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Selenoprotein P inhibits radiation-induced late reactive oxygen species accumulation and normal cell injury
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Selenoprotein P inhibits radiation-induced late reactive oxygen species accumulation and normal cell injury

Jaimee C Eckers, Amanda L Kalen, Wusheng Xiao, Ehab H Sarsour and Prabhat C Goswami
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, Vol.87(3), pp.619-625
11/01/2013
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.06.2063
PMCID: PMC3787541
PMID: 24074935

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Abstract

Radiation is a common mode of cancer therapy whose outcome is often limited because of normal tissue toxicity. We have shown previously that the accumulation of radiation-induced late reactive oxygen species (ROS) precedes cell death, suggesting that metabolic oxidative stress could regulate cellular radiation response. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether selenoprotein P (SEPP1), a major supplier of selenium to tissues and an antioxidant, regulates late ROS accumulation and toxicity in irradiated normal human fibroblasts (NHFs). Flow cytometry analysis of cell viability, cell cycle phase distribution, and dihydroethidium oxidation, along with clonogenic assays, were used to measure oxidative stress and toxicity. Human antioxidant mechanisms array and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction assays were used to measure gene expression during late ROS accumulation in irradiated NHFs. Sodium selenite addition and SEPP1 overexpression were used to determine the causality of SEPP1 regulating late ROS accumulation and toxicity in irradiated NHFs. Irradiated NHFs showed late ROS accumulation (4.5-fold increase from control; P<.05) that occurs after activation of the cell cycle checkpoint pathways and precedes cell death. The mRNA levels of CuZn- and Mn-superoxide dismutase, catalase, peroxiredoxin 3, and thioredoxin reductase 1 increased approximately 2- to 3-fold, whereas mRNA levels of cold shock domain containing E1 and SEPP1 increased more than 6-fold (P<.05). The addition of sodium selenite before the radiation treatment suppressed toxicity (45%; P<.05). SEPP1 overexpression suppressed radiation-induced late ROS accumulation (35%; P<.05) and protected NHFs from radiation-induced toxicity (58%; P<.05). SEPP1 mitigates radiation-induced late ROS accumulation and normal cell injury.
 Reactive Oxygen Species - metabolism Cell Survival Humans Selenoprotein P - genetics Selenoprotein P - metabolism Oxidative Stress - genetics Cell Cycle Checkpoints - physiology Ethidium - metabolism Sodium Selenite - pharmacology Genes, vif Cell Cycle Checkpoints - radiation effects Fibroblasts - radiation effects Radiation Injuries - prevention & control Cell Death Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation Ethidium - analogs & derivatives Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Selenoprotein P - physiology Fibroblasts - metabolism

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