation, together leading to the observed significant cognitive defects.

Indexed as

Radiation ExposureRadiation, IonizingAnimalsBiomarkersCognition DisordersDNA-(Apurinic or Apyrimidinic Site) LyaseEncephalitisRatsSpinal CordTime FactorsBiomarkersDNA-(Apurinic or Apyrimidinic Site) Lyase

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PMID26208353
PMCPMC4514622
OpenAlexW1486351043

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