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ArticleDose-response : a publication of International Hormesis Society

Assessment of Genomic Instability in Medical Workers Exposed to Chronic Low-Dose X-Rays in Northern China.

Lianying Fang, Jieqing Li, Weiguo Li, Xuesong Mao, Ya Ma, Dianjun Hou, Wei Zhu, Ximing Jia, Jianwei Qiao

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Article in Dose-response : a publication of International Hormesis Society. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lianying FangInstitute of Radiation Medicine, Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9423-1621
Jieqing LiInstitute of Radiation Medicine, Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China.
Weiguo LiInstitute of Radiation Medicine, Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China.
Xuesong MaoInstitute of Radiation Medicine, Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China.
Ya MaInstitute of Radiation Medicine, Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China.
Dianjun HouInstitute of Radiation Medicine, Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China.
Wei ZhuInstitute of Radiation Medicine, Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China.
Ximing JiaInstitute of Radiation Medicine, Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China.
Jianwei QiaoInstitute of Radiation Medicine, Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China.
Shandong First Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The increasing use of ionizing radiation (IR) in medical diagnosis and treatment has caused considerable concern regarding the effects of occupational exposure on human health. Despite this concern, little information is available regarding possible effects and the mechanism behind chronic low-dose irradiation. The present study assessed potential genomic damage in workers occupationally exposed to low-dose X-rays. A variety of analyses were conducted, including assessing the level of DNA damage and chromosomal aberrations (CA) as well as cytokinesis-block micronucleus (CBMN) assay, gene expression profiling, and antioxidant level determination. Here, we report that the level of DNA damage, CA, and CBMN were all significantly increased. Moreover, the gene expression and antioxidant activities were changed in the peripheral blood of men exposed to low-dose X-rays. Collectively, our findings indicated a strong correlation between genomic instability and duration of low-dose IR exposure. Our data also revealed the DNA damage repair and antioxidative mechanisms which could result in the observed genomic instability in health-care workers exposed to chronic low-dose IR.

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antioxidantsbiomarkerDNA damagegenomic instabilitylow-dose ionizing radiation

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PMID31819742
PMCPMC6883363
OpenAlexW2990498538

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