ArticleFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2021
Gene Expression Profiles Reveal Extracellular Matrix and Inflammatory Signaling in Radiation-Induced Premature Differentiation of Human Fibroblast
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- Mammary Fibroblasts Secrete Damage Associated Molecular Patterns Through Extracellular Vesicles in Response to Ionizing Radiation.Journal of extracellular biology · 2026Article
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes Mitigate Cutaneous Radiation Injury Through Coordinated Modulation of DNA Repair, Stress, and Inflammatory Gene Programs.Biomedicines · 2026Article
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- Multi-omics profiling identifies berberine and salidroside as potential immunoregulatory compounds in radiation-induced skin injury.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- Prediction of key biological processes from intercellular DNA damage differences through model-based fitting.iScience · 2024Article
- Age-associated Senescent - T Cell Signaling Promotes Type 3 Immunity that Inhibits the Biomaterial Regenerative Response.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2024Article
- Mammary tissue-derived extracellular matrix hydrogels reveal the role of irradiation in driving a pro-tumor and immunosuppressive microenvironment.Biomaterials · 2024Article
- Tissue fibrosis induced by radiotherapy: current understanding of the molecular mechanisms, diagnosis and therapeutic advances.Journal of translational medicine · 2023Review
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Abstract
purposeFibroblasts are considered to play a major role in the development of fibrotic reaction after radiotherapy and premature radiation-induced differentiation has been proposed as a cellular basis. The purpose was to relate gene expression profiles to radiation-induced phenotypic changes of human skin fibroblasts relevant for radiogenic fibrosis. MATERIALS AND
methodsExponentially growing or confluent human skin fibroblast strains were irradiated
resultsIrradiation of exponentially growing fibroblast with 1 × 4 Gy resulted in phenotypic differentiation over a 5-day period. This was accompanied by downregulation of cell cycle-related genes and upregulation of collagen and other extracellular matrix (ECM)-related genes. Pathway analysis confirmed inactivation of proliferation and upregulation of ECM- and glycosaminoglycan (GAG)-related pathways. Furthermore, pathways related to inflammatory reactions were upregulated, and potential induction and signaling mechanisms were identified. Fractionated irradiation (3 × 4 Gy) of confluent cultures according to a previously published protocol for predicting the risk of fibrosis after radiotherapy showed similar downregulation but differences in upregulated genes and pathways.
conclusionGene expression profiles after irradiation of exponentially growing cells were related to radiation-induced differentiation and inflammatory reactions, and potential signaling mechanisms. Upregulated pathways by different irradiation protocols may reflect different aspects of the fibrogenic process thus providing a model system for further hypothesis-based studies of radiation-induced fibrogenesis.
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