Carcinogenesis, Teratogenesis & Mutagenesis ›› 2019, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (6): 464-468.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-616x.2019.06.009

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Effect of cerium oxide nanoparticles on radiosensitivity of a drug-resistant human lung adenocarcinoma cell line

WANG Chunyan, TONG Peng, LI Chen, SHAO Shuai, QU Gonglin, GOU Qiao, WANG Chengfang, QI Xuesong   

  1. Key Laboratory of Radiological Protection and Nuclear Emergency, National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100088, China
  • Received:2019-06-04 Revised:2019-11-19 Online:2019-11-30 Published:2019-12-04

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of cerium oxide nanoparticles (CeO2) on radiosensitivity of A549/DDP. METHODS: The half maximal inhibitory exposure dose and concentration of CeO2 were determined by inhibitory rate of proliferation of A549/DDP. The cell colony-forming experiment was performed to observe changes of cellular surviving fractions between the radiation group after treated with different concentration of CeO2 groups and radiation only group. A549/DDP cells were grouped as negative control(control),radiation control (rad),and the low,medium and high concentration of CeO2 groups (final concentrations were 0.000 5,0.05 and 5 μmol/L). Apoptosis,cell cycle and intracellular pH were determined using by flow cytometry. RESULTS: The half maximal inhibitory exposure dose of A549/DDP induced by γ-rays was 25 Gy,which was determined by inhibitory rate of A549/DDP proliferation. At the survival fraction of 2 Gy (SF2),the ratios of a/b and the sensitive enhancement ratios (SER) were obtained by the cell colony-forming experiment. Comparing with the rad group,the value SF2 of low concentration CeO2 group was decreased. The ratio of a/b and the value of SER of the low concentration CeO2 group were both increased. From the flow cytometry analyses,the percent of apoptosis in the low concentration CeO2 group was increased (t=5.42,P < 0.05);S-phase arrest of the low,medium and high concentration CeO2 groups were obvious (t=3.14,4.08,6.81,P < 0.05). The value of pH in cells of the low and high concentration CeO2 groups were raised (t=2.86,4.93,P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: All the results indicate that low concentrations of CeO2 enhanced radiosensitivity of A549/DDP.

Key words: cerium oxide nanoparticles, A549/DDP, radiosensitivity, γ-rays

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